JLPT N3
2054 words · Page 8 of 11
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 地 | ち chi | earth | noun |
| 地位 | ちい chii | (social) position | noun |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area | noun |
| チーズ | chiizu | cheese | noun, interjection |
| チーム | chiimu | team | noun |
| 知恵 | ちえ chie | wisdom | noun |
| 地下 | ちか chika | underground | noun, no-adjective |
| 違い | ちがい chigai | difference | noun |
| 違いない | ちがいない chigainai | sure | expression, i-adjective |
| 近頃 | ちかごろ chikagoro | lately | adverb, noun |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth | noun |
| 地区 | ちく chiku | district | noun |
| 遅刻 | ちこく chikoku | lateness | noun, suru verb |
| 知事 | ちじ chiji | prefectural governor | noun |
| 知識 | ちしき chishiki | knowledge | noun |
| 父親 | ちちおや chichioya | father | noun |
| 知能 | ちのう chinou | intelligence | noun |
| 地平線 | ちへいせん chiheisen | horizon (related to land) | noun |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district | noun |
| 茶 | ちゃ cha | tea | noun, na-adjective |
| チャンス | chansu | chance | noun |
| ちゃんと | chanto | diligently | adverb, suru verb |
| 注 | ちゅう chuu | annotation | noun, suru verb |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう chuuou | centre | noun, no-adjective |
| 中学 | ちゅうがく chuugaku | junior high school | noun |
| 中古 | ちゅうこ chuuko | used | no-adjective, noun |
| 中止 | ちゅうし chuushi | interruption | noun, suru verb |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ chuusha | parking (a vehicle) | noun, suru verb |
| 昼食 | ちゅうしょく chuushoku | lunch | noun |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center | noun, no-adjective |
| 注目 | ちゅうもく chuumoku | notice | noun, suru verb |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん chuumon | order (for an item) | noun, suru verb |
| 長期 | ちょうき chouki | long-term | no-adjective, noun |
| 調査 | ちょうさ chousa | investigation | noun, suru verb |
| 調子 | ちょうし choushi | tune | noun |
| 頂上 | ちょうじょう choujou | top | noun, no-adjective |
| 頂戴 | ちょうだい choudai | receiving | noun, suru verb |
| 貯金 | ちょきん chokin | putting money aside | noun, suru verb |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct | na-adjective, noun |
| 著者 | ちょしゃ chosha | author (usu. of a particular book) | noun |
| 散らす | ちらす chirasu | to scatter | godan verb, suffix |
| 散る | ちる chiru | to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves) | godan verb |
| ついに | tsuini | finally | adverb |
| 通過 | つうか tsuuka | passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 通貨 | つうか tsuuka | currency | noun |
| 通学 | つうがく tsuugaku | commuting to school | noun, suru verb |
| 通勤 | つうきん tsuukin | commuting to work | noun, suru verb |
| 通行 | つうこう tsuukou | passage (of people or vehicles) | noun, suru verb |
| 通じる | つうじる tsuujiru | to be open (to traffic) | ichidan verb |
| 通信 | つうしん tsuushin | correspondence | noun, suru verb |
| 通訳 | つうやく tsuuyaku | interpretation (i.e. oral translation) | noun, suru verb |
| 捕まる | つかまる tsukamaru | to be caught | godan verb |
| つかむ | tsukamu | to seize | godan verb |
| 疲れ | つかれ tsukare | tiredness | noun |
| 付き合い | つきあい tsukiai | association | noun |
| 付き合う | つきあう tsukiau | to associate with | godan verb |
| 次々 | つぎつぎ tsugitsugi | in succession | adverb, noun |
| 付く | つく tsuku | to be attached | godan verb, suffix |
| 就く | つく tsuku | to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.) | godan verb |
| 突く | つく tsuku | to prick | godan verb |
| 次ぐ | つぐ tsugu | to follow | godan verb |
| つぐ | tsugu | to pour (into a vessel) | godan verb |
| つける | tsukeru | to attach | ichidan verb, suffix |
| 伝わる | つたわる tsutawaru | to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.) | godan verb |
| 土 | つち tsuchi | earth | noun |
| 続き | つづき tsuzuki | continuation | noun |
| 包み | つつみ tsutsumi | bundle | noun, counter |
| 勤め | つとめ tsutome | service | noun |
| つながる | tsunagaru | to be connected (to) | godan verb |
| つなぐ | tsunagu | to connect | godan verb |
| つなげる | tsunageru | to connect | ichidan verb |
| 常に | つねに tsuneni | always | adverb |
| 翼 | つばさ tsubasa | wing | noun, suffix |
| つまり | tsumari | that is to say | adverb, noun |
| 罪 | つみ tsumi | crime | noun, na-adjective |
| 積む | つむ tsumu | to pile up | godan verb |
| 詰める | つめる tsumeru | to stuff into | ichidan verb, auxiliary |
| 積もる | つもる tsumoru | to pile up | godan verb |
| 梅雨 | つゆ tsuyu | (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July) | noun |
| つらい | tsurai | painful | i-adjective |
| 釣り | つり tsuri | fishing | noun |
| 連れ | つれ tsure | companion | noun |
| 出 | で de | coming out | noun |
| 出会い | であい deai | meeting | noun |
| 出会う | であう deau | to meet (by chance) | godan verb |
| 提案 | ていあん teian | proposal | noun, suru verb |
| 定期 | ていき teiki | fixed period | noun, no-adjective |
| 抵抗 | ていこう teikou | resistance | noun, suru verb |
| 提出 | ていしゅつ teishutsu | presentation (of documents) | noun, suru verb |
| 停電 | ていでん teiden | power outage | noun, suru verb |
| 程度 | ていど teido | degree | noun, adverb |
| 停留所 | ていりゅうじょ teiryuujo | stop (bus, tram, etc.) | noun |
| デート | deeto | date (with someone) | noun, suru verb |
| 敵 | てき teki | opponent | noun |
| 出来事 | できごと dekigoto | occurrence | noun |
| 適する | てきする tekisuru | to fit | suru verb |
| 適切 | てきせつ tekisetsu | appropriate | na-adjective, noun |
| 適度 | てきど tekido | moderate (degree) | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 適用 | てきよう tekiyou | application (of a rule, law, method, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| できれば | dekireba | if possible | expression |
| 手品 | てじな tejina | magic (illusion) | noun |
| ですから | desukara | so | conjunction |
| 鉄 | てつ tetsu | iron (Fe) | noun, no-adjective |
| 哲学 | てつがく tetsugaku | philosophy | noun |
| 手伝い | てつだい tetsudai | helper | noun |
| 徹底 | てってい tettei | thoroughness | noun, suru verb |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad | noun |
| 徹夜 | てつや tetsuya | staying up all night | noun, suru verb |
| 手間 | てま tema | time | noun |
| デモ | demo | demonstration | noun |
| 典型 | てんけい tenkei | type | noun |
| 天候 | てんこう tenkou | weather | noun |
| 電子 | でんし denshi | electron | noun, adjective |
| テント | tento | tent | noun |
| 伝統 | でんとう dentou | tradition | noun |
| 天然 | てんねん tennen | nature | noun, no-adjective |
| 問い | とい toi | question | noun |
| 党 | とう tou | party (political) | noun |
| 塔 | とう tou | tower | noun |
| 答案 | とうあん touan | examination paper | noun |
| 同一 | どういつ douitsu | identical | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| 銅貨 | どうか douka | copper coin | noun |
| 当時 | とうじ touji | at that time | noun, adverb |
| 動詞 | どうし doushi | verb | noun |
| 同時 | どうじ douji | same time | noun, adjective |
| どうしても | doushitemo | by all means | expression, adverb |
| どうぞよろしく | douzoyoroshiku | pleased to meet you | expression |
| 到着 | とうちゃく touchaku | arrival | noun, suru verb |
| 道徳 | どうとく doutoku | morals | noun |
| 投票 | とうひょう touhyou | voting | noun, suru verb |
| 東洋 | とうよう touyou | the East | noun |
| 同様 | どうよう douyou | same | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| 童謡 | どうよう douyou | children's song | noun |
| 同僚 | どうりょう douryou | coworker | noun |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road | noun |
| 通す | とおす toosu | to let pass | godan verb, suffix |
| 通り過ぎる | とおりすぎる toorisugiru | to go past | ichidan verb |
| 都会 | とかい tokai | city | noun, no-adjective |
| 溶く | とく toku | to mix (e.g. water with flour) | godan verb |
| 解く | とく toku | to untie | godan verb |
| どく | doku | to step aside | godan verb |
| 毒 | どく doku | poison | noun |
| 得意 | とくい tokui | satisfaction | noun, na-adjective |
| 読書 | どくしょ dokusho | reading (books) | noun, suru verb |
| 独身 | どくしん dokushin | unmarried | no-adjective, noun |
| 特徴 | とくちょう tokuchou | feature | noun |
| 特長 | とくちょう tokuchou | strong point | noun |
| 独特 | どくとく dokutoku | peculiarity | noun, no-adjective |
| 独立 | どくりつ dokuritsu | independence | noun, suru verb |
| 溶ける | とける tokeru | to melt | ichidan verb |
| 解ける | とける tokeru | to be solved | ichidan verb |
| どこか | dokoka | somewhere | noun, adverb |
| ところが | tokoroga | even so | conjunction |
| ところで | tokorode | by the way | conjunction, particle |
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing | noun, suru verb |
| 都市 | とし toshi | town | noun, no-adjective |
| 年月 | としつき toshitsuki | months and years | noun |
| 図書 | としょ tosho | books | noun |
| 年寄り | としより toshiyori | old person | noun, no-adjective |
| 閉じる | とじる tojiru | to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.) | ichidan verb |
| 途端 | とたん totan | just (now, at the moment, etc.) | noun, adverb |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land | noun |
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| トップ | toppu | top | noun |
| 届く | とどく todoku | to reach | godan verb |
| とにかく | tonikaku | anyway | adverb |
| 飛ばす | とばす tobasu | to let fly | godan verb, auxiliary |
| 飛び出す | とびだす tobidasu | to jump out | godan verb |
| 泊める | とめる tomeru | to give shelter to | ichidan verb |
| 友 | とも tomo | friend | noun |
| ともに | tomoni | together | adverb |
| 虎 | とら tora | tiger (Panthera tigris) | noun |
| ドライブ | doraibu | drive | noun, suru verb |
| トラック | torakku | truck | noun |
| ドラマ | dorama | (non-documentary) television series | noun |
| トランプ | toranpu | (Western) playing cards | noun |
| 取り上げる | とりあげる toriageru | to pick up | ichidan verb |
| 努力 | どりょく doryoku | effort | noun, suru verb |
| トレーニング | toreeningu | training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| ドレス | doresu | dress | noun |
| 取れる | とれる toreru | to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.) | ichidan verb |
| 泥 | どろ doro | mud | noun |
| トン | ton | ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg) | noun |
| とんでもない | tondemonai | unthinkable | i-adjective, interjection |
| どんなに | donnani | how | adverb |
| トンネル | tonneru | tunnel | noun, suru verb |
| 名 | な na | name | noun |
| 内容 | ないよう naiyou | contents | noun |
| なお | nao | still | adverb, conjunction |
| 仲 | なか naka | relation | noun |
| 流す | ながす nagasu | to drain | godan verb, suffix |
| 半ば | なかば nakaba | middle | noun, adverb |
| 仲間 | なかま nakama | companion | noun |
| 中身 | なかみ nakami | contents | noun |
| 眺め | ながめ nagame | scene | noun |
| 眺める | ながめる nagameru | to look at | ichidan verb |
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas) | noun |
| 流れる | ながれる nagareru | to stream | ichidan verb |
| 亡くす | なくす nakusu | to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child) | godan verb |
| 殴る | なぐる naguru | to strike | godan verb |