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One hundred words for N3 (66 from the N3 list, the rest marked with their level): verb pairs, everyday and する-verbs, people, work and daily life, adjectives and adverbs, each in an original N3 sentence with its translation, a note where it helps and, on most cards, its pitch accent.

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Learn deck · part of JLPT N3 · written against: Every word of the JLPT N3 vocabulary list compiled by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY; no official list since 2010) and every N3 kanji of kanji-data not already in the N5 and N4 decks (352 of its 367, with 泣 and 暖: 354 kanji), with grammar patterns and in-context cloze; sentences use N5–N3 kanji, pitch accent from Kanjium. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. ふやす (増やす) (v., u-verb)
    毎日の運動の時間を増やしたいです。
    to increase (something); to add to [2]

    I want to increase the time I spend exercising every day.

    Watch out: Transitive; the intransitive partner is ふえる (to increase by itself).
    Transitive & Intransitive Pairs
  2. あきらめる (諦める) (v., ru-verb)
    足をけがしたので、今年のマラソン大会に出るのをあきらめました。
    to give up [4]

    I hurt my leg, so I gave up on running in this year's marathon.
    Everyday Verbs
  3. かんしゃする (感謝する) (v., irregular)
    入院していたとき、毎日来てくれた家族に、心からかんしゃしています。
    to thank; to be grateful [1]

    I'm truly grateful to my family, who came to see me every day while I was in hospital.

    Watch out: The person thanked takes に: 先生にかんしゃする.
    する-verbs
  4. じょうし (上司) (n.)
    仕事でミスをしてしまったので、すぐにじょうしに話しました。
    boss; superior (at work) [1]

    I made a mistake at work, so I told my boss straight away.
    People & Relationships
  5. ひよう (費用) (n.)
    旅行の費用は一人五万円ぐらいです。
    cost; expenses [1]

    The trip costs about 50,000 yen per person.
    Home & Daily Life
  6. せいじ (政治) (n.)
    父と政治の話をすると、いつも意見が合わなくてけんかになります。
    politics; government [0]

    Whenever I talk politics with my father, we never agree and end up arguing.

    Watch out: A politician is せいじか (政治家).

    JLPT list: N4
    Society & Events
  7. くやしい (悔しい) (い-adj.)
    小学生の弟にしょうぎで負けて、とてもくやしかったです。
    frustrating; galling; mortifying [3]

    I lost to my little brother, who's still at primary school, at shogi, and it was really galling.

    Watch out: Used for your own frustration at losing or failing, not for general annoyance.
    Feelings & Thinking
  8. げんいん (原因) (n.)
    この川の魚がへった原因は、水がよごれたことだと言われています。
    cause [0]

    The number of fish in this river is said to have fallen because the water became polluted.

    JLPT list: N4
    Abstract Nouns
  9. あさい (浅い) (い-adj.)
    この川はあさいので、子どもも遊べます。
    shallow [0]

    This river is shallow, so even children can play in it.

    Watch out: The opposite is ふかい (deep).

    JLPT list: N4
    Describing Words
  10. ついに (adv.)
    三年かかって、ついに私たちの新しい家が完成しました。
    finally; at last [1]

    After three years, our new house was finally finished.
    Adverbs & Small Words

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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

Checked against:

  • Word selection follows vocabulary commonly taught for JLPT N3 (no official list exists since 2010). 66 of the 100 headwords are on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list compiled by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY); each of the other 34 gives its level on the same compiler's N5, N4, N2 or N1 list in a JLPT list line on its back. The deck excludes every word in the JLPT N4 Vocabulary — Core Words deck and the AP Japanese deck (26 words also appear in the N4 and N5 topic vocabulary decks, which were added later); meanings, kanji spellings, verb groups and adjective types checked against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Reference only; all example sentences are original.
  • Pitch-accent positions checked against the Kanjium accent data (CC BY-SA 4.0); reference only.

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