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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 31 of 3550 cards on this page
豊富(ほうふ)
na-adjective • noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • abundant
  • plentiful
  • rich
  • ample
  • ほうふ
(しょう)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • form
  • shape
  • figure
  • appearance
  • しょう
豪華(ごうか)
na-adjective • noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • extravagant
  • lavish
  • opulent
  • luxurious
  • ごうか
()
noun (common) • suffix
JMDict
N3Common
  • defeat
  • loss
  • losing (a game)
  • failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.)
  • まけ
財産(ざいさん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • property
  • fortune
  • assets
  • ざいさん
貢献(こうけん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
  • contribution (furthering a goal or cause)
  • services (to a cause)
  • paying tribute
  • tribute
  • こうけん
(まず)
i-adjective
JMDict
N3Common
  • poor
  • needy
  • lacking (quantity and quality-wise)
  • poor
  • まずしい
販売(はんばい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
  • sale
  • sales
  • selling
  • marketing
  • はんばい
()
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
  • to condemn
  • to blame
  • to criticize
  • to criticise
  • せめる
責任(せきにん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • duty
  • responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
  • liability
  • onus
  • せきにん
貯金(ちょきん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
JMDict
N3CommonBase.
  • putting money aside
  • savings
  • deposit (e.g. in a bank)
  • accumulated surplus of wins
  • ちょきん
(もら)
verb • transitive verb • godan verb
AI Generated
N3Common参考: 明鏡国語辞典 第一版
  • to receive; to take; to accept (something from someone)
  • (following the te-form of a verb) to get someone to do something; to have someone do something for one's benefit
  • to take (a win or victory); to claim
  • もらう
貴重(きちょう)
na-adjective • noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • precious
  • valuable
  • きちょう
()
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • loan
  • lending
  • hire
  • rental
  • かし
費用(ひよう)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • cost
  • expense
  • ひよう
資本(しほん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • funds
  • capital
  • しほん
資源(しげん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • resources
  • しげん
賛成(さんせい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N3Common
  • approval
  • agreement
  • support
  • favour
  • さんせい
(しょう)
noun • suffix
AI Generated
N3Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
  • prize; award; reward
  • praise; commendation
  • (as suffix) ...Prize; ...Award
  • しょう
(かしこ)
i-adjective
JMDict
N3Common
  • wise
  • clever
  • smart
  • well-behaved (esp. children and pets)
  • かしこい
(しつ)
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
JMDict
N3Common
  • quality
  • value
  • nature
  • inherent quality
  • しつ
贅沢(ぜいたく)
noun (common) • na-adjective • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
JMDict
N3Common
  • luxury
  • extravagance
  • to live in luxury
  • to indulge oneself
  • ぜいたく
(おく)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
  • to give (as a gift)
  • to present
  • to confer
  • to bestow
  • おくる
()
verb
AI Generated
N3Common参考: 明鏡国語辞典 第一版
  • to happen
  • to occur
  • おこる
()
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
  • to cross over
  • to cross
  • to pass through
  • to pass over (out of)
  • こえる
()
Godan verb with 'su' ending
JMDict
N3Common
  • to cross over (e.g. mountain)
  • to go across
  • to get over (e.g. hardship)
  • to pass time (e.g. a winter)
  • こす
(あと)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • trace
  • tracks
  • mark
  • sign
  • あと
()
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • one's body
  • one's person
  • oneself
  • one's appearance
(からだ)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • body
  • torso
  • trunk
  • build
  • からだ
身長(しんちょう)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • height (of a person)
  • stature
  • しんちょう
(ぐん)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • army
  • armed forces
  • troops
  • military authorities
  • ぐん
軍隊(ぐんたい)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • armed forces
  • military
  • troops
  • ぐんたい
(のき)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • eaves
  • narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
  • のき
(ころ)
verb
AI Generated
N3Common参考: 新明解国語辞典 第五版colloq.
  • to fall down; to fall over; to trip
  • to turn out (a certain way); to play out
  • to abandon one's faith; to apostatize (historical, referring to early Christian converts in Japan)
  • ころぶ
(かがや)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • intransitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
  • to shine
  • to sparkle
  • to twinkle
  • to glitter
  • かがやく
(りん)
counter
JMDict
N3
  • counter for wheels and flowers
  • りん
()
Godan verb with 'ku' ending • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
  • to run over (with a vehicle)
  • to knock down
  • ひく
()
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
  • to resign
  • to retire
  • to quit
  • to leave (one's job, etc.)
  • やめる
農家(のうか)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • farmer
  • farming family
  • farmhouse
  • School of Agrarianism (China)
  • のうか
農業(のうぎょう)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • agriculture
  • farming
  • のうぎょう
農民(のうみん)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N3Common
  • farmer
  • peasant
  • のうみん
(あた)
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix • adverb
JMDict
N3Common
  • (in the) neighbourhood
  • neighborhood
  • vicinity
  • nearby
  • あたり
(むか)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • meeting
  • greeting
  • welcome
  • person sent to meet a visitor
  • むかえ
近代(きんだい)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • present day
  • modern times
  • recent times
  • early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
  • きんだい
近頃(ちかごろ)
adverb • noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
JMDict
N3Common
  • lately
  • recently
  • nowadays
  • terribly
  • ちかごろ
()
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
JMDict
N3Common
  • to state
  • to express
  • to say
  • to tell
  • のべる
迷子(まいご)
noun (common)
JMDict
N3Common
  • lost child
  • lost person
  • stray child
  • missing child
  • まいご
迷惑(めいわく)
noun (common) • na-adjective • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
JMDict
N3Common
  • trouble
  • bother
  • annoyance
  • nuisance
  • めいわく
()()
verb • godan verb
AI Generated
N3Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
  • to catch up (with); to overtake
  • to reach the same level (as); to equal
  • to be able to cope with; to keep pace with
  • おいつく
()
verb • godan verb
AI Generated
N3Common参考: 明鏡国語辞典 第一版
  • to chase, to pursue, to follow
  • to drive away, to expel
  • to seek, to search for (a goal, ideal, truth)
  • おう