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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人物
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •person
- •character
- •figure
- •personage
- •じんぶつ
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人生
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •(one's) life
- •じんせい
人種
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •race (of people)
- •type of person
- •じんしゅ
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人ごみ
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •crowd of people
- •ひとごみ
人間
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •human being
- •human
- •person
- •man
- •にんげん
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人類
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •mankind
- •humanity
- •じんるい
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今に
adverb
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N3Common
- •before long
- •even now
- •いまに
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今にも
adverb
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N3Common
- •at any moment (now)
- •at any minute
- •on the verge of (doing)
- •just about to
- •いまにも
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今回
noun (common) • adverb
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N3Common
- •this time
- •now
- •こんかい
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今後
noun (common) • adverb
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N3Common
- •from now on
- •hereafter
- •こんご
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仏
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •France
- •ふつ
他
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • adverb
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N3Common
- •another place
- •some other place
- •somewhere else
- •outside
- •ほか
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他人
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •another person
- •other people
- •others
- •unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
- •たにん
- •ひと
- •あだびと
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付き合い
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •association
- •socializing
- •socialising
- •fellowship
- •つきあい
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付ける
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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N3Common
- •to attach
- •to join
- •to connect
- •to add
- •つける
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代理
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
- •representation
- •agency
- •proxy
- •proxy
- •だいり
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代表
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
- •representation
- •representative
- •delegate
- •delegation
- •だいひょう
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代金
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •price
- •cost
- •charge
- •payment
- •だいきん
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以前
noun, used as suffix • noun (common) • adverb
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N3Common
- •before
- •prior to
- •ago
- •the past
- •いぜん
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以来
noun (common) • adverb
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N3Common
- •since
- •henceforth
- •いらい
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仲
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •relation
- •relationship
- •なか
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中間
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N3
- •samurai's attendant
- •footman
- •ちゅうげん
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任せる
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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N3Common
- •to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone)
- •to entrust (to someone)
- •to entrust (someone) with
- •to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.)
- •まかせる
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企業
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •enterprise
- •business
- •company
- •corporation
- •きぎょう
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休憩
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N3Common
- •rest
- •break
- •recess
- •intermission
- •きゅうけい
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休暇
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •holiday
- •vacation
- •day off
- •time off
- •きゅうか
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会
noun (common)
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- •gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
- •え
会合
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
JMDict
N3CommonChem.Astro.
- •meeting
- •assembly
- •gathering
- •association
- •かいごう
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会員
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •member
- •the membership
- •かいいん
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会計
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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N3Common
- •accounting
- •finance
- •account
- •reckoning
- •かいけい
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伝統
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •tradition
- •convention
- •でんとう
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伸ばす
Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb
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N3Common
- •to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)
- •to lengthen
- •to extend
- •to stretch
- •のばす
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伸びる
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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N3Common
- •to stretch
- •to extend
- •to lengthen
- •to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
- •のびる
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伺う
Godan verb with 'u' ending • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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N3Common
- •to call on someone
- •to call at a place
- •to pay a visit
- •to wait on someone
- •うかがう
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似合う
verb
AI Generated
N3Common
Ling.参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0pol.- •to suit or match well
- •to be compatible or appropriate
- •似合っ
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位
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •throne
- •crown
- •(nobleman's) seat
- •government position
- •くらい
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位置
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N3Common
- •place
- •position
- •location
- •position
- •いち
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住宅
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •residence
- •housing
- •residential building
- •じゅうたく
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住民
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •inhabitant
- •resident
- •citizen
- •population
- •じゅうみん
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体温
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •body temperature
- •たいおん
体育
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •physical education
- •PE
- •gym (class)
- •たいいく
- •たいく
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何か
pronoun • adverb • interjection
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N3Common
- •something
- •some
- •any
- •somehow
- •なにか
- •なんか
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何で
adverb
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N3Common
- •why?
- •what for?
- •how?
- •by what means?
- •なんで
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何でも
expression • adverb
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N3Common
- •any
- •anything
- •whatever
- •whatever one likes
- •なんでも
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何とか
expression • adverb • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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N3Common
- •something
- •something or other
- •so-and-so
- •somehow
- •なんとか
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余り
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • adverb • na-adjective • noun, used as suffix
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N3Common
- •remainder
- •remnant
- •rest
- •balance
- •あまり
- •あんまり
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余分
na-adjective • noun (common)
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N3Common
- •extra
- •excess
- •surplus
- •よぶん
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余裕
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •surplus
- •margin
- •leeway
- •room
- •よゆう
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作品
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition)
- •piece
- •production
- •opus
- •さくひん
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作家
noun (common)
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N3Common
- •author
- •writer
- •novelist
- •artist
- •さっか
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