JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
券けんticket, certificate
恋人こいびとlover; sweetheart; girlfriend
裁判さいばんtrial, judgment
玉たまball, sphere, coin
父親ちちおやfather
調子ちょうしcondition, state, tune, tone
始まりはじまりorigin, beginning
比較ひかくcomparison
便びんway, means; flight
捜査そうさsearch (esp. in criminal investigations, investigation)
自殺じさつsuicide
修正しゅうせいamendment, correction
運うんfortune, luck
感想かんそう(one's) impressions, (one's) thoughts
まるでまるでjust like
ミスミスmiss (mistake, error, failure), Miss
迷惑めいわくtrouble, bother, annoyance
我々われわれwe
道路どうろroad
範囲はんいextent, scope, range
ビデオビデオvideo tape; VCR
分析ぶんせきanalysis
収入しゅうにゅうincome, revenue
首相しゅしょうPrime Minister
出身しゅっしんcome from
与えるあたえるto give
現れあらわれexpression, indication, sign
改善かいぜんbetterment, improvement
拡大かくだいmagnification, enlargement
歓迎かんげいwelcome, reception
暮らしくらしliving; life style
訓練くんれんpractice, training
計算けいさんcalculation, reckoning
劇場げきじょうtheater, playhouse
最低さいていleast, lowest, worst
デートデートdate (in the sense of 'social engagement' only)
ビールビールbeer
筋すじmuscle, string, line
世紀せいきcentury
説せつtheory
候補こうほcandidacy
好みこのみliking, taste, choice
遅れおくれdelay, lag
規制きせいregulation
興奮こうふんexcitement, stimulation
辛いつらいpainful, heart-breaking
何でなんでWhy, What for
日常にちじょうordinary, regular, everyday
不足ふそくinsufficiency, shortage
質しつquality, nature (of person)
住民じゅうみんinhabitants, residents
噂うわさrumor, gossip
言語げんごlanguage
実みfruit / seed / nut / result (general word; e.g. 木[き]の実[み] = tree fruit / nut)
模様もようpattern, figure, design
肌はだskin
再びふたたびagain, once more, a second time
ホームホームplatform; home
ストレスストレスstress
宗教しゅうきょうreligion
図ずfigure, drawing, illustration
生命せいめいlife
あんまりあんまりnot very, not much
医師いしdoctor, physician
鬼おにogre, demon, 'it' (e.g.,in a game of tag)
許可きょかpermission, approval
巨大きょだいhuge, gigantic, enormous
高速こうそくhigh speed, high gear
伝統でんとうtradition, convention
党とうparty (political)
トラックトラックtruck; (running) track
分野ぶんやfield, sphere
事情じじょうcircumstances, situation, reasons
正確せいかくaccurate, exact, precise
当たり前あたりまえusual, common, obvious
痛みいたみpain, ache, sore
記者きしゃreporter
建設けんせつconstruction, foundation
利益りえきprofits, gains
宣伝せんでんadvertisement, publicity
大臣だいじんcabinet minister
地下ちかbasement, underground
中身なかみcontent(s); substance
物質ぶっしつmaterial, substance
相そうaspect, phase, countenance
住宅じゅうたくhousing, residence
手術しゅじゅつsurgical operation
章しょうchapter, section; medal
心理しんりmentality
角すみcorner something sits in (edge/limit of a space)
インタビューインタビューinterview
笑顔えがおsmile (on one's face)
額がくamount; frame
株かぶstock; stump (of tree)
議論ぎろんargument, discussion, dispute
銀ぎんsilver
建築けんちくconstruction, architecture
無視むしdisregard, ignore
求めるもとめるto request, to ask for; to seek, to search for
角かくangle (mathematical sense)

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