JLPT N3 vocabulary: the 2090 words to know (page 10)
The 2090 JLPT N3 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 反抗 | はんこう hankou | opposition, resistance |
| 犯罪 | はんざい hanzai | crime |
| ハンサム | ハンサム hansamu | handsome |
| 反省 | はんせい hansei | reflection, reconsideration, regret |
| 犯人 | はんにん hannin | offender, criminal |
| 販売 | はんばい hambai | sale, selling, marketing |
| 灯 | ひ hi | light |
| ピクニック | ピクニック pikunikku | picnic |
| 悲劇 | ひげき higeki | tragedy |
| 飛行 | ひこう hikou | aviation, flight |
| 膝 | ひざ hiza | knee, lap |
| 非常 | ひじょう hijou | emergency, extraordinary, unusual |
| 美人 | びじん bijin | beautiful person (woman) |
| 額 | ひたい hitai | forehead, brow |
| 日付 | ひづけ hizuke | date, dating |
| 必死 | ひっし hisshi | desperation, frantic, inevitable result |
| ぴったり | ぴったり pittari | exactly, neatly, sharp |
| 引っ張る | ひっぱる hipparu | to pull, to stretch, to drag |
| 否定 | ひてい hitei | negation, denial |
| ビデオ | ビデオ bideo | video tape; VCR |
| 一言 | ひとこと hitokoto | one word |
| 人込み | ひとごみ hitogomi | crowd of people |
| 等しい | ひとしい hitoshii | equal |
| 独り | ひとり hitori | alone, unmarried |
| 一人一人 | ひとりひとり hitorihitori | one by one, each |
| 秘密 | ひみつ himitsu | secret, secrecy |
| 微妙 | びみょう bimyou | delicate, subtle |
| 紐 | ひも himo | string, cord |
| 冷やす | ひやす hiyasu | to cool, to refrigerate |
| 費用 | ひよう hiyou | cost, expense |
| 表 | ひょう hyou | table (e.g., Tab 1), chart, list |
| 秒 | びょう byou | second (60th min) |
| 表現 | ひょうげん hyougen | expression, presentation |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう hyoujou | facial expression |
| 表面 | ひょうめん hyoumen | surface, outside, face |
| 広がる | ひろがる hirogaru | to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around |
| 広げる | ひろげる hirogeru | to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge |
| 広める | ひろめる hiromeru | to broaden, to propagate |
| 品 | ひん hin | goods; taste, elegance |
| 瓶 | びん bin | bottle |
| 便 | びん bin | way, means; flight |
| ピン | ピン pin | pin |
| 不 | ふ fu | un(~), non(~), negative prefix |
| 不 | ぶ bu | un(~), non(~), negative prefix |
| 無 | ぶ bu | nothing, naught, nil, zero |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety, uneasiness |
| 風景 | ふうけい fuukei | scenery |
| 夫婦 | ふうふ fuufu | married couple, husband and wife |
| 笛 | ふえ fue | flute, whistle |
| 不可 | ふか fuka | wrong, bad, impossible |
| 深まる | ふかまる fukamaru | to deepen |
| 武器 | ぶき buki | weapon, arms |
| 服装 | ふくそう fukusou | clothes, attire |
| 含む | ふくむ fukumu | to contain, to include |
| 含める | ふくめる fukumeru | to include |
| 袋 | ふくろ fukuro | bag, sack |
| 不幸 | ふこう fukou | unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune |
| 節 | ふし fushi | tune, tone, knob |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety, peace |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | mystery, curiosity |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう fujiyuu | discomfort, disability, inconvenience |
| 夫人 | ふじん fujin | wife, Mrs, madam |
| 婦人 | ふじん fujin | woman (same as 女性 (じょせい)、女の人 (おんなのひと)) |
| 不正 | ふせい fusei | injustice, unfairness |
| 防ぐ | ふせぐ fusegu | to defend (against), to protect, to prevent |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency, shortage |
| 舞台 | ぶたい butai | stage (theater) |
| 双子 | ふたご futago | twins, a twin |
| 再び | ふたたび futatabi | again, once more, a second time |
| 普段 | ふだん fudan | in everyday situations, usually, ordinarily |
| 縁 | ふち fuchi | edge, rim |
| 打つ | ぶつ butsu | to hit, to strike |
| 不通 | ふつう futsuu | blockade, interruption, stoppage |
| 物価 | ぶっか bukka | (commodity/consumer) prices |
| ぶつかる | ぶつかる butsukaru | to strike, to collide with |
| ぶつける | ぶつける butsukeru | to knock, to strike hard, to hit and attack |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ busshitsu | material, substance |
| 物理 | ぶつり butsuri | physics |
| 筆 | ふで fude | writing brush |
| ふと | ふと futo | suddenly, accidentally, incidentally |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion, section, part |
| 不平 | ふへい fuhei | complaint, discontent, dissatisfaction |
| プラス | プラス purasu | plus |
| プラスチック | プラスチック purasuchikku | plastic |
| プラン | プラン puran | plan |
| 不利 | ふり furi | disadvantage, drawback |
| 振る | ふる furu | to wave, to shake; to sprinkle; to cast (actor) |
| 震える | ふるえる furueru | to shiver, to shake, to quake |
| ブレーキ | ブレーキ bureki | a brake |
| 触れる | ふれる fureru | to touch, to feel, to violate |
| プロ | プロ puro | professional |
| 文 | ぶん bun | sentence |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき funiki | atmosphere (e.g., musical), mood, ambiance |
| 文明 | ぶんめい bummei | civilization |
| 分野 | ぶんや bunya | field, sphere |
| 塀 | へい hei | wall, fence |
| 平均 | へいきん heikin | equilibrium, balance, average |
| 平和 | へいわ heiwa | peace |
| 別に | べつに betsuni | (not) particularly, nothing |
| ベルト | ベルト beruto | Belt for western clothes |
| ペンキ | ペンキ penki | paint |
| 変更 | へんこう henkou | change, modification, alteration |
| ベンチ | ベンチ benchi | bench |
| 弁当 | べんとう bentou | box lunch |
| 方 | ほう hou | side |
| 法 | ほう hou | Act (law: the X Act) |
| 棒 | ぼう bou | pole, rod, stick |
| 冒険 | ぼうけん bouken | risk, venture, adventure |
| 方向 | ほうこう houkou | direction, course, way |
| 宝石 | ほうせき houseki | gem, jewel |
| 豊富 | ほうふ houfu | abundance, plenty |
| 方々 | ほうぼう houbou | here and there, everywhere |
| 訪問 | ほうもん houmon | call, visit |
| 吠える | ほえる hoeru | to bark, to howl |
| ボーイ | ボーイ boi | porter; boy |
| ボート | ボート boto | rowing boat |
| ホーム | ホーム homu | platform; home |
| ボール | ボール boru | ball; bowl |
| 他 | ほか hoka | other (esp. places and things) |
| 誇り | ほこり hokori | pride |
| 埃 | ほこり hokori | dust |
| 保存 | ほぞん hozon | preservation, conservation |
| 仏 | ほとけ hotoke | Buddha |
| 骨 | ほね hone | bone |
| 炎 | ほのお honoo | flame |
| 頬 | ほほ hoho | cheek (of face) |
| 頬 | ほお hoo | cheek (of face) |
| ほぼ | ほぼ hobo | almost, roughly |
| 微笑む | ほほえむ hohoemu | to smile |
| 堀 | ほり hori | moat, canal |
| 濠 | ほり hori | moat |
| 本当 | ほんと honto | truth, reality |
| 本人 | ほんにん honnin | the person himself |
| 本物 | ほんもの hommono | genuine article |
| ぼんやり | ぼんやり bonyari | dim, faint, vague |
| 間 | ま ma | space, room, pause |
| まあ | まあ maa | well (used when making a modest or hesitant statement) |
| マーケット | マーケット maketto | market |
| マイク | マイク maiku | mic |
| 迷子 | まいご maigo | lost (stray) child |
| マイナス | マイナス mainasu | minus |
| 任せる | まかせる makaseru | to entrust to another, to leave to |
| 巻く | まく maku | to wind, to coil, to roll |
| 蒔く | まく maku | to sow (seeds) |
| 撒く | まく maku | to scatter, to sprinkle, to sow |
| 幕 | まく maku | curtain, act (in play) |
| 負け | まけ make | defeat, loss |
| 孫 | まご mago | grandchild |
| まさか | まさか masaka | by no means |
| まさに | まさに masani | correctly, surely |
| 混ざる | まざる mazaru | to be mixed, to mingle with |
| 交ざる | まざる mazaru | to be mixed, to mingle with |
| 混じる | まじる majiru | to be mixed, to mingle with |
| 交じる | まじる majiru | to be mixed, to mingle with |
| 増す | ます masu | to increase, to gain |
| 貧しい | まずしい mazushii | poor, needy |
| マスター | マスター masuta | bar owner, master (e.g., arts, science) |
| ますます | ますます masumasu | increasingly (same as もっと), more and more |
| 混ぜる | まぜる mazeru | to mix, to stir |
| 交ぜる | まぜる mazeru | to be mixed, to be blended with |
| 街 | まち machi | town; street, road |
| 間違い | まちがい machigai | mistake |
| 真っ赤 | まっか makka | deep red, flushed (of face) |
| 全く | まったく mattaku | really, completely |
| 祭 | まつり matsuri | festival, feast |
| まとまる | まとまる matomaru | to be collected, to be settled, to be in order |
| まとめる | まとめる matomeru | to put in order, to collect, to bring to a conclusion |
| 学ぶ | まなぶ manabu | to learn; to study |
| 真似 | まね mane | mimicry, imitation, behavior |
| 招く | まねく maneku | to invite |
| まぶしい | まぶしい mabushii | dazzling, radiant |
| 柵 | さく saku | fence, paling |
| 裂ける | さける sakeru | to split, to tear, to burst |
| 酸化 | さんか sanka | oxidation |
| 死 | し shi | death, decease |
| 資格 | しかく shikaku | qualifications, requirements, capabilities |
| 視覚 | しかく shikaku | sense of sight, vision |
| 指揮 | しき shiki | command, direction |
| 磁気 | じき jiki | magnetism |
| 磁器 | じき jiki | porcelain, china |
| 字体 | じたい jitai | font, lettering |
| 辞退 | じたい jitai | refusal |
| 脂肪 | しぼう shibou | fat, grease |
| 志望 | しぼう shibou | wish, desire, ambition |
| 住 | じゅう juu | dwelling, living |
| 私用 | しよう shiyou | personal use, private business |
| 仕様 | しよう shiyou | way, method, specification |
| 情 | じょう jou | feelings, emotion, passion |
| 生涯 | しょうがい shougai | one's lifetime |
| 上司 | じょうし joushi | one's superior |
| 正体 | しょうたい shoutai | natural shape, one's true colors, true character |
| 照明 | しょうめい shoumei | illumination |
| 女史 | じょし joshi | Ms. |
| 助詞 | じょし joshi | (gram) particle(s), postposition |
| ショック | ショック shokku | shock |
| 進行 | しんこう shinkou | advance |
| 新興 | しんこう shinkou | rising, developing, emergent |
| 振興 | しんこう shinkou | promotion, encouragement |
| 申告 | しんこく shinkoku | report, statement |
| 真理 | しんり shinri | truth |
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