This is a list of the vocabulary that you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N3. In total, you will need to have a vocabulary of about 3,750 words.
This list includes lessons for the most common and important words for you to know, all listed in alphabetical order.
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| # | 語彙 | Vocabulary | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 明かり | akari あかり | Noun | light; illumination; glow; gleam |
| 2 | 明ける | akeru あける | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to dawn,to become daylight |
| 3 | 明らか | akiraka あきらか | Adjective, な-adjective | clear; obvious |
| 4 | 悪魔 | akuma あくま | Noun | devil; demon; fiend; Satan |
| 5 | 暗記 | anki あんき | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | memorization; learning by heart |
| 6 | 新た | arata あらた | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | new; fresh; novel |
| 7 | 有らゆる | arayuru あらゆる | Pre-noun adjectival | all; every |
| 8 | 集まり | atsumari あつまり | Noun | gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance |
| 9 | 部分 | bubun ぶぶん | Noun | portion; section; part |
| 10 | 分 | bun ぶん | Noun, Suffix | part; segment; share; ration |
| 11 | 文明 | bunmei ぶんめい | Noun | civilization; culture |
| 12 | 分析 | bunseki ぶんせき | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | analysis |
| 13 | 分野 | bunya ぶんや | Noun | field; sphere; realm; division; branch |
| 14 | 父親 | chichioya ちちおや | Noun | father |
| 15 | 地平線 | chiheisen ちへいせん | Noun | horizon (related to land) |
| 16 | 地位 | chii ちい | Noun | (social) position; status |
| 17 | 長期 | chouki ちょうき | Noun | long-term |
| 18 | 中 | chuu ちゅう | Noun, Prefix, Suffix | during; while; medium; middle |
| 19 | 中学 | chuugaku ちゅうがく | Noun | junior high school; middle school |
| 20 | 昼食 | chuushoku ちゅうしょく | Noun | lunch; midday meal |
| 21 | 大部分 | daibubun だいぶぶん | Noun | most part; greater part; majority |
| 22 | 駄目 | dame だめ | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | no good; cannot |
| 23 | 男子 | danshi だんし | Noun | youth; young man |
| 24 | 出会い | deai であい | Noun | meeting; rendezvous; encounter |
| 25 | 出会う | deau であう | Verb | to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter |
| 26 | 読書 | dokusho どくしょ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | reading |
| 27 | 努力 | doryoku どりょく | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | effort; exertion; endeavor; hard work; striving |
| 28 | 同一 | douitsu どういつ | Adjective, な-adjective | identical; same; one and the same; equal |
| 29 | 円 | en えん | Noun | yen; Japanese monetary unit; circle |
| 30 | 不利 | furi ふり | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position |
| 31 | 不足 | fusoku ふそく | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Verb, Suru verb | insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth |
| 32 | 再び | futatabi ふたたび | Adverb | again; once more; a second time |
| 33 | 外交 | gaikou がいこう | Noun | diplomacy |
| 34 | 外出 | gaishutsu がいしゅつ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.) |
| 35 | 学期 | gakki がっき | Noun | school term; semester |
| 36 | 学 | gaku がく | Noun, Suffix | learning; education; study of |
| 37 | 学問 | gakumon がくもん | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | scholarship; study; learning |
| 38 | 学者 | gakusha がくしゃ | Noun | scholar |
| 39 | 学習 | gakushuu がくしゅう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | study; learning; tutorial |
| 40 | 議長 | gichou ぎちょう | Noun | chairman; president; moderator |
| 41 | 議会 | gikai ぎかい | Noun | congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly |
| 42 | 語学 | gogaku ごがく | Noun | study of foreign languages; linguistics |
| 43 | 激しい | hageshii はげしい | Adjective, い-adjective | violent; extreme; intense |
| 44 | 母親 | hahaoya ははおや | Noun | mother |
| 45 | 博物館 | hakubutsukan はくぶつかん | Noun | museum |
| 46 | 販売 | hanbai はんばい | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | sales; selling; marketing |
| 47 | 発明 | hatsumei はつめい | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Verb, Suru verb | invention |
| 48 | 外す | hazusu はずす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to remove; to undo; to drop; to miss |
| 49 | 品 | hin ひん | Noun | elegance, article |
| 50 | 一言 | hitokoto ひとこと | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | single word; a few words; brief comment |
| 51 | 一人一人 | hitorihitori ひとりひとり | Noun, Suffix | one by one; each; one at a time |
| 52 | 本物 | honmono ほんもの | Noun | genuine article; real thing; real deal |
| 53 | 本人 | honnin ほんにん | Noun | the person in question; the person themselves; said person |
| 54 | 一致 | icchi いっち | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | agreement; union; match; coincidence |
| 55 | 一時 | ichiji いちじ | Noun | one o'clock |
| 56 | 意外 | igai いがい | Adjective, な-adjective, Adverb | unexpected; surprising |
| 57 | 一家 | ikka いっか | Noun | a family; a household; a home; one's family; whole family |
| 58 | 今に | imani いまに | Adverb | before long; even now |
| 59 | 今にも | imanimo いまにも | Adverb | at any moment; at any minute; on the verge of |
| 60 | 一般 | ippan いっぱん | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | general; universal; ordinary; average; common |
| 61 | 一方 | ippou いっぽう | Noun | one (esp. of two); one way; the other direction; although |
| 62 | 一生 | isshou いっしょう | Noun | whole life; a lifetime; a generation |
| 63 | 一種 | isshu いっしゅ | Noun, Adverb | species; kind; variety |
| 64 | 一瞬 | isshun いっしゅん | Noun | instant; moment; for an instant |
| 65 | 一層 | issou いっそう | Noun, Adverb | much more; still more; all the more; single layer; sooner; preferably |
| 66 | 一体 | ittai いったい | Noun, Adverb | (what) the heck; (why) in the world |
| 67 | 所謂 | iwayuru いわゆる | Pre-noun adjectival | what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak |
| 68 | 邪魔 | jama じゃま | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Suru verb | hindrance |
| 69 | 化学 | kagaku かがく | Noun | chemistry |
| 70 | 会 | kai かい | Noun, Suffix | meeting; assembly; party; association; club |
| 71 | 会員 | kai'in かいいん | Noun | member |
| 72 | 海外 | kaigai かいがい | Noun, Adjective | foreign; abroad; overseas |
| 73 | 会合 | kaigou かいごう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | meeting; assembly; gathering; association |
| 74 | 会計 | kaikei かいけい | Noun | finance; account; treasurer; bill |
| 75 | 開始 | kaishi かいし | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | start; commencement; beginning; initiation |
| 76 | 科目 | kamoku かもく | Noun | (school) subject; curriculum; course |
| 77 | 権利 | kenri けんり | Noun | right; privilege |
| 78 | 基本 | kihon きほん | Noun | basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation |
| 79 | 記事 | kiji きじ | Noun | article; news story; report; account |
| 80 | 気味 | kimi きみ | Noun | sensation; feeling; tendency |
| 81 | 記念 | kinen きねん | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something |
| 82 | 気に入る | kiniiru きにいる | Verb, Godan verb, Expression | to like; to take a liking to |
| 83 | 記入 | kinyuu きにゅう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | entry; filling in; filling out |
| 84 | 記憶 | kioku きおく | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | memory; recollection; remembrance |
| 85 | 記者 | kisha きしゃ | Noun | reporter; journalist |
| 86 | 期待 | kitai きたい | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | expectation; anticipation; hope |
| 87 | 国家 | kokka こっか | Noun | state; country; nation |
| 88 | 国会 | kokkai こっかい | Noun | National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan; parliament; congress |
| 89 | 国境 | kokkyou こっきょう | Noun | national border |
| 90 | 国語 | kokugo こくご | Noun | national language |
| 91 | 国民 | kokumin こくみん | Noun | people (of a country); nation; citizen; national |
| 92 | 今後 | kongo こんご | Noun, Adverbial Noun | from now on; hereafter |
| 93 | 今回 | konkai こんかい | Noun, Adverbial Noun | now; this time; lately |
| 94 | 今日 | konnichi こんにち | Expression | today; this day |
| 95 | 転ぶ | korobu ころぶ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to fall down; to fall over |
| 96 | 高速 | kousoku こうそく | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | high-speed; rapid; express |
| 97 | 訓練 | kunren くんれん | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | training; drill; practice; discipline |
| 98 | 教科書 | kyoukasho きょうかしょ | Noun | textbook; coursebook; schoolbook |
| 99 | 協力 | kyouryoku きょうりょく | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | cooperation; collaboration |
| 100 | 強力 | kyouryoku きょうりょく | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | powerful; strong |
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