JLPT N3 Vocabulary List
The bridge level. Newspaper-edge vocabulary, formal speech, and the kanji density that separates beginners from intermediate readers.
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場面
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •scene
- •setting
- •place (where something happens)
- •scenario
- •ばめん
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塀
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •wall
- •fence
- •へい
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塔
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
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N3Common
- •tower
- •steeple
- •spire
- •stupa
- •とう
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塵
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •rubbish
- •trash
- •garbage
- •refuse
- •ゴミ
- •ごみ
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境
noun (common)
JMDict
N3CommonBuddh.
- •border
- •boundary
- •turning point
- •watershed
- •さかい
- •きょう
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墓
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •grave
- •gravesite
- •tomb
- •はか
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増す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • intransitive verb • transitive verb
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N3Common
- •to increase
- •to grow
- •ます
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増加
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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N3Common
- •increase
- •rise
- •growth
- •addition
- •ぞうか
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売れる
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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N3Common
- •to sell (well)
- •to be well known
- •to be popular
- •to be famous
- •うれる
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変化
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
JMDict
N3CommongrammSumo
- •change
- •variation
- •alteration
- •mutation
- •へんか
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変更
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
- •change
- •modification
- •alteration
- •revision
- •へんこう
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夕べ
noun (common) • adverb
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N3
- •evening
- •evening (of a special event)
- •last night
- •yesterday evening
- •ゆうべ
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外す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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N3Common
- •to remove
- •to take off
- •to detach
- •to unfasten
- •はずす
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外交
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •diplomacy
- •selling (e.g. door-to-door)
- •canvassing
- •がいこう
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外出
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N3Common
- •going out
- •outing
- •leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
- •がいしゅつ
- •そとで
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多分
adverb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • na-adjective
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N3Common
- •probably
- •likely
- •perhaps
- •maybe
- •たぶん
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多少
adverb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
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N3Common
- •a little
- •some
- •somewhat
- •slightly
- •たしょう
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夜中
noun (common) • adverb
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N3Common
- •middle of the night
- •dead of night
- •よなか
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夜明け
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •dawn
- •daybreak
- •よあけ
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夢中
na-adjective • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •absorbed in
- •immersed in
- •crazy about
- •obsessed with
- •むちゅう
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大いに
adverb
JMDict
N3Common
- •very
- •very much
- •greatly
- •considerably
- •おおいに
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大した
pre-noun adjectival
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N3Common
- •considerable
- •great
- •important
- •significant
- •たいした
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大会
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •mass meeting
- •convention
- •rally
- •conference
- •たいかい
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大使
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N3Common
- •ambassador
- •たいし
大半
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • adverb
JMDict
N3Common
- •majority
- •more than half
- •most (of)
- •mostly
- •たいはん
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大変
adverb • na-adjective • noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •very
- •greatly
- •terribly
- •awfully
- •たいへん
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大家
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •landlord
- •landlady
- •おおや
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大戦
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •great war
- •great battle
- •world war
- •たいせん
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大抵
na-adjective • adverb • noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N3Common
- •mostly
- •ordinarily
- •usually
- •generally
- •たいてい
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大気
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •atmosphere
- •air
- •magnanimity
- •generosity
- •たいき
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大統領
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •president (of a country)
- •big man
- •boss
- •buddy
- •だいとうりょう
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大臣
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •cabinet minister
- •だいじん
大部分
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •most part
- •greater part
- •majority
- •だいぶぶん
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大陸
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N3Common
- •continent
- •continental Asia (esp. mainland China)
- •continental Europe
- •たいりく
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天候
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •weather
- •てんこう
天然
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N3Common
- •nature
- •spontaneity
- •natural airhead
- •てんねん
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太陽
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •Sun
- •たいよう
夫人
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •wife
- •Mrs
- •madam
- •wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.)
- •ふじん
- •ぶにん
- •はしかし
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夫婦
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •married couple
- •husband and wife
- •man and wife
- •ふうふ
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失う
verb
AI Generated
N3Common参考: 広辞苑 第六版
- •to lose; to part with; to be deprived of
- •to miss (an opportunity); to lose (one's way)
- •to lose (a loved one) to death
- •うしなう
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失望
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N3Common
- •disappointment
- •despair
- •しつぼう
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失業
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N3Common
- •unemployment
- •losing one's job
- •becoming unemployed
- •しつぎょう
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奇妙
na-adjective • noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •strange
- •odd
- •peculiar
- •queer
- •きみょう
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契約
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
- •contract
- •compact
- •agreement
- •けいやく
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奥
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •inner part
- •interior
- •back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.)
- •depths (e.g. of a forest)
- •おく
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奨学金
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •scholarship
- •stipend
- •bursary
- •grant-in-aid
- •しょうがくきん
- •しょうがっきん
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奪う
verb • godan verb • transitive verb
AI Generated
N3Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •to seize; to snatch; to take by force
- •to deprive; to rob; to steal
- •to captivate; to fascinate (e.g., one's attention)
- •うばう
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女優
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •actress
- •female actor
- •じょゆう
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女子
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •woman
- •girl
- •じょし
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女王
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •queen
- •female champion
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- •じょおう
- •じょうおう
- •にょおう