JLPT N3 Vocabulary List - Page 12

This is a list of the vocabulary that you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N3. In total, you will need to have a vocabulary of about 1650 words.

# Word Reading Meaning
551
対する
たいする
taisuru
to face Study
552
対象
たいしょう
taishou
target, object Study
553
専攻
せんこう
senkou
major subject Study
554
専門
せんもん
senmon
specialty, area of expertise Study
555
専門家
せんもんか
senmonka
specialist, expert Study
556
尊敬
そんけい
sonkei
respect, esteem Study
557
尊重
そんちょう
sonchou
respect, esteem Study
558
小包
こづつみ
kozutsumi
parcel, package Study
559
小学生
しょうがくせい
shougakusei
primary school student Study
560
小屋
こや
koya
hut, cabin, shed Study
561
小説家
しょうせつか
shousetsuka
novelist, fiction writer Study
562
小麦
こむぎ
komugi
wheat Study
563
少々
しょうしょう
shoushou
just a minute Study
564
少女
しょうじょ
shoujo
little girl, young lady Study
565
少年
しょうねん
shounen
boy, juvenile Study
566
就く
つく
tsuku
to take Study
567
就職
しゅうしょく
shuushoku
finding employment Study
568
しり
shiri
buttocks, bottom Study
569
きょく
kyoku
bureau, department Study
570
居眠り
いねむり
inemuri
nodding off, dozing Study
571
居間
いま
ima
living room Study
572
届く
とどく
todoku
to reach, to be delivered Study
573
屋根
やね
yane
roof Study
574
屡々
しばしば
shibashiba
often, again and again Study
575
履く
はく
haku
to wear, to put on Study
576
山登り
やまのぼり
yamanobori
mountain climbing Study
577
いわ
iwa
rock Study
578
きし
kishi
bank, coast, shore Study
579
あらし
arashi
storm, tempest Study
580
川沿い
かわぞい
kawazoi
along the river, riverside Study
581
su
nest, hive Study
582
工事
こうじ
kouji
construction work Study
583
工夫
くふう
kufuu
solving ingeniously Study
584
左右
さゆう
sayuu
left and right, control Study
585
巨大
きょだい
kyodai
huge, gigantic Study
586
sa
difference, variation Study
587
差別
さべつ
sabetsu
discrimination Study
588
市場
いちば
ichiba
market, the market place Study
589
市役所
しやくしょ
shiyakusho
municipal office, city hall Study
590
ぬの
nuno
cloth Study
591
希望
きぼう
kibou
hope, wish Study
592
希望者
きぼうしゃ
kibousha
applicant, candidate Study
593
おび
obi
obi, kimono sash Study
594
帰国
きこく
kikoku
return to one’;s country Study
595
帰宅
きたく
kitaku
returning home Study
596
常に
つねに
tsuneni
always, constantly Study
597
常識
じょうしき
joushiki
common sense Study
598
はば
haba
width, breadth Study
599
まく
maku
curtain Study
600
干す
ほす
hosu
to dry, to drink up Study
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Study Tips for N3

Focus on Common Words

Prioritize vocabulary that appears frequently in daily conversations.

Practice with Context

Learn words in sentences to understand proper usage.

Use Spaced Repetition

Review words at increasing intervals to improve retention.

Test Yourself

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