JLPT N3 vocabulary: the 2090 words to know (page 7)
The 2090 JLPT N3 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 曜日 | ようび youbi | day of the week |
| ヨーロッパ | ヨーロッパ yoroppa | Europe |
| 予期 | よき yoki | expectation, forecast |
| 横切る | よこぎる yokogiru | to cross (e.g., arms), to traverse |
| 汚す | よごす yogosu | to pollute, to make dirty |
| 止す | よす yosu | to cease, to give up |
| 寄せる | よせる yoseru | to collect, to gather, to put aside |
| ヨット | ヨット yotto | yacht |
| 夜中 | よなか yonaka | midnight, dead of night |
| 世の中 | よのなか yononaka | society, the world |
| 余分 | よぶん yobun | extra, excess, surplus |
| 予報 | よほう yohou | forecast, prediction |
| 読み | よみ yomi | reading |
| 嫁 | よめ yome | bride, daughter-in-law |
| より | より yori | twist, ply |
| 喜び | よろこび yorokobi | joy, pleasure, rejoicing |
| よろしく (かん) | よろしく (かん) yoroshiku (kan) | best regards, please remember me |
| 四 | よん yon | four |
| 来 | らい～ rai | next ~ |
| ライター | ライター raita | lighter; writer |
| 楽 | らく raku | comfort, ease |
| ラケット | ラケット raketto | racket |
| 利益 | りえき rieki | profits, gains |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding, comprehension |
| 陸 | りく riku | land, shore |
| 利口 | りこう rikou | clever, shrewd, bright |
| 理想 | りそう risou | ideal |
| 率 | りつ ritsu | rate, ratio, percentage |
| 留学 | りゅうがく ryuugaku | studying abroad |
| 量 | りょう ryou | quantity, amount |
| 寮 | りょう ryou | hostel, dormitory |
| 両替 | りょうがえ ryougae | change, money exchange |
| 料金 | りょうきん ryoukin | fee, charge, fare |
| 例 | れい rei | instance, example, case |
| 礼 | れい rei | expression of gratitude; bow |
| 例外 | れいがい reigai | exception |
| 冷静 | れいせい reisei | calm, coolness |
| 列 | れつ retsu | queue, line, row |
| 列車 | れっしゃ ressha | train (ordinary) |
| レベル | レベル reberu | level |
| 連想 | れんそう rensou | association (of ideas), suggestion |
| 連続 | れんぞく renzoku | consecutive, continuity, continuing |
| 老人 | ろうじん roujin | the aged, old person |
| 労働 | ろうどう roudou | labor, work |
| ロケット | ロケット roketto | locket, rocket |
| 論じる | ろんじる ronjiru | to argue, to discuss |
| 論争 | ろんそう ronsou | controversy, dispute |
| 論文 | ろんぶん rombun | thesis, paper |
| 輪 | わ wa | ring, hoop, circle |
| ワイン | ワイン wain | wine |
| わがまま | わがまま wagamama | selfishness, egoism, willfulness |
| 別れ | わかれ wakare | parting, separation, farewell |
| 分かれる | わかれる wakareru | to branch off, to diverge from |
| 脇 | わき waki | side |
| 湧く | わく waku | to boil, to grow hot |
| 分ける | わける wakeru | to divide, to separate |
| わざと | わざと wazato | on purpose |
| 僅か | わずか wazuka | only, merely, a little |
| 綿 | わた wata | cotton |
| 話題 | わだい wadai | topic, subject |
| 笑い | わらい warai | laugh, laughter, smile |
| 割る | わる waru | to divide, to break |
| 悪口 | わるくち warukuchi | abuse, insult |
| 我々 | われわれ wareware | we |
| 湾 | わん wan | bay, gulf, inlet |
| 椀 | わん wan | bowl |
| 碗 | わん wan | bowl |
| 当り | あたり atari | hit, success, reaching the mark |
| アップ | アップ appu | up |
| 宛てる | あてる ateru | to address, to put |
| アンケート | アンケート anketo | questionnaire (FRE: enquete), survey |
| 異 | い i | difference (of opinion) |
| 意 | い i | will |
| 医院 | いいん iin | doctor's office (surgery), clinic |
| 怒り | いかり ikari | anger |
| 粋 | いき iki | chic, style, purity |
| 傷める | いためる itameru | to damage, to impair, to spoil |
| 炒める | いためる itameru | to stir-fry |
| 一帯 | いったい ittai | a region, the whole place |
| 異動 | いどう idou | a change, transfer |
| 渦 | うず uzu | swirl |
| 埋まる | うまる umaru | to be buried, to be filled |
| 産む | うむ umu | to give birth (v.t.), to deliver, to produce |
| 縁 | えん en | chance, tie, relationship |
| 尾 | お o | tail, ridge |
| 負う | おう ou | to bear, to owe |
| 遅れ | おくれ okure | delay, lag |
| 教え | おしえ oshie | teachings, doctrine |
| 驚き | おどろき odoroki | surprise, astonishment, wonder |
| 織る | おる oru | to weave |
| 学歴 | がくれき gakureki | academic background |
| 駆ける | かける kakeru | to run |
| 賭ける | かける kakeru | to bet, to risk, to gamble |
| 課題 | かだい kadai | subject, theme, task |
| 片付け | かたづけ katazuke | tidying up, finishing |
| 借り | かり kari | borrowing, debt, loan |
| 狩り | かり kari | hunting |
| 管 | かん kan | pipe, tube |
| ～観 | かん kan | feeling, view |
| 癌 | がん gan | cancer |
| 歓声 | かんせい kansei | cheer, shout of joy |
| 官僚 | かんりょう kanryou | bureaucrat, bureaucracy |
| 器官 | きかん kikan | organ (of body, instrument) |
| 季刊 | きかん kikan | quarterly (e.g., magazine) |
| 起源 | きげん kigen | origin, beginning, rise |
| 築く | きずく kizuku | to build, to establish |
| 規制 | きせい kisei | regulation |
| 協議 | きょうぎ kyougi | conference, discussion, negotiation |
| 享受 | きょうじゅ kyouju | enjoyment, being given |
| 協調 | きょうちょう kyouchou | co-operation, conciliation, harmony |
| 菌 | きん kin | germ, bacterium |
| 近視 | きんし kinshi | nearsightedness |
| 苦 | く ku | trouble, worry, difficulty |
| 群 | ぐん gun | group |
| 刑 | けい kei | penalty, sentence, punishment |
| 計器 | けいき keiki | meter, gauge |
| 契機 | けいき keiki | opportunity, chance |
| 携帯 | けいたい keitai | carrying something; mobile telephone |
| 形態 | けいたい keitai | form, shape, figure |
| 血管 | けっかん kekkan | blood vessel |
| 決行 | けっこう kekkou | doing (with resolve), carrying out (e.g., a plan) |
| 件 | けん ken | matter, case, item |
| 減少 | げんしょう genshou | decrease, reduction, decline |
| 後悔 | こうかい koukai | regret, repentance |
| 航海 | こうかい koukai | sail, voyage |
| 拘束 | こうそく kousoku | restriction, restraint |
| 荒廃 | こうはい kouhai | ruin |
| 降伏 | こうふく koufuku | capitulation, surrender, submission |
| 興奮 | こうふん koufun | excitement, stimulation |
| 語句 | ごく goku | words, phrases |
| 故人 | こじん kojin | the deceased |
| 小銭 | こぜに kozeni | coins, small change |
| ことによると | ことによると kotoniyoruto | (depending on the circumstances) |
| コンテスト | コンテスト kontesuto | contest |
| 採集 | さいしゅう saishuu | collecting, gathering |
| 作 | さく saku | a work, a harvest |
| 策 | さく saku | plan, policy |
| 設備 | せつび setsubi | equipment, device, facilities |
| 絶滅 | ぜつめつ zetsumetsu | destruction, extinction |
| 攻める | せめる semeru | to attack, to assault |
| 責める | せめる semeru | to condemn, to blame, to criticize |
| 善 | ぜん zen | good, virtue |
| 全 | ぜん zen | all, whole, entire |
| 全員 | ぜんいん zenin | all members |
| 専攻 | せんこう senkou | major subject, special study |
| 全国 | ぜんこく zenkoku | the entire nation, country-wide, nation-wide |
| 先日 | せんじつ senjitsu | the other day, a few days ago |
| 前者 | ぜんしゃ zensha | the former |
| 全身 | ぜんしん zenshin | the whole body, full-length (portrait) |
| 前進 | ぜんしん zenshin | advance, drive, progress |
| センター | センター senta | center |
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter) |
| 選択 | せんたく sentaku | selection, choice |
| 象 | ぞう zou | elephant |
| 騒音 | そうおん souon | noise |
| 増加 | ぞうか zouka | increase, addition |
| 操作 | そうさ sousa | operation, management, processing |
| 想像 | そうぞう souzou | imagination, guess |
| 相続 | そうぞく souzoku | succession, inheritance |
| 装置 | そうち souchi | equipment, installation, apparatus |
| 相当 | そうとう soutou | considerably, fairly; worth ~ |
| 速度 | そくど sokudo | speed, velocity, rate |
| そこで | そこで sokode | so (conj.), accordingly |
| 組織 | そしき soshiki | organization; structure; tissue |
| そして | そして soshite | and then |
| 注ぐ | そそぐ sosogu | to pour (into) |
| 育つ | そだつ sodatsu | to be brought up, to grow (up) |
| そっくり | そっくり sokkuri | the splitting image of; entirely |
| そっと | そっと sotto | softly, gently |
| 袖 | そで sode | sleeve |
| 備える | そなえる sonaeru | to prepare, to furnish, to store |
| 具える | そなえる sonaeru | to be furnished with |
| そのうえ | そのうえ sonoue | in addition, furthermore |
| そのうち | そのうち sonouchi | before long, eventually, sooner or later |
| そのまま | そのまま sonomama | without change, as it is (e.g., now) |
| ソファー | ソファー sofa | sofa, couch |
| 粗末 | そまつ somatsu | humble, miserable, crude |
| それぞれ | それぞれ sorezore | each, every, respectively |
| それでも | それでも soredemo | but (still), and yet, nevertheless |
| それと | それと soreto | and |
| それとも | それとも soretomo | or, or else |
| 揃う | そろう sorou | to become complete, to be equal |
| 揃える | そろえる soroeru | to put things in order, to arrange |
| 損 | そん son | loss, disadvantage |
| 損害 | そんがい songai | damage, loss |
| 尊敬 | そんけい sonkei | respect, reverence, honor |
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence, being |
| 尊重 | そんちょう sonchou | respect, esteem, regard |
| 田 | た ta | rice field |
| 他 | た ta | other (esp. places and things) |
| 対 | たい tai | pair, couple, set |
| 大 | だい dai | big, great |
| 題 | だい dai | title, subject, theme |
| 体育 | たいいく taiiku | physical education, gymnastics, athletics |
| 体温 | たいおん taion | temperature (body) |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | convention, (big) tournament, mass meeting |
| 大気 | たいき taiki | atmosphere |
| 代金 | だいきん daikin | price, cost |
| 滞在 | たいざい taizai | stay, sojourn |
| 大使 | たいし taishi | ambassador |
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