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Japanese Kanji & Vocabulary Dictionary

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Showing 300 vocabulary entries for N3
じょうN3
Upper / regarding
うわN3
Outer layer / surface
かかりN3
Officer
きょくN3
Department
N3
Below
N3
Difference
もとN3
Former
N3
Other
N3
Land
ちゅうN3
Middle
N3
Name
N3
Place
N3
Un- (prefix)
おかN3
Hill
れつN3
Row
たまN3
Occasional
かんN3
Intuition
けんN3
Ticket
うさぎN3
Rabbit
かたなN3
Sword
なかN3
Relationship
しりN3
Buttocks
とうN3
Party (political)
企業きぎょうN3
Company
まつりごとN3
Politics
たみN3
People
あいN3
Fit
せきN3
Connection
たていとN3
Sutra
かなめN3
Need
まいN3
Nonplussed
てるN3
Both
つねN3
Usual
づけN3
Adhere
よしN3
Wherefore
すべN3
Art
ねぎらN3
Labor
もりN3
Guard
さるN3
Have The Honor To
たちN3
Accomplished
N3
Path
ところN3
Dispose
まいN3
Dance
よめN3
Lady
かおN3
Face
みちN3
Route
もとN3
Permit
さちN3
Happiness
さかさまN3
Overthrow
いたずらN3
On Foot
ねがいN3
Petition
N3
Thong
かかりN3
Hang
みたまやN3
Lie Down
N3
Sunshine
いくN3
How Many
おかN3
Mount
しもN3
Below
N3
Figure
えんN3
Yen
くらいN3
Rank
N3
After
N3
Night
ぜんN3
Whole
ともN3
Friend
のちN3
After / later
いのちN3
Life
うわさN3
Rumor
せきN3
Cough
ほこりN3
Dust
みょうN3
Odd
だいN3
Stand
N3
Nothingness
はたN3
Flag
かたN3
Type
しゅうN3
State
よめN3
Wife
N3
Phrase
宿やどN3
Lodging
N3
Times
姿すがたN3
Form
具体ぐたいN3
Concrete
N3
Un- (prefix)
しなN3
Item
うしN3
Cow
がくN3
Study
きゅうN3
Ball
つちN3
Soil
便びんN3
Service
かいN3
Round
がいN3
Harm
はかN3
Tomb
おくN3
Interior
いわN3
Rock
さつN3
Bill
ほのおN3
Flame
けんN3
Prefecture (of Japan)
ぬのN3
Cloth
おびN3
Obi (kimono sash)
きゅうN3
Old
ぜんN3
Good
まごN3
Grandchild
へいN3
Fence
あらしN3
Storm
すうN3
Number
ただN3
ordinary
こいN3
Romantic love
そこN3
Bottom
幸いさいわいN3
Good fortune
しょうN3
Small
せいN3
Sex
うんN3
Luck
たいN3
Pair
たくN3
Home
にちN3
Day
ほうN3
Direction
さかいN3
Boundary
きしN3
Bank
いきN3
Breath
かごN3
Basket
なわN3
Rope
あせN3
Sweat
はしN3
Edge
しょくN3
Job
わんN3
Bay
N3
Root
いずみN3
Spring
どろN3
Mud
さるN3
Monkey
おうN3
King
ぼうN3
Rod
拡大かくだいN3
Expansion
かずN3
Number
ひんN3
Item
きんN3
Gold
みやこN3
Capital
らくN3
Ease
ちゅうN3
Note
ほうN3
Law
れいN3
Thanks
かげN3
Shadow
N3
Handle
しきN3
Way
なみだN3
Tear
きりN3
Fog
かんN3
Can
どくN3
Poison
けむりN3
Smoke
もとN3
Base
ふでN3
Paintbrush
はたけN3
Field
うしろN3
Behind / back
N3
Nest
ひもN3
Cord
らいN3
Coming
おわりN3
End
たからN3
Treasure
症状しょうじょうN3
Symptoms
N3
Without
せいN3
Correct
ぎんN3
Silver
くみN3
Set
やくN3
Approximately
つみN3
Sin
N3
Stomach
あいN3
Love
たまN3
Ball
かわN3
Skin
かわN3
Leather
つばさN3
Wing
ほどN3
Limit
せいN3
Height
ほほN3
Cheek
かたN3
Shoulder
あなN3
Hole
いたN3
Board
あらN3
almost
したN3
Tongue
かぶN3
Stock
はねN3
Feather
はばN3
Width
あわN3
Foam
いねN3
Rice plant
穀物こくもつN3
Grain
たびN3
Times
うおN3
Fish
ものN3
Person
たびN3
Trip
ちゃN3
Tea
こしN3
Hips
たばN3
Bunch
すじN3
Sinew
そんN3
Loss
じきN3
Soon
ことわざN3
Proverb
こなN3
Flour
主婦しゅふN3
Housewife
綿わたN3
Cotton
ひざN3
Knee
ひたいN3
Forehead
はだかN3
Naked
一層いっそうN3
Even more
あぶらN3
Oil
N3
Bud
びょうN3
Second
のきN3
Eaves
おんN3
Favor
りつN3
Rate
はらN3
Belly
納得なっとくN3
Understanding
お昼おひるN3
Lunch
けいN3
Sum
N3
Rice field
だんN3
Step
のうN3
Ability
そでN3
Sleeve
N3
Body
さくらN3
Cherry blossom
ふくろN3
Bag
依頼いらいN3
Request
わきN3
Side
事件じけんN3
Incident
つりN3
Fishing
えさN3
Bait
はだN3
Skin
あとN3
Trace
世紀せいきN3
Century
しょうN3
Prize
くさりN3
Chain
まつN3
Pine tree
くせN3
Habit
なぞN3
Mystery
組織そしきN3
Organization
がらN3
Pattern
デモデモN3
Demonstration
カーカーN3
Car
下りくだりN3
Downhill
ミスミスN3
Miss
N3
Field
はあ (かん)はあ (かん)N3
I see (vague acknowledgment)
N3
Poem
ばんN3
Turn
かげN3
Shade
おきN3
Open sea
さけN3
Sake
保証ほしょうN3
Guarantee
せつN3
Theory
体温たいおんN3
Body temperature
一致いっちN3
Match
くんN3
Lesson
ぎゃくN3
Opposite
予測よそくN3
Prediction
きゅうN3
Grade
こおりN3
Ice
てつN3
Steel
偶然ぐうぜんN3
Chance
りくN3
Land
ごくN3
Very
かみN3
God
まめN3
Bean
製造せいぞうN3
Production
しゅうN3
Week
一体いったいN3
Body
下すおろすN3
to lower
だいN3
Topic
ノーノーN3
No
ひょうN3
Table
N3
Lesson
なみN3
Wave
偶々たまたまN3
By chance
便りたよりN3
News
僅かわずかN3
Slight
主要しゅようN3
Main
事務じむN3
Affairs
一般いっぱんN3
General
しもN3
Frost
信頼しんらいN3
Trust
かぎN3
Key
傾向けいこうN3
Trend
まつりN3
Festival
りょうN3
Amount
訓練くんれんN3
Training
けんN3
Eaves
たまN3
Ball
バンバンN3
Van
パスパスN3
Pass
人工じんこうN3
Artificial
一家いっかN3
Family
主におもにN3
Mainly
勝ちかちN3
Victory
交際こうさいN3
Company
万一まんいちN3
In the worst case
中古ちゅうこN3
Used
共にともにN3
Together
人気にんきN3
Popularity
たにN3
Valley
なべN3
Pot
上等じょうとうN3
Superior
出身しゅっしんN3
Origin
光景こうけいN3
Scene

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