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JLPT N3

1835 words, in teaching order

Words 1701–1800
ヨット
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast); sailing boat; sailboat
Noun
劣おとる
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
Godan verb
狂くるう
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to go insane; to get out of order; to go amiss; to malfunction; to become imprecise; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through; …
Godan verb
覚さめる
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
Ichidan verb
飼かう
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
Godan verb
おじいさん
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
Noun
ぐっすり
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
Adverb
バイオリン
violin
Noun
勧すすめる
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to encourage; to urge; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
Ichidan verb
虫むし歯ば
tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity; dental caries
Noun
合あい図ず
sign; signal; cue
Noun
雇やとう
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.)
Godan verb
アイロン
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
Noun
追おいつく
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to reach; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
Godan verb
万まん一いち
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
Noun
ひく
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
Godan verb
予よ期き
expectation; anticipation; forecast
Noun
居い眠ねむり
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
Noun
ざっと
roughly; approximately; round about; more or less; cursorily; briefly; quickly; lightly
Adverb
用よう心じん
care; precaution; guarding; caution
Noun
譲ゆずる
to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey; to bequeath; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede; …
Godan verb
ピクニック
picnic
Noun
作さ法ほう
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
Noun
掴つかむ
to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to obtain; …
Godan verb
泳およぎ
swimming
Noun
答とう案あん
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
Noun
ハンサム
handsome
Na-adjective
収おさめる
to put (into); to put away (in); to put back (in); to keep (in); to store (in); to restore (to its place); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to publish (in); to capture (on film); …
Ichidan verb
溶とける
to melt; to liquefy; to soften (e.g. through heat); to thaw; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in)
Ichidan verb
溺おぼれる
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted; to wallow in
Ichidan verb
黒こく板ばん
blackboard
Noun
ハイキング
hiking
Noun
測はかる
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate); to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
Godan verb
立たち上あがる
to stand up; to get up; to rise (to one's feet); to recover; to regain one's energy; to rise; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to start (doing); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge; …
Godan verb
隠かくれる
to hide; to conceal oneself; to take cover; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to be covered; to go out of sight; to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world); to be unknown (e.g. of a talent); …
Ichidan verb
褒ほめる
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
Ichidan verb
就つく
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to be hired; to be employed; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence; to depart; to study (under teacher); …
Godan verb
粗そ末まつ
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby; poor-quality; low-quality; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
Na-adjective
酔よう
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures
Godan verb
かる
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear; to reap; to harvest
Godan verb
逆さからう
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
Godan verb
預あずける
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to place (in someone's custody); to entrust (someone) with; to deposit; to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to let (someone) decide; to lean on; to put one's weight on
Ichidan verb
埃ほこり
dust
Noun
済すませる
to finish; to make an end of; to get through with; to let end; to make do (with); to manage (with); to resolve; to settle; to bring to a conclusion
Ichidan verb
平たいら
flat; level; even; smooth; calm; tranquil; placid; composed; stable; relaxed (sitting posture); …
Na-adjective
替かえる
to replace; to convert; to change; to exchange; to interchange; to renew; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
Ichidan verb
替かえる
to replace; to convert; to change; to exchange; to interchange; to renew; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
Ichidan verb
両りょう替がえ
change; money exchange
Noun
命めいじる
to order; to command; to appoint
Ichidan verb
腐くさる
to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk); to corrode; to weather; to crumble; …
Godan verb
霜しも
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
Noun
あいにく
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
Na-adjective
注つぐ
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
Godan verb
にっこり
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
Adverb
書しょ斎さい
study; library; den; home office; reading room
Noun
行ぎょう儀ぎ
manners; behavior; behaviour
Noun
悲かなしむ
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
Godan verb
値ね
price; cost; value; worth; merit
Noun
生せい
life; living; I; me; myself; student
Noun
分ぶ
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
Numeric
あら
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; defect; rice chaff; rough; crude; raw; natural; wild
Noun
あんなに
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
Adverb
上うわ
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
Noun
お互たがい
each other; one another
Noun
下げ
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
Noun
下しも
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); urine; menses; end; far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan); dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)
Noun
軒けん
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
Suffix
ごめんなさい
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
Expression
税ぜい
tax
Noun
それと
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
Conjunction
たま
occasional; infrequent; rare
No-adjective
取とり上あげ
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
Noun
はあ
yes; indeed; well; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Interjection
無ぶ
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
Prefix
無ぶ
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
Prefix
密みつ
dense; thick; crowded; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine; careful; secret; esoteric Buddhism; …
Na-adjective
訳やく
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
Noun
夕ゆうべ
evening; evening (of a special event); last night; yesterday evening
Noun
持もち上あげる
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
Ichidan verb
濡ぬれる
to get wet
Ichidan verb
ことわざ
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
Noun
ラケット
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
Noun
要よう点てん
gist; main point
Noun
訓くん
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
Noun
詰つめる
to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); …
Ichidan verb
今いまに
before long; even now
Adverb
小こ包づつみ
parcel; package
Noun
今いまにも
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
Adverb
申もうし込こむ
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; …
Godan verb
利り口こう
clever; intelligent; bright; smart; wise; sensible; shrewd; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
Na-adjective
離はなす
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
Godan verb
手て品じな
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
Noun
しかる
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
Godan verb
対たいする
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to be related to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with; to contrast with; to be in opposition with; to be opposed to; …
Suru verb
すく
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
Godan verb
ばったり
with a clash; with a thud; with a bang; with a flop; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
Adverb
人ひと混ごみ
crowd of people
Noun
閉しまる
to be shut; to close; to be closed; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober; to become tense
Godan verb
伺うかがう
to call on someone; to call at a place; to pay a visit; to wait on someone; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); …
Godan verb
唸うなる
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to growl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to whiz; to sough; to make a low, dull sound; …
Godan verb