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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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1,709 N3 words· Page 16 of 3550 cards on this page
年間(ねんかん)
noun (common) • adverb • noun, used as suffix
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N3Common
  • (period of) a year
  • during the era (of)
  • ねんかん
年齢(ねんれい)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • age
  • years
  • ねんれい
(さいわ)
na-adjective • noun (common) • adverb
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N3Common
  • happiness
  • blessedness
  • luck
  • fortune
  • さいわい
(しあわ)
noun (common) • na-adjective
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N3Common
  • happiness
  • good fortune
  • luck
  • blessing
  • しあわせ
  • しやわせ
幸福(こうふく)
noun (common) • na-adjective
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N3Common
  • happiness
  • well-being
  • joy
  • welfare
  • こうふく
幸運(こううん)
noun (common) • na-adjective
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N3Common
  • good luck
  • fortune
  • こううん
(おさな)
i-adjective
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N3Common
  • very young
  • little
  • childish
  • immature
  • おさない
(いく)
adverb
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N3Common
  • how many
  • how old
  • いくつ
(いく)
noun (common) • adverb • noun, used as suffix
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N3Common
  • how much
  • something over
  • and something
  • -odd
  • いくら
(ひろ)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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N3Common
  • to spread (out)
  • to extend
  • to stretch
  • to reach to
  • ひろがる
広告(こうこく)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • advertisement
  • advertising
  • announcement
  • notice
  • こうこく
(とこ)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • bed
  • bedding
  • sickbed
  • alcove
  • とこ
(そこ)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • bottom
  • sole
  • そこ
(たび)
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix • counter
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N3Common
  • time (three times, each time, etc.)
  • times
  • たび
  • たんび
座席(ざせき)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • seat
  • ざせき
延期(えんき)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • postponement
  • deferment
  • adjournment
  • えんき
建築(けんちく)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • construction
  • architecture (of buildings)
  • けんちく
建設(けんせつ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • construction
  • establishment
  • けんせつ
弁当(べんとう)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • bento
  • Japanese box lunch
  • べんとう
(しき)
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
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N3Common
  • way
  • style
  • fashion
  • method
  • しき
()()
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • to pull
  • to draw
  • to pull tight
  • to string (lines)
  • ひっぱる
引用(いんよう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N3Common
  • quotation
  • citation
  • reference
  • いんよう
引退(いんたい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N3Common
  • retirement
  • いんたい
()
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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N3CommonMahj.
  • to stick
  • to paste
  • to affix
  • to stretch
  • はる
強力(きょうりょく)
na-adjective • noun (common)
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N3Common
  • powerful
  • strong
  • きょうりょく
強盗(ごうとう)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • robber
  • mugger
  • robbery
  • burglary
  • ごうとう
強調(きょうちょう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3CommonFin.
  • emphasis
  • stress
  • highlighting
  • underlining
  • きょうちょう
(たま)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • ball
  • sphere
  • globe
  • orb
  • たま
()
verb • godan verb
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N3Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
  • to hit; to strike; to touch
  • to be right; to be correct; to guess correctly
  • to win (a lottery, prize, etc.)
  • あたる
()
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • to hit
  • to expose
  • to apply (e.g. patch)
  • to put on
  • あてる
当時(とうじ)
noun (common) • adverb
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N3Common
  • at that time
  • in those days
  • とうじ
(かげ)
noun
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N3Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
  • Shadow; silhouette; a dark shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface (typically written as 影)
  • Shade; an area where direct light (especially sunlight) is blocked; a hidden or unobserved place (typically written as 陰)
  • Reflection; image; trace; signs (e.g. of an illness or emotion)
  • かげ
影響(えいきょう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N3Common
  • influence
  • effect
  • impact
  • えいきょう
(えき)
noun (common)
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  • war
  • campaign
  • battle
  • unpaid work (ritsuryō system)
  • えき
  • えだち
役割(やくわり)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • part
  • assigning (allotment of) parts
  • role
  • duties
  • やくわり
(かれ)
pronoun
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N3Common
  • they
  • them
  • かれら
後者(こうしゃ)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • the latter
  • the second
  • successor
  • descendant
  • こうしゃ
(じょじょ)
adverb
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N3Common
  • gradually
  • steadily
  • slowly
  • little by little
  • じょじょに
(したが)
verb • godan verb
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N3Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
  • to follow; to accompany; to go along with
  • to obey; to comply with; to abide by (rules, orders, instructions)
  • to conform to; to act in accordance with; to yield to
  • したがう
従兄弟(いとこ)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • cousin (male)
  • いとこ
  • じゅうけいてい
()
Nidan verb (archaic) • suffix • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • to be able to ...
  • can ...
  • to get
  • to acquire
  • うる
得意(とくい)
noun (common) • na-adjective • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N3Common
  • satisfaction
  • pride
  • triumph
  • elation
  • とくい
()
prefix • suffix
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N3Common
  • honorific/polite/humble prefix
  • honorific suffix
微妙(びみょう)
na-adjective • noun (common)
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N3Common
  • subtle
  • delicate
  • fine
  • difficult
  • びみょう
  • ビミョー
(ほほ)()
Godan verb with 'mu' ending • intransitive verb
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N3Common
  • to smile
  • ほほえむ
  • ほおえむ
徹夜(てつや)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N3Common
  • staying up all night
  • てつや
徹底(てってい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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N3Common
  • thoroughness
  • completeness
  • consistency
  • thorough enforcement
  • てってい
心理(しんり)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • state of mind
  • mentality
  • psychology
  • しんり
心臓(しんぞう)
noun (common)
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N3CommonAnat.
  • heart
  • guts
  • nerve
  • cheek
  • しんぞう
(かなら)
adverb
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N3Common
  • (not) always
  • (not) necessarily
  • (not) entirely
  • (not) all
  • かならずしも