JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
成長せいちょうgrowth (of people, animals, or the economy; maturing/developing)
機関きかんengine; institution, organization
郡ぐんcounty, district
これらこれらthese
無駄むだfutility, uselessness
逮捕たいほarrest, apprehension, capture
賞しょうprize, award
命いのちlife
医療いりょうmedical care, medical treatment
今後こんごfrom now on, hereafter
都みやこcapital city (poetic / historical; e.g. 古都[こと] = old capital, 京都[きょうと]は昔[むかし]の都[みやこ] = Kyoto was the ancient capital)
男子だんしyoung man
通信つうしんcorrespondence, communications
変化へんかchange, variation, shift
予想よそうexpectation, anticipation, prediction
条件じょうけんconditions, terms
新たあらたnew, fresh
観光かんこうsightseeing
現場げんばactual spot, scene, field
直接ちょくせつdirect, immediate, firsthand
種類しゅるいvariety, kind
応援おうえんcheering, support; aid, assistance
級きゅうclass, grade, rank
コードコードcode; cord; chord
治療ちりょうmedical treatment
枠わくframe, slide
州しゅうstate, province
活躍かつやくactivity
局きょくoffice, bureau, station(TV, radio)
投票とうひょうvoting, poll
年齢ねんれいage, years
不安ふあんanxiety, uneasiness
隊たいparty, troops
安定あんていstability, equilibrium
おめでとうおめでとうCongratulations!, an auspicious occasion!
広告こうこくadvertisement
丸まるcircle, full (month)
迎えむかえmeeting, person sent to pick up an arrival
胸むねbreast, chest
連続れんぞくconsecutive, continuity, continuing
装置そうちequipment, installation, apparatus
都市としtown, city, urban
謎なぞriddle, puzzle, enigma
馬鹿ばかfool, idiot
秘密ひみつsecret, secrecy
武器ぶきweapon, arms
処理しょりprocessing, treatment, disposition
満足まんぞくsatisfaction
常につねにalways (same as いつも) (written expression)
様々さまざまvaried, various
主張しゅちょうclaim, insistence, assertion
瞬間しゅんかんmoment, second
いずれいずれsooner or later, eventually; which, either
市場いちばmarket, bazaar
ママママMama
申し訳もうしわけapology, excuse
物語ものがたりtale, story, legend
団体だんたいorganization, association
罪つみcrime, fault, indiscretion
定期ていきfixed term
電子でんしelectron; electronic
同様どうようidentical, same (kind), like
メッセージメッセージmessage
指導しどうleadership, guidance, coaching
感覚かんかくsense, sensation
禁止きんしprohibition, ban
現代げんだいtoday, present-day
公演こうえんpublic performance
操作そうさoperation, management, processing
とにかくとにかくanyhow, at any rate, anyway
普段ふだんin everyday situations, usually, ordinarily
スタイルスタイルstyle
穴あなhole
機械きかいmachine, machinery
借りかりborrowing, debt, loan
舞台ぶたいstage (theater)
雰囲気ふんいきatmosphere (e.g., musical), mood, ambiance
平和へいわpeace
身体しんたいthe body
信頼しんらいreliance, trust, confidence
既にすでにalready (same as もう)
設計せっけいplan, design
維持いじmaintenance, preservation
勝ちかちwin, victory
感情かんじょうemotion(s), feeling(s), sentiment
旧きゅうex-
切れきれcloth, piece, cut
要素ようそelement
相当そうとうconsiderably, fairly; worth ~
無しなしwithout
批判ひはんcriticism
表ひょうtable / chart / list (e.g. 表[ひょう]1 = Table 1)
城しろcastle
スタースターstar
性格せいかくcharacter, personality
製品せいひんmanufactured goods, finished goods
得るえるto obtain / acquire (common reading in compounds; e.g. 知識[ちしき]を得る[える] = gain knowledge)
得るうるcan / be able to (more formal/literary; e.g. 起こり[おこり]得る[うる] = can happen)
確実かくじつcertainty, reliability, soundness
検査けんさinspection, examination

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