JLPT N3 vocabulary: the 2090 words to know (page 5)
The 2090 JLPT N3 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 感謝 | かんしゃ kansha | thanks, gratitude |
| 患者 | かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| 勘定 | かんじょう kanjou | calculation, counting, consideration |
| 感情 | かんじょう kanjou | emotion(s), feeling(s), sentiment |
| 感心 | かんしん kanshin | admiration |
| 関心 | かんしん kanshin | concern, interest |
| 関する | かんする kansuru | to concern, to be related |
| 完成 | かんせい kansei | complete, completion; perfection |
| 完全 | かんぜん kanzen | perfection, completeness |
| 乾燥 | かんそう kansou | dry, arid, dehydrated |
| 感想 | かんそう kansou | (one's) impressions, (one's) thoughts |
| 感動 | かんどう kandou | being deeply moved, excitement |
| 監督 | かんとく kantoku | supervision, control, (movie) director |
| 管理 | かんり kanri | control, management (e.g., of a business) |
| 完了 | かんりょう kanryou | completion, conclusion |
| 議員 | ぎいん giin | member of the Diet, congress, or parliament |
| 記憶 | きおく kioku | memory, recollection, remembrance |
| 機械 | きかい kikai | machine, machinery |
| 器械 | きかい kikai | instrument |
| 議会 | ぎかい gikai | Diet, congress, parliament |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period, term |
| 機関 | きかん kikan | engine; institution, organization |
| 期限 | きげん kigen | deadline, term |
| 機嫌 | きげん kigen | humor, temper, mood |
| 岸 | きし kishi | bank, coast, shore |
| 生地 | きじ kiji | fabric; dough |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article, news story |
| 技師 | ぎし gishi | engineer, technician |
| 記者 | きしゃ kisha | reporter |
| 傷 | きず kizu | wound, injury, hurt |
| 期待 | きたい kitai | expectation, anticipation, hope |
| 気体 | きたい kitai | vapor, gas |
| 帰宅 | きたく kitaku | returning home |
| 貴重 | きちょう kichou | precious, valuable |
| 議長 | ぎちょう gichou | chairman |
| きちんと | きちんと kichinto | precisely, accurately |
| きつい | きつい kitsui | tight, close, intense |
| 気付く | きづく kizuku | to notice, to recognize, to become aware of |
| 気に入る | きにいる kiniiru | to like, to be please |
| 記入 | きにゅう kinyuu | entry, filling in of forms |
| 気の毒 | きのどく kinodoku | pitiful, a pity |
| 寄付 | きふ kifu | contribution, donation |
| 希望 | きぼう kibou | hope, wish, aspiration |
| 基本 | きほん kihon | basic, basis |
| 決まり | きまり kimari | settlement, conclusion, rule |
| 気味 | きみ kimi | -like, -looking, -looked |
| 奇妙 | きみょう kimyou | strange, queer, curious |
| 疑問 | ぎもん gimon | question, problem, doubt |
| 逆 | ぎゃく gyaku | reverse, opposite |
| キャプテン | キャプテン kyaputen | captain |
| キャンプ | キャンプ kyampu | camp |
| 休暇 | きゅうか kyuuka | vacation, holiday, day off |
| 休憩 | きゅうけい kyuukei | rest, break, intermission |
| 急激 | きゅうげき kyuugeki | sudden, precipitous, radical |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう kyuushuu | absorption, suction |
| 救助 | きゅうじょ kyuujo | relief, aid, rescue |
| 急速 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rapid (e.g., progress) |
| 休息 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rest, relief, relaxation |
| 急に | きゅうに kyuuni | suddenly |
| 器用 | きよう kiyou | skillful, handy |
| 教科書 | きょうかしょ kyoukasho | textbook |
| 競技 | きょうぎ kyougi | game, match, contest |
| 行儀 | ぎょうぎ gyougi | manners |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう kyoukyuu | supply, provision |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ kyouju | teaching, instruction; professor |
| 強調 | きょうちょう kyouchou | emphasis, stress, stressed point |
| 共同 | きょうどう kyoudou | cooperation, association, collaboration |
| 恐怖 | きょうふ kyoufu | fear, terror |
| 協力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | cooperation, collaboration |
| 強力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | powerful, strong |
| 許可 | きょか kyoka | permission, approval |
| 局 | きょく kyoku | office, bureau, station(TV, radio) |
| 巨大 | きょだい kyodai | huge, gigantic, enormous |
| 嫌う | きらう kirau | to hate, to dislike, to loathe |
| 切れ | きれ kire | cloth, piece, cut |
| 切れる | きれる kireru | to cut well, to be sharp; to break (off) |
| 議論 | ぎろん giron | argument, discussion, dispute |
| 金 | きん kin | gold, metal; money |
| 銀 | ぎん gin | silver |
| 禁煙 | きんえん kinen | No Smoking |
| 金額 | きんがく kingaku | amount of money |
| 金庫 | きんこ kinko | safe, vault |
| 禁止 | きんし kinshi | prohibition, ban |
| 金銭 | きんせん kinsen | money, cash |
| 金属 | きんぞく kinzoku | metal |
| 近代 | きんだい kindai | modern times |
| 筋肉 | きんにく kinniku | muscle, sinews |
| 金融 | きんゆう kinyuu | finance, money and banking |
| 句 | く ku | phrase |
| 食う | くう kuu | (male) (vulg.) to eat |
| 臭い | くさい kusai | stinky, smelly, bad-smelling |
| 鎖 | くさり kusari | chain |
| 腐る | くさる kusaru | to rot, to go bad |
| 癖 | くせ kuse | a habit (often a bad habit), peculiarity |
| 管 | くだ kuda | pipe, tube |
| 具体 | ぐたい gutai | concrete, tangible, material |
| 下り | くだり kudari | down-train (going away from Tokyo) |
| 下る | くだる kudaru | to get down, to descend |
| 苦痛 | くつう kutsuu | pain, agony |
| ぐっすり | ぐっすり gussuri | sound asleep, fast asleep |
| 区別 | くべつ kubetsu | distinction, differentiation, classification |
| 組 | くみ kumi | class, team, set |
| 組合 | くみあい kumiai | association, union |
| 組む | くむ kumu | to put together |
| 汲む | くむ kumu | to draw, to scoop, to pump |
| 酌む | くむ kumu | to serve sake |
| 悔しい | くやしい kuyashii | regrettable, mortifying, vexing |
| 暮らし | くらし kurashi | living; life style |
| クラシック | クラシック kurashikku | classic(s) |
| 暮らす | くらす kurasu | to live, to get along |
| グラス | グラス gurasu | glass; grass |
| グランド | グランド gurando | gland, grand, (electrical) ground |
| クリーム | クリーム kurimu | cream |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす kurikaesu | to repeat, to do something over again |
| クリスマス | クリスマス kurisumasu | Christmas |
| 狂う | くるう kuruu | to go mad, to get out of order |
| グループ | グループ gurupu | group |
| 苦しい | くるしい kurushii | tough; physically strenuous |
| 苦しむ | くるしむ kurushimu | to suffer, to groan, to be worried |
| 暮れ | くれ kure | year end, |
| 苦労 | くろう kurou | hardship; suffering |
| 加える | くわえる kuwaeru | to append, to sum up, to add (up) |
| 咥える | くわえる kuwaeru | to hold something in the mouth |
| 詳しい | くわしい kuwashii | detailed; full; accurate |
| 加わる | くわわる kuwawaru | to join in, to accede to |
| 訓 | くん kun | native Japanese reading of a Chinese character |
| 軍 | ぐん gun | army, force, troops |
| 郡 | ぐん gun | country, district |
| 軍隊 | ぐんたい guntai | army, troops |
| 訓練 | くんれん kunren | practice, training |
| 計 | けい kei | plan; sum, total |
| 経営 | けいえい keiei | management, administration |
| 景気 | けいき keiki | condition, state, business (condition) |
| 警告 | けいこく keikoku | warning |
| 計算 | けいさん keisan | calculation, reckoning |
| 掲示 | けいじ keiji | notice, bulletin |
| 刑事 | けいじ keiji | criminal case, (police) detective |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ geijutsu | (fine) art, the arts |
| 経由 | けいゆ keiyu | go by the way, via |
| ケース | ケース kesu | case |
| 劇 | げき geki | drama, play |
| 劇場 | げきじょう gekijou | theater, playhouse |
| 化粧 | けしょう keshou | make-up (cosmetic) |
| けち | けち kechi | stinginess, miser |
| 血液 | けつえき ketsueki | blood |
| 欠陥 | けっかん kekkan | defect, fault, deficiency |
| 結局 | けっきょく kekkyoku | after all, eventually |
| 決心 | けっしん kesshin | determination, resolution |
| 欠席 | けっせき kesseki | absence, non-attendance |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision, determination |
| 欠点 | けってん ketten | faults, defect, weakness |
| 煙 | けむり kemuri | smoke, fumes |
| 蹴る | ける keru | to kick |
| 券 | けん ken | ticket, certificate |
| 県 | けん ken | prefecture |
| 限界 | げんかい genkai | limit, bound |
| 現金 | げんきん genkin | cash |
| 言語 | げんご gengo | language |
| 検査 | けんさ kensa | inspection, examination |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality |
| 現象 | げんしょう genshou | phenomenon |
| 現状 | げんじょう genjou | present condition, status quo |
| 建設 | けんせつ kensetsu | construction, foundation |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | today, present-day |
| 建築 | けんちく kenchiku | construction, architecture |
| 現場 | げんば gemba | actual spot, scene, field |
| 憲法 | けんぽう kempou | constitution |
| 後 | ご go | afterwards, since then |
| 碁 | ご go | Go (board game of capturing territory) |
| 恋 | こい koi | love, tender passion |
| 濃い | こい koi | thick (as of color, liquid), dense, strong |
| 恋人 | こいびと koibito | lover; sweetheart; girlfriend |
| 幸運 | こううん kouun | good luck, fortune |
| 効果 | こうか kouka | effect, result |
| 硬貨 | こうか kouka | coin |
| 高価 | こうか kouka | high price |
| 豪華 | ごうか gouka | luxurious, gorgeous, extravagance |
| 合格 | ごうかく goukaku | success, passing (e.g., exam) |
| 航空 | こうくう koukuu | aviation, flying |
| 光景 | こうけい koukei | scene, spectacle |
| 合計 | ごうけい goukei | sum total, total amount |
| 攻撃 | こうげき kougeki | attack, strike, offensive |
| 貢献 | こうけん kouken | contribution, services |
| 交際 | こうさい kousai | friendship, association, acquaintance |
| 校舎 | こうしゃ kousha | school building |
| 後者 | こうしゃ kousha | the latter |
| 工場 | こうば kouba | factory, plant |
| 公正 | こうせい kousei | justice, fairness, impartiality |
| 構成 | こうせい kousei | organization, composition |
| 高速 | こうそく kousoku | high speed, high gear |
| 行動 | こうどう koudou | action, conduct, behavior |
| 強盗 | ごうとう goutou | robbery, burglary |
| 後輩 | こうはい kouhai | junior members of a group |
| 幸福 | こうふく koufuku | happiness, blessedness |
| 公平 | こうへい kouhei | fairness, impartial, justice |
| 候補 | こうほ kouho | candidacy |
| 考慮 | こうりょ kouryo | consideration, taking into account |
| 越える | こえる koeru | to exceed, to cross over, to cross |
| 超える | こえる koeru | to exceed, to cross over, to cross |
| コーチ | コーチ kochi | coach |
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