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| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ๆฐท | ใใใ | ice |
| ้ใใ | ใใใ | spend time |
| ้ธๆ | ใใใใ | the choice |
| ๆๆก | ใฆใใใ | proposal |
| ้ | ใใ | alcohol / sake |
| ไธๆญฃ | ใตใใ | dishonest/illegal/unfair (act) |
| ้ฒใ | ใตใใ | to prevent |
| ่ญฐๅก | ใใใ | parliament member |
| ๅคงไผ | ใใใใ | tournament |
| ๅฅใ | ใใ | peel |
| ใคใณใฏ | ink | |
| ่ซๆ | ใใใถใ | academic paper |
| ็ใใ | ใฏใใ | to grow (beard, hair, etc.) |
| ใขใคในใฏใชใผใ | ice cream | |
| ๆฑฒใ | ใใ | to draw |
| ่จบๅฏ | ใใใใค | medical exam |
| ๅก | ใธใ | fence |
| ใใใใจใ | thank you | |
| ๆญๅฃฐ | ใใใใ | shout of joy |
| ่ฒใค | ใใ ใค | to grow |
| ้ฌผ | ใใซ | demon |
| ๅจ็จ | ใใใ | skillful, handy |
| ไธ็ด | ใใใ | century |
| ้ ใใ | ใใใใ | entrust |
| ๅคฉๅ | ใฆใใใ | weather |
| ๆๅฟ | ใใใใ | admiration |
| ไบคใใ | ใพใใ | to be mixed in |
| ไบใ | ใใใ | each other |
| ็พฝๆ น | ใฏใญ | feather |
| ่ฒ | ใใ | shell |
| ็ชใ | ใคใ | to poke or thrust |
| ไป | ใปใ | other |
| ใญใฃใใใณ | captain | |
| ้ใ | ใฉใ | to retreat, to withdraw, to recede |
| ใใฉใใฏ | truck | |
| ใฐใฉใณใ | sports ground (common spelling variant of ใฐใฉใฆใณใ) | |
| ๅฐๅฑ | ใใ | small hut |
| ๅฅๅฆ | ใใฟใใ | strange |
| ๆก | ใใใ | cherry blossom |
| ๅทฃ | ใ | nest |
| ๆณใใ | ใจใใ | let stay overnight |
| ่ | ใ | stomach |
| ็กฌ่ฒจ | ใใใ | coin |
| ๅปๅธซ | ใใ | doctor |
| ไธ่ช็ฑ | ใตใใใ | inconvenience |
| ๅใ | ใใ | debt |
| ็ฏไบบ | ใฏใใซใ | criminal |
| ไธญๆญข | ใกใ ใใ | cancellation, suspension |
| ่ | ใพใ | thin membrane |
| ้ใ | ใใใ | to limit |
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Word lists: the widely used JLPT N5 to N1 sets after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists (the JLPT publishes no official lists). Definitions adapted from JMdict by the EDRDG, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
Every word in Lock&Learn Japanese comes with a real example sentence, its reading and a translation, revealed on the tap. Here are 25 of the words above, in a sentence.
ๆฐท
ใใใ
ice
ๅทใใๆฐดใซๆฐทใๅ ฅใใพใใใ
ใคใใใใฟใใซใใใใใใใพใใใ
I put ice in the cold water.
้ใใ
ใใใ
spend time
้ฑๆซใๅ้ใจ้ใใใพใใ
ใใ ใใพใคใใจใใ ใกใจใใใใพใใ
I spend the weekend with my friends.
้
ใใ
alcohol / sake
็ถใฏๆฏๆฉใๅค้ฃใจไธ็ทใซๅฐใใ ใใ้ ใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใ
ใกใกใฏใพใใฐใใใใใใใใจใใฃใใใซใใใใ ใใใใใใฎใฟใพใใ
My father drinks a little alcohol with his dinner every night.
ไธๆญฃ
ใตใใ
dishonest/illegal/unfair (act)
ไธๆญฃใชๆๆฎตใง่ฉฆ้จใซๅๆ ผใใใ
ใตใใใชใใ ใ ใใงใใใใซใใใใใใใ
I passed the exam through dishonest means.
่ญฐๅก
ใใใ
parliament member
ๅฝผใฏๅฝไผ่ญฐๅกใงใใ
ใใใฏใใฃใใใใใใงใใ
He is a parliament member.
ๅคงไผ
ใใใใ
tournament
ๆฅๆใๅคงใใชในใใผใๅคงไผใ้ๅฌใใใพใใ
ใใใใคใใใใใชใใฝใผใคใใใใใใใใใใใใพใใ
A big sports tournament will be held next month.
็ใใ
ใฏใใ
to grow (beard, hair, etc.)
ๅฝผใฏ็ซๆดพใชใฒใใ็ใใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใฏใใฃใฑใชใฒใใใฏใใใฆใใพใ
He is growing a magnificent beard.
่จบๅฏ
ใใใใค
medical exam
ๅฅๅบท่จบๆญใงๅป่ ใฎ่จบๅฏใๅใใพใ
ใใใใใใใ ใ ใง ใใใ ใฎ ใใใใค ใ ใใใพใ
I receive a medical exam during a health checkup.
่ฒใค
ใใ ใค
to grow
ๅฝผใฏใใฎ็บใง่ฒใฃใใ
ใใใฏใใฎใพใกใงใใ ใกใพใใใ
He grew up in this town.
ๅจ็จ
ใใใ
skillful, handy
ๅ ใฏๅจ็จใซ็ฉใไฝใใพใ
ใใซใฏใใใใซใใฎใใคใใใพใ
My older brother skillfully makes things.
ไธ็ด
ใใใ
century
ไบๅไธ็ดใฏ้่ฆใชๆไปฃใงใใใ
ใซใใฃใใใใฏใใ ใใใใชใใ ใใงใใ
The twentieth century was an important era.
ๅคฉๅ
ใฆใใใ
weather
ไป้ฑใฏๅคฉๅใๆชใใไบๅฎใใฆใใๆตทใธใฎๆ ่กใฏไธญๆญขใซใชใใพใใใ
ใใใใ ใใฏใฆใใใใใใใใใใฆใใใฆใใใใฟใธใฎใใใใใฏใกใ ใใใซใชใใพใใใ
The weather was bad this week, so our planned trip to the beach was cancelled.
ๆๅฟ
ใใใใ
admiration
ๅฝผใฎๅชๅใซๆๅฟใใพใใใ
ใใใฎใฉใใใใซใใใใใใพใใใ
I admired his effort.
ไบคใใ
ใพใใ
to be mixed in
ใใฎ้ๅฃใซๅคๅฝไบบใไบคใใฃใฆใใใ
ใใฎใใ ใใ ใใซใใใใใใใใพใใฃใฆใใใ
There are foreigners mixed in with that group.
ไบใ
ใใใ
each other
็งใใกใฏไบใใซๅฉใๅใฃใฆ็ใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใใฏใใใใซใใใใใฃใฆใใใฆใใพใใ
We live by helping each other.
็พฝๆ น
ใฏใญ
feather
ๅฐ้ณฅใ็พใใ็พฝๆ นใๅบใใใ
ใใจใใใใคใใใใฏใญใใฒใใใใ
The small bird spread its beautiful feathers.
็ชใ
ใคใ
to poke or thrust
ๆใงๅฐ้ขใ็ชใใฆๆญฉใใพใใ
ใคใใงใใใใใคใใฆใใใใพใใ
I walk by poking the ground with my cane.
ใใฉใใฏ
truck
ๆ่ฟใๅคงใใชใใฉใใฏใ้ใ้ใฃใใ
ใใใใใใใใใชใจใใฃใใใฟใกใใจใใฃใใ
A large truck went down the road recently.
ใฐใฉใณใ
sports ground (common spelling variant of ใฐใฉใฆใณใ)
ๆพ่ชฒๅพใฏใฐใฉใณใใงใตใใซใผใใใพใใ
ใปใใใใฏใฐใฉใณใใงใตใใซใผใใใพใใ
I play soccer on the sports ground after school.
ๅฐๅฑ
ใใ
small hut
ๅบญใซๅฐใใชๅฐๅฑใๅปบใฆใพใใใ
ใซใใซใกใใใชใใใใใฆใพใใใ
I built a small hut in the garden.
ๅฅๅฆ
ใใฟใใ
strange
ใใฎๅใใฏๆฌๅฝใซๅฅๅฆใงใใ
ใใฎใใใใฏใปใใจใใซใใฟใใใงใใ
That movement is truly strange.
ๆก
ใใใ
cherry blossom
ๆฅใซใชใใจใๅ ฌๅใฎๆกใๆบ้ใซใชใใพใใ
ใฏใใซใชใใจใใใใใใฎใใใใใพใใใใซใชใใพใใ
When spring comes, the cherry blossoms in the park are in full bloom.
ๅทฃ
ใ
nest
้ณฅใฎๅทฃใๆจใฎไธใซใใใพใใ
ใจใใฎใใใใฎใใใซใใใพใใ
A bird's nest is in the tree.
็กฌ่ฒจ
ใใใ
coin
่ฒกๅธใฎไธญใซ็กฌ่ฒจใไธใคใใใใพใใใ
ใใใตใฎใชใใซใใใใใฒใจใคใใใใพใใใ
There are no coins in my wallet at all.
ไธ่ช็ฑ
ใตใใใ
inconvenience
ๆ่ฟใฏ่ถณใไธ่ช็ฑใงใ้ ใใพใงๆญฉใใฎใ้ฃใใใงใใ
ใใใใใฏใใใใตใใใใงใใจใใใพใงใใใใฎใใใใใใใงใใ
My legs have been disabled lately, so it's hard to walk far.
2,135. The JLPT publishes no official vocabulary counts. The widely used lists this page follows put N5 at about 700 words and all five levels at about 8,000 words together; this page lists the words that are new at JLPT N3.
The complete JLPT N3 list is the N3 pack in Lock&Learn Japanese. This page shows the first 50 words the widget deals, enough to judge the level and to try the flashcards. In the app the pack opens with a free preview, another word unlocks daily, and Lock&Learn+ opens all 2,135 at once.
There is no official list: the JLPT stopped publishing vocabulary lists with the 2010 revision. This page follows the widely used community lists (after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists), which is what most textbooks and apps mean by an JLPT N3 list.
Install Lock&Learn Japanese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Japanese. The N3 pack puts these words on the widget one at a time: you recall the meaning, one tap reveals it with a real sentence. JLPT N3 opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily; Lock&Learn+ opens every pack at once.
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