JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
超すこすto cross, to pass, to tide over
溜めるためるto accumulate, to collect
答案とうあんexamination paper, examination script
混ざるまざるto be mixed, to be blended with, to mingle with
こぼすこぼすto spill
剥くむくto peel, to skin
タイプライタータイプライターtypewriter
出合いであいan encounter
積もるつもるto pile up
しきりにしきりにfrequently, repeatedly, eagerly
近視きんしnearsightedness
こぼれるこぼれるto overflow, to spill
弱めるよわめるto weaken
尤ももっともquite right, plausible, natural
擦るするto rub / scrub / scrape / grind
付合うつきあうto associate with, to keep company with, to get on with
小包こづつみparcel, package
年鑑ねんかんyearbook
今にいまにbefore long, soon
延ばすのばすto postpone, to prolong (extend in time; e.g. 期限[きげん]を延[の]ばす = extend a deadline)
酸っぱいすっぱいsour, acid
裂くさくto tear, to split
濡らすぬらすto wet, to soak
挿すさすto insert, to put in, to graft
弱まるよわまるto weaken, to abate
銅貨どうかcopper coin
生長せいちょうgrowth (of plants; growing longer and larger)
放すはなすto separate, to set free
片付くかたづくto be put in order, to be settled
汲むくむto draw, to scoop, to pump
換えるかえるto exchange, to convert (trade for something different; e.g. 円[えん]をドルに換[か]える)
満ちるみちるto be full, to mature
蒸すむすto steam (food), to become hot and humid / sultry
季刊きかんquarterly (e.g., magazine)
水洗すいせんflushing
器械きかいinstrument
暖めるあたためるto warm (something) up, to heat
診るみるto examine (a patient)
思い付くおもいつくto think of, to hit upon
掻くかくto scratch
代えるかえるto substitute, to stand in for (use one thing in place of another; e.g. 挨拶[あいさつ]に代[か]える)
中味なかみcontents, interior, filling
裂けるさけるto split, to tear, to burst
少なくともすくなくともat least
畳むたたむto fold (clothes)
濠ほりmoat
刈るかるto cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest
亡くすなくすto lose someone (through death)
暖まるあたたまるto warm up
摘むつむto pluck, to pick, to trim
渇くかわくto be thirsty
量るはかるto weigh, to measure (weight, volume, capacity; e.g. 体重[たいじゅう]を量[はか]る)
射すさすto shine, to strike
適するてきするto fit, to suit
碗わんbowl (ceramic or porcelain, for rice or tea; e.g. 茶碗[ちゃわん])
見掛けるみかけるto (happen to see), to notice, to catch sight of
蒔くまくto sow (seeds)
冷ますさますto cool, to let cool
うなるうなるto groan, to moan
関するかんするto concern, to be related
織るおるto weave
焚くたくto burn, to kindle, to build a fire
怠けるなまけるto be idle, to neglect
反るかえるto bend backward / arch (less common reading; used in set expressions, e.g. 反り[そり]返る[かえる] = arch backwards)
添うそうto accompany, to comply with
因るよるto come from
捲るめくるto turn over, to turn pages of a book
刷るするto print
傷めるいためるto damage, to impair, to spoil
泊めるとめるto have someone stay (over night) (v.t.)
罹るかかるto suffer from
追い付くおいつくto overtake, to catch up (with)
卸すおろすto sell wholesale; to grate (vegetables)
慣らすならすto accustom
生るなるto bear fruit
掃くはくto sweep, to brush, to gather up
成るなるto become / change into / turn into
交ぜるまぜるto mix, to blend
諮るはかるto consult with, to confer
人込みひとごみcrowd of people
知り合いしりあいacquaintance
馴れるなれるto become domesticated, to become tame
交じるまじるto be mixed, to mingle with
代るかわるto take the place of, to relieve, to be substituted for
溶くとくto dissolve (paint)
煮えるにえるto boil, to cook, to be cooked
綴じるとじるto bind, to file
著すあらわすto write, to publish
殖やすふやすto increase, to add to
酌むくむto serve sake
湿るしめるto be wet, to become wet, to be damp
澄むすむto clear (e.g., weather), to become transparent
押さえるおさえるto press down, to hold down; to restrain, to stop; to seize, to get hold of
交ざるまざるto be mixed, to mingle with
宛てるあてるto address, to put
放れるはなれるto leave, to get free, to cut oneself off
具えるそなえるto be furnished with
注すさすto pour (drink), to serve (drinks)
止すよすto cease, to give up
馴らすならすto domesticate, to tame

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