JLPT N3 vocabulary list: 2,103 words

The 2,103 new words of JLPT N3, about CEFR level B1. With the words of the easier levels that makes 3,479 words in all. Listen to each word, see how it is written stroke by stroke and download the list as an Anki deck.

JLPT N3 Anki deckAll 2,103 words of JLPT N3 as two-sided cards.

#	Japanese	Reading	English
1	作法	さほうsahou	manners, etiquette, propriety
2	様々	さまざまsamazama	varied, various
3	冷ます	さますsamasu	to cool, to let cool
4	覚ます	さますsamasu	to awaken
5	冷める	さめるsameru	to become cool, to wear off
6	覚める	さめるsameru	to wake, to wake up
7	左右	さゆうsayuu	left and right; influence
8	皿	さらsara	plate, dish
9	更に	さらにsarani	furthermore, moreover
10	去る	さるsaru	to leave, to go away
11	猿	さるsaru	monkey
12	騒ぎ	さわぎsawagi	uproar, disturbance
13	参加	さんかsanka	participation
14	参考	さんこうsankou	reference, consultation
15	賛成	さんせいsansei	approval, agreement
16	酸性	さんせいsansei	acidity
17	酸素	さんそsanso	oxygen
18	氏	しshi	family name, lineage
19	詩	しshi	poem; poetry
20	幸せ	しあわせshiawase	happiness, blessing
21	ジーンズ	ジーンズjīnzu	jeans
22	ジェット機	ジェットきjettoki	jet plane
23	四角	しかくshikaku	square
24	直に	じかにjikani	immediately, readily, directly
25	しかも	しかもshikamo	moreover, furthermore, besides, plus
26	四季	しきshiki	four seasons
27	直	じきjiki	immediately, soon, shortly
28	時期	じきjiki	time, season, period
29	支給	しきゅうshikyuu	payment, allowance
30	至急	しきゅうshikyuu	urgent, pressing
31	しきりに	しきりにshikirini	frequently, repeatedly, eagerly
32	刺激	しげきshigeki	stimulus, impetus, incentive
33	資源	しげんshigen	resources
34	事件	じけんjiken	event, affair, incident
35	時刻	じこくjikoku	time, hour
36	自殺	じさつjisatsu	suicide
37	事実	じじつjijitsu	fact, truth, reality
38	支出	ししゅつshishutsu	expenditure, expenses
39	事情	じじょうjijou	circumstances, situation, reasons
40	詩人	しじんshijin	poet
41	自身	じしんjishin	oneself
42	沈む	しずむshizumu	to sink; to feel depressed
43	自然	しぜんshizen	nature, spontaneous
44	思想	しそうshisou	thought, idea
45	舌	したshita	tongue
46	次第	しだいshidai	order; circumstances; immediate(ly)
47	従う	したがうshitagau	to abide (by the rules), to obey
48	したがって	したがってshitagatte	therefore, consequently
49	親しい	したしいshitashii	intimate, close (e.g., friend)
50	質	しつshitsu	quality, nature (of person)
51	失業	しつぎょうshitsugyou	unemployment
52	湿気	しっけshikke	moisture, humidity, dampness
53	実験	じっけんjikken	lab work; experiment
54	実現	じつげんjitsugen	implementation, materialization, realization
55	実行	じっこうjikkou	practice, execution (e.g., program), realization
56	実際	じっさいjissai	in fact; in actuality
57	実施	じっしjisshi	enforcement, carry out, operation
58	湿度	しつどshitsudo	humidity
59	じっと	じっとjitto	patiently, quietly
60	実に	じつにjitsuni	indeed, truly, surely
61	実は	じつはjitsuha	actually; in fact
62	失望	しつぼうshitsubou	disappointment, despair
63	実力	じつりょくjitsuryoku	ability; force
64	支店	してんshiten	branch store (office)
65	指導	しどうshidou	leadership, guidance, coaching
66	自動	じどうjidou	automatic, self-motion
67	児童	じどうjidou	children, juvenile
68	品	しなshina	thing, article, goods
69	支配	しはいshihai	rule, control, direction
70	芝居	しばいshibai	play, drama
71	しばしば	しばしばshibashiba	often, again and again, frequently
72	芝生	しばふshibafu	lawn
73	支払	しはらいshiharai	payment
74	支払う	しはらうshiharau	to pay
75	死亡	しぼうshibou	death
76	資本	しほんshihon	funds, capital
77	姉妹	しまいshimai	sisters
78	しまった (かん)	しまった (かん)shimatta (kan)	Damn it!
79	自慢	じまんjiman	pride, boast
80	地味	じみjimi	quiet, plain, conservative
81	示す	しめすshimesu	to show, to indicate
82	占める	しめるshimeru	to take up; to account for
83	湿る	しめるshimeru	to be wet, to be damp
84	下	しもshimo	under, below, beneath
85	霜	しもshimo	frost
86	借金	しゃっきんshakkin	debt, loan, liabilities
87	しゃべる	しゃべるshaberu	to talk, to chat, to chatter (same as 話す (はなす))
88	週	しゅうshuu	week
89	州	しゅうshuu	state, province
90	銃	じゅうjuu	gun
91	周囲	しゅういshuui	surroundings, circumference, environs
92	収穫	しゅうかくshuukaku	harvest, crop, ingathering
93	宗教	しゅうきょうshuukyou	religion
94	重視	じゅうしjuushi	importance, stress
95	就職	しゅうしょくshuushoku	finding employment
96	ジュース	ジュースjūsu	juice, soft drink; deuce
97	修正	しゅうせいshuusei	amendment, correction
98	重体	じゅうたいjuutai	seriously ill, critical state
99	渋滞	じゅうたいjuutai	congestion (e.g., traffic), delay
100	重大	じゅうだいjuudai	serious, important

Other JLPT levels

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Questions about JLPT N3

How many words are in JLPT N3?

This list holds 2,103 words for JLPT N3. Each level builds on the easier ones, so the full vocabulary up to JLPT N3 is 3,479 words.

Is this the official JLPT list?

No. The JLPT organisers have not published official vocabulary lists since 2010. This is a community list (by Jonathan Waller) that is widely used to study for each level: a good guide, not a guarantee of what the exam asks.

How should I study the JLPT N3 words?

Listen to each word and say it aloud, write the characters with the stroke guide, then review them as an Anki deck so you see each word again just before you would forget it.

Word lists: JLPT vocabulary lists by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY), through the open-anki-jlpt-decks project (MIT licence). The JLPT organisers do not publish official vocabulary lists, so these are community lists widely used for study. Vietnamese meanings are machine translations. Heylangs is not affiliated with the JLPT.