JLPT N3
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 警告 | けいこく keikoku | warning | noun, suru verb |
| 計算 | けいさん keisan | calculation | noun, suru verb |
| 掲示 | けいじ keiji | notice | noun, suru verb |
| 刑事 | けいじ keiji | (police) detective | noun, adjective |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ geijutsu | art | noun |
| 契約 | けいやく keiyaku | contract | noun, suru verb |
| 経由 | けいゆ keiyu | going through | noun, suru verb |
| ケース | keesu | case (container) | noun |
| ゲーム | geemu | game | noun |
| 劇 | げき geki | drama | noun |
| 劇場 | げきじょう gekijou | theatre | noun |
| 化粧 | けしょう keshou | make-up | noun, suru verb |
| ケチ | kechi | stinginess | noun, na-adjective |
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood | noun |
| 結果 | けっか kekka | result | noun, suru verb |
| 欠陥 | けっかん kekkan | defect | noun |
| 結局 | けっきょく kekkyoku | after all | adverb, noun |
| 決心 | けっしん kesshin | determination | noun, suru verb |
| 欠席 | けっせき kesseki | absence | noun, suru verb |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision | noun, suru verb |
| 欠点 | けってん ketten | fault | noun |
| 結論 | けつろん ketsuron | conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 煙 | けむり kemuri | smoke | noun |
| 蹴る | ける keru | to kick | godan verb |
| 券 | けん ken | ticket | noun |
| 県 | けん ken | prefecture (of Japan) | noun |
| 見解 | けんかい kenkai | opinion | noun |
| 限界 | げんかい genkai | limit | noun, no-adjective |
| 現金 | げんきん genkin | cash | noun, na-adjective |
| 言語 | げんご gengo | language | noun |
| 健康 | けんこう kenkou | health | noun, na-adjective |
| 検査 | けんさ kensa | inspection (e.g. customs, factory) | noun, suru verb |
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present | noun, adverb |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality | noun |
| 現象 | げんしょう genshou | phenomenon | noun |
| 現状 | げんじょう genjou | present condition | noun, no-adjective |
| 建設 | けんせつ kensetsu | construction | noun, suru verb |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age | noun, no-adjective |
| 建築 | けんちく kenchiku | construction | noun, suru verb |
| 見当 | けんとう kentou | estimate | noun |
| 検討 | けんとう kentou | consideration | noun, suru verb |
| 現場 | げんば genba | actual spot | noun |
| 憲法 | けんぽう kenpou | constitution | noun |
| 権利 | けんり kenri | right | noun |
| 後 | ご go | after | noun, adverb |
| 碁 | ご go | go (board game) | noun |
| 恋 | こい koi | (romantic) love | noun |
| 濃い | こい koi | deep (colour) | i-adjective |
| 恋人 | こいびと koibito | lover | noun |
| 幸運 | こううん kouun | good luck | noun, na-adjective |
| 講演 | こうえん kouen | lecture | noun, suru verb |
| 効果 | こうか kouka | effect | noun, no-adjective |
| 硬貨 | こうか kouka | coin | noun |
| 高価 | こうか kouka | highly priced | na-adjective, noun |
| 豪華 | ごうか gouka | extravagant | na-adjective, noun |
| 合格 | ごうかく goukaku | passing (an exam) | noun, suru verb |
| 交換 | こうかん koukan | exchange | noun, suru verb |
| 航空 | こうくう koukuu | aviation | noun |
| 光景 | こうけい koukei | scene | noun |
| 合計 | ごうけい goukei | sum total | noun, suru verb |
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | attack | noun, suru verb |
| 貢献 | こうけん kouken | contribution (furthering a goal or cause) | noun, suru verb |
| 広告 | こうこく koukoku | advertisement | noun, suru verb |
| 交際 | こうさい kousai | company | noun, suru verb |
| 校舎 | こうしゃ kousha | school building | noun |
| 後者 | こうしゃ kousha | the latter | noun |
| 公正 | こうせい kousei | justice | noun, na-adjective |
| 構成 | こうせい kousei | composition | noun, suru verb |
| 高速 | こうそく kousoku | high-speed | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action | noun, suru verb |
| 強盗 | ごうとう goutou | robber | noun |
| 後輩 | こうはい kouhai | junior (at work, school, etc.) | noun |
| 幸福 | こうふく koufuku | happiness | noun, na-adjective |
| 公平 | こうへい kouhei | fair | na-adjective, noun |
| 候補 | こうほ kouho | candidate | noun |
| 考慮 | こうりょ kouryo | consideration | noun, suru verb |
| 越える | こえる koeru | to cross over | ichidan verb |
| コーチ | koochi | coach | noun, suru verb |
| コード | koodo | code | noun |
| 氷 | こおり koori | ice | noun |
| 凍る | こおる kooru | to freeze | godan verb |
| ゴール | gooru | goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 誤解 | ごかい gokai | misunderstanding | noun, suru verb |
| 語学 | ごがく gogaku | study of foreign languages | noun |
| 呼吸 | こきゅう kokyuu | breathing | noun, suru verb |
| 故郷 | こきょう kokyou | hometown | noun |
| ごく | goku | quite | adverb, number |
| 国語 | こくご kokugo | national language | noun |
| 国籍 | こくせき kokuseki | nationality | noun |
| 黒板 | こくばん kokuban | blackboard | noun |
| 克服 | こくふく kokufuku | conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 国民 | こくみん kokumin | people (of a country) | noun |
| 穀物 | こくもつ kokumotsu | grain | noun, no-adjective |
| 腰 | こし koshi | lower back | noun |
| こしょう | koshou | pepper | noun |
| 個人 | こじん kojin | individual | noun |
| 越す | こす kosu | to cross over (e.g. mountain) | godan verb |
| 国家 | こっか kokka | state | noun |
| 国会 | こっかい kokkai | National Diet | noun |
| 国境 | こっきょう kokkyou | border (between countries) | noun |
| 骨折 | こっせつ kossetsu | bone fracture | noun, suru verb |
| 小包 | こづつみ kozutsumi | parcel | noun |
| 琴 | こと koto | koto (13-stringed Japanese zither) | noun |
| 異なる | ことなる kotonaru | to differ | godan verb |
| ことわざ | kotowaza | proverb | noun |
| 断る | ことわる kotowaru | to refuse | godan verb |
| 粉 | こな kona | flour | noun |
| 好み | このみ konomi | liking | noun, no-adjective |
| 好む | このむ konomu | to like | godan verb |
| こぼす | kobosu | to spill | godan verb |
| こぼれる | koboreru | to spill | ichidan verb |
| 小麦 | こむぎ komugi | wheat | noun |
| ごめんなさい | gomennasai | I'm sorry | expression |
| 小屋 | こや koya | hut | noun |
| これら | korera | these | pronoun |
| 殺す | ころす korosu | to kill | godan verb |
| 転ぶ | ころぶ korobu | to fall down | godan verb |
| 今回 | こんかい konkai | this time | noun, adverb |
| 今後 | こんご kongo | from now on | noun, adverb |
| 混雑 | こんざつ konzatsu | congestion | noun, suru verb |
| こんなに | konnani | so | adverb |
| 困難 | こんなん konnan | difficulty | noun, na-adjective |
| こんにちは | konnichiha | hello | interjection |
| 婚約 | こんやく kon'yaku | engagement | noun, suru verb |
| 混乱 | こんらん konran | disorder | noun, suru verb |
| 差 | さ sa | difference | noun |
| サービス | saabisu | service | noun, suru verb |
| 際 | さい sai | occasion | noun |
| 最高 | さいこう saikou | best | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| 財産 | ざいさん zaisan | property | noun |
| 最終 | さいしゅう saishuu | last | no-adjective, noun |
| 最中 | さいちゅう saichuu | (in) the middle of | noun |
| 最低 | さいてい saitei | least | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| 才能 | さいのう sainou | talent | noun |
| 裁判 | さいばん saiban | trial | noun, suru verb |
| 材料 | ざいりょう zairyou | materials | noun |
| 幸い | さいわい saiwai | happiness | noun, na-adjective |
| サイン | sain | autograph | noun, suru verb |
| 境 | さかい sakai | border | noun |
| 逆らう | さからう sakarau | to go against | godan verb |
| 盛り | さかり sakari | height (e.g. of summer) | noun |
| 作業 | さぎょう sagyou | work | noun, suru verb |
| 裂く | さく saku | to tear | godan verb |
| 昨 | さく saku | last (year) | prefix |
| 作品 | さくひん sakuhin | work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition) | noun |
| 作物 | さくもつ sakumotsu | crop | noun |
| 桜 | さくら sakura | cherry tree | noun |
| 酒 | さけ sake | alcohol | noun |
| 叫ぶ | さけぶ sakebu | to shout | godan verb |
| 避ける | さける sakeru | to avoid (physical contact with) | ichidan verb |
| 支える | ささえる sasaeru | to support | ichidan verb |
| 刺さる | ささる sasaru | to stick into (of something with a sharp point) | godan verb |
| 刺す | さす sasu | to pierce | godan verb |
| 指す | さす sasu | to point | godan verb |
| 挿す | さす sasu | to insert | godan verb |
| さす | sasu | to pour | godan verb |
| 射す | さす sasu | to shine | godan verb |
| 座席 | ざせき zaseki | seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating) | noun |
| 誘う | さそう sasou | to invite | godan verb |
| 札 | さつ satsu | banknote | noun |
| 作家 | さっか sakka | author | noun |
| 作曲 | さっきょく sakkyoku | composition (of music) | noun, suru verb |
| ざっと | zatto | roughly | adverb |
| さっぱり | sappari | feeling refreshed | adverb, suru verb |
| さて | sate | well | conjunction, interjection |
| 砂漠 | さばく sabaku | desert | noun |
| 差別 | さべつ sabetsu | distinction | noun, suru verb |
| ママ | mama | mom | noun |
| 豆 | まめ mame | legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses) | noun, prefix |
| 守る | まもる mamoru | to protect | godan verb |
| 迷う | まよう mayou | to lose one's way | godan verb |
| 丸 | まる maru | circle | noun, suffix |
| まるで | marude | as if | adverb |
| 万一 | まんいち man'ichi | (unlikely event of) emergency | noun, adverb |
| 満足 | まんぞく manzoku | satisfaction | noun, na-adjective |
| 身 | み mi | one's body | noun |
| 実 | み mi | fruit | noun |
| 見送り | みおくり miokuri | seeing (someone) off | noun |
| 味方 | みかた mikata | friend | noun, no-adjective |
| 見事 | みごと migoto | splendid | na-adjective, adverb |
| ミス | misu | mistake | noun, suru verb |
| 満ちる | みちる michiru | to fill | ichidan verb |
| 密 | みつ mitsu | dense | na-adjective, noun |
| 認める | みとめる mitomeru | to recognize | ichidan verb |
| 見舞い | みまい mimai | visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune) | noun |
| 土産 | みやげ miyage | local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling | noun |
| 都 | みやこ miyako | capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital) | noun |
| 妙 | みょう myou | strange | na-adjective, noun |
| 未来 | みらい mirai | (distant) future | noun |
| 魅力 | みりょく miryoku | charm | noun |
| 診る | みる miru | to examine (medically) | ichidan verb |
| ミルク | miruku | milk | noun |
| 無 | む mu | nothing | noun, prefix |
| 向かい | むかい mukai | facing | noun, no-adjective |
| 迎え | むかえ mukae | meeting | noun |
| 向く | むく muku | to turn toward | godan verb |
| むく | muku | to peel | godan verb |
| 向ける | むける mukeru | to turn (towards) | ichidan verb |
| 無視 | むし mushi | disregarding | noun, suru verb |
| 蒸し暑い | むしあつい mushiatsui | humid | i-adjective |