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JLPT N3 Vocabulary — Part 6 of 22 (奥 … 囲む)
Words 501–600 of the 2139-word JLPT N3 list. Kanji link to their study pages, verbs and adjectives link to their conjugation tables, and any word can be tapped to hear it. Test yourself with the N3 vocabulary quiz.
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 奥 | おく oku | interior, inner part | — |
| 贈る | おくる okuru | to present, to give to, to award to | verb → |
| 起こる | おこる okoru | to occur, to happen | verb → |
| 押える | おさえる osaeru | to stop, to restrain, to press down | verb → |
| 幼い | おさない osanai | very young, childish | i-adj → |
| 収める | おさめる osameru | to store to pay, to supply | verb → |
| 納める | おさめる osameru | to store to pay, to supply | — |
| 治める | おさめる osameru | to govern, to manage; to subdue | verb → |
| お辞儀 | おじぎ ojigi | bow | — |
| お洒落 | おしゃれ oshare | smartly dressed, fashion-conscious | na-adj → |
| お喋り | おしゃべり oshaberi | chattering, talk | — |
| 汚染 | おせん osen | pollution, contamination | — |
| 恐らく | おそらく osoraku | perhaps | — |
| 恐れる | おそれる osoreru | to fear, to be afraid of | verb → |
| 恐ろしい | おそろしい osoroshii | terrible, dreadful | i-adj → |
| 教わる | おそわる osowaru | to be taught | verb → |
| お互い | おたがい otagai | mutual, reciprocal, each other | — |
| 穏やか | おだやか odayaka | calm, gentle, quiet | na-adj → |
| 男の人 | おとこのひと otokonohito | man | — |
| 大人しい | おとなしい otonashii | obedient, docile, quiet | i-adj → |
| 劣る | おとる otoru | to fall behind, to be inferior to | verb → |
| 鬼 | おに oni | ogre, demon, 'it' (e.g.,in a game of tag) | — |
| 帯 | おび obi | band, sash | — |
| お昼 | おひる ohiru | lunch, noon | — |
| オフィス | オフィス ofuisu | office | — |
| 溺れる | おぼれる oboreru | to be drowned, to indulge in | verb → |
| お前 | おまえ omae | you (sing), presence (of a high personage) | — |
| おめでとう | おめでとう omedetou | Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion! | — |
| お目に掛かる | おめにかかる omenikakaru | meet ~, see ~ | verb → |
| 思い付く | おもいつく omoitsuku | to think of, to hit upon | verb → |
| 思い出 | おもいで omoide | memories, recollections, reminiscence | — |
| 主に | おもに omoni | mainly, primarily | — |
| 思わず | おもわず omowazu | unintentional, spontaneous | — |
| 泳ぎ | およぎ oyogi | swimming | — |
| およそ | およそ oyoso | about, roughly, approximately | — |
| 及ぼす | およぼす oyobosu | to exert, to cause, to exercise | verb → |
| 下す | おろす orosu | to lower, to let go down | verb → |
| 降ろす | おろす orosu | to take down, to launch, to drop | verb → |
| 卸す | おろす orosu | to sell wholesale, grated (vegetables) | verb → |
| 音 | おん on | sound, note | — |
| 恩 | おん on | favor, obligation, debt of gratitude | — |
| 温暖 | おんだん ondan | warmth | na-adj → |
| 温度 | おんど ondo | temperature | — |
| 可 | か ka | passable | — |
| 蚊 | か ka | mosquito | — |
| 課 | か ka | department, division | — |
| カー | カー ka- | car | — |
| カード | カード ka-do | card, curd | — |
| 貝 | かい kai | shell, shellfish | — |
| 害 | がい gai | harm, damage | — |
| 会員 | かいいん kaiin | member, the membership | — |
| 絵画 | かいが kaiga | picture, painting | — |
| 海外 | かいがい kaigai | foreign, abroad, overseas | — |
| 会計 | かいけい kaikei | account, finance | — |
| 解決 | かいけつ kaiketsu | settlement, solution, resolution | — |
| 会合 | かいごう kaigou | meeting, assembly | — |
| 外交 | がいこう gaikou | diplomacy | — |
| 開始 | かいし kaishi | start, commencement, beginning | — |
| 解釈 | かいしゃく kaishaku | explanation, interpretation | — |
| 外出 | がいしゅつ gaishutsu | outing, going out | — |
| 改善 | かいぜん kaizen | betterment, improvement | — |
| 快適 | かいてき kaiteki | pleasant, agreeable | na-adj → |
| 回復 | かいふく kaifuku | recovery (from illness), rehabilitation, restoration | — |
| 飼う | かう kau | to keep; to own (a pet); to raise; to feed | verb → |
| 帰す | かえす kaesu | to send back | verb → |
| 代える | かえる kaeru | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute | — |
| 替える | かえる kaeru | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute | verb → |
| 換える | かえる kaeru | to exchange, to interchange, to substitute | — |
| 反る | かえる kaeru | to warp, to be warped, to curve | — |
| 香り | かおり kaori | aroma, fragrance | — |
| 画家 | がか gaka | painter | — |
| 抱える | かかえる kakaeru | to hold or carry under or in the arms | verb → |
| 価格 | かかく kakaku | price, value | — |
| 化学 | かがく kagaku | chemistry | — |
| 輝く | かがやく kagayaku | to shine, to glitter, to sparkle | verb → |
| 係 | かかり kakari | person in charge | — |
| 罹る | かかる kakaru | to suffer from | verb → |
| 限る | かぎる kagiru | to restrict, to limit, to confine | verb → |
| 掻く | かく kaku | to scratch | verb → |
| 描く | かく kaku | to draw, to depict, to describe | — |
| 嗅ぐ | かぐ kagu | to sniff, to smell | verb → |
| 家具 | かぐ kagu | furniture | — |
| 学 | がく gaku | learning, knowledge | — |
| 額 | がく gaku | amount; frame | — |
| 覚悟 | かくご kakugo | resolution, resignation, readiness | — |
| 確実 | かくじつ kakujitsu | certainty, reliability, soundness | na-adj → |
| 学者 | がくしゃ gakusha | scholar | — |
| 学習 | がくしゅう gakushuu | study, learning | — |
| 隠す | かくす kakusu | to hide, to conceal | verb → |
| 拡大 | かくだい kakudai | magnification, enlargement | — |
| 確認 | かくにん kakunin | affirmation, confirmation | — |
| 学問 | がくもん gakumon | scholarship, study, learning | — |
| 隠れる | かくれる kakureru | to hide, to be hidden | verb → |
| 影 | かげ kage | shade, shadow, other side | — |
| 陰 | かげ kage | shade, shadow, other side | — |
| 欠ける | かける kakeru | to be lacking | verb → |
| 加減 | かげん kagen | adjustment; addition and subtraction | — |
| 過去 | かこ kako | past | — |
| 籠 | かご kago | basket, cage | — |
| 囲む | かこむ kakomu | to surround, to encircle | verb → |
Part: 1 ・ 2 ・ 3 ・ 4 ・ 5 ・ 6 ・ 7 ・ 8 ・ 9 ・ 10 ・ 11 ・ 12 ・ 13 ・ 14 ・ 15 ・ 16 ・ 17 ・ 18 ・ 19 ・ 20 ・ 21 ・ 22 (100 words per part, 2139 total)
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