JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N3 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
一言ひとことone word
訪問ほうもんcall, visit
松まつpine tree
順じゅんorder, turn
心臓しんぞうheart
刀かたなsword, saber
期限きげんdeadline, term
貴重きちょうprecious, valuable
強力きょうりょくpowerful, strong
混乱こんらんchaos, confusion, mayhem
流行りゅうこうfashionable, fad, prevailing
縁えんconnection / fate / relationship (e.g. ご縁[えん] = meaningful connection)
群ぐんgroup
チーズチーズcheese
費用ひようcost, expense
縁ふちrim / edge (physical border of an object like a cup, lake, glasses)
書類しょるいdocuments, official papers
睡眠すいみんsleep
気温きおんtemperature (weather - not used for things)
きちんときちんとprecisely, accurately
競技きょうぎgame, match, contest
現金げんきんcash
ややややa little, partially, somewhat
嫁よめbride, daughter-in-law
バッグバッグbag
物理ぶつりphysics
請求せいきゅうclaim, demand, request
油あぶらoil / grease / liquid fat
方々かたがたpersons
苦労くろうhardship; suffering
氷こおりice, hail
極ごくquite, very
減少げんしょうdecrease, reduction, decline
単にたんにsimply, merely
長期ちょうきlong time period
出来事できごとincident happening, event
方々ほうぼうhere and there, everywhere
像ぞうstatue, image
自慢じまんpride, boast
承認しょうにんrecognition, approval
真剣しんけんserious, earnest
世間せけんworld, society
球きゅうsphere / ball (used in compounds; e.g. 地球[ちきゅう] = Earth, 野球[やきゅう] = baseball)
金属きんぞくmetal
貢献こうけんcontribution, services
メモメモmemorandum, note
先日せんじつthe other day, a few days ago
底そこbottom, sole
球たまglobe, sphere, ball
同時どうじsimultaneous(ly), same time
パスパスpath, pass (in games)
羽はねwing
飛行ひこうaviation, flight
振りふりstyle, manner; pretense (e.g. 知らない振り = pretending not to know)
出場しゅつじょうparticipation
冗談じょうだんa joke
辺りあたりvicinity, nearby
解釈かいしゃくexplanation, interpretation
香りかおりaroma, fragrance
考慮こうりょconsideration, taking into account
ゴールゴールgoal
材料ざいりょうingredients, material
予測よそくprediction, estimation
茶ちゃtea (neutral)
激しいはげしいviolent, vehement, intense
棒ぼうpole, rod, stick
冒険ぼうけんrisk, venture, adventure
正規せいきregular, legitimate
先行せんこうpreceding, going first
票ひょうlabel, ballot, sign
需要じゅようdemand
症状しょうじょうsymptoms, condition
女王じょおうqueen
息いきbreath
引用いんようquotation, citation
皮かわskin, hide, leather
観察かんさつobservation, survey
休憩きゅうけいrest, break, intermission
供給きょうきゅうsupply, provision
大半たいはんmost of, majority, mostly
ドレスドレスdress
俳優はいゆうactor, actress, performer
視点してんopinion, point of view, visual point
直じきimmediately, soon, shortly
姉妹しまいsisters
アウトアウトout
一致いっちagreement; conformity
岩いわrock
衛星えいせいsatellite
缶かんcan, tin
財産ざいさんproperty, fortune, assets
微妙びみょうdelicate, subtle
不正ふせいinjustice, unfairness
弁当べんとうbox lunch (neutral)
優ゆうsuperiority, high grade
よろしくよろしくplease treat me well; best regards
刺激しげきstimulus, impetus, incentive
相変わらずあいかわらずas ever, as usual
貸しかしloan, lending
吸収きゅうしゅうabsorption, suction

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