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JLPT N3 core vocabulary (page 9)

1,463 words511 tested in past papers

1,463 words

進みすすみprogress; advance 進んですすんでwillingly; on one's own initiative 砂すなsand 滑るすべるto slide, to slip 世紀せいきcentury 政治せいじpolitics 性別せいべつsex, gender 咳せきcough 背中せなかback (of body)洗剤せんざいdetergent; cleanser 洗濯機せんたくきwashing machine 洗濯物せんたくものlaundry 倉庫そうこstorehouse, warehouse 送信そうしんsending; transmission; to send 掃除機そうじきvacuum cleaner 尊敬そんけいrespect, reverence, honor 増加ぞうかincrease 雑巾ぞうきんhouse-cloth, dust cloth 体重たいじゅう(body) weight 体操たいそうgymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics たいていたいていusually; mostly; generally 太陽たいようsun 助けたすけhelp; assistance 訊ねるたずねるto ask, to inquire たったたったonly; just; merely 旅たびtrip; journey たんすたんすchest of drawers 担任たんにんto be in charge (of a class); homeroom teacher 大小だいしょうsize 代表だいひょうrepresentative; delegation 出し合うだしあうto chip in; to contribute jointly 段だんstep; stair; level; paragraph 男女だんじょmen and women 段ボールだんボールcardboard; corrugated cardboard 地下ちかunderground; basement 中間ちゅうかんmiddle; midway; interim 中級ちゅうきゅうintermediate level 駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうparking lot 長時間ちょうじかんa long time; many hours 町内ちょうないneighborhood 調味料ちょうみりょうcondiment, seasoning 直前ちょくぜんjust before; right in front 散らしちらしleaflet; flyer ついについにat last; finally; (not) ever (with a negative)通学つうがくcommuting to school 捕まえるつかまえるto catch; to arrest 付き合いつきあいsocial contact; association; friendship 次々つぎつぎone after another 伝うつたうto go along; to follow (a river, wall)包みつつみbundle, package 勤めつとめwork; employment; duty 釣りつりfishing; change (money returned)停車ていしゃstopping (of a vehicle)程度ていどdegree; extent; level; about (a number)鉄道てつどうrailway 展覧てんらんexhibition; display 展覧会てんらんかいexhibition とうとうとうとうfinally, at last 都会とかいcity 登山とざんmountain climbing とにかくとにかくanyway; at any rate 取り上げるとりあげるto pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to confiscate 取り替えるとりかえるto exchange; to replace 取り込むとりこむto take in; to bring in; to adopt とんとんとんとんsmoothly, without a hitch; sound of light repeated knocking 同級生どうきゅうせいclassmate 動的どうてきdynamic; active 治すなおすto cure; to heal 中でもなかでもespecially; above all; among them 中身なかみcontents; filling 仲良くなかよくon good terms; harmoniously 眺めながめview; scenery 眺めるながめるto gaze at; to look out over 鍋なべsaucepan, pot 鳴るなるto sound; to ring なんとなんとhow ...!; what ...!; what; how (interrogative or exclamatory expression)何とかなんとかsomehow; to manage to 憎らしいにくらしいhateful; so good it's irritating 入門にゅうもんintroduction (to a subject); becoming a pupil 入力にゅうりょくinput; to enter (data)煮るにるto boil; to simmer; to stew 人間関係にんげんかんけいhuman relations; relationships with people 塗るぬるto paint; to apply; to spread on 眠りねむりsleep 年齢ねんれいage, years 登りのぼりascent; climbing; uphill 拝見はいけんto see, to read (humble)吐くはくto vomit; to spit; to breathe out; to tell (a lie)博物館はくぶつかんmuseum 運びはこびprogress; carrying; (お運び) coming or going (honorific)発売はつばいgoing on sale; release 話し合いはなしあいdiscussion; talks 花束はなたばbouquet 花火はなびfireworks 歯磨きはみがきtooth brushing; toothpaste 原はらplain; field; meadow 判子はんこseal (used for signature)半々はんはんhalf and half 販売はんばいsale; selling ばらばらrose (flower)

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