N3 vocabulary · 2,252
Life Events
JLPT list
- 追い付くおいつくto catch up (with), to overtake, to keep up
- 夜明けよあけdawn, daybreak
- 関連かんれんrelation, connection, relevance
- 弾たまbullet, shot, shell
- お互いおたがいeach other, one another, mutual
- あしたtomorrow
- 尊重そんちょうrespect, esteem, regard
- 配達はいたつdelivery, distribution
- 梅うめplum, plum tree, Japanese apricot; lowest of a three-tier ranking
- 否いやno, nay; (in か否か) whether or not
- 厄介やっかいtroublesome, bothersome; trouble, burden, care
- 者ものperson, one (who does something)
- 方々かたがたpeople, ladies and gentlemen (polite plural of 方)
- 国語こくごnational language; Japanese (as a school subject)
- 支配しはいrule, control, domination
- 名人めいじんmaster, expert, virtuoso
- 影かげshadow, silhouette; reflection; trace of a figure
- 自慢じまんpride, boasting, bragging
- 大戦たいせんgreat war, world war
- 集まりあつまりgathering, get-together, meeting; turnout
- これらthese
- すごいamazing, great, terrific; terrible, dreadful
- 大使たいしambassador
- 分析ぶんせきanalysis
- 先日せんじつthe other day, a few days ago
- 悲劇ひげきtragedy
- 刀かたなsword, single-edged blade
- 通過つうかpassing through, passing (a test, a bill)
- 滅多にめったにrarely, seldom (with a negative verb)
- 度たびtime, occasion; each time (in 〜度に)
- 様子ようすstate, appearance, look of things; sign, indication
- 越すこすto cross over, to go past; to exceed; to move house; (as お越し) to come, to go (honorific)
- 程ほどextent, degree, limit; about, approximately
- 救助きゅうじょrescue, relief, aid
- 新たあらたnew, fresh, renewed
- 列車れっしゃtrain (as a service)
- 一種いっしゅa kind, a sort, a species
- 考えかんがえthought, idea, opinion, intention
- 幾ついくつhow many?; how old?
- 付けるつけるto attach, to add, to append; to switch on; to give (a name)
- 知事ちじprefectural governor
- 爆発ばくはつexplosion, detonation, eruption; outburst
- かわいそうpoor, pitiable, pathetic
- 横切るよこぎるto cross, to go across, to cut across
- 害がいharm, injury, damage, bad effect
- トラック(1) truck, lorry; (2) running track
- 管理かんりmanagement, administration, control, upkeep
- 設計せっけいdesign, plan (of a building, machine or system)
- 調子ちょうしcondition, form; tone, tune; pace
- 安定あんていstability, steadiness, equilibrium
- 流れながれstream, current, flow
- 評価ひょうかvaluation, estimation, assessment, evaluation; appreciation
- 働きはたらきwork, labour; function, workings (of something)
- 停留所ていりゅうじょbus or tram stop
- おめでとうCongratulations!, an auspicious occasion!
- 癖くせa habit (often a bad habit), peculiarity
- あちこちhere and there, all over the place
- 適度てきどmoderate, in proper quantity, just the right amount
- いけないmust not do, bad, wrong, not good
- 布ぬのcloth, fabric
- 夕べゆうべlast night; evening
- 寄付きふcontribution, donation
- 円えんcircle; yen (Japanese currency)
- 罹るかかるto suffer from, to catch (an illness)
- パイロットpilot
- 偶たまoccasionally, once in a while, rarely
- 位くらいgrade, rank; about, approximately; digit place
- 維持いじmaintenance, preservation
- 陰かげshade, shadow, the far side, behind the scenes
- 光景こうけいscene, spectacle, sight
- 他人たにんanother person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger
- 祝いいわいcelebration, congratulation, celebratory gift
- 思わずおもわずinvoluntarily, without thinking, in spite of oneself
- しまうto put away, to store; (after -te) to finish doing, to do something regrettable
- それぞれeach, every, respectively, severally
- 拡大かくだいmagnification, enlargement, expansion
- 一致いっちcoincidence, agreement, match, conformity
- どこかsomewhere, anywhere; somehow
- ノックknock; fungo (baseball practice hitting)
- 鉄てつiron
- 強力きょうりょくpowerful, strong, forceful
- 罰するばっするto punish, to penalize
- 主張しゅちょうclaim, insistence, assertion
- 轢くひくto run somebody over (with a vehicle), to knock someone down
- 小屋こやhut, cabin, shed, (animal) pen
- 宝たからtreasure
- 知恵ちえwisdom, wit, sense, good idea
- 宝石ほうせきgem, jewel, precious stone
- はあyes, indeed, well; (sighing) ah, phew
- 年寄としよりold people, the aged, an elderly person
- 候補こうほcandidate, candidacy, shortlisted option
- バッグbag, handbag
- 水準すいじゅんlevel, standard; water level
- 平らたいらflat, level, smooth, even
- 飯めし(colloquial) meal, food; cooked rice
- 型かたmould, model, type, style, pattern
- 暮れくれyear end; sunset, nightfall, close (of a period)
- 宜しいよろしい(polite) good, all right, fine, may, will do
- 寧ろむしろrather, better, instead
- スイッチswitch
- 長期ちょうきlong period, long term
- 空きあきvacancy, opening, free space, free time
- 限るかぎるto limit, to restrict, to confine
- 土地とちland, plot of land, a locality
- 共同きょうどうjoint, shared, cooperation, collaboration
- 街まちtown, downtown, street, quarter (of a city)
- 感覚かんかくsense, sensation, feeling, intuition for something
- 居眠りいねむりdozing off, nodding off (while sitting)
- 物音ものおとa noise, a sound (made by something)
- 節ふし(1) joint, knot (in bamboo or wood), (2) tune, melody, (3) point, respect (in which something applies)
- 検討けんとうconsideration, examination, review, scrutiny
- 合わせるあわせるto join together, to combine, to match, to adjust to
- 飛ばすとばすto let fly, to send flying, to blow away; to skip over, to omit
- 炎ほのおflame, blaze
- 発展はってんdevelopment, growth, expansion
- 越えるこえるto cross over, to go beyond, to get past
- 下さるくださる(honorific) to give (to me or my group), to kindly do for me
- 粉こなpowder, flour, dust
- ピンpin
- 左右さゆう(1) left and right, both sides, (2) to influence, to control
- 印しるし(1) mark, sign, (2) token, symbol (of something)
- 友ともfriend, companion
- 増すますto increase, to grow, to add to
- 共にともにtogether with, along with, at the same time as
- 少々しょうしょうa little, a small amount, just a moment
- 苦痛くつうpain, agony, suffering, distress
- 収めるおさめるto put away inside, to store; to obtain, to achieve (a result)
- 依頼いらいrequest, commission (of work)
- 完了かんりょうcompletion, conclusion, finishing
- 鼠ねずみ(1) mouse, rat, (2) dark grey, slate colour
- 上達じょうたつimprovement (in a skill), progress
- 考慮こうりょconsideration, taking into account
- 活用かつよう(1) making good use of, practical application, (2) conjugation (grammar)
- 巣すnest, hive, web, den
- トランプplaying cards, a deck of cards
- 大半たいはんthe majority, most of, the greater part
- 余分よぶんextra, surplus, more than needed
- 高速こうそくhigh speed, rapid
- 礼れい(1) thanks, gratitude, (2) bow, (3) etiquette, courtesy
- まあwell, now; oh my; (doubled) so-so
- 普段ふだんusually, normally, ordinary (everyday) life
- 格好かっこうappearance, the way one looks, outfit, posture
- 永遠えいえんeternity, perpetuity, forever
- 頂上ちょうじょうsummit, top, peak
- 今にいまにbefore long, any time now, sooner or later
- 女王じょおうqueen
- 下すくだすto hand down (a decision, judgement or order), to give (a ruling)
- 瞬間しゅんかんmoment, instant
- ミルクmilk; baby formula