JLPT N3
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 作法 | さほう sahou | manners | noun |
| 様々 | さまざま samazama | various | na-adjective, noun |
| 冷ます | さます samasu | to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature) | godan verb |
| 覚ます | さます samasu | to awaken | godan verb |
| 冷める | さめる sameru | to cool down | ichidan verb |
| 覚める | さめる sameru | to wake | ichidan verb |
| 左右 | さゆう sayuu | left and right | noun, suru verb |
| 皿 | さら sara | plate | noun, counter |
| さらに | sarani | furthermore | adverb, conjunction |
| 去る | さる saru | to leave | godan verb, auxiliary |
| さる | saru | monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata) | noun |
| 騒ぎ | さわぎ sawagi | uproar | noun |
| 参加 | さんか sanka | participation | noun, suru verb |
| 参考 | さんこう sankou | reference | noun |
| 賛成 | さんせい sansei | approval | noun, suru verb |
| 酸性 | さんせい sansei | acidity | noun, no-adjective |
| 酸素 | さんそ sanso | oxygen (O) | noun |
| 氏 | し shi | Mr | suffix, noun |
| 詩 | し shi | poem | noun |
| 幸せ | しあわせ shiawase | happiness | noun, na-adjective |
| ジーンズ | jiinzu | jeans | noun |
| ジェット機 | ジェットき jettoki | jet aeroplane | noun |
| 四角 | しかく shikaku | quadrilateral | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| じかに | jikani | directly | adverb |
| しかも | shikamo | moreover | conjunction |
| 四季 | しき shiki | the four seasons | noun |
| 直 | じき jiki | soon | na-adjective, adverb |
| 時期 | じき jiki | time | noun, adverb |
| 支給 | しきゅう shikyuu | provision | noun, suru verb |
| 至急 | しきゅう shikyuu | urgent | no-adjective, noun |
| しきりに | shikirini | frequently | adverb |
| 刺激 | しげき shigeki | stimulus | noun, suru verb |
| 資源 | しげん shigen | resources | noun |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event | noun |
| 時刻 | じこく jikoku | time | noun |
| 自殺 | じさつ jisatsu | suicide | noun, suru verb |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact | noun, adverb |
| 支出 | ししゅつ shishutsu | expenditure | noun, suru verb |
| 事情 | じじょう jijou | circumstances | noun |
| 詩人 | しじん shijin | poet | noun |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self | noun |
| 沈む | しずむ shizumu | to sink | godan verb |
| 自然 | しぜん shizen | nature | noun, na-adjective |
| 思想 | しそう shisou | thought | noun |
| 舌 | した shita | tongue | noun |
| 次第 | しだい shidai | depending on | suffix, noun |
| 従う | したがう shitagau | to obey (an order, law, etc.) | godan verb |
| したがって | shitagatte | therefore | conjunction |
| 親しい | したしい shitashii | close (e.g. friend) | i-adjective |
| 質 | しつ shitsu | quality | noun |
| 失業 | しつぎょう shitsugyou | unemployment | noun, suru verb |
| 湿気 | しっけ shikke | moisture | noun |
| 実験 | じっけん jikken | experiment | noun, suru verb |
| 実現 | じつげん jitsugen | implementation (e.g. of a system) | noun, suru verb |
| 実行 | じっこう jikkou | execution (e.g. of a plan) | noun, suru verb |
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality | noun, no-adjective |
| 実施 | じっし jisshi | enforcement | noun, suru verb |
| 湿度 | しつど shitsudo | humidity | noun |
| じっと | jitto | motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait) | adverb, suru verb |
| 実に | じつに jitsuni | really | adverb |
| 実は | じつは jitsuha | as a matter of fact | expression, adverb |
| 失望 | しつぼう shitsubou | disappointment | noun, suru verb |
| 実力 | じつりょく jitsuryoku | (real) ability | noun |
| 支店 | してん shiten | branch office | noun |
| 指導 | しどう shidou | guidance | noun, suru verb |
| 自動 | じどう jidou | automatic | no-adjective, noun |
| 児童 | じどう jidou | children | noun |
| 品 | しな shina | article | noun |
| 支配 | しはい shihai | rule | noun, suru verb |
| 芝居 | しばい shibai | play | noun |
| しばしば | shibashiba | often | adverb |
| 芝生 | しばふ shibafu | lawn | noun |
| 支払い | しはらい shiharai | payment | noun |
| 支払う | しはらう shiharau | to pay | godan verb |
| 死亡 | しぼう shibou | death | noun, suru verb |
| 資本 | しほん shihon | funds | noun |
| 姉妹 | しまい shimai | sisters | noun |
| しまった | shimatta | darn it! | interjection |
| 自慢 | じまん jiman | pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 地味 | じみ jimi | plain | na-adjective, noun |
| 示す | しめす shimesu | to (take out and) show | godan verb |
| 占める | しめる shimeru | to account for | ichidan verb |
| 湿る | しめる shimeru | to become damp | godan verb |
| 下 | しも shimo | lower reaches (of a river) | noun, no-adjective |
| 霜 | しも shimo | frost | noun |
| 借金 | しゃっきん shakkin | debt | noun, suru verb |
| しゃべる | shaberu | to talk | godan verb |
| 週 | しゅう shuu | week | noun |
| 州 | しゅう shuu | state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.) | noun, suffix |
| 銃 | じゅう juu | gun | noun |
| 周囲 | しゅうい shuui | surroundings | noun, no-adjective |
| 収穫 | しゅうかく shuukaku | harvest | noun, suru verb |
| 宗教 | しゅうきょう shuukyou | religion | noun |
| 重視 | じゅうし juushi | regarding as important | noun, suru verb |
| 就職 | しゅうしょく shuushoku | finding employment | noun, suru verb |
| ジュース | juusu | juice | noun |
| 修正 | しゅうせい shuusei | amendment | noun, suru verb |
| 重体 | じゅうたい juutai | serious condition | noun |
| 渋滞 | じゅうたい juutai | (traffic) congestion | noun, suru verb |
| 重大 | じゅうだい juudai | serious | na-adjective, noun |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく juutaku | residence | noun |
| 集団 | しゅうだん shuudan | group | noun |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう shuuchuu | concentration (on a task) | noun, suru verb |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう shuunyuu | income | noun |
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant | noun |
| 重要 | じゅうよう juuyou | important | na-adjective |
| 主義 | しゅぎ shugi | doctrine | noun |
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく shukuhaku | accommodation | noun, suru verb |
| 手術 | しゅじゅつ shujutsu | surgery | noun, suru verb |
| 首相 | しゅしょう shushou | prime minister | noun |
| 手段 | しゅだん shudan | means | noun |
| 主張 | しゅちょう shuchou | claim | noun, suru verb |
| 出場 | しゅつじょう shutsujou | participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) | noun |
| 出版 | しゅっぱん shuppan | publication | noun, suru verb |
| 首都 | しゅと shuto | (national) capital (city) | noun |
| 主婦 | しゅふ shufu | housewife | noun |
| 主要 | しゅよう shuyou | chief | na-adjective, noun |
| 需要 | じゅよう juyou | demand | noun |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety | noun, counter |
| 順 | じゅん jun | order | noun, na-adjective |
| 瞬間 | しゅんかん shunkan | moment | noun, adverb |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう junchou | favourable | na-adjective, noun |
| 順番 | じゅんばん junban | order | noun |
| 使用 | しよう shiyou | use | noun, suru verb |
| 小 | しょう shou | smallness | noun |
| 章 | しょう shou | chapter | noun |
| 賞 | しょう shou | prize | noun |
| 上 | じょう jou | from the standpoint of | suffix, noun |
| 障害 | しょうがい shougai | obstacle | noun, suru verb |
| 奨学金 | しょうがくきん shougakukin | scholarship | noun |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく joukyaku | passenger | noun |
| 上京 | じょうきょう joukyou | going (up) to the capital | noun, suru verb |
| 状況 | じょうきょう joukyou | state of affairs | noun |
| 条件 | じょうけん jouken | condition | noun |
| 正午 | しょうご shougo | noon | noun, adverb |
| 正直 | しょうじき shoujiki | honest | na-adjective, noun |
| 常識 | じょうしき joushiki | common sense | noun |
| 少女 | しょうじょ shoujo | girl (usu. between 7 and 17) | noun |
| 少々 | しょうしょう shoushou | a little | adverb, noun |
| 症状 | しょうじょう shoujou | symptoms | noun |
| 生じる | しょうじる shoujiru | to produce | ichidan verb |
| 状態 | じょうたい joutai | state | noun |
| 上達 | じょうたつ joutatsu | improvement (e.g. in skill, ability) | noun, suru verb |
| 冗談 | じょうだん joudan | joke | noun |
| 上等 | じょうとう joutou | superior | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision | noun, suru verb |
| 商人 | しょうにん shounin | merchant | noun |
| 承認 | しょうにん shounin | recognition | noun, suru verb |
| 少年 | しょうねん shounen | boy | noun |
| 商売 | しょうばい shoubai | trade | noun, suru verb |
| 消費 | しょうひ shouhi | consumption | noun, suru verb |
| 商品 | しょうひん shouhin | commodity | noun |
| 賞品 | しょうひん shouhin | prize | noun |
| 消防 | しょうぼう shoubou | fire fighting | noun |
| 情報 | じょうほう jouhou | information | noun |
| 証明 | しょうめい shoumei | proof | noun, suru verb |
| 省略 | しょうりゃく shouryaku | omission | noun, suru verb |
| 女王 | じょおう joou | queen | noun |
| 職 | しょく shoku | job | noun |
| 職業 | しょくぎょう shokugyou | occupation | noun |
| 食卓 | しょくたく shokutaku | dining table | noun, no-adjective |
| 食品 | しょくひん shokuhin | food | noun |
| 植物 | しょくぶつ shokubutsu | plant | noun |
| 食物 | しょくもつ shokumotsu | food | noun |
| 食欲 | しょくよく shokuyoku | appetite (for food) | noun |
| 食料 | しょくりょう shokuryou | food | noun |
| 食糧 | しょくりょう shokuryou | food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat) | noun |
| 書斎 | しょさい shosai | study | noun |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman | noun |
| 助手 | じょしゅ joshu | assistant | noun |
| 徐々に | じょじょに jojoni | gradually | adverb |
| 署名 | しょめい shomei | signature | noun, suru verb |
| 書物 | しょもつ shomotsu | book | noun |
| 女優 | じょゆう joyuu | actress | noun |
| 処理 | しょり shori | processing | noun, suru verb |
| 書類 | しょるい shorui | document | noun |
| 知らせ | しらせ shirase | news | noun |
| 尻 | しり shiri | buttocks | noun |
| 知り合い | しりあい shiriai | acquaintance | noun |
| 印 | しるし shirushi | mark | noun |
| 城 | しろ shiro | castle | noun |
| 進学 | しんがく shingaku | advancing to the next stage of education | noun, suru verb |
| 神経 | しんけい shinkei | nerve | noun |
| 真剣 | しんけん shinken | serious | na-adjective, noun |
| 信仰 | しんこう shinkou | (religious) faith | noun, suru verb |
| 信号 | しんごう shingou | signal | noun, suru verb |
| 人工 | じんこう jinkou | artificial | noun, no-adjective |
| 深刻 | しんこく shinkoku | serious | na-adjective, noun |
| 診察 | しんさつ shinsatsu | medical examination | noun, suru verb |
| 人種 | じんしゅ jinshu | race (of people) | noun |
| 信じる | しんじる shinjiru | to believe | ichidan verb |
| 人生 | じんせい jinsei | (one's) life | noun |
| 親戚 | しんせき shinseki | relative | noun |
| 新鮮 | しんせん shinsen | fresh | na-adjective |
| 心臓 | しんぞう shinzou | heart | noun |
| 身体 | しんたい shintai | body | noun |
| 身長 | しんちょう shinchou | height (of a person) | noun |
| 慎重 | しんちょう shinchou | careful | na-adjective, noun |
| 審判 | しんぱん shinpan | judgement | noun, suru verb |