JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
一般いっぱんgeneral, average
攻撃こうげきattack, strike, offensive
無むnothing / absence / “no-” in compounds (e.g. 無料[むりょう] = free)
件けんmatter, case, item
無ぶwithout, non- (in some compounds; e.g. 無事[ぶじ] = safe)
部分ぶぶんportion, section, part
愛あいlove
全員ぜんいんall members
ちゃんとちゃんとperfectly, properly, exactly
重要じゅうようimportant, essential
機能きのうfunction, faculty
調査ちょうさsurvey; investigation
人生じんせい(human) life (e.g., conception to death)
開始かいしstart, commencement, beginning
記事きじarticle, news story
際さいon the occasion of, circumstances
目的もくてきpurpose, goal, aim
チームチームteam
政府せいふgovernment, administration
影響えいきょうinfluence, effect
地ちearth
姿すがたfigure, shape, appearance
管理かんりcontrol, management (e.g., of a business)
期間きかんperiod, term
基本きほんbasic, basis
率りつrate, ratio, percentage
地域ちいきarea, region
街まちtown / city area / neighborhood (general word; e.g. 街[まち]を歩く[あるく] = walk around town)
カードカードcard, curd
いつまでもいつまでもforever, for good, eternally
以前いぜんin the past; before
王おうking
記念きねんcommemoration, memory
軍ぐんarmy, force, troops
決定けっていdecision, determination
違いちがいdifference, discrepancy
～敗はいcounter for loss, defeat
違いないちがいない(phrase) sure, no mistaking it, for certain
過去かこpast
期待きたいexpectation, anticipation, hope
効果こうかeffect, result
行動こうどうaction, conduct, behavior
大部分だいぶぶんmost part, majority
実はじつはactually; in fact
イメージイメージone's image
海外かいがいforeign, abroad, overseas
関連かんれんrelation, connection, relevance
最終さいしゅうlast, closing
レベルレベルlevel
選手せんしゅplayer selected for a team (usually athletic)
評価ひょうかassessment, evaluation
希望きぼうhope, wish, aspiration
サービスサービスservice, support system; goods or services without charge
全国ぜんこくthe entire nation, country-wide, nation-wide
全くまったくreally, completely; (not) at all (with neg.)
主におもにmainly, primarily
環境かんきょうenvironment, circumstance
議員ぎいんmember of the Diet, congress, or parliament
デザインデザインdesign
いただきますいただきますexpression of gratitude before meals
成功せいこうsuccess, hit
発見はっけんdiscovery, detection, finding
データデータdata
品しなthing, article, goods
主義しゅぎdoctrine, cause, principle
逆ぎゃくreverse, opposite
協力きょうりょくcooperation, collaboration
量りょうquantity, amount
程度ていどdegree, amount, level
品ひんgoods; taste, elegance
本当ほんとtruth, reality (casual form)
責任せきにんduty, responsibility
生まれうまれbirth, birth-place
組くみclass, team, set
契約けいやくcontract, compact, agreement
酒さけalcohol, sake (neutral)
メンバーメンバーmember
話題わだいtopic, subject
代表だいひょうrepresentative, delegation
敵てきenemy, rival
プロプロprofessional
変更へんこうchange, modification, alteration
商品しょうひんcommodity, merchandise
面めんface, mug, surface, side or facet, corner, page
対象たいしょうtarget; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (i.e., of taxation)
試しためしtrial, test
年間ねんかんperiod of a year; ~ years (e.g. 三年間 = three years)
被害ひがいdamage
非常ひじょうemergency, extraordinary, unusual
選挙せんきょelection
移動いどうmigration, movement
記録きろくrecord, minutes, document
流れながれstream, current
報告ほうこくreport, information
間違いまちがいmistake
文字もじ; もんじletter, character
訳やくtranslation
全体ぜんたいwhole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)
誕生たんじょうbirth
なおなおstill, yet

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