List: JLPT Level N3 words
JLPT N3 words: Intermediate Level
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- fruit, nut
- seed
- (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.
- content, substance
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- person
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)
- to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.), to disappear, to come out (of a stain), to come off (e.g. of dust), to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles)
- to be harvested, to be picked, to be produced, to be caught (of fish), to be obtained, to be extracted
- to be interpreted (as), to be taken (as), to be understood (as), to be read (as)
- to be attained (of balance, harmony, etc.), to be achieved
- to be able to get, to be able to obtain, to be able to secure, to be able to win, to be able to catch
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) food, cooking usually written using kana alone hanafuda
- seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kernel, stone (e.g. of a peach)
- progeny, offspring, issue, breed
- paternal blood, lineage
- sperm, semen, seed
- cause, source, seed, origin
- material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject (of discussion), theme, (news) copy, source (of a story)
- ingredient, main ingredient (of a piece of sushi), leaven
- mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.), secret, trickery
- 10-point card, tane, animal card
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- 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), to be an apprentice
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 い adjective adjective (generic) suffix
- stinking, smelly
- suspicious, fishy
- hammy (acting), over-the-top, cheesy
- clumsy, unskilled
- (overly) gamey, strong-tasting
- smelling of
- looking like, appearing like, smacking of, -ish
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cousin (male)
popular gikun or jukujikun search-only kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone pre-noun adjectival adjective (generic)
- what is called, what you call, what they call, so-called
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to remove, to get rid of, to take away, to eliminate
- to exclude, to except, to leave out, to omit
- to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
popular JLPT N3 adverb
- (not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest