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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 9 of 3550 cards on this page
兎(うさぎ)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •rabbit
  • •hare
  • •coney
  • •cony
  • •うさぎ
  • •う
  • •ウサギ
党(とう)
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
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N3Common
  • •party (political)
  • •person who is fond of
  • •fan of
  • •とう
入場(にゅうじょう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N3Common
  • •entrance
  • •entering
  • •admission
  • •admittance
  • •にゅうじょう
禅(ぜん)
noun • prefix
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N3Common参考: スーパー大辞林　3.0
  • •Zen (Buddhism); meditation; dhyana
  • •all; whole; entire; complete
  • •good; virtue; goodness
  • •previous; former; before
  • •ぜん
全(まった)く
adverb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • interjection
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N3Common
  • •really
  • •truly
  • •entirely
  • •completely
  • •まったく
全(すべ)て
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • adverb
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N3Common
  • •everything
  • •all
  • •the whole
  • •entirely
  • •すべて
全体(ぜんたい)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • adverb
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N3Common
  • •whole
  • •entirety
  • •to begin with
  • •in the first place
  • •ぜんたい
全員(ぜんいん)
noun (common) • adverb
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N3Common
  • •all members
  • •all hands
  • •everyone
  • •everybody
  • •ぜんいん
  • •ぜいいん
全国(ぜんこく)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •the whole country
  • •ぜんこく
全然(ぜんぜん)
adverb
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N3Common
  • •(not) at all
  • •(not) in the slightest
  • •wholly
  • •entirely
  • •ぜんぜん
  • •ぜんっぜん
金平(きんぴら)
noun (common)
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N3Food
  • •chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
  • •きんぴら
  • •キンピラ
共(とも)に
adverb
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N3Common
  • •together
  • •jointly
  • •at the same time
  • •with
  • •ともに
共同(きょうどう)
noun (common) • noun, used as prefix • 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
  • •cooperation
  • •collaboration
  • •association
  • •partnership
  • •きょうどう
共通(きょうつう)
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • na-adjective • noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb • noun, used as suffix
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N3Common
  • •common
  • •shared
  • •mutual
  • •to be common (to)
  • •きょうつう
具体(ぐたい)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •concreteness
  • •embodiment
  • •ぐたい
典型(てんけい)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •type
  • •pattern
  • •model
  • •epitome
  • •てんけい
内(うち)
noun • pronoun • expression
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N3Common参考: スーパー大辞林　3.0
  • •inside; within; among
  • •one's house; home; one's family
  • •I; me (informal, often used by females or in Kansai dialect)
  • •my; our (referring to one's own group or organization)
  • •うち
内容(ないよう)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •contents
  • •content
  • •substance
  • •matter
  • •ないよう
円(えん)
counter
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N3Common参考: スーパー大辞林　3.0
  • •yen (Japanese monetary unit)
  • •counter for yen
  • •えん
再(ふたた)び
adverb
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N3Common
  • •again
  • •once more
  • •a second time
  • •ふたたび
冒険(ぼうけん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb • na-adjective
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N3Common
  • •adventure
  • •venture
  • •venture which is unlikely to succeed
  • •risky attempt
  • •ぼうけん
冗談(じょうだん)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •joke
  • •jest
  • •funny story
  • •じょうだん
冷静(れいせい)
noun (common) • na-adjective
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N3Common
  • •calmness
  • •composure
  • •coolness
  • •serenity
  • •れいせい
凍(こお)る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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N3Common
  • •to freeze
  • •to become frozen
  • •to freeze over
  • •こおる
処理(しょり)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • •processing
  • •dealing with
  • •treatment
  • •disposition
  • •しょり
出(で)会(あ)い
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •meeting
  • •rendezvous
  • •encounter
  • •meeting for the first time
  • •であい
出(で)会(あ)う
Godan verb with 'u' ending • intransitive verb
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N3Common
  • •to meet (by chance)
  • •to come across
  • •to run across
  • •to encounter
  • •であう
出(で)来(き)るだけ
expression • adverb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N3Common
  • •as much as one can
  • •as much as possible
  • •if at all possible
  • •できるだけ
出来事(できごと)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •occurrence
  • •happening
  • •incident
  • •event
  • •できごと
出版(しゅっぱん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • •publication
  • •しゅっぱん
出身(しゅっしん)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
  • •しゅっしん
刀(かたな)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •sword (esp. Japanese single-edged)
  • •katana
  • •scalpel
  • •chisel
  • •かたな
  • •とう
文(ぶん)
noun • suffix
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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
分(わ)ける
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • •to divide (into)
  • •to split (into)
  • •to part
  • •to separate
  • •わける
分析(ぶんせき)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • •analysis
  • •ぶんせき
分野(ぶんや)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •field
  • •sphere
  • •realm
  • •division
  • •ぶんや
切(き)れ
noun (common) • counter
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N3Common
  • •piece
  • •slice
  • •strip
  • •scrap
  • •きれ
切(き)れる
Ichidan verb • intransitive verb
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N3Common
  • •to break
  • •to snap
  • •to be cut
  • •to split
  • •きれる
刈(か)る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • •to cut (grass, hair, etc.)
  • •to mow
  • •to clip
  • •to trim
  • •かる
刑事(でか)
noun (common)
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  • •(police) detective
  • •でか
  • •デカ
列(れつ)
noun (common) • counter
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N3CommonMath.
  • •row
  • •line
  • •file
  • •column
  • •れつ
列車(れっしゃ)
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •train
  • •railway train
  • •れっしゃ
判断(はんだん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3CommonMath.
  • •judgment
  • •judgement
  • •decision
  • •conclusion
  • •はんだん
別(べつ)に
adverb
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N3Common
  • •(not) particularly
  • •(not) especially
  • •(not) specially
  • •separately
  • •べつに
別(わか)れ
noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •parting
  • •separation
  • •farewell
  • •わかれ
利口(りこう)
na-adjective • noun (common)
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N3Common
  • •clever
  • •intelligent
  • •bright
  • •smart
  • •りこう
利益(りえき)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • •profit
  • •gains
  • •benefit
  • •advantage
  • •りえき
  • •りやく
到着(とうちゃく)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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N3Common
  • •arrival
  • •とうちゃく
制度(せいど)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N3Common
  • •system
  • •institution
  • •organization
  • •organisation
  • •せいど
制限(せいげん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N3Common
  • •restriction
  • •restraint
  • •limitation
  • •limit
  • •せいげん