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JLPT3 vocab
JLPT3 vocabulary list
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| あ | Ah |
| ああ | like that,that way |
| あいさつ・する | greeting |
| あいだ | space,interval |
| あう | to fit,to match |
| あかちゃん | baby,infant |
| あがる | to rise,to go up |
| あかんぼう | baby |
| あく | to open,to become empty |
| アクセサリー | accessory |
| あげる | to give |
| あさい | shallow,superficial |
| あじ | flavor,taste |
| アジア | Asia |
| あす | tomorrow |
| あそび | play |
| あつまる | to gather,to collect |
| あつめる | to collect,to assemble |
| アナウンサー | announcer |
| アフリカ | Africa |
| アメリカ | America |
| あやまる | to apologize |
| アルコール | alcohol |
| アルバイト | part-time job |
| あんしん | peace of mind,relief |
| あんぜん | safety,security |
| あんな | such,like that |
| あんない・する | information,guidance |
| いか | less than,below |
| いがい | with the exception of,excepting |
| いがく | medical science |
| いきる | to live,to exist |
| いくら～ても | however much one may ～ |
| いけん | opinion,view |
| いし | stone |
| いじめる | to tease,to torment |
| いじょう | more than,this is all |
| いそぐ | to hurry,to rush |
| いたす | (hum) to do |
| いただく | to receive,to take food or drink (hum) |
| いちど | once,one time |
| いっしょうけんめい | as well as one can,with utmost effort |
| いっぱい | full,to the utmost |
| いと | thread |
| いない | within,inside of |
| いなか | rural,countryside |
| いのる | to pray,to wish |
| いらっしゃる | (hon) to be,to come,to go |
| ～いん | member of ～ |
| うえる | to plant,to grow |
| うかがう | to visit |
| うかがう | to ask |
| うけつけ | receipt,acceptance |
| うける | to take (lesson, test),to undergo |
| うごく | to move |
| うそ | lie |
| うち | within |
| うつ | to hit,to strike |
| うつくしい | beautiful,lovely |
| うつす | copy,to photograph,to film |
| うつる | to move (house),to transfer (department) |
| うで | arm |
| うまい | delicious |
| うら | reverse side,wrong side,back |
| うりば | place where things are sold |
| うれしい | happy,glad |
| うん | yes (informal),alright |
| うんてんしゅ | driver,chauffeur |
| うんてん・する | driving |
| うんどう・する | exercise |
| エスカレーター | escalator |
| えだ | branch,twig |
| えらぶ | to choose,to select |
| えんりょ・する | restraint,reserve |
| おいでになる | (hon) (uk) to be |
| おいわい | congratulation,celebration |
| オートバイ | motorcycle (lit: auto-bi(ke)) |
| オーバー | overcoat |
| おかげ | thanks or owing to |
| おかしい | strange,funny |
| ～おき | after every ～ |
| おく | 100,000,000,hundred million |
| おくじょう | rooftop |
| おくりもの | present,gift |
| おくる | to send (a thing),to dispatch |
| おくれる | to be late,to be delayed |
| おこさん | (someone else's) child |
| おこす | to wake someone |
| おこなう | to be held |
| おこる | to get angry,to be angry |
| おしいれ | closet |
| おじょうさん | (1) (hon) daughter,(2) young lady |
| おたく | (pol) your house,your home |
| おちる | to fall,to drop |
| おっしゃる | (hon) to say,to speak |
| おっと | husband |
| おつり | cahnge (money),balance |
| おと | sound,note |
| おとす | to drop,to lose |
| おどり | dance |
| おどる | to dance |
| おどろく | to be surprised,to be astonished |
| おまつり | festival |
| おみまい | calling on someone who is ill,enquiry |
| おみやげ | souvenir |
| おもいだす | to recall,to remember |
| おもう | to think,to feel |
| おもちゃ | toy |
| おもて | the front,surface,exterior |
| おや | parents |
| おりる | to descend a mountain,to (descend) go down stairs |
| おる | to be (polite version of いる) |
| おる | to break,to fold,to pick a flower |
| おれい | thanking,expression of gratitude |
| おれる | to break,to be folded,to give in,to turn (a corner) |
| おわり | the end |
| ～おわる | end of ～ |
| ～か | professional ～ |
| カーテン | curtain |
| ～かい | counter for floors/stories |
| ～かい | ～ meeting |
| かいがん | coast,beach |
| かいぎ | meeting,conference |
| かいぎしつ | conference room |
| かいじょう | assembly hall,meeting place,the grounds |
| かいわ | conversation |
| かえり | return,coming back |
| かえる | to change,to alter,to vary |
| かがく | science |
| かがみ | mirror |
| ～がくぶ | department of a university |
| かける | to hang,to put on (eg wall) |
| かける | to sit down |
| かける | to begin to |
| かざる | to decorate,to ornament,to adorn |
| かじ | fire |
| ガス | gasoline,petrol |
| ガソリン | gasoline,petrol |
| ガソリンスタンド | gasoline stand,gas station,petrol station |
| かた | way of doing |
| かたい | solid,hard,firm |
| かたち | shape |
| かたづける | to tidy up,to put in order,to put away |
| かちょう | section manager |
| かつ | to win,to gain victory |
| かっこう | appearance,manner |
| かない | housewife |
| かなしい | sad,sorrowful |
| かならず | certainly,necessarily,invariably |
| かねもち/おかねもち | rich man |
| かのじょ | she,girl-friend |
| かべ | wall |
| かまう | to mind,to care about |
| かみ | hair |
| かむ | to bite,to chew |
| かよう | (1) to go back and forth,(2) to commute |
| ガラス | glass,pane |
| かれ | he,boyfriend |
| かれら | they (usually male) |
| かわく | to get dry |
| かわり | substitute,alternate |
| かわる | to change,to be transformed,to vary |
| かんがえる | to consider |
| かんけい | relation,connection |
| かんごふ | (female) nurse |
| かんたん | simple |
| がんばる | to try one's best,to persist |
| き | spirit,mood |
| きかい | chance,opportunity |
| きけん | danger,peril,hazard |
| きこえる | to be heard,to be audible |
| きしゃ | train (steam) |
| ぎじゅつ | art,technique,technology,skill |
| きせつ | season |
| きそく | rule,regulations |
| きっと | surely,definitely |
| きぬ | silk |
| きびしい | strict |
| きぶん | feeling,mood |
| きまる | to be decided,to be settled |
| きみ | You (masculine term for female) |
| きめる | to decide |
| きもち | feeling,sensation,mood |
| きもの | kimono |
| きゃく | guest,customer |
| きゅう | (1) urgent,sudden,(2) steep |
| きゅうこう | express (eg train that bypasses stations) |
| きょういく | training,education |
| きょうかい | church |
| きょうそう | competition,contest |
| きょうみ | interest (in something) |
| きんじょ | neighbourhood |
| ～く | district ～ |
| ぐあい | condition,state,health |
| くうき | air,atmosphere |
| くうこう | airport |
| くさ | grass |
| くださる | (hon) to give,to confer |
| くび | neck |
| くも | cloud |
| くらべる | to compare |
| くれる | to give,to do for |
| くれる | to get dark,to come to an end |
| ～くん | Mr (junior) ～,master ～ |
| け | hair |
| け | fur |
| けいかく・する | plan,project,schedule |
| けいけん・する | experience |
| けいざい | economics,finance,economy |
| けいさつ | police |
| けが・する | injury (to animate object),hurt |
| ケーキ | cake |
| けしき | scenery,scene,landscape |
| けしゴム | eraser |
| げしゅく | boarding,lodging,boarding house |
| けっして | never |
| けれど/けれども | but,however |
| ～けん | counter for houses |
| げんいん | cause,origin,source |
| けんか・する | quarrel |
| げんかん | entrance way (in Japanese house) |
| けんきゅう | study,research,investigation |
| けんきゅうしつ | study room,laboratory |
| けんぶつ | a sight,an attraction |
| こ | child |
| ご～ | honourable ～ |
| こう | like this,this way |
| こうがい | suburb,outskirts |
| こうぎ | lecture |
| こうぎょう | (manufacturing) industry |
| こうこう/こうとうがっこう | high school/senior high school |
| こうこうせい | high school student |
| こうじょう | factory |
| こうちょう | principal,headmaster |
| こうつう | traffic,transportation |
| こうどう | auditorium |
| こうむいん | government worker,public servant |
| こくさい | international |
| こころ | core,heart |
| ～ございます | to be (polite),to exist |
| ごしゅじん | your husband,her husband |
| こしょう・する | break-down |
| ごぞんじ | knowing,acquaintance |
| こたえ | answer,response |
| ごちそう | feast,treating (someone) |
| こっち | (1) (uk) this person,(2) this direction,(3) this side,(4) thereafter |
| こと | thing,matter,fact |
| ことり | small bird |
| このあいだ | the other day,recently |
| このごろ | these days,nowadays |
| こまかい | (1) small,(2) fine,minute |
| ごみ | rubbish,trash,garbage |
| こむ | to be crowded |
| こめ | uncooked rice |
| ごらんになる | (hon) to see |
| これから | after this |
| こわい | scary,frightening |
| こわす | to break,to break down |
| こわれる | to be broken,to break |
| コンサート | concert |
| こんど | now,next time |
| コンピュータ/コンピューター | computer |
| こんや | this evening,tonight |
| さいきん | latest,most recent,nowadays |
| さいご | last,end,conclusion |
| さいしょ | beginning,first |
| さか | slope,hill |
| さがす | to search,to seek,to look for |
| さがる | to get down,to descend |
| さかん | popularity,prosperous |
| さげる | to hang,to lower,to move back |
| さしあげる | (polite) to give,to offer |
| さっき | some time ago |
| さびしい | lonely,lonesome |
| ～さま | Mr or Mrs ～ |
| さらいげつ | the month after next |
| さらいしゅう | the week after next |
| サラダ | salad |
| さわぐ | to make noise,to clamor,to be excited |
| さわる | to touch,to feel |
| さんぎょう | industry |
| サンダル | sandal |
| サンドイッチ | sandwich |
| ざんねん | bad luck,disappointment |
| し | city |
| じ | character,hand-writing |
| しあい | match,game,contest |
| しかた | way,method |
| しかる | a particular,a certain |
| ～しき | ceremony |
| しけん | examination,test,study |
| じこ | accident |
| じしん | earthquake |
| じだい | period,epoch,era |
| したぎ | underwear |
| したく・する | preparation |
| しっかり | firmly,tightly,steady |
| しっぱい | failure,mistake,blunder |
| しつれい | (1) discourtesy,impoliteness,(2) Excuse me,Goodbye |
| じてん | dictionary |
| しなもの | goods |
| しばらく | little while |
| しま | island |
| （～て）しまう | to end up ～ |
| しみん | citizen |
| じむしょ | office |
| しゃかい | society,public |
| しゃちょう | company president,manager,director |
| じゃま | hindrance,intrusion |
| ジャム | jam |
| じゆう | freedom |
| しゅうかん | custom,habit,manners |
| じゅうしょ | address (eg of house),residence,domicile |
| じゅうどう | judo |
| じゅうぶん | enough ,sufficient |
| しゅっせき・する | attendance,presence |
| しゅっぱつ・する | departure |
| しゅみ | hobby |
| じゅんび・する | prepare |
| しょうかい | introduction |
| しょうがつ | New Year,New Year's Day |
| しょうがっこう | primary school,elementary school |
| しょうせつ | novel,story |
| しょうたい・する | invitation |
| しょうち・する | consent,acceptance |
| しょうらい | future,prospects |
| しょくじ・する | meal |
| しょくりょうひん | foodstuff,groceries |
| じょせい | woman |
| しらせる | to notify,to advise |
| しらべる | to investigate,to check up |
| じんこう | population |
| じんじゃ | Shinto shrine |
| しんせつ | kindness,gentleness |
| しんぱい・する | worry,concern |
| しんぶんしゃ | newspaper company |
| すいえい | swimming |
| すいどう | water service,water supply |
| ずいぶん | extremely |
| すうがく | mathematics,arithmetic |
| スーツ | suit |
| スーツケース | suitcase |
| スーパー（マーケット） | super (market) |
| すぎる | to exceed,to go beyond |
| すく | to become empty |
| すく | to be less crowded |
| スクリーン | screen |
| すごい | terrific,amazing,to a great extent |
| すすむ | to make progress,to advance,to proceed |
| すっかり | all,completely,thoroughly |
| すっと | straight,quickly,all of a sudden |
| ステーキ | steak |
| ステレオ | stereo |
| すてる | to throw away |
| すな | sand |
| すばらしい | wonderful,splendid |
| すべる | to slide,to slip |
| すみ | corner,nook |
| すむ | to finish,to end |
| すり | pickpocket |
| すると | and,then |
| ～せい | ～ made |
| せいかつ・する | living,life (one's daily existence),livelihood |
| せいさん・する | production,manufacture |
| せいじ | politics,government |
| せいよう | the west,Western countries |
| せかい | the world |
| せき | seat |
| せつめい | explanation |
| せなか | back (of body) |
| ぜひ | certainly,without fail |
| せわ・する | looking after,help |
| せん | line,wire |
| ぜんぜん | wholly,entirely |
| せんそう | war |
| せんぱい | senior,superior,elder |
| せんもん | speciality,study major |
| そう | really |
| そうだん・する | consultation,discussion |
| そだてる | to raise,to rear,to bring up |
| そつぎょう | graduation |
| そふ | grandfather |
| ソフト | soft |
| そぼ | grandmother |
| それで | and (conj),thereupon,because of that |
| それに | besides,moreover |
| それほど | (uk) to that degree,extent |
| そろそろ | gradually,steadily,soon |
| そんな | such,like that,that sort of |
| そんなに | so much,like that |
| ～だい | ～ age/period |
| たいいん・する | leaving hospital |
| だいがくせい | college student,university student |
| だいじ | important,valuable,serious matter |
| だいたい | generally,substantially |
| たいてい | generally,usually |
| タイプ | type,style |
| だいぶ | considerably,greatly,a lot |
| たいふう | typhoon |
| たおれる | to collapse,to break down |
| だから | so,therefore |
| たしか | certain,sure,definite |
| たす | to add (numbers),to do (eg. one's business) |
| ～だす | to draw from ～,to come out of ～ |
| たずねる | to visit |
| たずねる | to ask |
| ただしい | right,just,correct |
| たたみ | tatami mat (Japanese straw mat) |
| ～だて | two storied,separate housing |
| たてる | to stand (something) up,to erect (something) |
| たてる | to build,to construct |
| たとえば | for example,eg. |
| たな | shelves,rack |
| たのしむ | to enjoy oneself |
| たのしみ | pleasure,joy |
| たまに | occasionally,once in a while |
| ため | good,advantage,in order to |
| だめ | useless,no good,hopeless |
| たりる | to be sufficient,to be enough |
| だんせい | male,man |
| だんぼう | heating |
| ち | blood |
| チェック・する | check |
| ちから | strength,power |
| ちっとも | not at all (neg. verb) |
| ～ちゃん | suffix for familiar (female) person |
| ちゅうい | caution,being careful,attention (heed) |
| ちゅうがっこう | junior high school,middle school pupil |
| ちゅうしゃ | injection |
| ちゅうしゃじょう | parking lot,parking place |
| ～ちょう | ～ of the town |
| ちり | geography |
| ～（に）ついて | about,concerning,regarding |
| つかまえる | to catch,to arrest,to seize |
| つき | moon |
| ～つき | month |
| つく | to be started,to be switched on |
| つける | to take |
| つける | to soak,to moisten,to pickle |
| つごう | circumstances,condition,convenience |
| つたえる | to tell,to report |
| つづく | to be continued |
| ～つづける | to continue doing ～ |
| つづける | to continue,to keep up,to keep on |
| つつむ | wrap,pack |
| つま | (hum) wife |
| つもり | intention,plan |
| つる | to fish |
| つれる | to lead,to take (a person) |
| ていねい | polite,courteous |
| テキスト | (1)text,(2)text book |
| てきとう | fitness,suitability |
| できる | to be made/built TODO-check |
| できるだけ | if at all possible,as much as possible |
| てつだう | to help,to assist,to take part in |
| テニス | tennis |
| てぶくろ | glove |
| てら | temple |
| てん | spot,mark,point,dot |
| てんいん | shop assistant,employee,clerk,salesperson |
| てんきよほう | weather forecast,weather report |
| でんとう | electric light |
| でんぽう | telegram |
| てんらんかい | exhibition |
| と | metroplitan,municipal |
| どうぐ | tool,means |
| とうとう | vast,calm |
| どうぶつえん | zoo |
| とおく | far away,distant |
| とおり | ～ Street,～ Avenue |
| とおる | to pass (by),to go through |
| とくに | particularly,especially |
| とくべつ | special |
| とこや | barber |
| とちゅう | on the way,en route,midway |
| とっきゅう | limited express (train, faster than an express) |
| とどける | to reach |
| とまる | to stay at (eg. hotel) |
| とめる | to stop (something) |
| とりかえる | to exchange,to replace |
| どろぼう | thief,burglar,robber |
| どんどん | steadily,little by little |
| なおす | to fix,to repair |
| なおる | to be fixed,to be repaired |
| なおる | to be cured,to heal |
| なかなか | very,considerably,quite |
| なく | to cry,to sing (bird) |
| なくなる | to disappear,to get lost |
| なくなる | to die |
| なげる | to throw,to cast away |
| なさる | (hon) to do |
| なる | to sound,to ring,to resound |
| なるべく | as much as possible |
| なるほど | I see,now I understand |
| なれる | to grow accustomed to |
| におい | odour,scent,smell |
| にがい | bitter |
| ～にくい | difficult to do ～ |
| にげる | to escape,to run away |
| にっき | diary,journal |
| にゅういん・する | hospitalization |
| にゅうがく・する | entry to school or university,matriculation |
| にる | to resemble,to be similar |
| にんぎょう | doll,puppet,figure |
| ぬすむ | to steal |
| ぬる | to paint,to plaster |
| ぬれる | to get wet |
| ねだん | price,cost |
| ねつ | fever,temperature |
| ねっしん | zeal,enthusiasm |
| ねぼう | sleeping in late |
| ねむい | sleepy,drowsy |
| ねむる | to sleep |
| のこる | to remain,to be left |
| のど | throat |
| のりかえる | to transfer (trains),to change (bus, train) |
| のりもの | vehicle |
| は | leaf |
| ばあい | case,situation |
| パート（タイム） | part time (esp female part time employees) |
| ばい | twice,double |
| はいけん・する | (hum) (pol) seeing,look at |
| はいしゃ | dentist |
| ～ばかり | just did ～,only |
| はこぶ | to transport,to carry |
| ～はじめる | to start doing ～,the beginning of ～ |
| はじめる | to start,to begin |
| ばしょ | place,location |
| はず | it should be so |
| はずかしい | shy,ashamed,embarrassed |
| パソコン | (personal) computer |
| はつおん | pronunciation |
| はっきり | clearly,plainly,distinctly |
| はなみ | cherry-blossom viewing,flower viewing |
| パパ | papa,father |
| はやし | woods,forester |
| はらう | to pay |
| ばんぐみ | program (eg. TV) |
| はんたい | oppose,opposition,resistance |
| ハンバーグ | handbag |
| ひ | sun,sunshine,day |
| ひ | fire,flame,blaze |
| ピアノ | piano |
| ひえる | to grow cold,to get chilly,to cool down |
| ひかる | to shine,to glitter |
| ひかり | light |
| ひきだし | drawer,drawing out |
| ひげ | beard |
| ひこうじょう | airport |
| ひさしぶり | after a long time |
| びじゅつかん | art gallery,art museum |
| ひじょうに | very,extremely,exceedingly |
| びっくりする | to be surprised |
| ひっこす | to move,to change residence |
| ひつよう | necessary,essential |
| ひどい | cruel,awful |
| ひらく | to open (eg. a festival) |
| ビル | (abbr) building,bill |
| ひるま | daytime,during the day |
| ひるやすみ | lunch break,noon recess,noon rest period |
| ひろう | to pick up,to find,to gather |
| ファックス | fax |
| ふえる | to increase,to multiply |
| ふかい | deep,profound,thick |
| ふくざつ | complexity,complication |
| ふくしゅう | review,revision |
| ぶちょう | head of a section |
| ふつう | (1) generally,ordinarily,usually,(2) train that stops at every station |
| ぶどう | grapes |
| ふとる | to grow fat (stout, plump),to become fat |
| ふとん | bedding (Japanese style),futon |
| ふね | ship,boat |
| ふべん | inconvenience |
| ふむ | to step on,to tread on |
| プレゼント | present,gift |
| ぶんか | culture,civilization |
| ぶんがく | literature |
| ぶんぽう | grammar |
| べつ | distinction,different |
| ベル | bell |
| へん | strange,odd,peculiar |
| へんじ | reply,answer |
| ぼうえき | trade (foreign) |
| ほうそう・する | broadcast,broadcasting |
| ほうりつ | law |
| ぼく | (male) I,manservant |
| ほし | star |
| ほど | degree,extent |
| ほとんど | mostly,almost |
| ほめる | to praise |
| ほんやく | translation (written) |
| まいる | (1) (hum) to go,to come |
| まける | to lose,to be defeated |
| まじめ | diligent,serious |
| まず | first (of all),to start with |
| または | or,otherwise |
| まちがえる | to err,to make a mistake |
| まにあう | (1) to be in time for |
| ～まま | as it is |
| まわり | surroundings,circulation |
| まわる | to go around,to revolve |
| まんが | comic,cartoon |
| まんなか | middle,centre |
| みえる | to be seen,to be in sight |
| みずうみ | lake |
| みそ | miso,bean paste |
| みつかる | (uk) to be found,to be discovered |
| みつける | to discover,to find |
| みな | everyone,everybody |
| みなと | harbour,port |
| むかえる | to go out to meet |
| むかう | to face,to go towards |
| むかし | olden days,former |
| むし | insect |
| むすこ | (hum) son |
| むすめ | (hum) daughter |
| むり | unreasonable,impossible |
| ～め | number ～ sequence,～nd/th |
| めしあがる | (pol) to eat |
| めずらしい | unusual,rare |
| もうしあげる | to say,to tell |
| もうす | (hum) to be called,to say |
| もうすぐ | soon, very soon |
| もし | if |
| もちろん | certainly,of course |
| もっとも | most,extremely |
| もどる | to turn back,to return |
| もめん | cotton |
| もらう | (uk) to receive |
| もり | forest |
| やく | to bake,to grill |
| やくにたつ | to be helpful,to be useful |
| やくそく | arrangement,promise |
| やける | to burn,to be roasted,to be sunburnt |
| やさしい | kind,gentle |
| ～やすい | easy to do ～ |
| やせる | to become thin,to lose weight |
| やっと | at last,at length |
| やはり/やっぱり | as I thought,absolutely |
| やむ | to cease,to stop |
| やめる | to end,to stop,to resign |
| やる | (col)to do |
| やわらかい | soft,tender |
| ゆ | hot water |
| ゆうはん | evening meal |
| ゆしゅつ・する | export |
| ゆにゅう | import |
| ゆび | finger |
| ゆびわ | (finger) ring |
| ゆめ | dream |
| ゆれる | to shake,to sway |
| よう | way,manner,kind |
| よう | task,business,use |
| ようい | preparation |
| ようじ | tasks,chores |
| よごれる | to get dirty,to become dirty |
| よしゅう | preparation for a lesson |
| よてい | plans,arrangement,schedule |
| よやく | reservation,booking |
| よる | to visit,to drop in |
| （～に）よると | according to ～ |
| よろこぶ | to be delighted,to be glad |
| よろしい | (hon) good,OK,all right |
| りゆう | reason,pretext,motive |
| りよう | use,utilization |
| りょうほう | both sides,both parties |
| りょかん | Japanese hotel,inn |
| るす | absence,being away from home |
| れいぼう | cooling,air conditioning |
| れきし | history |
| レジ | register |
| レポート/リポート | report |
| れんらく | communication,contact,connection |
| ワープロ | word processor |
| わかす | to boil,to heat |
| わかれる | to be divided,to part from,to separate |
| わく | to boil,to grow hot,to get excited |
| わけ | (uk) meaning,reason |
| わすれもの | lost article,something forgotten |
| わらう | to laugh,to smile |
| わりあい | rate,ratio,percentage |
| われる | to break |
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