JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

All 2103 N3 words, in the order Nihondex teaches them.

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WordMeaning
半ばなかばmiddle, halfway
棟とうridge (of a roof); building
消防しょうぼうfire fighting, fire department
金銭きんせんmoney, cash
砂漠さばくdesert
芽めsprout
知恵ちえwisdom, wit, intelligence
知能ちのうintelligence, brains
手伝いてつだいhelp, helper, assistant
典型てんけいtype, pattern, archetypal
ボーイボーイporter; boy
難なんdifficulty, hardships, defect
水準すいじゅんlevel, standard
空きあきvacancy, opening, space
一家いっかfamily, clan
否いやno, the noes
苦痛くつうpain, agony
公平こうへいfairness, impartial, justice
節約せつやくeconomizing, saving
注ちゅうannotation, explanatory note
独身どくしんsingle, unmarried
瓶びんbottle
減るへるto decrease (in size or number), to diminish
酸化さんかoxidation
露つゆdew
支給しきゅうpayment, allowance
芝居しばいplay, drama
陰かげshade, shadow, other side (neutral)
戻すもどすto restore, to put back, to return
陸りくland, shore
叩くたたくto hit / beat / knock (general word; e.g. ドアを叩く[たたく] = knock on the door)
経つたつ(time) passes
通学つうがくcommuting to school
途端とたんjust as, the moment (that)
膜まくmembrane, film
支店してんbranch store (office)
王様おうさまking
似合うにあうto suit (a person), to match (clothing), (something) becomes (someone)
減らすへらすto decrease, to diminish
ベンチベンチbench
お昼おひるlunch, noon (polite)
害がいharm, damage
絵画かいがpicture, painting
熱中ねっちゅうenthusiasm, zeal, mania
灰はいash
不利ふりdisadvantage, drawback
声明せいめいdeclaration, statement, proclamation
図るはかるto plan, to attempt, to devise
野党やとうopposition party
支払うしはらうto pay
進学しんがくgoing on to university
うっかりうっかりcarelessly; inadvertently
大いにおおいにmuch, considerably (same as 大変 (たいへん)), greatly
菓子かしconfectionery, sweet (neutral)
家事かじhousehold matters; housework (same as 家の仕事 (いえのしごと))
科目かもく(school) subject, curriculum, course
感心かんしんadmiration
気候きこうclimate
加えるくわえるto append, to sum up, to add (up)
強盗ごうとうrobbery, burglary
辞めるやめるto quit, to resign, to retire
容器ようきcontainer, vessel
降伏こうふくcapitulation, surrender, submission
そっとそっとsoftly, gently
助けるたすけるto help (v.t.), to save, to rescue
伸びるのびるto extend, to make progress, to grow
筆ふでwriting brush
プラスチックプラスチックplastic
有無うむyes or no, presence or absence
骨折こっせつbone fracture
学歴がくれきacademic background
コンテストコンテストcontest
大使たいしambassador
有機ゆうきorganic
従うしたがうto abide (by the rules), to obey
食欲しょくよくappetite (for food)
握手あくしゅhandshake
誤りあやまりerror
案外あんがいunexpectedly
恩おんfavor, obligation, debt of gratitude
殻からshell, husk, hull
高価こうかhigh price
公正こうせいjustice, fairness, impartiality
琴ことJapanese harp
同一どういつidentity, sameness, similarity
パーセントパーセントpercent
破産はさん(personal) bankruptcy
泡あわbubble, foam
家具かぐfurniture
がっかりがっかりfeel disappointed, be dejected, lose heart
急速きゅうそくrapid (e.g., progress)
霧きりfog, mist
鎖くさりchain
組むくむto put together
迷うまようto be puzzled, to be perplexed, to lose one's way
厄介やっかいtrouble, burden, care
善ぜんgood, virtue
道徳どうとくmorals
マーケットマーケットmarket
しばしばしばしばoften, again and again, frequently

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