JLPT N3 Nouns Vocabulary List

This is a Japanese vocabulary list of Noun(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N3.

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JLPT N3 vocabulary list
#NounMeaning
101 ohiru

おひる

lunch; midday; daytime
102 renzoku

れんぞく

continuation; succession; series
103 rieki

りえき

profit; gains; benefit
104 rikou

りこう

clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp
105 ryuugaku

りゅうがく

studying abroad
106 sakuhin

さくひん

work of art; performance
107 sayuu

さゆう

left and right
108 seichou

せいちょう

growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult
109 seihin

せいひん

manufactured goods; finished goods; product
110 seinen

せいねん

youth; young man
111 shigeki

しげき

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation; excitement; thrill
112 shihon

しほん

funds; capital
113 shina

しな

article; item; thing; goods; stock; quality
114 shinchou

しんちょう

body height; stature
115 shingaku

しんがく

entering a higher-level school (often university)
116 shiten

してん

branch office; branch store​
117 shiyou

しよう

use; application; employment; utilization.
118 shokuhin

しょくひん

food; food products
119 shomotsu

しょもつ

book; volume
120 shorui

しょるい

document; official papers
121 shosai

しょさい

study; library; den; home office; reading room
122 shoubai

しょうばい

trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation
123 shougakukin

しょうがくきん

scholarship; stipend; student loan
124 shougo

しょうご

midday
125 shouhin

しょうひん

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
126 shoujo

しょうじょ

little girl; maiden; young lady
127 shoumei

しょうめい

proof; verification; certification
128 shounen

しょうねん

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
129 shoushou

しょうしょう

just a minute; small quantity
130 shoutai

しょうたい

invitation
131 shuu

しゅう

week
132 shuuchuu

しゅうちゅう

concentration; focusing; centralization; integration
133 shuudan

しゅうだん

group; mass
134 shuukaku

しゅうかく

harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors)
135 shuukan

しゅうかん

week
136 shuukan

しゅうかん

weekly publication
137 shuunyuu

しゅうにゅう

income; receipts; revenue; salary
138 sokudo

そくど

speed; velocity; pace; rate
139 taihan

たいはん

majority; more than half; most; largely; mainly
140 taikai

たいかい

convention; rally; conference; tournament;
141 tashou

たしょう

more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some
142 tejina

てじな

magic trick; illusion
143 tetsugaku

てつがく

philosophy
144 tetsuya

てつや

staying up all night
145 tochi

とち

plot of land; lot; soil
146 tokai

とかい

(big) city
147 tosho

としょ

books
148 tsuugaku

つうがく

commuting to school; school commute
149 unten

うんてん

operation; driving
150 waruguchi

わるぐち

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
151 yoake

よあけ

dawn; daybreak
152 yobun

よぶん

extra; excess; surplus
153 yomi

よみ

reading (of a kanji, situation, etc)
154 yonaka

よなか

middle of the night; dead of night
155 yuiitsu

ゆいいつ

only; sole; unique
156 yunyuu

ゆにゅう

import; importation; introduction
157 yushutsu

ゆしゅつ

export; exportation​
158 yuube

ゆうべ

evening / last night; yesterday evening
159 yuuri

ゆうり

advantageous; favorable; profitable
160 zenkoku

ぜんこく

the whole country

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