JLPT N3
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 楽器 | がっき gakki | musical instrument | noun, no-adjective |
| 学期 | がっき gakki | school term | noun |
| 活動 | かつどう katsudou | activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 活躍 | かつやく katsuyaku | activity (esp. energetic or successful) | noun, suru verb |
| 活用 | かつよう katsuyou | practical use | noun, suru verb |
| 仮定 | かてい katei | assumption | noun, suru verb |
| 過程 | かてい katei | process | noun |
| 課程 | かてい katei | course | noun |
| 悲しむ | かなしむ kanashimu | to be sad | godan verb |
| 必ずしも | かならずしも kanarazushimo | (not) always | adverb |
| かなり | kanari | considerably | adverb, no-adjective |
| 金 | かね kane | money | noun |
| 鐘 | かね kane | bell (often a large hanging bell) | noun |
| 可能 | かのう kanou | possible | na-adjective, noun |
| 株 | かぶ kabu | stock | noun, counter |
| 我慢 | がまん gaman | endurance | noun, suru verb |
| 上 | かみ kami | upper reaches (of a river) | noun |
| 神 | かみ kami | god | noun, na-adjective |
| 雷 | かみなり kaminari | lightning | noun |
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ kaminoke | hair (on the head) | expression, noun |
| 科目 | かもく kamoku | (school) subject | noun |
| かもしれない | kamoshirenai | may | expression |
| かゆい | kayui | itchy | i-adjective |
| 歌謡 | かよう kayou | song | noun |
| 空 | から kara | emptiness | noun, no-adjective |
| 殻 | から kara | shell | noun |
| 柄 | がら gara | pattern | noun |
| 刈る | かる karu | to cut (grass, hair, etc.) | godan verb |
| 皮 | かわ kawa | skin | noun |
| 革 | かわ kawa | leather | noun |
| かわいそう | kawaisou | poor | na-adjective, noun |
| 可愛らしい | かわいらしい kawairashii | lovely | i-adjective |
| 乾かす | かわかす kawakasu | to dry (clothes, etc.) | godan verb |
| 渇く | かわく kawaku | to be thirsty | godan verb |
| 替わる | かわる kawaru | to succeed | godan verb |
| 缶 | かん kan | can | noun, counter |
| 勘 | かん kan | perception | noun |
| 考え | かんがえ kangae | thinking | noun |
| 感覚 | かんかく kankaku | sense | noun, suru verb |
| 間隔 | かんかく kankaku | space | noun |
| 観客 | かんきゃく kankyaku | spectator | noun |
| 環境 | かんきょう kankyou | environment | noun |
| 歓迎 | かんげい kangei | welcome | noun, suru verb |
| 観光 | かんこう kankou | sightseeing | noun, suru verb |
| 観察 | かんさつ kansatsu | observation | noun, suru verb |
| 感じ | かんじ kanji | feeling | noun |
| 感謝 | かんしゃ kansha | thanks | noun, suru verb |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient | noun |
| 勘定 | かんじょう kanjou | calculation | noun, suru verb |
| 感情 | かんじょう kanjou | emotion | noun, no-adjective |
| 感じる | かんじる kanjiru | to feel | ichidan verb |
| 感心 | かんしん kanshin | admiration | noun, suru verb |
| 関心 | かんしん kanshin | concern | noun |
| 関する | かんする kansuru | to concern | suru verb |
| 完成 | かんせい kansei | completion | noun, suru verb |
| 完全 | かんぜん kanzen | perfect | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 乾燥 | かんそう kansou | dryness | noun, suru verb |
| 感想 | かんそう kansou | impressions | noun |
| 感動 | かんどう kandou | being deeply moved emotionally | noun, suru verb |
| 監督 | かんとく kantoku | supervision | noun, suru verb |
| 管理 | かんり kanri | control | noun, suru verb |
| 完了 | かんりょう kanryou | completion | noun, suru verb |
| 関連 | かんれん kanren | relation | noun, suru verb |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of an assembly | noun |
| 記憶 | きおく kioku | memory | noun, suru verb |
| 気温 | きおん kion | (air) temperature | noun |
| 機械 | きかい kikai | machine | noun |
| 議会 | ぎかい gikai | congress | noun |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period | noun |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine | noun |
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise | noun |
| 効く | きく kiku | to be effective | godan verb |
| 期限 | きげん kigen | term | noun |
| 機嫌 | きげん kigen | humour | noun, na-adjective |
| 気候 | きこう kikou | climate | noun |
| 岸 | きし kishi | bank | noun |
| 生地 | きじ kiji | cloth | noun |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article | noun |
| 技師 | ぎし gishi | engineer | noun |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter | noun |
| 傷 | きず kizu | wound | noun |
| 期待 | きたい kitai | expectation | noun, suru verb |
| 気体 | きたい kitai | gas | noun |
| 帰宅 | きたく kitaku | returning home | noun, suru verb |
| 貴重 | きちょう kichou | precious | na-adjective, noun |
| 議長 | ぎちょう gichou | chair | noun |
| きちんと | kichinto | properly | adverb, suru verb |
| きつい | kitsui | tough | i-adjective |
| 気づく | きづく kizuku | to notice | godan verb |
| 気に入る | きにいる kiniiru | to like | expression, godan verb |
| 記入 | きにゅう kinyuu | entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 記念 | きねん kinen | commemoration | noun, suru verb |
| 機能 | きのう kinou | function | noun, suru verb |
| 気の毒 | きのどく kinodoku | pitiful | na-adjective, noun |
| 寄付 | きふ kifu | contribution | noun, suru verb |
| 希望 | きぼう kibou | hope | noun, suru verb |
| 基本 | きほん kihon | basics | noun, no-adjective |
| 決まり | きまり kimari | rule | noun, no-adjective |
| 気味 | きみ kimi | sensation | noun |
| 奇妙 | きみょう kimyou | strange | na-adjective, noun |
| 義務 | ぎむ gimu | duty | noun |
| 疑問 | ぎもん gimon | doubt | noun, na-adjective |
| 逆 | ぎゃく gyaku | reverse | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| キャプテン | kyaputen | captain | noun |
| キャンプ | kyanpu | camp | noun, suru verb |
| 旧 | きゅう kyuu | old | prefix, noun |
| 級 | きゅう kyuu | (school) grade | noun, counter |
| 球 | きゅう kyuu | sphere | noun, counter |
| 休暇 | きゅうか kyuuka | holiday | noun |
| 休憩 | きゅうけい kyuukei | rest | noun, suru verb |
| 急激 | きゅうげき kyuugeki | sudden | na-adjective |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | absorption | noun, suru verb |
| 救助 | きゅうじょ kyuujo | relief | noun, suru verb |
| 急速 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rapid (e.g. progress) | na-adjective, noun |
| 休息 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rest | noun, suru verb |
| 急に | きゅうに kyuuni | swiftly | adverb |
| 給料 | きゅうりょう kyuuryou | salary | noun |
| 器用 | きよう kiyou | skillful | na-adjective, noun |
| 教科書 | きょうかしょ kyoukasho | textbook | noun |
| 競技 | きょうぎ kyougi | game | noun, suru verb |
| 行儀 | ぎょうぎ gyougi | manners | noun |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう kyoukyuu | supply | noun, suru verb |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ kyouju | professor | noun, suru verb |
| 強調 | きょうちょう kyouchou | emphasis | noun, suru verb |
| 共通 | きょうつう kyoutsuu | common | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| 共同 | きょうどう kyoudou | cooperation | noun, suru verb |
| 恐怖 | きょうふ kyoufu | fear | noun, suru verb |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation | noun, suru verb |
| 強力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | powerful | na-adjective, noun |
| 許可 | きょか kyoka | permission | noun, suru verb |
| 局 | きょく kyoku | bureau | noun, counter |
| 巨大 | きょだい kyodai | huge | na-adjective, noun |
| 嫌う | きらう kirau | to hate | godan verb |
| 霧 | きり kiri | fog | noun |
| 切れ | きれ kire | piece | noun, counter |
| 切れる | きれる kireru | to break | ichidan verb, auxiliary |
| 記録 | きろく kiroku | record | noun, suru verb |
| 議論 | ぎろん giron | argument | noun, suru verb |
| 金 | きん kin | gold (metal) | noun, no-adjective |
| 銀 | ぎん gin | silver (Ag) | noun, no-adjective |
| 禁煙 | きんえん kin'en | abstaining from smoking | noun, suru verb |
| 金額 | きんがく kingaku | amount of money | noun |
| 金庫 | きんこ kinko | safe | noun |
| 禁止 | きんし kinshi | prohibition | noun, suru verb |
| 金銭 | きんせん kinsen | money | noun, no-adjective |
| 金属 | きんぞく kinzoku | metal | noun |
| 近代 | きんだい kindai | present day | noun |
| 緊張 | きんちょう kinchou | tension | noun, suru verb |
| 筋肉 | きんにく kinniku | muscle | noun |
| 金融 | きんゆう kin'yuu | finance | noun, no-adjective |
| 句 | く ku | section (i.e. of text) | noun |
| 食う | くう kuu | to eat | godan verb |
| 偶然 | ぐうぜん guuzen | coincidence | noun, na-adjective |
| 臭い | くさい kusai | stinking | i-adjective, suffix |
| 鎖 | くさり kusari | chain | noun |
| 腐る | くさる kusaru | to rot | godan verb, auxiliary |
| 癖 | くせ kuse | habit (usu. a bad one) | noun |
| 管 | くだ kuda | pipe | noun |
| 具体 | ぐたい gutai | concreteness | noun |
| 下り | くだり kudari | down-train | noun, no-adjective |
| 下る | くだる kudaru | to descend | godan verb |
| 苦痛 | くつう kutsuu | pain | noun |
| ぐっすり | gussuri | soundly (sleeping) | adverb |
| 区別 | くべつ kubetsu | distinction | noun, suru verb |
| 組 | くみ kumi | class (of students) | noun, counter |
| 組合 | くみあい kumiai | association | noun |
| 組む | くむ kumu | to cross (legs or arms) | godan verb |
| 汲む | くむ kumu | to draw (water) | godan verb |
| 酌む | くむ kumu | to pour (sake) | godan verb |
| 悔しい | くやしい kuyashii | frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice) | i-adjective |
| くらい | kurai | approximately | suffix, particle |
| 暮らし | くらし kurashi | (way of) life | noun |
| クラシック | kurashikku | classical music | noun, na-adjective |
| 暮らす | くらす kurasu | to live (on, by, etc.) | godan verb, suffix |
| グラス | gurasu | glass (drinking vessel) | noun |
| グラウンド | guraundo | (sports) ground | noun |
| クリーム | kuriimu | cream | noun |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす kurikaesu | to repeat | godan verb |
| クリスマス | kurisumasu | Christmas | noun |
| 狂う | くるう kuruu | to go mad | godan verb |
| グループ | guruupu | group (usu. of people) | noun |
| 苦しい | くるしい kurushii | painful | i-adjective, suffix |
| 苦しむ | くるしむ kurushimu | to suffer | godan verb |
| 暮れ | くれ kure | sunset | noun, adverb |
| 苦労 | くろう kurou | trouble | noun, suru verb |
| 加える | くわえる kuwaeru | to add | ichidan verb |
| くわえる | kuwaeru | to hold in one's mouth | ichidan verb |
| 詳しい | くわしい kuwashii | detailed | i-adjective |
| 加わる | くわわる kuwawaru | to be added to | godan verb |
| 訓 | くん kun | native Japanese reading of a Chinese character | noun, suffix |
| 軍 | ぐん gun | army | noun |
| 郡 | ぐん gun | district | noun |
| 軍隊 | ぐんたい guntai | armed forces | noun |
| 訓練 | くんれん kunren | training | noun, suru verb |
| 下 | げ ge | lowness (of degree, value, etc.) | noun |
| 計 | けい kei | plan | noun, prefix |
| 敬意 | けいい keii | respect | noun |
| 経営 | けいえい keiei | management | noun, suru verb |
| 景気 | けいき keiki | business conditions | noun |
| 傾向 | けいこう keikou | tendency | noun |