jlpt-boi / JLPT N3 / Vocabulary
The bridge level: everyday vocabulary plus the abstract terms that start appearing in real texts. Every word below is pulled from real N3 practice questions — tap any word to try the question it appears in.
138 words · with readings & meanings
Practice N3 vocabulary →| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
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| 諦める | あきらめる | to give up | Practice → |
| 案内 | あんない | guidance / information | Practice → |
| 意見 | いけん | opinion / view | Practice → |
| 一体 | いったい | (intensifier) on earth / in the world | Practice → |
| 印刷 | いんさつ | printing | Practice → |
| 印象 | いんしょう | impression | Practice → |
| 影響 | えいきょう | influence / effect | Practice → |
| 選ぶ | えらぶ | to choose | Practice → |
| 延期 | えんき | postponement | Practice → |
| 思ったより | おもったより | more than expected | Practice → |
| 会場 | かいじょう | venue | Practice → |
| 確実に | かくじつに | certainly / reliably | Practice → |
| 確認 | かくにん | confirmation / checking | Practice → |
| 過去 | かこ | past | Practice → |
| 片付ける | かたづける | to tidy up | Practice → |
| 必ず | かならず | without fail | Practice → |
| かなり | かなり | considerably / quite | Practice → |
| 環境 | かんきょう | environment | Practice → |
| 関係 | かんけい | relation / connection | Practice → |
| 機会 | きかい | opportunity / occasion | Practice → |
| 期間 | きかん | period / duration | Practice → |
| 希望 | きぼう | hope / preference | Practice → |
| 決める | きめる | to decide | Practice → |
| 興味 | きょうみ | interest | Practice → |
| 比べる | くらべる | to compare | Practice → |
| 計画 | けいかく | plan | Practice → |
| 経験 | けいけん | experience | Practice → |
| 傾向 | けいこう | tendency / trend | Practice → |
| 結果 | けっか | result / outcome | Practice → |
| 決して | けっして | never / by no means | Practice → |
| 原因 | げんいん | cause | Practice → |
| 現金 | げんきん | cash | Practice → |
| 効果 | こうか | effect / benefit | Practice → |
| 後悔 | こうかい | regret | Practice → |
| 工事 | こうじ | construction work | Practice → |
| 交通 | こうつう | traffic / transportation | Practice → |
| 故障 | こしょう | breakdown / malfunction | Practice → |
| 断る | ことわる | to decline / refuse | Practice → |
| 最近 | さいきん | recently / these days | Practice → |
| 最後 | さいご | last / end | Practice → |
| 最初 | さいしょ | first / beginning | Practice → |
| 盛ん | さかん | active / thriving | Practice → |
| 避ける | さける | to avoid | Practice → |
| 支える | ささえる | to support | Practice → |
| 参加 | さんか | participation | Practice → |
| 事故 | じこ | accident | Practice → |
| 事情 | じじょう | circumstances | Practice → |
| 自信 | じしん | confidence | Practice → |
| 実施 | じっし | implementation / carrying out | Practice → |
| 失敗 | しっぱい | failure / mistake | Practice → |
| 質問 | しつもん | question / inquiry | Practice → |
| 品物 | しなもの | item / goods | Practice → |
| しばしば | しばしば | often / frequently | Practice → |
| 習慣 | しゅうかん | habit / custom | Practice → |
| 十分 | じゅうぶん | enough / sufficient | Practice → |
| 修理 | しゅうり | repair | Practice → |
| 順番 | じゅんばん | order / turn | Practice → |
| 準備 | じゅんび | preparation | Practice → |
| 条件 | じょうけん | condition / requirement | Practice → |
| 承認 | しょうにん | approval | Practice → |
| 商品 | しょうひん | product / merchandise | Practice → |
| 将来 | しょうらい | future | Practice → |
| 調べる | しらべる | to investigate / look up | Practice → |
| 新鮮 | しんせん | fresh | Practice → |
| 心配 | しんぱい | worry / anxiety | Practice → |
| 進む | すすむ | to advance / proceed | Practice → |
| すっかり | すっかり | completely / entirely | Practice → |
| 正確 | せいかく | accurate | Practice → |
| 生活 | せいかつ | life / livelihood | Practice → |
| 制限 | せいげん | limit / restriction | Practice → |
| 成功 | せいこう | success | Practice → |
| 責任 | せきにん | responsibility | Practice → |
| 絶対 | ぜったい | absolutely / definitely | Practice → |
| 説明 | せつめい | explanation | Practice → |
| 相談 | そうだん | consultation / discussion | Practice → |
| そろそろ | そろそろ | soon / about time | Practice → |
| 対象 | たいしょう | target / eligible group | Practice → |
| 大切 | たいせつ | important / precious | Practice → |
| 態度 | たいど | attitude / manner | Practice → |
| 大半 | たいはん | most / majority | Practice → |
| 確か | たしか | if I remember correctly / certain | Practice → |
| 注意 | ちゅうい | attention / caution | Practice → |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん | order / request | Practice → |
| ついに | ついに | finally / at last | Practice → |
| 都合 | つごう | convenience / circumstances | Practice → |
| 続ける | つづける | to continue | Practice → |
| 勤める | つとめる | to work for / be employed by | Practice → |
| どうしても | どうしても | by all means / no matter what / absolutely not | Practice → |
| 道路 | どうろ | road | Practice → |
| 特に | とくに | especially / particularly | Practice → |
| 途中 | とちゅう | on the way / midway | Practice → |
| 突然 | とつぜん | suddenly | Practice → |
| 届ける | とどける | to deliver / hand in | Practice → |
| 取り替える | とりかえる | to replace | Practice → |
| 努力 | どりょく | effort | Practice → |
| 内容 | ないよう | content / details | Practice → |
| なかなか | なかなか | not easily / quite | Practice → |
| 荷物 | にもつ | luggage / parcel | Practice → |
| 残る | のこる | to remain | Practice → |
| 場合 | ばあい | case / situation | Practice → |
| 配達 | はいたつ | delivery | Practice → |
| 場所 | ばしょ | place / location | Practice → |
| 発見 | はっけん | discovery / finding | Practice → |
| 判断 | はんだん | judgment / decision | Practice → |
| 非常に | ひじょうに | extremely | Practice → |
| 評価 | ひょうか | evaluation / reputation | Practice → |
| 不安 | ふあん | anxiety / unease | Practice → |
| 増える | ふえる | to increase | Practice → |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ | complex | Practice → |
| 防ぐ | ふせぐ | to prevent | Practice → |
| 不足 | ふそく | insufficiency / lack | Practice → |
| 普段 | ふだん | usually / ordinarily | Practice → |
| 別に | べつに | not particularly / separately | Practice → |
| 減る | へる | to decrease | Practice → |
| 変更 | へんこう | change / alteration | Practice → |
| 返事 | へんじ | reply / response | Practice → |
| 便利 | べんり | convenient / useful | Practice → |
| 方法 | ほうほう | method / way | Practice → |
| 任せる | まかせる | to entrust | Practice → |
| 間違える | まちがえる | to make a mistake | Practice → |
| 間に合う | まにあう | to be in time | Practice → |
| まもなく | まもなく | soon / shortly | Practice → |
| 満足 | まんぞく | satisfaction | Practice → |
| 認める | みとめる | to acknowledge / approve | Practice → |
| 目的 | もくてき | purpose / objective | Practice → |
| もしかすると | もしかすると | perhaps / possibly | Practice → |
| 戻る | もどる | to return | Practice → |
| 約束 | やくそく | promise / appointment | Practice → |
| やっぱり | やっぱり | as expected / after all | Practice → |
| 用意 | ようい | preparation / provision | Practice → |
| 予定 | よてい | plan / schedule | Practice → |
| 予報 | よほう | forecast | Practice → |
| 予約 | よやく | reservation / booking | Practice → |
| 理由 | りゆう | reason | Practice → |
| 料金 | りょうきん | fee / charge | Practice → |
| 連絡 | れんらく | contact / communication | Practice → |
| わけ | わけ | reason / circumstances | Practice → |
| 割引 | わりびき | discount | Practice → |