JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

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

WordMeaning
能力のうりょくability, faculty
秒びょうsecond (60th min)
意識いしきconsciousness, senses
一方いっぽうon the other hand; meanwhile
価値かちvalue, worth, merit
感じるかんじるto feel, to sense
ほぼほぼalmost, roughly
保護ほごcare, protection, shelter
時期じきtime, season, period
精神せいしんmind, soul, spirit
組織そしきorganization; structure; tissue
担当たんとう(in) charge
幸せしあわせhappiness, blessing
解決かいけつsettlement, solution, resolution
交換こうかんexchange, swap
そのままそのままwithout change, as it is (e.g., now)
それぞれそれぞれeach, every, respectively
中心ちゅうしんcenter, core
表現ひょうげんexpression, presentation
死しdeath, decease
タイトルタイトルtitle
しかもしかもmoreover, furthermore, besides, plus
自然しぜんnature, spontaneous
営業えいぎょうbusiness, trade, management
感謝かんしゃthanks, gratitude
例れいinstance, example, case
当時とうじat that time, in those days (same as そのころ)
事実じじつfact, truth, reality
自動じどうautomatic, self-motion
セットセットset
記憶きおくmemory, recollection, remembrance
グループグループgroup
身みbody, main part
想像そうぞうimagination, guess
大会たいかいconvention, (big) tournament, mass meeting
判断はんだんjudgment, decision
結局けっきょくafter all, eventually
現実げんじつreality
未来みらいfuture (life tense)
労働ろうどうlabor, work
種たねseed / source / material / cause (general word; e.g. 花[はな]の種[たね] = flower seed)
位置いちplace, position
印象いんしょうimpression
空からempty / vacant / nothing inside
アップアップup
作さくa work, a harvest
ドラマドラマdrama
仲間なかまcompany, fellow, colleague, associate
本人ほんにんthe person himself
参考さんこうreference, consultation
実施じっしenforcement, carry out, operation
馬うまhorse; promoted bishop (in Japanese chess known as shogi)
友人ゆうじんfriend (formal)
センターセンターcenter
地球ちきゅうthe earth
出会いであいmeeting, rendezvous, encounter
正直しょうじきhonest, frank, straightforward
少女しょうじょyoung girl
宇宙うちゅうuniverse, cosmos, space
国民こくみんnational, people, citizen
携帯けいたいcarrying something; mobile telephone
大統領だいとうりょうpresident
障害しょうがいobstacle, impediment
消費しょうひconsumption, expenditure
明らかあきらかobvious, clear
価格かかくprice, value
監督かんとくsupervision, control, (movie) director
経営けいえいmanagement, administration
差さdifference, variation
読みよみreading
楽らくcomfort, ease
弾たまbullet, shot
トップトップtop
犯罪はんざいcrime
負けまけdefeat, loss
国家こっかstate, country, nation
作業さぎょうwork, operation, manufacturing
役やくrole, position
戦いたたかいbattle, fight
疲れつかれtiredness, fatigue
値ねprice / cost / value (used in compounds; e.g. 値段[ねだん] = price)
不ふun-, non- (negative prefix; most common reading; e.g. 不可能[ふかのう])
不ぶun-, non- (negative prefix; used in certain words; e.g. 不用心[ぶようじん])
祭まつりfestival, feast
脳のうbrain, memory
少年しょうねんboys, juveniles
制限せいげんrestriction, restraint, limitation
制度せいどsystem, institution
完成かんせいcomplete, completion; perfection
地方ちほうarea, locality, region
方向ほうこうdirection, course, way
自己じこself, oneself
委員いいんcommittee member
健康けんこうhealth(y)
恋こいlove, tender passion
選択せんたくselection, choice
旅たびtravel, trip, journey
特徴とくちょうcharacteristic(s); feature(s); trait(s)
当然とうぜんobvious; natural
人物じんぶつcharacter, personality, talented man

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