150 Essential JLPT N3 Vocabulary Words

150 Important N3 Vocabulary Words Frequently Encountered on the JLPT N3 Exam.

I. Key Verbs

No.	Kanji	Hiragana	Romaji	Meaning
1	確認	かくにん	kakunin	to confirm, to check
2	変更	へんこう	henkō	to change, to alter
3	解決	かいけつ	kaiketsu	to solve, to resolve
4	説明	せつめい	setsumei	to explain
5	比較	ひかく	hikaku	to compare (comparison)
6	参加	さんか	sanka	to participate, to join
7	失敗	しっぱい	shippai	to fail (failure)
8	成功	せいこう	seikō	to succeed (success)
9	準備	じゅんび	junbi	to prepare (preparation)
10	連絡	れんらく	renraku	to contact, to get in touch
11	相談	そうだん	sōdan	to consult, to discuss
12	断る	ことわる	kotowaru	to refuse, to decline
13	誘う	さそう	sasou	to invite, to ask along
14	頼む	たのむ	tanomu	to ask (a favor), to request
15	任せる	まかせる	makaseru	to entrust, to leave to
16	引き受ける	ひきうける	hikiukeru	to accept, to take on
17	間に合う	まにあう	maniau	to be in time, to make it
18	遅れる	おくれる	okureru	to be late, to be delayed
19	続ける	つづける	tsuzukeru	to continue (something)
20	続く	つづく	tsuzuku	to continue, to last
21	増える	ふえる	fueru	to increase
22	増やす	ふやす	fuyasu	to increase (something)
23	減る	へる	heru	to decrease
24	減らす	へらす	herasu	to reduce (something)
25	比べる	くらべる	kuraberu	to compare
26	選ぶ	えらぶ	erabu	to choose, to select
27	決まる	きまる	kimaru	to be decided
28	決める	きめる	kimeru	to decide
29	届く	とどく	todoku	to arrive, to be delivered
30	届ける	とどける	todokeru	to deliver, to send
31	伝わる	つたわる	tsutawaru	to be conveyed, to spread
32	伝える	つたえる	tsutaeru	to convey, to tell
33	気づく	きづく	kizuku	to notice, to realize
34	認める	みとめる	mitomeru	to recognize, to admit
35	防ぐ	ふせぐ	fusegu	to prevent, to defend against
36	避ける	さける	sakeru	to avoid
37	支える	ささえる	sasaeru	to support, to sustain
38	求める	もとめる	motomeru	to request, to seek
39	含む	ふくむ	fukumu	to include, to contain
40	表す	あらわす	arawasu	to express, to represent

II. Adjectives and States

No.	Kanji	Hiragana	Romaji	Meaning
41	適当	てきとう	tekitō	suitable; random, careless
42	正確	せいかく	seikaku	accurate, precise
43	必要	ひつよう	hitsuyō	necessary
44	重要	じゅうよう	jūyō	important
45	十分	じゅうぶん	jūbun	sufficient, enough
46	複雑	ふくざつ	fukuzatsu	complicated
47	簡単	かんたん	kantan	simple, easy
48	特別	とくべつ	tokubetsu	special
49	普通	ふつう	futsū	ordinary, normal
50	急	きゅう	kyū	urgent, sudden
51	急な	きゅうな	kyūna	sudden, unexpected
52	細かい	こまかい	komakai	small, detailed, fine
53	詳しい	くわしい	kuwashii	detailed, knowledgeable
54	珍しい	めずらしい	mezurashii	rare, unusual
55	厳しい	きびしい	kibishii	strict, severe
56	激しい	はげしい	hageshii	intense, violent
57	素晴らしい	すばらしい	subarashii	wonderful, splendid
58		うれしい	ureshii	happy, glad
59	残念	ざんねん	zannen	regrettable, disappointing
60	不安	ふあん	fuan	anxious, uneasy
61	安心	あんしん	anshin	relieved, at ease
62	熱心	ねっしん	nesshin	enthusiastic, eager
63	豊か	ゆたか	yutaka	abundant, rich
64	盛ん	さかん	sakan	thriving, popular, active
65	立派	りっぱ	rippa	admirable, splendid

III. Core Nouns

No.	Kanji	Hiragana	Romaji	Meaning
66	原因	げんいん	gen’in	cause
67	結果	けっか	kekka	result
68	理由	りゆう	riyū	reason
69	目的	もくてき	mokuteki	purpose, goal
70	方法	ほうほう	hōhō	method, way
71	場合	ばあい	baai	case, situation
72	機会	きかい	kikai	opportunity, chance
73	経験	けいけん	keiken	experience
74	関係	かんけい	kankei	relationship, connection
75	影響	えいきょう	eikyō	influence, effect
76	状態	じょうたい	jōtai	state, condition
77	内容	ないよう	naiyō	content
78	情報	じょうほう	jōhō	information
79	意見	いけん	iken	opinion
80	考え	かんがえ	kangae	thought, idea
81	文化	ぶんか	bunka	culture
82	社会	しゃかい	shakai	society
83	環境	かんきょう	kankyō	environment
84	自然	しぜん	shizen	nature
85	生活	せいかつ	seikatsu	life, daily living
86	習慣	しゅうかん	shūkan	habit, custom
87	技術	ぎじゅつ	gijutsu	technology, technique
88	産業	さんぎょう	sangyō	industry
89	製品	せいひん	seihin	product
90	材料	ざいりょう	zairyō	material, ingredients
91	料金	りょうきん	ryōkin	fee, charge
92	価格	かかく	kakaku	price
93	割合	わりあい	wariai	ratio, proportion
94	数量	すうりょう	sūryō	quantity
95	予算	よさん	yosan	budget
96	予定	よてい	yotei	plan, schedule
97	予約	よやく	yoyaku	reservation
98	期限	きげん	kigen	deadline, time limit
99	規則	きそく	kisoku	rule, regulation
100	責任	せきにん	sekinin	responsibility

IV. Adverbs and Adverbial Modifiers

No.	Kanji	Hiragana	Romaji	Meaning
101		かなり	kanari	fairly, considerably
102		ずいぶん	zuibun	quite, considerably
103		ほとんど	hotondo	almost, mostly
104		まったく	mattaku	completely; (not) at all
105		ぜひ	zehi	by all means, definitely
106		なるべく	narubeku	as much as possible
107		できるだけ	dekirudake	as much as one can
108		たいてい	taitei	usually, mostly
109		しばらく	shibaraku	for a while
110		しっかり	shikkari	firmly, properly, carefully
111		はっきり	hakkiri	clearly
112		すっかり	sukkari	completely, entirely
113		うっかり	ukkari	carelessly, absent-mindedly
114		そっと	sotto	quietly, gently
115		ゆっくり	yukkuri	slowly, leisurely
116	急に	きゅうに	kyūni	suddenly
117	突然	とつぜん	totsuzen	suddenly, unexpectedly
118		とうとう	tōtō	finally, at last (after a process)
119		ついに	tsuini	finally, at long last
120		つまり	tsumari	in other words, that is
121	例えば	たとえば	tatoeba	for example
122	特に	とくに	tokuni	especially, particularly
123	実際に	じっさいに	jissaini	in fact, actually
124	反対に	はんたいに	hantaini	on the contrary, conversely
125		そのまま	sonomama	as it is, unchanged

V. Easily Confused Words and Key Vocabulary

No.	Kanji	Hiragana	Romaji	Meaning
126	変化	へんか	henka	change, variation
127	進歩	しんぽ	shinpo	progress
128	発展	はってん	hatten	development, growth
129	成長	せいちょう	seichō	growth, maturing
130	発生	はっせい	hassei	to occur, to arise
131	発見	はっけん	hakken	to discover (discovery)
132	発明	はつめい	hatsumei	to invent (invention)
133	発売	はつばい	hatsubai	to release, to put on sale
134	生産	せいさん	seisan	to produce (production)
135	消費	しょうひ	shōhi	to consume (consumption)
136	利用	りよう	riyō	to use, to make use of
137	使用	しよう	shiyō	to use (usage)
138	活用	かつよう	katsuyō	to utilize, to make good use of
139	協力	きょうりょく	kyōryoku	to cooperate (cooperation)
140	努力	どりょく	doryoku	effort, to make an effort
141	我慢	がまん	gaman	to endure, to put up with
142	遠慮	えんりょ	enryo	to hold back, to be reserved
143	感心	かんしん	kanshin	to admire, to be impressed
144	感動	かんどう	kandō	to be moved, to be touched
145	満足	まんぞく	manzoku	to be satisfied (satisfaction)
146	不満	ふまん	fuman	dissatisfaction, discontent
147	期待	きたい	kitai	to expect (expectation)
148	判断	はんだん	handan	to judge (judgment)
149	解釈	かいしゃく	kaishaku	to interpret (interpretation)
150	主張	しゅちょう	shuchō	to insist, to assert (claim)

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