JLPT N3 Vocabulary

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と

to if, when, and

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琴 こと

koto koto (13-stringed Japanese zither), stringed instrument, zheng (Chinese zither)

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日本 にほん

nihon Japan

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場 ば

ba place, spot, space

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者 もの

mono person (rarely used w.o. a qualifier)

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的 てき

teki -like, typical

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市 いち

ichi market, fair

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約 やく

yaku approximately, about, promise

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首相 しゅしょう

shushou Prime Minister, Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), Premier

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大統領 だいとうりょう

daitouryou president, chief executive

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政府 せいふ

seifu government, administration

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県 けん

ken prefecture (of Japan), county (of China)

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埜 の

no plain, field, hidden (structural) member

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依る よる

yoru to be due to, to be caused by, to depend on

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元 もと

moto origin, source, base

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党 とう

tou party (political), faction, -ite

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代表 だいひょう

daihyou representative, representation, delegation

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調査 ちょうさ

chousa investigation, examination, inquiry

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企業 きぎょう

kigyou enterprise, undertaking, corporation

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求める もとめる

motomeru to want, to wish for, to request

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京 みやこ

miyako capital, metropolis

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事件 じけん

jiken event, affair, incident

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軍 ぐん

gun army, force, troops

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法 ほう

hou law, act, principle

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議員 ぎいん

giin member of the Diet, congress or parliament

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今回 こんかい

konkai now, this time, lately

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発表 はっぴょう

happyou announcement, publication

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示す しめす

shimesu to denote, to show, to point out

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国民 こくみん

kokumin nation, nationality, people

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更に さらに

sarani furthermore, again, after all

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共力 きょうりょく

kyouryoku cooperation, collaboration

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宣べる のべる

noberu to state, to express, to mention

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参加 さんか

sanka participation

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明らか あきらか

akiraka obvious, evident, clear

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現在 げんざい

genzai now, current, present

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全国 ぜんこく

zenkoku country-wide, nation-wide, whole country

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一方 いっぽう

ippou one (esp. of two), the other, one way

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差 さ

sa difference, variation

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大会 たいかい

taikai convention, tournament, mass meeting

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年間 ねんかん

nenkan year (period of)

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活動 かつどう

katsudou action, activity

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結果 けっか

kekka result, consequence, outcome

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中心 ちゅうしん

chuushin center, centre, middle

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環境 かんきょう

kankyou environment, circumstance

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国会 こっかい

kokkai National Diet, parliament, congress

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市場 いちば

ichiba (town) market, (the) marketplace

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案 あん

an idea, plan, thought

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記者 きしゃ

kisha reporter

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今後 こんご

kongo from now on, hereafter

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平和 へいわ

heiwa peace, harmony

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情報 じょうほう

jouhou news, gossip, (military) intelligence

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地域 ちいき

chiiki area, region

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選手 せんしゅ

senshu player (in game), team member

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得る うる

uru (after the -masu stem of a verb) to be able to ..., can ..., to get

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監督 かんとく

kantoku supervision, control, superintendence

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語る かたる

kataru to talk, to tell, to recite

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実施 じっし

jisshi enforcement, implementation, putting into practice (practise)

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地 ち

chi earth, ground, land

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制度 せいど

seido system, institution, organization

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根 ね

ne root (of a plant), root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.)