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N3 kanji and vocabulary, JLPT framework

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Kanji · 373

Vocabulary · 2092

• 愛あいlove
• 相変わらずあいかわらずas usual, unchanged
• 愛情あいじょうlove, affection
• 合図あいずsignal, sign
• アイスクリームice cream
• 愛するあいするto love
• 相手あいてpartner, opponent, the other party
• あいにくunfortunately, inconveniently
• 遭うあうto encounter, to meet with (something unpleasant)
• アウトout; eliminated
• 明かりあかりlight, lamp
• 空きあきvacancy, empty space
• 明らかあきらかclear, obvious
• 諦めるあきらめるto give up
• 飽きるあきるto get tired of, to grow bored with
• 悪あくevil, wrongdoing
• 握手あくしゅhandshake
• 悪魔あくまdevil, demon
• 明けるあけるto dawn, to become light; to end (a period of time)
• 揚げるあげるto raise, to lift; to deep-fry
• 挙げるあげるto cite, to list; to hold (an event)
• 預かるあずかるto keep (something) for someone, to look after
• 預けるあずけるto deposit, to entrust to someone's care
• 汗あせsweat
• 与えるあたえるto give, to grant; to cause
• 温かいあたたかいwarm
• 温まるあたたまるto warm up, to get warm (oneself)
• 暖まるあたたまるto warm up, to get warm
• 温めるあたためるto warm up, to heat (an object, food, or the body — distinct from 暖める, used for air or a room)
• 辺りあたりvicinity, surroundings
• 当りあたりa hit, a win, success; the vicinity
• 当たり前あたりまえnatural, obvious, ordinary
• 当たるあたるto hit, to strike; to win, to be correct
• あちこちhere and there, all over the place
• 扱うあつかうto handle, to deal with; to treat
• アップincrease, up; close-up
• 集まりあつまりgathering, meeting; collection
• 宛てるあてるto address (mail) to
• 当てるあてるto hit (a target); to press against; to guess correctly
• 跡あとtrace, mark, ruins; scar
• 穴あなhole, cave
• 油あぶらoil
• 脂あぶらfat, grease
• あまりにexcessively, too much (to an unacceptable degree)
• 誤りあやまりmistake, error
• 粗あらflaw, fault
• 嵐あらしstorm
• 争うあらそうto fight, to dispute, to compete
• 新たあらたnew, fresh
• あらゆるevery, all kinds of
• 著すあらわすto write, to author (a book)
• 表すあらわすto express, to represent
• 現すあらわすto reveal, to show, to express
• 現れあらわれmanifestation, sign
• 現れるあらわれるto appear, to emerge
• ありがとうthank you
• 或るあるa certain, some
• あるいはor; perhaps
• アルバムalbum, photo album
• 泡あわfoam, bubble
• 合わせるあわせるto combine, to put together, to adjust to match
• 慌てるあわてるto panic, to lose one's composure
• 哀れあわれpity, pitiful
• 案あんplan, proposal, idea
• 案外あんがいunexpectedly, contrary to expectations
• 暗記あんきmemorization, learning by heart
• アンケートquestionnaire, survey
• 安定あんていstability
• あんなにto that extent, like that
• あんまりnot very, not much; excessively
• 胃いstomach (organ)
• 異いdifference; objection, dissent
• 意いintention, will
• 医院いいんclinic
• 委員いいんcommittee member
• 意外いがいunexpected, surprising
• 怒りいかりanger
• 粋いきstylish, chic, sophisticated
• 息いきbreath
• 勢いいきおいmomentum, force, vigor
• 生き方いきかたway of life, lifestyle
• 生き物いきものliving creature
• いくらでもas much as one likes, plenty
• いけないmust not, not allowed; bad, wrong
• 医師いしdoctor, physician
• 意思いしintention, wish
• 意志いしwillpower, volition
• 維持いじmaintenance, preservation
• 意地いじwillpower; stubbornness
• 意識いしきconsciousness, awareness
• 異常いじょうabnormal, unusual
• 意地悪いじわるmean-spirited, spiteful
• 泉いずみspring, fountainhead
• いずれwhichever, either; sooner or later, eventually
• 依然いぜんstill, as before
• 以前いぜんbefore, formerly; ago
• 板いたboard, plank
• 偉大いだいgreat, grand
• いたずらmischief, prank
• いただきますitadakimasu (words said before eating a meal)
• 痛みいたみpain, ache
• 傷めるいためるto damage, to hurt
• 炒めるいためるto stir-fry
• 至るいたるto reach, to arrive at, to lead to
• 市いちmarket, fair
• 位置いちposition, location
• 一時いちじa period of time; temporarily
• 一度にいちどにall at once
• 市場いちばmarket
• 一部いちぶa part, a portion
• 一家いっかa family, the whole family
• いつかsomeday
• 一種いっしゅa kind, a type
• 一瞬いっしゅんan instant, a moment
• 一生いっしょうone's whole life
• 一層いっそうeven more, all the more
• 一帯いったいthe whole area, the entire region
• 一体いったいas one; on earth, actually (emphatic question)
• 一致いっちagreement, coincidence, match
• いつでもanytime, always
• いつのまにかbefore one knows it, without noticing
• 一般いっぱんgeneral, common
• 一方いっぽうone side; on the other hand, while
• いつまでもforever, endlessly
• 異動いどうpersonnel transfer, reassignment
• 移動いどうmovement, transfer
• 従姉妹いとこfemale cousin
• 従兄弟いとこmale cousin
• 稲いねrice plant
• 居眠りいねむりdozing off
• 命いのちlife
• 違反いはんviolation
• 衣服いふくclothes, garments
• 居間いまliving room
• 今にいまにsoon, before long
• 今にもいまにもat any moment, about to
• イメージimage, impression
• 否いやno, negation
• 依頼いらいrequest; reliance
• 以来いらいsince, ever since
• いらいらirritated, impatient
• いらっしゃいwelcome, please come in
• 衣料いりょうclothing, apparel
• 医療いりょうmedical care, medical treatment
• 岩いわrock
• 祝いいわいcelebration, congratulations
• 祝ういわうto celebrate, to congratulate
• 言わばいわばso to speak, as it were
• いわゆるso-called, what is called
• インクink
• 印刷いんさつprinting
• 印象いんしょうimpression
• 引退いんたいretirement
• インタビューinterview
• 引用いんようquotation, citation
• ウイスキーwhisky
• ウェブweb (website)
• 魚うおfish
• うがいgargling
• 受け取るうけとるto receive
• 動かすうごかすto move (something)
• 兎うさぎrabbit
• 牛うしcow, cattle
• 失ううしなうto lose
• 渦うずwhirlpool, swirl
• 疑ううたがうto doubt, to suspect
• 宇宙うちゅうuniverse, space
• 撃つうつto shoot, to attack
• 討つうつto attack, to avenge, to strike down
• うっかりcarelessly, inadvertently
• 映すうつすto project, to reflect
• 移すうつすto move, to transfer (to another place, into another language)
• 訴えるうったえるto appeal; to complain; to sue
• 映るうつるto be reflected, to appear (on a screen)
• 写るうつるto be photographed, to appear in a photo
• うなるto groan, to growl
• 奪ううばうto steal, to take away by force
• 馬うまhorse; promoted bishop (shogi piece)
• 埋まるうまるto be buried; to be filled up
• 生まれうまれbirth, birthplace
• 産むうむto give birth to; to produce, to create
• 有無うむwhether or not, presence or absence
• 梅うめplum tree, plum; the lowest of three ranks
• 埋めるうめるto bury, to fill in
• 裏切るうらぎるto betray
• 羨ましいうらやましいenvious, jealous
• 売れるうれるto sell well, to be popular
• 噂うわさrumor
• 運うんluck, fate
• 永遠えいえんeternity, forever
• 永久えいきゅうpermanent, everlasting
• 影響えいきょうinfluence, effect
• 営業えいぎょうbusiness operations, sales
• 衛星えいせいsatellite
• 栄養えいようnutrition
• 笑顔えがおsmiling face, smile
• 餌えさfeed, bait
• エネルギーenergy
• 円えんcircle; yen (currency)
• 延期えんきpostponement
• 演技えんぎacting, performance
• 援助えんじょaid, assistance, support
• エンジンengine
• 演説えんぜつspeech, address
• 演奏えんそうmusical performance
• 尾おtail
• 老いおいold age, aging
• 追い付くおいつくto catch up with
• 負うおうto bear, to carry (a burden or responsibility); to owe
• 追うおうto chase, to pursue
• 王おうking
• 応援おうえんcheering, support
• 王様おうさまking (respectful)
• 王子おうじprince
• 応じるおうじるto respond, to comply with
• 横断おうだんcrossing (e.g. a road)
• 終えるおえるto finish, to complete
• 大いにおおいにgreatly, considerably
• 覆うおおうto cover, to conceal
• 多くおおくmany, a lot; most
• 大家おおやlandlord
• 丘おかhill
• 沖おきoffshore, open sea
• お客様おきゃくさまcustomer, guest (respectful term)
• 奥おくthe back, the inner part
• 贈るおくるto give (a gift), to present
• 遅れおくれdelay, lateness
• 起こるおこるto occur, to happen
• 押さえるおさえるto hold down, to restrain, to press
• 幼いおさないyoung, childish
• 収めるおさめるto put away, to store; to achieve
• 治めるおさめるto govern, to rule; to bring under control, to pacify
• 納めるおさめるto pay (dues), to supply, to store away
• 教えおしえteaching, doctrine
• お辞儀おじぎbow, bowing
• お喋りおしゃべりchatting; chatterbox
• お洒落おしゃれstylish, fashionable
• 汚染おせんpollution, contamination
• 恐らくおそらくprobably, perhaps
• 恐れるおそれるto fear, to be afraid of
• 恐ろしいおそろしいfrightening, terrible
• 教わるおそわるto be taught, to learn (from someone)
• お互いおたがいeach other, mutual
• 穏やかおだやかcalm, gentle, mild
• 男の人おとこのひとman
• 大人しいおとなしいgentle, docile, quiet
• 劣るおとるto be inferior, to fall short
• 驚きおどろきsurprise, astonishment
• 鬼おにdemon, ogre; "it" (the tagger in a game)
• 帯おびbelt, band, obi (kimono sash)
• お昼おひるnoon; lunch
• オフィスoffice
• 溺れるおぼれるto drown; to be engrossed in, to indulge in
• お前おまえyou (informal or rough term of address)
• おめでとうcongratulations
• お目に掛かるおめにかかるto meet (humble)
• 思い付くおもいつくto think of, to come up with (an idea)
• 思い出おもいでmemory, recollection
• 主におもにmainly, chiefly
• 思わずおもわずunintentionally, involuntarily
• 泳ぎおよぎswimming
• およそabout, approximately; generally
• 及ぼすおよぼすto cause, to exert (an effect on)
• 織るおるto weave
• 降ろすおろすto take down, to unload, to drop off (a passenger)
• 下ろすおろすto take down, to lower
• 卸すおろすto sell wholesale; to grate
• 恩おんfavor, debt of gratitude
• 温暖おんだんwarm, mild (climate)
• 温度おんどtemperature
• 可かpassable, acceptable
• 課かsection, department; lesson
• 蚊かmosquito
• カーcar
• カードcard
• 貝かいshell; shellfish
• 害がいharm, damage
• 会員かいいんmember (of an association)
• 絵画かいがpainting, picture (art)
• 海外かいがいoverseas, abroad
• 会計かいけいaccounting; the bill, payment
• 解決かいけつsolution, resolution
• 会合かいごうmeeting, gathering
• 外交がいこうdiplomacy
• 開始かいしstart, commencement
• 解釈かいしゃくinterpretation
• 外出がいしゅつgoing out
• 改善かいぜんimprovement
• 快適かいてきcomfortable
• 回復かいふくrecovery
• 飼うかうto keep, to raise (an animal)
• 帰すかえすto send back, to let (someone) go home
• 替えるかえるto change, to replace (with something else)
• 換えるかえるto exchange, to convert
• 代えるかえるto replace, to substitute
• 返るかえるto return, to be returned (e.g. a reply comes back)
• 香りかおりfragrance, aroma
• 画家がかpainter, artist
• 抱えるかかえるto hold in one's arms, to carry; to bear (a burden)
• 価格かかくprice
• 化学かがくchemistry
• 輝くかがやくto shine, to sparkle
• 係かかりperson/department in charge
• 罹るかかるto contract (an illness), to fall ill with
• 限るかぎるto limit, to restrict
• 核かくnucleus, core
• 格かくstatus, rank; grammatical case
• 掻くかくto scratch, to scrape
• 欠くかくto lack; to chip, to break off a part of
• 嗅ぐかぐto smell, to sniff
• 家具かぐfurniture
• 学がくlearning, study
• 覚悟かくごmental preparedness, resolve
• 確実かくじつcertain, reliable
• 学者がくしゃscholar, researcher
• 学習がくしゅうlearning, study
• 隠すかくすto hide, to conceal
• 拡大かくだいexpansion, enlargement
• 確認かくにんconfirmation, verification
• 学問がくもんscholarship, academic discipline
• 学歴がくれきeducational background
• 隠れるかくれるto hide (oneself), to be concealed
• 陰かげshade, a hidden or shaded place
• 影かげshadow
• 駆けるかけるto run, to dash, to gallop
• 欠けるかけるto be lacking, to be chipped
• 賭けるかけるto bet, to wager, to risk
• 加減かげんdegree, adjustment; condition
• 過去かこthe past
• かごbasket, cage
• 囲むかこむto surround, to enclose
• 火災かさいfire, blaze (disaster)
• 重なるかさなるto pile up, to overlap; to coincide
• 重ねるかさねるto stack, to pile up; to repeat
• 飾りかざりdecoration, ornament
• 菓子かしsweets, snacks
• 貸しかしa loan; a favor owed
• 家事かじhousework
• 賢いかしこいsmart, wise
• 歌手かしゅsinger
• 稼ぐかせぐto earn (money), to work for a living
• 数えるかぞえるto count
• 型かたmold, type, model
• 肩かたshoulder
• 堅いかたいfirm, solid; strict, serious
• 硬いかたいhard, stiff
• 課題かだいtask, assignment, issue to be resolved
• 片付くかたづくto get tidied up, to be settled
• 片付けかたづけtidying up, cleaning
• 刀かたな(Japanese) sword
• 語るかたるto tell, to narrate, to talk about
• 価値かちvalue, worth
• 勝ちかちa win, victory
• がっかりdisappointed, discouraged
• 活気かっきliveliness, vitality
• 学期がっきsemester, school term
• 楽器がっきmusical instrument
• 活動かつどうactivity
• 活躍かつやくactive engagement, outstanding performance
• 活用かつようutilization, practical use; conjugation (grammar)
• 課程かていcourse, curriculum
• 過程かていprocess
• 仮定かていassumption, hypothesis
• 悲しむかなしむto grieve, to be sad
• 必ずしもかならずしもnot necessarily
• かなりquite, fairly, considerably
• 金かねmoney; metal, gold
• 鐘かねbell
• 可能かのうpossible
• 株かぶstock, share; stump (of a tree)
• 被るかぶるto wear (on the head), to cover; to bear, to suffer (damage)
• 我慢がまんpatience, endurance
• 加味かみadding in, taking into account
• 神かみgod, deity
• 雷かみなりthunder, lightning
• 髪の毛かみのけhair (on the head)
• 画面がめんscreen
• 科目かもくsubject (of study)
• かもしれないprobably, maybe
• かゆいitchy
• 歌謡かようsong, popular or folk song
• 空からempty
• 殻からshell
• 狩りかりhunting
• 借りかりa loan, a debt
• 刈るかるto cut (hair), to mow, to harvest
• 皮かわskin, peel
• 河かわriver
• 革かわleather
• 可哀想かわいそうpitiful, poor (thing)
• 可愛らしいかわいらしいcute, lovely
• 乾かすかわかすto dry (something)
• 渇くかわくto be thirsty
• 代わるかわるto take the place of, to substitute
• 勘かんintuition, hunch
• ～観かんview of…, outlook on… (suffix: 人生観 outlook on life, 世界観 worldview)
• 缶かんcan, tin
• 癌がんcancer
• 考えかんがえthought, idea
• 感覚かんかくsense, sensation
• 間隔かんかくinterval, gap
• 観客かんきゃくaudience, spectator
• 環境かんきょうenvironment, surroundings
• 歓迎かんげいwelcome
• 慣行かんこうcustom, established practice
• 観光かんこうsightseeing, tourism
• 刊行かんこうpublication, issuing
• 観察かんさつobservation
• 感じかんじfeeling, impression
• 感謝かんしゃgratitude, thanks
• 患者かんじゃpatient
• 感情かんじょうemotion, feeling
• 勘定かんじょうcalculation; the bill, payment
• 感じるかんじるto feel, to sense
• 感心かんしんadmiration
• 関心かんしんinterest, concern
• 関するかんするto relate to, to concern
• 完成かんせいcompletion
• 歓声かんせいcheer, shout of joy
• 完全かんぜんcomplete, perfect
• 感想かんそうimpressions, thoughts (after an experience)
• 乾燥かんそうdryness, dry (climate)
• 感動かんどうbeing moved, deep emotion
• 監督かんとくsupervision; director, coach
• 管理かんりmanagement, administration
• 完了かんりょうcompletion
• 官僚かんりょうbureaucrat, bureaucracy
• 関連かんれんrelation, connection
• 議員ぎいんmember of parliament, councilor
• 記憶きおくmemory
• 気温きおんair temperature
• 機械きかいmachine, machinery
• 器械きかいinstrument, apparatus
• 議会ぎかいparliament, council, assembly
• 期間きかんperiod, duration
• 機関きかんinstitution, organization; engine
• 器官きかん(bodily) organ
• 季刊きかんquarterly (publication)
• 企業きぎょうenterprise, company
• 効くきくto be effective, to work
• 期限きげんdeadline, time limit
• 機嫌きげんmood, temper
• 起源きげんorigin
• 機構きこうmechanism, organization, structure
• 気候きこうclimate
• 岸きしshore, bank (of a river)
• 記事きじarticle, news story
• 生地きじfabric, cloth; dough; one's true nature
• 技師ぎしengineer, technician
• 記者きしゃjournalist, reporter
• 傷きずwound, damage
• 築くきずくto build, to establish
• 規制きせいregulation, control
• 気体きたいgas
• 期待きたいexpectation, hope
• 帰宅きたくreturning home
• 貴重きちょうvaluable, precious
• 議長ぎちょうchairperson, presiding officer
• きちんとneatly, properly, precisely
• きついtight; harsh, strict
• 気付くきづくto notice, to realize
• 気に入るきにいるto like, to take a liking to
• 記入きにゅうfilling in, entering (data)
• 記念きねんcommemoration, memento
• 機能きのうfunction
• 気の毒きのどくpitiful, unfortunate; poor (thing)
• 寄付きふdonation
• 希望きぼうhope, wish
• 基本きほんbasics, fundamentals
• 決まりきまりrule; decision
• 気味きみtendency, touch of, -ish (suffix)
• 奇妙きみょうstrange, odd
• 義務ぎむduty, obligation
• 疑問ぎもんquestion, doubt
• 逆ぎゃくopposite, reverse
• キャプテンcaptain
• キャンセルto cancel (a reservation, registration)
• キャンプcamp, camping
• 級きゅうgrade, rank, class
• 旧きゅうold, former, ex-
• 休暇きゅうかvacation, leave (from work)
• 休憩きゅうけいbreak, recess
• 急激きゅうげきabrupt, rapid
• 吸収きゅうしゅうabsorption
• 救助きゅうじょrescue, relief
• 休息きゅうそくrest
• 急速きゅうそくrapid, swift
• 急にきゅうにsuddenly
• 丘陵きゅうりょうhills, hilly area
• 給料きゅうりょうsalary, wages
• 器用きようskillful, dexterous
• 教科書きょうかしょtextbook
• 競技きょうぎcompetition, event (sports)
• 協議きょうぎconference, discussion, consultation
• 行儀ぎょうぎmanners, behavior
• 供給きょうきゅうsupply
• 教授きょうじゅprofessor; teaching, instruction
• 享受きょうじゅenjoyment, to receive and enjoy
• 協調きょうちょうcooperation, harmony
• 強調きょうちょうemphasis
• 共通きょうつうcommon, shared
• 共同きょうどうjoint, cooperative
• 恐怖きょうふfear, terror
• 共有きょうゆうsharing (information, a goal)
• 協力きょうりょくcooperation
• 強力きょうりょくpowerful, strong
• 許可きょかpermission, permit
• 局きょくbureau, office, station
• 巨大きょだいhuge, giant
• 距離きょりdistance
• 嫌うきらうto dislike, to hate
• 切りきりa stopping point, a limit
• 霧きりfog
• 切れきれa piece, a slice; sharpness
• 切れるきれるto be cut off, to run out; to be sharp
• 記録きろくrecord; recording, logging
• 議論ぎろんdiscussion, debate
• 菌きんbacteria, germ; fungus
• 銀ぎんsilver
• 禁煙きんえんno smoking
• 金額きんがくamount of money, sum
• 金庫きんこsafe, vault
• 禁止きんしprohibition, ban
• 近視きんしnearsightedness, myopia
• 金銭きんせんmoney
• 金属きんぞくmetal
• 近代きんだいmodern era
• 緊張きんちょうtension, nervousness
• 筋肉きんにくmuscle
• 金融きんゆうfinance, banking
• 苦くsuffering, hardship, worry
• 句くphrase, verse
• 食うくうto eat (blunt or casual way of speaking)
• 偶然ぐうぜんby chance, coincidentally
• 臭いくさいsmelly, stinky
• 鎖くさりchain