JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
占めるしめるto take up; to account for
仮定かていassumption, supposition, hypothesis
通行つうこうpassage, passing
真っ赤まっかdeep red, flushed (of face)
真理しんりtruth
学期がっきterm (school)
越えるこえるto cross over, to go past (a place or point in time; e.g. 峠[とうげ]を越[こ]える)
用いるもちいるto use, to make use of
退屈たいくつtedium, boring
パスポートパスポートpassport
新興しんこうrising, developing, emergent
選考せんこうselection, screening
同志どうしsame mind, comrade, kindred soul
知らせしらせnotice
連想れんそうassociation (of ideas), suggestion
専攻せんこうmajor subject, special study
問いといquestion, query
歩道ほどうwalkway
奨学金しょうがくきんscholarship
いたずらいたずらtrick, practical joke
分けるわけるto divide, to separate
通じるつうじるto run to, to lead to, to communicate
振るふるto wave, to shake; to sprinkle; to cast (actor)
頬ほお; ほほcheek
志望しぼうwish, desire, ambition
高まるたかまるto rise; to grow; to mount (v.i.)
省略しょうりゃくomission, abbreviation, abridgment
インクインクink
混雑こんざつconfusion, congestion
騒音そうおんnoise
試すためすto attempt, to test
殴るなぐるto strike; to hit; to punch
招くまねくto invite
問うとうto ask, to question
動揺どうようdisturbance, flutter shock
素敵すてきlovely, great
画家がかpainter
硬いかたいhard, rigid, stiff (physical hardness)
勘かんperception, intuition, the sixth sense
友好ゆうこうfriendship
負うおうto bear, to owe
育つそだつto be brought up, to grow (up)
貧しいまずしいpoor, needy
うがいうがいgargling
失望しつぼうdisappointment, despair
スピーチスピーチspeech
鋭いするどいpointed, sharp
蚊かmosquito
敬意けいいrespect, honor
見舞いみまいexpression of sympathy, expression of concern (neutral)
夜明けよあけdawn, daybreak
礼儀れいぎmanners, courtesy, etiquette
体温たいおんtemperature (body)
互いたがいmutual, each other (neutral)
載せるのせるto place on (something); to publish
引っ越しひっこしmoving (house, office), changing residence
批評ひひょうcriticism, review, commentary
迷子まいごlost (stray) child
増すますto increase, to gain
清むすむto become clear or pure (variant spelling of 澄[す]む)
じっとじっとpatiently, quietly
抱えるかかえるto hold or carry under or in the arms
天候てんこうweather
伸ばすのばすto stretch, to extend, to grow (physically; e.g. 手[て]を伸[の]ばす, 髪[かみ]を伸[の]ばす)
湿度しつどhumidity
挙げるあげるto raise; to list, to cite
埋めるうめるto bury; to fill, to fill up (e.g. 席を埋める = fill seats)
気の毒きのどくpitiful, a pity
加わるくわわるto join in, to accede to
起源きげんorigin, beginning, rise
束たばbunch, bundle
頼るたよるto rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on
反抗はんこうopposition, resistance
不自由ふじゆうdiscomfort, disability, inconvenience
股またcrotch / groin / between the legs
兎うさぎrabbit, hare
小銭こぜにcoins, small change
達するたっするto reach, to get to
莫大ばくだいenormous, vast
任せるまかせるto entrust to another, to leave to
はあはあ(sigh)
支出ししゅつexpenditure, expenses
限るかぎるto restrict, to limit, to confine
嫌うきらうto hate, to dislike, to loathe
ユーモアユーモアhumor
羽根はねfeather
診察しんさつmedical examination (of a patient)
贈るおくるto present, to give to, to award to
断ることわるto refuse, to decline, to dismiss
苦くtrouble, worry, difficulty
捕まるつかまるto be arrested; to be caught
図書としょbooks
笛ふえflute, whistle
退学たいがくdropping out of school
ラベルラベルlabel
争うあらそうto dispute, to argue, to fight
哀れあわれhelpless, pity, pathetic
ウイスキーウイスキーwhiskey
課程かていcourse, curriculum
記入きにゅうentry, filling in of forms

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