This is a Japanese vocabulary list of Noun(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N3.
Click on any of the words below to see the full vocabulary lesson, including example sentences.
References:
| # | 名詞 | Noun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 明かり | akari あかり | light; illumination; glow; gleam |
| 2 | 悪魔 | akuma あくま | devil; demon; fiend; Satan |
| 3 | 暗記 | anki あんき | memorization; learning by heart |
| 4 | 新た | arata あらた | new; fresh; novel |
| 5 | 集まり | atsumari あつまり | gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance |
| 6 | 部分 | bubun ぶぶん | portion; section; part |
| 7 | 分 | bun ぶん | part; segment; share; ration |
| 8 | 文明 | bunmei ぶんめい | civilization; culture |
| 9 | 分析 | bunseki ぶんせき | analysis |
| 10 | 分野 | bunya ぶんや | field; sphere; realm; division; branch |
| 11 | 父親 | chichioya ちちおや | father |
| 12 | 地平線 | chiheisen ちへいせん | horizon (related to land) |
| 13 | 地位 | chii ちい | (social) position; status |
| 14 | 長期 | chouki ちょうき | long-term |
| 15 | 中 | chuu ちゅう | during; while; medium; middle |
| 16 | 中学 | chuugaku ちゅうがく | junior high school; middle school |
| 17 | 昼食 | chuushoku ちゅうしょく | lunch; midday meal |
| 18 | 大部分 | daibubun だいぶぶん | most part; greater part; majority |
| 19 | 駄目 | dame だめ | no good; cannot |
| 20 | 男子 | danshi だんし | youth; young man |
| 21 | 出会い | deai であい | meeting; rendezvous; encounter |
| 22 | 読書 | dokusho どくしょ | reading |
| 23 | 努力 | doryoku どりょく | effort; exertion; endeavor; hard work; striving |
| 24 | 円 | en えん | yen; Japanese monetary unit; circle |
| 25 | 不利 | furi ふり | disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position |
| 26 | 不足 | fusoku ふそく | insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth |
| 27 | 外交 | gaikou がいこう | diplomacy |
| 28 | 外出 | gaishutsu がいしゅつ | going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.) |
| 29 | 学期 | gakki がっき | school term; semester |
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| 30 | 学 | gaku がく | learning; education; study of |
| 31 | 学問 | gakumon がくもん | scholarship; study; learning |
| 32 | 学者 | gakusha がくしゃ | scholar |
| 33 | 学習 | gakushuu がくしゅう | study; learning; tutorial |
| 34 | 議長 | gichou ぎちょう | chairman; president; moderator |
| 35 | 議会 | gikai ぎかい | congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly |
| 36 | 語学 | gogaku ごがく | study of foreign languages; linguistics |
| 37 | 母親 | hahaoya ははおや | mother |
| 38 | 博物館 | hakubutsukan はくぶつかん | museum |
| 39 | 販売 | hanbai はんばい | sales; selling; marketing |
| 40 | 発明 | hatsumei はつめい | invention |
| 41 | 品 | hin ひん | elegance, article |
| 42 | 一言 | hitokoto ひとこと | single word; a few words; brief comment |
| 43 | 一人一人 | hitorihitori ひとりひとり | one by one; each; one at a time |
| 44 | 本物 | honmono ほんもの | genuine article; real thing; real deal |
| 45 | 本人 | honnin ほんにん | the person in question; the person themselves; said person |
| 46 | 一致 | icchi いっち | agreement; union; match; coincidence |
| 47 | 一時 | ichiji いちじ | one o'clock |
| 48 | 一家 | ikka いっか | a family; a household; a home; one's family; whole family |
| 49 | 一般 | ippan いっぱん | general; universal; ordinary; average; common |
| 50 | 一方 | ippou いっぽう | one (esp. of two); one way; the other direction; although |
| 51 | 一生 | isshou いっしょう | whole life; a lifetime; a generation |
| 52 | 一種 | isshu いっしゅ | species; kind; variety |
| 53 | 一瞬 | isshun いっしゅん | instant; moment; for an instant |
| 54 | 一層 | issou いっそう | much more; still more; all the more; single layer; sooner; preferably |
| 55 | 一体 | ittai いったい | (what) the heck; (why) in the world |
| 56 | 邪魔 | jama じゃま | hindrance |
| 57 | 化学 | kagaku かがく | chemistry |
| 58 | 会 | kai かい | meeting; assembly; party; association; club |
| 59 | 会員 | kai'in かいいん | member |
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| 60 | 海外 | kaigai かいがい | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 61 | 会合 | kaigou かいごう | meeting; assembly; gathering; association |
| 62 | 会計 | kaikei かいけい | finance; account; treasurer; bill |
| 63 | 開始 | kaishi かいし | start; commencement; beginning; initiation |
| 64 | 科目 | kamoku かもく | (school) subject; curriculum; course |
| 65 | 権利 | kenri けんり | right; privilege |
| 66 | 基本 | kihon きほん | basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation |
| 67 | 記事 | kiji きじ | article; news story; report; account |
| 68 | 気味 | kimi きみ | sensation; feeling; tendency |
| 69 | 記念 | kinen きねん | commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something |
| 70 | 記入 | kinyuu きにゅう | entry; filling in; filling out |
| 71 | 記憶 | kioku きおく | memory; recollection; remembrance |
| 72 | 記者 | kisha きしゃ | reporter; journalist |
| 73 | 期待 | kitai きたい | expectation; anticipation; hope |
| 74 | 国家 | kokka こっか | state; country; nation |
| 75 | 国会 | kokkai こっかい | National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan; parliament; congress |
| 76 | 国境 | kokkyou こっきょう | national border |
| 77 | 国語 | kokugo こくご | national language |
| 78 | 国民 | kokumin こくみん | people (of a country); nation; citizen; national |
| 79 | 今後 | kongo こんご | from now on; hereafter |
| 80 | 今回 | konkai こんかい | now; this time; lately |
| 81 | 高速 | kousoku こうそく | high-speed; rapid; express |
| 82 | 訓練 | kunren くんれん | training; drill; practice; discipline |
| 83 | 教科書 | kyoukasho きょうかしょ | textbook; coursebook; schoolbook |
| 84 | 協力 | kyouryoku きょうりょく | cooperation; collaboration |
| 85 | 強力 | kyouryoku きょうりょく | powerful; strong |
| 86 | 吸収 | kyuushuu きゅうしゅう | absorption; suction; attraction |
| 87 | 急速 | kyuusoku きゅうそく | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 88 | 真面目 | majime まじめ | serious; earnest |
| 89 | 真っ赤 | makka まっか | bright red; deep red; flushed (of face) |
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| 90 | 万一 | manichi まんいち | emergency; unlikely event; by some chance; by some possibility |
| 91 | 満足 | manzoku まんぞく | satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; enough |
| 92 | 飯 | meshi めし | cooked rice; meal |
| 93 | 味方 | mikata みかた | friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting |
| 94 | 魅力 | miryoku みりょく | charm; fascination; glamour; attraction; appeal |
| 95 | 木曜 | mokuyou もくよう | Thursday |
| 96 | 半ば | nakaba なかば | middle; half; semi; halfway; partly |
| 97 | 熱心 | nesshin ねっしん | enthusiastic; eager |
| 98 | 日本 | nihon にほん | Japan |
| 99 | 能力 | nouryoku のうりょく | ability; faculty |
| 100 | 入場 | nyuujou にゅうじょう | entrance; admission; entering |
JLPT N3 vocab List total: (160)
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*NOTE* This is not yet a complete list of all JLPT vocabulary lessons, and new lessons are being added every week.
