Complete Minna no Nihongo N3 Vocabulary
JLPT N3 • 12 Lessons
All vocabulary from Minna no Nihongo N3, organized by lesson. Comprehensive JLPT N3 vocabulary reference for exam preparation.
Vocabulary
1
できる
dekiru
出来る
can do, to be able to do
Example
日本語ができますか.
Nihongo ga dekimasu ka.
Can you do Japanese? (Can you speak Japanese?)
2
つかう
tsukau
使う
to use
Example
パソコンがつかえます.
Pasokon ga tsukaemasu.
I can use a computer.
3
はなす
hanasu
話す
to speak
Example
えいごがはなせます.
Eigo ga hanasemasu.
I can speak English.
4
およぐ
oyogu
泳ぐ
to swim
Example
およげますか.
Oyogemasu ka.
Can you swim?
5
よむ
yomu
読む
to read
Example
かんじがよめますか.
Kanji ga yomemasu ka.
Can you read kanji?
6
かく
kaku
書く
to write
Example
ひらがながかけます.
Hiragana ga kakemasu.
I can write hiragana.
7
きく
kiku
聞く
to listen / to ask
Example
日本語がきけます.
Nihongo ga kikemasu.
I can understand (listen to) Japanese.
8
うんてんする
unten suru
運転する
to drive
Example
くるまをうんてんできます.
Kuruma o unten dekimasu.
I can drive a car.
9
じょうず(な)
jōzu (na)
上手
skilled, good at
Example
かれはピアノがじょうずです.
Kare wa piano ga jōzu desu.
He is good at piano.
10
へた(な)
heta (na)
下手
poor at, unskilled
Example
テニスはへたです.
Tenisu wa heta desu.
I'm bad at tennis.
11
のうりょく
nōryoku
能力
ability, skill
Example
日本語ののうりょくをあげたい.
Nihongo no nōryoku o agetai.
I want to improve my Japanese ability.
12
しゅみ
shumi
趣味
hobby
Example
しゅみはえいがをみることです.
Shumi wa eiga o miru koto desu.
My hobby is watching movies.
13
ギターが弾けますか.
Gitā ga hikemasu ka.
Can you play the guitar?
Example
A: ギターが弾けますか.
B: はい、少しできます.
B: はい、少しできます.
A: Gitā ga hikemasu ka.
B: Hai, sukoshi dekimasu.
B: Hai, sukoshi dekimasu.
A: Can you play the guitar?
B: Yes, I can a little.
B: Yes, I can a little.
14
日本語が話せますか.
Nihongo ga hanasemasu ka.
Can you speak Japanese?
Example
A: 日本語が話せますか.
B: ええ、日常会話なら大丈夫です.
B: ええ、日常会話なら大丈夫です.
A: Nihongo ga hanasemasu ka.
B: Ee, nichijō kaiwa nara daijōbu desu.
B: Ee, nichijō kaiwa nara daijōbu desu.
A: Can you speak Japanese?
B: Yes, daily conversation is fine.
B: Yes, daily conversation is fine.
15
料理ができますか.
Can you cook?
Example
A: 料理ができますか.
B: いいえ、全然できません.
B: いいえ、全然できません.
A: Ryōri ga dekimasu ka.
B: Iie, zenzen dekimasen.
B: Iie, zenzen dekimasen.
A: Can you cook?
B: No, not at all.
B: No, not at all.
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