JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
毛布もうふblanket
ちょうだいちょうだいplease give me; please do (casual form of ください)
上達じょうたつimprovement, advance
清潔せいけつclean
アイスクリームアイスクリームice cream
映るうつるto be reflected, to come out (photo)
愉快ゆかいpleasant, happy
代金だいきんprice, cost
適度てきどmoderate
解くとくto solve / resolve / untie (e.g. 問題[もんだい]を解く[とく] = solve a problem)
握るにぎるto grasp, to seize, to mold sushi
年中ねんじゅうwhole year, always, everyday
撃つうつto attack, to shoot
重ねるかさねるto pile up, to put something on another, to heap up
陽気ようきseason, weather, cheerfulness
意地いじdisposition, spirit, obstinacy, appetite
刊行かんこうpublication, issue
徹夜てつやstaying up all night, sleepless night
発車はっしゃdeparture of a vehicle
等しいひとしいequal
咳せきcough
終えるおえるto finish
向けるむけるto turn towards, to point
梅雨つゆrainy season
梅雨ばいうrainy season (formal/meteorological reading)
脂あぶらfat (animal/body fat)
及ぼすおよぼすto exert, to cause, to exercise
境さかいborder, boundary, mental state
確かめるたしかめるto ascertain, to make sure
生えるはえるto grow, to spring up; to cut (teeth)
広げるひろげるto spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge
正午しょうごnoon, mid-day
一層いっそうmuch more, still more
鐘かねbell, chime
欠席けっせきabsence, non-attendance
破るやぶるto tear; to violate; to defeat
農民のうみんfarmers, peasants
独りひとりalone, unmarried
柵さくfence, paling
食糧しょくりょうprovisions, rations
衣服いふくclothes
祝ういわうto congratulate, to celebrate
震えるふるえるto shiver, to shake, to quake
可愛らしいかわいらしいlovely, sweet
句くphrase
綿めんcotton (used in compounds; e.g. 綿製[めんせい] = cotton-made)
綿わたcotton
題名だいめいtitle
縄なわrope
詩人しじんpoet
上等じょうとうfirst class, very good
墨すみink
数えるかぞえるto count
余分よぶんextra, excess, surplus
眺めるながめるto view, to gaze at
乗せるのせるto place on (something), to take on board
述べるのべるto state, to express, to mention
金庫きんこsafe, vault
分かれるわかれるto branch off, to diverge from
異動いどうa change, transfer
頂上ちょうじょうtop, summit, peak
引っ張るひっぱるto pull, to stretch, to drag
親しいしたしいintimate, close (e.g., friend)
飽きるあきるto get tired of, to lose interest in
名人めいじんmaster, expert
産むうむto give birth (v.t.), to deliver, to produce
備えるそなえるto prepare, to furnish, to store
近頃ちかごろlately, recently, nowadays
辞退じたいrefusal
姓せいsurname, family name
大家おおやlandlord
下ろすおろすto lower, to let go down
語学ごがくlanguage study
洗剤せんざいdetergent
繋ぐつなぐto tie, to fasten, to connect
僧そうmonk, priest
判はんsize (of paper or books)
支払しはらいpayment
いつの間にかいつのまにかbefore one knows
歌謡かようsong, ballad
掲示けいじnotice, bulletin
決心けっしんdetermination, resolution
作物さくもつproduce (e.g., agricultural), crops
明後日みょうごにちday after tomorrow (formal)
粋いきchic / stylish / sophisticated
物価ぶっか(commodity/consumer) prices
磁気じきmagnetism
沈むしずむto sink; to feel depressed
刺すさすto sting, to bite (e.g., bug), to prick, to stab
割るわるto divide, to break
協調きょうちょうco-operation, conciliation, harmony
たびたびたびたびoften, repeatedly, frequently
取り上げるとりあげるto take up, to pick up; to confiscate
上京じょうきょうproceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
欠けるかけるto be lacking
重なるかさなるto be piled up, lie on top of one another
器用きようskillful, handy
対照たいしょうcontrast, antithesis, comparison
年月としつきmonths and years / time passing (general, emotional feel; e.g. 長い[ながい]年月[としつき] = many years)
年月ねんげつyears and months / duration (more formal, factual; e.g. 3年[ねん]6か月[かげつ]の年月[ねんげつ])

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