JLPT Vocabulary — 10,000+ Japanese Words
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食べる taberu · to eat飲む nomu · to drink行く iku · to go来る kuru · to come見る miru · to see聞く kiku · to hear話す hanasu · to speak書く kaku · to write読む yomu · to read学ぶ manabu · to learn好き suki · to like大きい ookii · big小さい chiisai · small新しい atarashii · new古い furui · oldありがとう arigatou · thank youすみません sumimasen · excuse meはじめまして hajimemashite · nice to meet you頑張る ganbaru · to do one's best日本語 nihongo · Japanese language勉強 benkyou · studying先生 sensei · teacher学生 gakusei · student学校 gakkou · school電車 densha · train会社 kaisha · company仕事 shigoto · work / job家族 kazoku · family友達 tomodachi · friend時間 jikan · time明日 ashita · tomorrow食べる taberu · to eat飲む nomu · to drink行く iku · to go来る kuru · to come見る miru · to see聞く kiku · to hear話す hanasu · to speak書く kaku · to write読む yomu · to read学ぶ manabu · to learn好き suki · to like大きい ookii · big小さい chiisai · small新しい atarashii · new古い furui · oldありがとう arigatou · thank youすみません sumimasen · excuse meはじめまして hajimemashite · nice to meet you頑張る ganbaru · to do one's best日本語 nihongo · Japanese language勉強 benkyou · studying先生 sensei · teacher学生 gakusei · student学校 gakkou · school電車 densha · train会社 kaisha · company仕事 shigoto · work / job家族 kazoku · family友達 tomodachi · friend時間 jikan · time明日 ashita · tomorrow
ちょうだい
colloquial form of ください; typically used by children or women
N3
方
かた
honorific form for 人 ; way of doing
N3
キロ; キログラム
(abbr.) kilo (kilogram)
N3
キロ; キロメートル
(abbr.) kilo (kilometer)
N3
体重
たいじゅう
(body) weight
N3
偶然
ぐうぜん
(by) chance, unexpectedly
N3
物価
ぶっか
(commodity/consumer) prices
N3
芸術
げいじゅつ
(fine) art, the arts
N3
タオル
(hand) towel
N3
名刺
めいし
(name) card; business card
N3
背
せい
(one's) height, stature
N3
感想
かんそう
(one's) impressions, (one's) thoughts
N3
離れる
はなれる
(something, someone) separates; parts from; to be apart
N3
経つ
たつ
(time) passes
N3
ばったり
(to meet) by chance
N3
二十歳
はたち
20 years old
N3
文句
もんく
a complaint
N3
冗談
じょうだん
a joke
N3
多少
たしょう
a little (same as 少し )
N3
少々
しょうしょう
a little; short (time) (formal for 少し )
N3
鍵
かぎ
a lock; a key
N3
絵
え
a painting; a picture; a drawing
N3
公園
こうえん
a park
N3
俳優
はいゆう
actor, actress, performer
N3
実は
じつは
actually; in fact
N3
広告
こうこく
advertisement
N3
再び
ふたたび
again, once more, a second time
N3
農業
のうぎょう
agriculture
N3
みんな
all, everyone, everybody
N3
既に
すでに
already (same as もう)
N3
常に
つねに
always (same as いつも) (written expression)
N3
いつも
always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb)
N3
そして
and then
N3
また
and; furthermore
N3
発表
はっぴょう
announcement; publication; presentation
N3
とにかく
anyhow, at any rate, anyway
N3
食欲
しょくよく
appetite (for food)
N3
約
やく
approximately, about, some
N3
どうしても
at any cost, no matter what, no matter how hard one tries
N3
当時
とうじ
at that time, in those days (same as そのころ)
N3
～時
～とき
at the time of ~
N3
雰囲気
ふんいき
atmosphere (e.g., musical), mood, ambiance
N3
態度
たいど
attitude, manner
N3
観客
かんきゃく
audience, spectator(s)
N3
後ろ
うしろ
back, behind, rear
N3
ボール
ball; bowl
N3
基本
きほん
basic, basis
N3
ビール
beer
N3
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