Nounsgold (metal)
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 73–108
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金きん 銀ぎん Nounssilver (Ag)
CommonN3句く Nounssection (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
CommonN3鎖くさり Nounschain; chains
CommonN3癖くせ Nounshabit (usu. a bad one); tendency
CommonN3管くだ Nounspipe; tube
CommonN3組くみ Nounsclass (of students)
CommonN3位くらい Nounsthrone; crown; (nobleman's) seat
CommonN3訓くん Nounsnative Japanese reading of a Chinese character
CommonN3軍ぐん Nounsarmy; armed forces; troops
CommonN3計けい Nounsplan
CommonN3劇げき Nounsdrama; play
CommonN3煙けむり Nounssmoke; fumes
CommonN3券けん Nounsticket; coupon; bond; certificate
CommonN3県けん Nounsprefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
CommonN3後ご Nouns · Adverbsafter
CommonN3語ご Nounsword; term
CommonN3恋こい Nouns(romantic) love
CommonN3氷こおり Nounsice
CommonN3極ごく Adverbsquite; very
CommonN3腰こし Nounslower back; waist; hips; lumbar region
CommonN3事こと Nounsthing; matter
CommonN3諺ことわざ Nounsproverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
CommonN3粉こな Nounsflour; meal; powder; dust
CommonN3塵ゴミ Nounsrubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
CommonN3頃ころ Nouns · Adverbs(approximate) time; around; about; toward
CommonN3差さ Nounsdifference; variation
CommonN3際さい Nounsoccasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of)
CommonN3境さかい Nounsborder; boundary
CommonN3桜さくら Nounscherry tree; cherry blossom; sakura
CommonN3酒さけ Nounsalcohol; sake
CommonN3札さつ Nounsbanknote; bill; note; paper money
CommonN3皿さら Nounsplate; dish; platter; disc
CommonN3猿さる Nounsmonkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate
CommonN3氏し OtherMr; Mrs; Ms; Miss
CommonN3詩し Nounspoem; poetry; verse
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