Nounslove; affection; care
CommonN3JLPT vocabulary
N3 vocabulary
Intermediate words for longer conversations, work, and learner news.
N3 is where everyday Japanese starts to include abstract words. Mark the ones you know and practise the rest.
JLPT labels follow Jonathan Waller's study lists. They are a learning aid, not an official exam specification. Data and licences
1,660 words 1–36
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愛あい 汗あせ Nounssweat; perspiration
CommonN3跡あと Nounstrace; tracks; mark; sign
CommonN3穴あな Nounshole; opening; orifice; perforation
CommonN3油あぶら Nounsoil
CommonN3嵐あらし Nounsstorm; tempest
CommonN3或ある Adjectivesa certain ...; some ...
CommonN3泡あわ Nounsbubble; foam; froth; suds
CommonN3案あん Nounsidea; plan; proposal; suggestion
CommonN3胃い Nounsstomach
CommonN3息いき Nounsbreath; breathing
CommonN3泉いずみ Nounsspring; fountain
CommonN3板いた Nounsboard; plank
CommonN3稲いね Nounsrice plant (Oryza sativa)
CommonN3命いのち Nounslife; life force
CommonN3否いや Otherno
CommonN3岩いわ Nounsrock; boulder
CommonN3兎うさぎ Nounsrabbit; hare; coney; cony
CommonN3牛うし Nounscattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox
CommonN3嘘うそ Nounslie; fib; falsehood; untruth
CommonN3内うち Nouns · Adverbsinside; within
CommonN3馬うま Nounshorse
CommonN3梅うめ NounsJapanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; Chinese plum
CommonN3噂うわさ Nouns · Verbsrumour; rumor; report; hearsay
CommonN3運うん Nounsfortune; luck; chance
CommonN3柄え Nounshandle; grip
CommonN3餌えさ Nouns(animal) feed; fodder; pet food
CommonN3円えん Nounsyen (currency of Japan)
CommonN3御お Otherhonorific/polite/humble prefix
CommonN3王おう Nounsking; ruler; sovereign; monarch
CommonN3丘おか Nounshill; height; knoll; rising ground
CommonN3沖おき Nounsopen sea
CommonN3奥おく Nounsinner part; interior; back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.); depths (e.g. of a forest)
CommonN3鬼おに Nounsogre; demon; oni
CommonN3帯おび Nounsobi (kimono sash)
CommonN3恩おん Nounsfavour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
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