N3 vocabulary · 2,252
JLPT list
- 哲学てつがくphilosophy
- かもしれないmay, might, perhaps, may be, possibly
- おそらくperhaps
- 針はりneedle, hand (e.g. clock)
- 数字すうじnumeral, figure
- 数かずnumber, figure
- 元もと(1) origin, original, (2) former
- 行儀ぎょうぎmanners
- 沖おきopen sea
- バイオリンviolin
- 成長せいちょうgrowth, grow to adulthood
- 集中しゅうちゅうconcentration, focusing the mind
- 切れるきれる(1) to cut well, to be sharp, (2) to break (off)
- 句くphrase, clause, verse (of a poem)
- 様ようway, manner, kind
- 笛ふえflute, pipe
- けちstinginess, miser, miserliness
- 金属きんぞくmetal
- 同様どうようidentical, equal to, same (kind), like
- 論争ろんそうcontroversy, dispute
- 灯ひlight
- 地位ちい(social) position, status
- 毒どくpoison, toxicant
- ハイキングhiking
- 氏しfamily name, lineage, birth
- 学がくlearning, scholarship, erudition, knowledge
- 構成こうせいorganization, composition
- 分ぶdividing, part
- 努力どりょくgreat effort, exertion, endeavour, effort
- 使用しようuse, application, employment, utilization
- 勘定かんじょうcalculation, counting, consideration
- 好みこのみliking, taste, choice
- 酒さけalcohol, sake
- 曇くもりcloudiness, cloudy weather, shadow
- 大陸たいりくcontinent
- 灰はいash
- 鎖くさりchain
- 真っ直ぐまっすぐstraight (ahead), direct, upright
- 身みbody, main part, oneself, sword
- 勘かんperception, intuition, the sixth sense
- 計るはかるto measure, to weigh, to survey
- テントtent
- 主要しゅようchief, main, principal, major
- 典型てんけいtype, pattern, archetypal
- 袋ふくろbag, sack
- 苦しむくるしむto suffer, to groan, to be worried
- 物事ものごとthings, everything
- 要求ようきゅうrequest, demand, requisition
- 同時どうじsimultaneous(ly), concurrent, same time, synchronous
- 信用しんようconfidence, dependence, credit, faith
- 出身しゅっしんgraduate from, come from
- 救うすくうto rescue, to save, to help out of (danger)
- 金曜きんよう(abbr) Friday
- 袖そでsleeve
- 貴重きちょうprecious, valuable
- 判断はんだんjudgement, decision
- 埃ほこりdust
- 奇妙きみょうstrange, odd, curious
- 能のうNoh (classical Japanese drama); ability, talent
- 無むnothing, naught, nil, zero
- 提案ていあんproposal, proposition, suggestion
- 延期えんきpostponement, adjournment
- 互いたがいeach other, mutual, reciprocal
- 解釈かいしゃくexplanation, interpretation
- 外出がいしゅつouting, going out
- 大部分だいぶぶんmost part, greater part, majority
- 予測よそくprediction, estimation, forecast
- 人物じんぶつperson, figure, character (in a story), personality
- 湾わんbay, gulf, inlet
- 週間しゅうかんweek (counter for weeks); special week (campaign)
- 謎なぞriddle, puzzle, mystery, enigma
- 支給しきゅうprovision, payment, issuing (of money or goods)
- 図ずfigure (e.g. Fig. 1), diagram, drawing, illustration
- 見送りみおくりseeing someone off, farewell; shelving, putting off (a decision)
- 上京じょうきょうgoing up to the capital (Tokyo)
- 商人しょうにんtrader, merchant, shopkeeper
- 魅力みりょくcharm, appeal, fascination
- 否定ひていdenial, negation, repudiation
- 父親ちちおやfather
- 命令めいれいorder, command, directive; (computing) instruction
- 独立どくりつindependence, self-support
- 一生いっしょうwhole life, a lifetime, all through one's life
- 会員かいいんmember, membership
- 満ちるみちるto be full, to be filled with, to rise (tide), to expire (a term)
- 職しょくemployment, post, job
- 小しょうsmall (size option); small-scale; short month (fewer than 31 days)
- 夫人ふじんwife (of another), Mrs, madam
- 共通きょうつうcommon, shared, in common
- 思想しそうthought, ideology, ideas
- 或あるa certain..., some...
- 婦人ふじんwoman, lady
- マイクmicrophone, mike
- はさみscissors
- 案あんplan, proposal, draft (also as a suffix)
- 人生じんせい(human) life, one's life from birth to death
- たっぷりplenty, amply, more than enough
- 中古ちゅうこused, second-hand
- 役割やくわりrole, part, duties, assigned function
- メモnote, memo, jotting something down
- 不足ふそくinsufficiency, shortage, lack
- グラスglass (drinking vessel)
- 戦うたたかうto fight, to battle, to compete against
- 強調きょうちょうemphasis, stress, highlighting
- 莫大ばくだいenormous, vast, immense
- 列れつline, queue, row, column
- ベンチbench
- 残りのこりthe rest, remainder, leftovers
- 年月としつきmonths and years, the passage of time
- 議論ぎろんargument, discussion, debate
- 缶かんcan, tin
- 粗末そまつplain, crude, shabby; careless (treatment)
- 組むくむto put together, to assemble; to cross (arms, legs); to team up with
- 加減かげんdegree, extent, adjustment; condition (of health)
- 前者ぜんしゃthe former
- 秒びょうsecond (unit of time)
- 翼つばさwing, wings
- 殺すころすto kill; to suppress (a sound, a feeling)
- 馬鹿ばかfool, idiot; stupid, absurd
- 裸はだかnaked body, nakedness; bare, with nothing on
- あんなにto that extent, so much, like that
- 続きつづきcontinuation, sequel, the rest
- 題だいtitle, subject, theme, topic
- 賞しょうprize, award
- ヨットyacht, sailing boat
- ウイスキーwhisky
- 誰かだれかsomeone, somebody, anyone
- 違いないちがいないmust be, there is no doubt that, certainly
- 州しゅうstate, province (of a foreign country)
- 為るするto do, to make, to carry out
- 瓶びんbottle, jar
- 命じるめいじるto order, to command; to appoint (to a post)
- 連想れんそうassociation (of ideas), being reminded of
- 攻撃こうげきattack, offensive; criticism
- そのままas it is, without change, just like that
- 要点ようてんmain point, gist, essentials
- 王子おうじprince
- 相続そうぞくinheritance, succession
- 年間ねんかんperiod of years; annual, per year
- 起こるおこるto occur, to happen, to break out
- 嫌うきらうto dislike, to hate, to detest
- 霧きりfog, mist
- ペンキpaint
- 粗あらflaw, fault, defect; fish scraps left on the bone
- 貰うもらうto receive, to get; to have someone do something for you
- ボートrowing boat, small boat
- 一人一人ひとりひとりone by one, each and every person, individually
- 動詞どうしverb
- 手品てじなmagic trick, sleight of hand, conjuring
- そのうちbefore long, sooner or later; among them
- 金持ちかねもちrich person, the wealthy