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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支出
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •expenditure
- •disbursement
- •expenses
- •ししゅつ
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支店
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •branch office
- •branch store
- •してん
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支払い
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •payment
- •しはらい
支払う
Godan verb with 'u' ending • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •to pay
- •しはらう
支給
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •provision
- •supply
- •payment
- •allowance
- •しきゅう
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支配
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Commongramm
- •rule
- •domination
- •control
- •direction
- •しはい
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改善
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •betterment
- •improvement
- •kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
- •かいぜん
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攻撃
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •attack
- •assault
- •raid
- •onslaught
- •こうげき
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放す
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •to release
- •to let go
- •to free
- •to set free
- •はなす
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政府
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •government
- •administration
- •ministry
- •せいふ
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故郷
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •hometown
- •birthplace
- •native place
- •one's old home
- •ふるさと
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救う
verb • godan verb
AI Generated
N3Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •to rescue; to save (from danger or difficulty)
- •to help; to relieve; to deliver
- •to redeem; to save (spiritually)
- •すくう
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救助
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •relief
- •aid
- •rescue
- •きゅうじょ
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教師
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •teacher
- •instructor
- •きょうし
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教授
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •professor
- •teaching
- •instruction
- •きょうじゅ
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教科書
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •textbook
- •coursebook
- •schoolbook
- •きょうかしょ
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敬意
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •respect
- •honour
- •honor
- •けいい
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屡々
adverb
JMDict
N3Common
- •often
- •again and again
- •frequently
- •repeatedly
- •しばしば
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数える
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •to count
- •to enumerate
- •かぞえる
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数字
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •numeral
- •digit
- •numeric character
- •figure
- •すうじ
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整理
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •sorting
- •arrangement
- •organization
- •putting in order
- •せいり
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敵
noun, used as suffix • noun (common)
JMDict
N3
- •rival
- •opponent
- •adversary
- •competitor
- •かたき
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文
noun • suffix
AI Generated
N3Common参考: 広辞苑 第六版
- •sentence; composition; text; writing
- •literature; the arts
- •portion; share; amount (when written as 分)
- •ぶん
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文句
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •complaint
- •grumbling
- •objection
- •phrase
- •もんく
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文字
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •letter (of an alphabet)
- •character
- •writing
- •もじ
- •もんじ
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文明
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •civilization
- •civilisation
- •culture
- •Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
- •ぶんめい
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料金
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •fee
- •charge
- •fare
- •りょうきん
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断る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •to refuse
- •to reject
- •to dismiss
- •to turn down
- •ことわる
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新た
na-adjective
JMDict
N3Common
- •new
- •fresh
- •novel
- •あらた
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新鮮
na-adjective
JMDict
N3Common
- •fresh
- •しんせん
方々
noun (common) • pronoun
JMDict
N3Common
- •people
- •(all) persons
- •everyone
- •ladies and gentlemen
- •かたがた
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方向
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •direction
- •orientation
- •bearing
- •way
- •ほうこう
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方法
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •method
- •way
- •manner
- •process
- •ほうほう
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旅
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •travel
- •trip
- •journey
- •たび
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旗
noun (common)
JMDict
N3CommonBuddh.
- •flag
- •pataka (banner)
- •banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
- •はた
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既に
adverb
JMDict
N3Common
- •already
- •previously
- •before
- •undeniably
- •すでに
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日中
noun (common) • adverb
JMDict
N3Common
- •daytime
- •during the day
- •Japan and China
- •Japanese-Chinese
- •にっちゅう
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日付
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •date
- •dating
- •ひづけ
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日光
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •sunlight
- •sunshine
- •sunbeams
- •Nikkō (city in Tochigi)
- •にっこう
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日常
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common) • adverb
JMDict
N3Common
- •everyday
- •daily
- •ordinary
- •usual
- •にちじょう
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日曜
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •Sunday
- •にちよう
日本
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •Japan
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- •にほん
- •にっぽん
旧
prefix • noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •old
- •former
- •ex-
- •the old
- •きゅう
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上る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •to ascend
- •to go up
- •to climb
- •to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun)
- •のぼる
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明かり
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
- •light
- •glow
- •gleam
- •(a) light
- •あかり
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開ける
Ichidan verb • transitive verb • intransitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
- •to open (a door, etc.)
- •to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package)
- •to unlock
- •to open (for business, etc.)
- •あける
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明らか
na-adjective
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N3Common
- •clear
- •obvious
- •evident
- •plain
- •あきらか
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明後日
noun (common) • adverb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N3Common
- •day after tomorrow
- •wrong (e.g. direction)
- •あさって
- •みょうごにち
明確
na-adjective
JMDict
N3Common
- •clear
- •precise
- •definite
- •distinct
- •めいかく
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昨
prefix
JMDict
N3
- •last (year)
- •yesterday
- •さく
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