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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 急激 | kyuugeki きゅうげき | Adjective, な-adjective | sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical |
| 102 | 急に | kyuuni きゅうに | Adverb | swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily |
| 103 | 吸収 | kyuushuu きゅうしゅう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | absorption; suction; attraction |
| 104 | 急速 | kyuusoku きゅうそく | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 105 | 真面目 | majime まじめ | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | serious; earnest |
| 106 | 真っ赤 | makka まっか | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | bright red; deep red; flushed (of face) |
| 107 | 学ぶ | manabu まなぶ | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in |
| 108 | 万一 | manichi まんいち | Noun, Adverb | emergency; unlikely event; by some chance; by some possibility |
| 109 | 満足 | manzoku まんぞく | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Verb, Suru verb | satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; enough |
| 110 | 明確 | meikaku めいかく | Adjective, な-adjective | clear; precise; definite; distinct |
| 111 | 飯 | meshi めし | Noun | cooked rice; meal |
| 112 | 味方 | mikata みかた | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting |
| 113 | 魅力 | miryoku みりょく | Noun | charm; fascination; glamour; attraction; appeal |
| 114 | 木曜 | mokuyou もくよう | Noun, Adverbial Noun | Thursday |
| 115 | 半ば | nakaba なかば | Noun, Adverbial Noun, Suffix, Adverbial noun | middle; half; semi; halfway; partly |
| 116 | 熱心 | nesshin ねっしん | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | enthusiastic; eager |
| 117 | 日本 | nihon にほん | Noun | Japan |
| 118 | 能力 | nouryoku のうりょく | Noun | ability; faculty |
| 119 | 入場 | nyuujou にゅうじょう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | entrance; admission; entering |
| 120 | お昼 | ohiru おひる | Noun | lunch; midday; daytime |
| 121 | 収める | osameru おさめる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to supply; to dedicate; to make an offering; to pay |
| 122 | 連続 | renzoku れんぞく | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | continuation; succession; series |
| 123 | 利益 | rieki りえき | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | profit; gains; benefit |
| 124 | 利口 | rikou りこう | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | clever; intelligent; wise; bright; sharp |
| 125 | 留学 | ryuugaku りゅうがく | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | studying abroad |
| 126 | 作品 | sakuhin さくひん | Noun | work of art; performance |
| 127 | 左右 | sayuu さゆう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | left and right |
| 128 | 成長 | seichou せいちょう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult |
| 129 | 製品 | seihin せいひん | Noun | manufactured goods; finished goods; product |
| 130 | 青年 | seinen せいねん | Noun | youth; young man |
| 131 | 刺激 | shigeki しげき | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation; excitement; thrill |
| 132 | 資本 | shihon しほん | Noun | funds; capital |
| 133 | 品 | shina しな | Noun | article; item; thing; goods; stock; quality |
| 134 | 身長 | shinchou しんちょう | Noun | body height; stature |
| 135 | 進学 | shingaku しんがく | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | entering a higher-level school (often university) |
| 136 | 新鮮 | shinsen しんせん | Adjective, な-adjective | fresh |
| 137 | 支店 | shiten してん | Noun | branch office; branch store |
| 138 | 使用 | shiyou しよう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | use; application; employment; utilization. |
| 139 | 食品 | shokuhin しょくひん | Noun | food; food products |
| 140 | 書物 | shomotsu しょもつ | Noun | book; volume |
| 141 | 書類 | shorui しょるい | Noun | document; official papers |
| 142 | 書斎 | shosai しょさい | Noun | study; library; den; home office; reading room |
| 143 | 商売 | shoubai しょうばい | Noun | trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation |
| 144 | 奨学金 | shougakukin しょうがくきん | Noun | scholarship; stipend; student loan |
| 145 | 正午 | shougo しょうご | Noun, Adverbial Noun | midday |
| 146 | 商品 | shouhin しょうひん | Noun | commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise |
| 147 | 少女 | shoujo しょうじょ | Noun | little girl; maiden; young lady |
| 148 | 証明 | shoumei しょうめい | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | proof; verification; certification |
| 149 | 少年 | shounen しょうねん | Noun | boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad |
| 150 | 少々 | shoushou しょうしょう | Noun, Adverbial Noun | just a minute; small quantity |
| 151 | 招待 | shoutai しょうたい | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | invitation |
| 152 | 週 | shuu しゅう | Noun, Suffix | week |
| 153 | 集中 | shuuchuu しゅうちゅう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | concentration; focusing; centralization; integration |
| 154 | 集団 | shuudan しゅうだん | Noun | group; mass |
| 155 | 収穫 | shuukaku しゅうかく | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors) |
| 156 | 週間 | shuukan しゅうかん | Noun | week |
| 157 | 週刊 | shuukan しゅうかん | Noun | weekly publication |
| 158 | 収入 | shuunyuu しゅうにゅう | Noun | income; receipts; revenue; salary |
| 159 | 速度 | sokudo そくど | Noun | speed; velocity; pace; rate |
| 160 | 少しも | sukoshimo すこしも | Adverb | anything of; not one bit (with negative sentence) |
| 161 | 大半 | taihan たいはん | Noun, Adverbial Noun | majority; more than half; most; largely; mainly |
| 162 | 大会 | taikai たいかい | Noun | convention; rally; conference; tournament; |
| 163 | 大した | taishita たいした | Pre-noun adjectival | considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal |
| 164 | 単なる | tannaru たんなる | Pre-noun adjectival | mere; simple; sheer |
| 165 | 多少 | tashou たしょう | Noun, Adverb | more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some |
| 166 | 手品 | tejina てじな | Noun | magic trick; illusion |
| 167 | 哲学 | tetsugaku てつがく | Noun | philosophy |
| 168 | 徹夜 | tetsuya てつや | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | staying up all night |
| 169 | 土地 | tochi とち | Noun | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 170 | 都会 | tokai とかい | Noun | (big) city |
| 171 | 取れる | toreru とれる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb | to come off; to be removed; to be obtainable |
| 172 | 取り上げる | toriageru とりあげる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to pick up |
| 173 | 図書 | tosho としょ | Noun | books |
| 174 | 通学 | tsuugaku つうがく | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | commuting to school; school commute |
| 175 | 受け取る | uketoru うけとる | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to receive; to understand |
| 176 | 上手い | umai うまい | Adjective, い-adjective | skillful; delicious |
| 177 | 運転 | unten うんてん | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | operation; driving |
| 178 | 売れる | ureru うれる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to sell (well) |
| 179 | 分ける | wakeru わける | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to divide; to split; to part; to separate |
| 180 | 悪口 | waruguchi わるぐち | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of) |
| 181 | 夜明け | yoake よあけ | Noun | dawn; daybreak |
| 182 | 余分 | yobun よぶん | Noun | extra; excess; surplus |
| 183 | 読み | yomi よみ | Noun | reading (of a kanji, situation, etc) |
| 184 | 夜中 | yonaka よなか | Noun, Adverbial Noun | middle of the night; dead of night |
| 185 | 宜しい | yoroshii よろしい | Adjective, い-adjective | (respectful) OK; all right |
| 186 | 唯一 | yuiitsu ゆいいつ | Noun, Adverbial Noun | only; sole; unique |
| 187 | 輸入 | yunyuu ゆにゅう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | import; importation; introduction |
| 188 | 輸出 | yushutsu ゆしゅつ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | export; exportation |
| 189 | 夕べ | yuube ゆうべ | Noun, Adverbial Noun | evening / last night; yesterday evening |
| 190 | 有利 | yuuri ゆうり | Noun, な-adjective | advantageous; favorable; profitable |
| 191 | 全国 | zenkoku ぜんこく | Noun | the whole country |
| 192 | 随分 | zuibun ずいぶん | Adjective, な-adjective, Adverb | very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably; awfully |
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