N3 vocabulary · 2,252
JLPT list
- ボールball, bowl
- 試しためしtrial, test, try
- 笑いわらいlaugh, laughter
- 指すさすto point at, to point out, to indicate, to refer to
- たびたびoften, repeatedly, frequently
- 遂についにfinally, at last; (with a negative) in the end, never
- 墓はかgrave, tomb
- 内うちinside, within; among; while (a state lasts)
- 組くみclass (school), group, team, set, pair
- 任せるまかせるto entrust to another, to leave (a matter) to someone
- 注目ちゅうもくnotice, attention, observation
- タイプライターtypewriter
- うなるto groan, to moan; to growl; to roar (wind, an engine)
- 地区ちくdistrict, section, zone
- 火曜かようTuesday (abbreviation of 火曜日)
- 銀ぎんsilver; silver colour
- 雰囲気ふんいきatmosphere, mood, ambience (of a place or group)
- 嫁よめbride, daughter-in-law; (casual) wife
- スターstar (famous performer or player)
- 順じゅんorder, sequence, turn
- 承認しょうにんrecognition, acknowledgement, approval, consent
- スケートskating; skates
- 留めるとめるto fasten, to fix in place; to keep (in mind); to detain
- パスポートpassport
- 次第しだい(1) circumstances, the situation, (2) depending on ~, (3) as soon as ~
- それとand also, and another thing, in addition
- ヨーロッパEurope
- 書斎しょさいstudy (room in a house), den
- 飛行ひこうflight, flying, aviation
- 必死ひっしdesperate, frantic; for dear life, with all one's might
- 釣つりfishing, angling; change (money returned for a purchase)
- 奥おくthe interior, the inner part, the back (of a place)
- 文句もんくa phrase, wording; a complaint
- 食卓しょくたくdining table
- 泳ぎおよぎswimming, the way one swims
- 泉いずみspring, fountain (of water)
- 航空こうくうaviation, air travel
- 日付ひづけdate (written on a document), dating
- 騒ぎさわぎuproar, commotion, fuss, disturbance
- 取れるとれるto come off, to come out; to be obtainable (a booking, a licence)
- 語学ごがくlanguage study, language learning
- 申し訳もうしわけexcuse, explanation offered in apology
- 教師きょうしteacher (as a profession)
- 混雑こんざつcongestion, crowding, being crowded
- 余りあまり(with a negative) not very, not much; too much; remainder, a little over
- 月曜げつようMonday (abbreviation of 月曜日)
- 前進ぜんしんadvance, moving forward, progress
- 演説えんぜつspeech, public address
- 狂うくるうto go mad; to go wrong, to be thrown off (a plan, a machine); to be crazy about
- 地平線ちへいせんhorizon (where land meets sky)
- 身体しんたいthe body (formal)
- 技師ぎしengineer, technician
- 精々せいぜいat the most, at best; as much as possible
- 大抵たいていusually, generally, mostly
- 区別くべつdistinction, differentiation, classification
- 底そこbottom, sole, base
- あとafter, later; the rest, what is left
- 風呂ふろbath
- 尻しりbuttocks, bottom; tail end
- 跡あと(1) trace, tracks, mark, sign, (2) remains, ruins, (3) scar
- 入場にゅうじょうentrance, admission, entering (a venue)
- 唯一ゆいいつonly, sole, unique
- だってbut, because; even, too
- 成るなるto consist of, to be made up of; to become
- 説せつtheory, view, account
- 全員ぜんいんall members, everyone, the whole staff
- 比較ひかくcomparison
- 気付くきづくto notice, to recognize, to become aware of
- 境さかいborder, boundary; dividing line
- おやoh!, oh dear!, why! (expression of mild surprise)
- 回りまわりcircumference, surroundings; rotation, going around
- 全てすべてall, the whole, everything
- 不平ふへいcomplaint, discontent, dissatisfaction
- 硬貨こうかcoin
- 偶々たまたまby chance, as it happened, accidentally
- 永久えいきゅうeternity, perpetuity, permanence
- あらゆるall, every, every possible
- 火災かさいfire, conflagration, blaze
- 質しつquality; nature, disposition
- 諺ことわざproverb, saying, maxim
- 開始かいしstart, commencement, beginning
- 幸いさいわいhappiness, good fortune; luckily
- 老いおいageing, old age
- 王おうking, ruler, sovereign, monarch
- 田たrice field, paddy field
- 支払しはらいpayment
- 大したたいしたconsiderable, remarkable; (with a negative) not much of a
- 彼等かれらthey, them (usually male or mixed)
- 悪口わるくちabuse, insult, slander, speaking ill of someone
- 息いきbreath
- アイロン(clothes) iron
- 降ろすおろすto lower, to take down; to drop off (a passenger), to unload
- 抵抗ていこうresistance, opposition; reluctance; electrical resistance
- ハンサムhandsome, good-looking
- 台だいstand, rack, support; counter for machines and vehicles
- 同一どういつidentical, one and the same, sameness
- 唯ただfree of charge; mere, ordinary; merely, only
- 陸りくland, dry land, shore
- 換えるかえるto exchange, to interchange, to substitute, to replace
- 代理だいりrepresentation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent
- 出会いであいmeeting, encounter, chance meeting
- 玉たまball, sphere, small round object, coin
- 姉妹しまいsisters
- 年中ねんじゅうall year round, all the time, always
- 哀れあわれpity, sorrow, pitiful, miserable
- 時とき(1) time, hour, (2) occasion, moment, when
- 当時とうじat that time, in those days, back then
- 基もとbasis, foundation, base
- 思い出おもいでmemories, recollections, reminiscence
- 来らいnext (week, month, year); for (the past ten days), since
- 急激きゅうげきsudden, sharp, rapid, drastic
- 結論けつろんconclusion
- ママmum, mummy; the woman who runs a bar
- 小包こづつみparcel, package
- 値ねprice, cost, value
- ジェット機ジェットきjet plane, jet aircraft
- 木曜もくようThursday
- 書物しょもつbooks, written works
- 現れあらわれmanifestation, sign, expression, embodiment
- 追うおうto chase, to run after, to pursue
- 定期ていきfixed term, regular interval; commuter pass
- 正せい(logical) true; positive (number); regular, full (member)
- 被るかぶるto put on (the head), to wear; to be covered with (dust, water)
- ピクニックpicnic
- 籠かごbasket, cage
- 気味きみa touch of, a tendency towards, -ish; feeling, sensation
- 性せいsex, gender; nature, property, -ness, -ity
- 役やくrole, part, duty, office, use
- 幾らいくらhow much?, how many?; however much
- 無しなしwithout, none, nothing
- 推薦すいせんrecommendation, nomination
- 優秀ゆうしゅうexcellent, outstanding, superior
- 衣服いふくclothes, clothing
- 御おhonourable (honorific prefix)
- 処理しょりprocessing, handling, dealing with, disposal
- 行動こうどうaction, conduct, behaviour
- 幅はばwidth, breadth
- 生せい(1) raw, unprocessed, (2) draft (beer), (3) live (broadcast)
- 勢いいきおいforce, vigour, energy, momentum
- 保証ほしょうguarantee, warranty, assurance
- 通り過ぎるとおりすぎるto pass by, to go past
- 全国ぜんこくthe whole country, nationwide, national
- 感じかんじfeeling, sense, impression
- 徹夜てつやstaying up all night, an all-nighter
- 軒けんcounter for houses, shops and buildings; (as のき) eaves
- グランドgrand; (sports) ground; (electrical) ground
- 熱帯ねったいthe tropics, tropical zone
- 自身じしんoneself, personally, himself, herself
- 二十はたちtwenty years old, one's twentieth year
- あんまりnot very, not much (with a negative); too much, excessively