JLPT N3 Vocabulary List
Complete JLPT N3 vocabulary โ essential words to pass the exam
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This is a complete list of the vocabulary you need to know to pass the JLPT N3 exam. In total, you should learn roughly 3700+ common words used in everyday Japanese.
Words are organized alphabetically to help you study step by step. Each entry includes reading (kana), English meaning, and example sentences where useful.
This list includes lessons for the most common and important words for you to know, all listed in alphabetical order.
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ใ-adjectives & ใช-adjectives organized for practice.
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Key particles and example usage for learners.
3700+ Total Words
N3 JLPT Level
Intermediate Difficulty
๐ N3 Level: Intermediate Japanese Proficiency
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| # | ใใ | Vocabulary | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ใ | a | Expression | Ah; oh |
| 2 | ใใ | aa | Adverb | ah; yes |
| 3 | ใขใใชใซ | afurika | Noun, Katakana | Africa |
| 4 | ไธใใ | agaru ใใใ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to rise |
| 5 | ๆจๆถ | aisatsu ใใใใค | Noun, Suru verb | to greet |
| 6 | ๅณ | aji ใใ | Noun | flavor; taste ; uniqueness; attractiveness; experience |
| 7 | ใขใธใข | ajia | Noun, Katakana | Asia |
| 8 | ่ตคใกใใ | akachan ใใใกใใ | Noun | baby; infant |
| 9 | ่ตคใๅ | akanbou ใใใใผใ | Noun | baby; infant |
| 10 | ใขใฏใปใตใชใผ | akusesarii | Noun, Katakana | accessory |
| 11 | ใขใกใชใซ | amerika | Noun, Katakana | America |
| 12 | ใขใใฆใณใตใผ | anaunsaa | Noun, Katakana | announcer |
| 13 | ใใใช | anna | Pre-noun adjectival | such |
| 14 | ๆกๅ | annai ใใใชใ | Noun, Suru verb | to guide |
| 15 | ๅฎๅฟ | anshin ใใใใ | Noun, Adjective, ใช-adjective, Suru verb | peace of mind |
| 16 | ๅฎๅ จ | anzen ใใใใ | Noun, Adjective, ใช-adjective | safety; security |
| 17 | ใขใซใใคใ | arubaito | Noun, Suru verb, Katakana | part-time job |
| 18 | ใขใซใณใผใซ | arukooru | Noun, Katakana | alcohol |
| 19 | ๆต ใ | asai ใใใ | Adjective, ใ-adjective | shallow |
| 20 | ้ใณ | asobi ใใใณ | Noun | playing |
| 21 | ้ใพใ | atsumaru ใใคใพใ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to gather; to collect; to assemble |
| 22 | ้ใใ | atsumeru ใใคใใ | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to collect; to assemble; to gather |
| 23 | ่ฌใ | ayamaru ใใใพใ | Verb, Godan verb | to apologize |
| 24 | ๅ | bai ใฐใ | Noun | double |
| 25 | ็ช็ต | bangumi ใฐใใใฟ | Noun | program (e.g. TV) |
| 26 | ๅ ดๆ | basho ใฐใใ | Noun | place |
| 27 | ใใซ | beru | Noun, Katakana | bell |
| 28 | ็พ่ก้คจ | bijutsukan ใณใใ ใคใใ | Noun | art gallery; art museum |
| 29 | ใณใฃใใ | bikkuri | Adverb, Suru verb | to be surprised |
| 30 | ใใซ | biru | Noun, Katakana | building |
| 31 | ๅ | boku ใผใ | Pronoun | I (used by males) |
| 32 | ่ฒฟๆ | boueki ใผใใใ | Noun, Suru verb | trade |
| 33 | ้จ้ท | buchou ใถใกใใ | Noun | manager; head (chief, director) of a section or department |
| 34 | ใถใฉใ | budou | Noun | grapes |
| 35 | ๆๅญฆ | bungaku ใถใใใ | Noun | literature |
| 36 | ๆๅ | bunka ใถใใ | Noun | culture |
| 37 | ๆๆณ | bunpou ใถใใฝใ | Noun | grammar |
| 38 | ใกใใ | chan | Suffix | suffix for familiar female person |
| 39 | ใใงใใฏ | chekku | Noun, Suru verb, Katakana | to check |
| 40 | ่ก | chi ใก | Noun | blood |
| 41 | ๅ | chikara ใกใใ | Noun | energy; force; strength; might; power |
| 42 | ๅฐ็ | chiri ใกใ | Noun | geography |
| 43 | ไธญๅญฆๆ ก | chuugakkou ใกใ ใใใฃใใ | Noun | junior high school; middle school |
| 44 | ๆณจๆ | chuui ใกใ ใใ | Noun, Suru verb | caution |
| 45 | ๆณจๅฐ | chuusha ใกใ ใใใ | Noun, Suru verb | injection |
| 46 | ้ง่ปๅ ด | chuushajou ใกใ ใใใใใใ | Noun | parking lot |
| 47 | ๅคงๅ | daibu ใ ใใถ | Adverb | considerably; greatly; a lot |
| 48 | ๅคงๅญฆ็ | daigakusei ใ ใใใใใ | Noun | university student; college student |
| 49 | ๅคงไบ | daiji ใ ใใ | Adjective, ใช-adjective | important; serious; crucial |
| 50 | ๅคงไฝ | daitai ใ ใใใ | Noun | roughly |
| 51 | ๆๆฟ | danbou ใ ใใผใ | Noun, Suru verb | heating |
| 52 | ็ทๆง | dansei ใ ใใใ | Noun | man; male |
| 53 | ใงใใใ ใ | dekiru dake | Adverb, Expression | as much as possible |
| 54 | ้ปๅ ฑ | denpou ใงใใฝใ | Noun | telegram |
| 55 | ้ป็ฏ | dentou ใงใใจใ | Noun | electric light |
| 56 | ใฉใใฉใ | dondon | Adverb | rapidly; more and more |
| 57 | ๆณฅๆฃ | dorobou ใฉใใผใ | Noun | thief |
| 58 | ๅ็ฉๅ | doubutsuen ใฉใใถใคใใ | Noun | zoo; zoological gardens |
| 59 | ้ๅ ท | dougu ใฉใใ | Noun | tool |
| 60 | ๆ | eda ใใ | Noun | branch |
| 61 | ้ ๆ ฎ | enryo ใใใใ | Noun, Suru verb | reserve; refraining |
| 62 | ้ธใถ | erabu ใใใถ | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to choose |
| 63 | ใจในใซใฌใผใฟใผ | esukareetaa | Noun, Katakana | escalator |
| 64 | ใใกใใฏใน | fakkusu | Noun, Suru verb, Katakana | fax |
| 65 | ไธไพฟ | fuben ใตในใ | Noun, Adjective, ใช-adjective | inconvenience |
| 66 | ๅขใใ | fueru ใตใใ | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to increase |
| 67 | ๆทฑใ | fukai ใตใใ | Adjective, ใ-adjective | deep |
| 68 | ๅพฉ็ฟ | fukushuu ใตใใใ ใ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | review (of learned material); revision |
| 69 | ่ค้ | fukuzatsu ใตใใใค | Noun, Adjective, ใช-adjective | complexity; complication |
| 70 | ่ธใ | fumu ใตใ | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to step on |
| 71 | ่น | fune ใตใญ | Noun | ship |
| 72 | ้ใๅบใ | furidasu ใตใใ ใ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to start to rain |
| 73 | ๅธๅฃ | futon ใตใจใ | Noun | Japanese bedding, futon |
| 74 | ๅคชใ | futoru ใตใจใ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to become fat |
| 75 | ๆฎ้ | futsuu ใตใคใ | Noun, Adverb | usually |
| 76 | ใฌใฉใน | garasu | Noun, Katakana | a glass |
| 77 | ใฌใฝใชใณ | gasorin | Noun, Katakana | gasoline; petrol |
| 78 | ใฌใฝใชใณในใฟใณใ | gasorin sutando | Noun, Katakana | petrol station |
| 79 | ใฌใน | gasu | Noun, Katakana | petrol |
| 80 | ๅๅ | genin ใใใใ | Noun, Suru verb | cause |
| 81 | ไธๅฎฟ | geshuku ใใใ ใ | Noun, Suru verb | lodging |
| 82 | ๆ่ก | gijutsu ใใใ ใค | Noun | art,technology,skill |
| 83 | ใใกใใ | gochisou | Noun, Suru verb | a feast |
| 84 | ใใฟ | gomi | Noun | rubbish |
| 85 | ใ่ฆงใซใชใ | goran ni naru ใใใใซใชใ | Verb, Godan verb, Expression | (respectful) to see |
| 86 | ใไธปไบบ | goshujin ใใใ ใใ | Noun | your husband; her husband |
| 87 | ใๅญใ | gozonji ใใใใ | Noun | knowing |
| 88 | ๅ ทๅ | guai ใใใ | Noun | condition; health |
| 89 | ่ | ha ใฏ | Noun | leaves; leaf |
| 90 | ๆ่ฆ | haiken ใฏใใใ | Noun, Suru verb | seeing; looking at |
| 91 | ๆญฏๅป่ | haisha ใฏใใใ | Noun | dentist |
| 92 | ใฏใฃใใ | hakkiri | Adverb | clearly |
| 93 | ้ใถ | hakobu ใฏใใถ | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to carry |
| 94 | ่ฑ่ฆ | hanami ใฏใชใฟ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing |
| 95 | ใใณใใใใฐ | handobaggu | Noun, Katakana | handbag |
| 96 | ๅๅฏพ | hantai ใฏใใใ | Noun, Adjective, ใช-adjective, Suru verb | opposition |
| 97 | ๆใ | harau ใฏใใ | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to pay |
| 98 | ็บ้ณ | hatsuon ใฏใคใใ | Noun, Suru verb | pronunciation |
| 99 | ๆ | hayashi ใฏใใ | Noun | woods; forest |
| 100 | ๆฅใใใใ | hazukashii ใฏใใใใ | Adjective, ใ-adjective | embarrassed |