JLPT N3

190 lessons, 1,528 words, 95 grammar points, 486 kanji and 5 mock papers.

Vocabulary — 1,528 words with readings and meanings, in 7 parts
Grammar — 95 points, 75 of them shown in lines of the course
Kanji — 486 characters with meanings, readings and stroke counts, in 2 parts

Vocabulary: lessons 1–30 · lessons 31–60 · lessons 61–90 · lessons 91–120 · lessons 121–150 · lessons 151–180 · lessons 181–190

Kanji: part 1 · part 2

The N3 test

3 parts, 140 minutes and 102 questions in all. The figures are the JLPT's (test sections), and each of this course's 5 N3 mock papers has this shape.

Part	Minutes	Questions
文字・語彙 Vocabulary	30	35
文法・読解 Grammar · Reading	70	39
聴解 Listening	40	28

Part	Question type	Questions
文字・語彙	漢字読み	8
文字・語彙	表記	6
文字・語彙	文脈規定	11
文字・語彙	言い換え類義	5
文字・語彙	用法	5
文法・読解	文法形式の判断	13
文法・読解	文の組み立て	5
文法・読解	文章の文法	5
文法・読解	内容理解（短文）	4
文法・読解	内容理解（中文）	6
文法・読解	内容理解（長文）	4
文法・読解	情報検索	2
聴解	課題理解	6
聴解	ポイント理解	6
聴解	概要理解	3
聴解	発話表現	4
聴解	即時応答	9

Does the JLPT publish an N3 word list?

No. Since its 2010 revision the JLPT publishes no list of vocabulary, kanji or grammar for any level. Its FAQ gives the reason: the test measures using Japanese to communicate, so a list of items to memorise was “not necessarily appropriate”. What it does publish is each level's test sections, a summary of what a candidate can do, and sample questions.

The lists on these pages are this course's: the words, grammar and kanji its N3 lessons teach.

The N3 lessons

The Editorial Desk & Lead Cast

The Morning Pitch Meeting
Sorting the Lead-Alloy Type Slugs
The Telegram Wire Arrives
The Proofreader’s Red Cinnabar Seal
Inking the Roller Bed
Formatting the Column Widths
Sourcing the Paper Stock
The City Desk Interview Log
Regulating the Lead Melting Furnace
Editorial Conflict over Anonymous Tips
Cleaning Dried Ink Off the Type Blocks
Cross-Referencing Historic Market Precedents
Composing the Front-Page Masthead
The Rush Wire from the Stock Exchange
Calibrating the Steam Boiler Pressure
The Fact-Checking Discrepancy
Replacing Worn Kanji Matrices
Drafting the Editorial Column (Shisetsu)
The Ink Roller Clearance Gap
Handling Sensitive Police Blotter Records
Setting the Headline Font Sizes
Courier Route Planning Under Bad Weather
Apprentice Finger-Dexterity Drill
Verifying the Statistical Crop Yield Table
The Emergency Plate Chase Clamp
Navigating the Trade Guild Embargo Notice
Ink Viscosity Adjustments for Night Dampness
Preparing the Evening Broadside Dummy
Interviewing the Harbor Grain Inspector
Apprentice Type-Drop Blunder & Rapid Sort
The Final Press-Run Authorization (Kōryō)
Volume 1 Finale: The Steam Rotary Press Awakens

Street Reporting & Wire Dispatches

Morning Crowds at the Central Station
Decoding the Telegraph Paper Tape
The Waterfront Warehouse Interview
Cross-Checking Municipal Budget Gazettes
Rushing the Hot Lead from the Foundry
The Tramway Worker Strike Notice
Checking Typecase Inventory at Dusk
The Meteorological Bureau Storm Advisory
Interviewing the Chamber of Commerce Chief
Emergency Galley Pull for a Midnight Extra
Verifying the Court Hearing Verdict
The Jammed Paper Feed on Rotary Unit 2
Street Wire: The Bridge Truss Defect
Re-Drafting the Column Dummy under Space Cuts
Checking Type Alignment with the Brass Rule
The Secret Warehouse Ledger Leak
Apprentice Ink-Smudge Disaster on Newsprint
The Public Health Cholera Advisory
Wire Room Telegraph Battery Replacement
Interviewing the Old Harbor Lighthouse Keeper
Typesetting Numerical Tables for Tax Reforms
The Secret Night Meeting at the Docks
The Boiler Belt Tension Adjustment
Verifying Historical Property Deeds
Apprentice Proof-Pulling Examination
The Midnight Steam Whistle Warning
Fact-Checking Foreign Diplomatic Bulletins
The Paper Reel Tension Brake Adjustment
The Leaked Municipal Cartel List
The Telegraph Line Repair at Dawn
The Editorial Board Pre-Publication Debate
Volume 2 Finale: The Midnight Wire Extra Hits the Press

The Composing Table & Galleys

Inspecting the Freshly Arrived Copper Matrices
The Tendency Toward Homophone Mix-Ups
Adjusting Space Slugs (Spatium) for Justification
The Serialized Novel Installment Shortfall
The Ink Roller Rubber Hardening Problem
Fact-Checking Foreign Metric Conversions
Setting Delicate Ruby Characters (Furigana)
Balancing Commercial Advertising Real Estate
The Cracked Cylinder Tympan Sheet
Resolving Stylistic Ambiguities in Headline Puns
Setting the Multi-Tier Market Price Grid
Detecting Inverted Lead Slugs (Bō-ji)
The Midnight Ink Viscosity Emergency
Tracing the Anonymous Municipal Tipster
The Structural Tension of Curved Headline Slugs
Fact-Checking Canal Freight Rates Against Toll Records
Apprentice Cleaning of Brass Dividing Rules
Re-Translating Foreign Telegram Abbreviations
Tightening the Forme Chases with Iron Quoins
Editorial Review of Investigative Exposé Draft
The Paper Grain Direction (Eyes) in Rotary Feeding
The Late-Night Serial Plot Revision
Fact-Checking the Provincial Census Records
Replacing Worn Brass Galleys (Hakama)
Checking the Ink Duct Blade Clearance
Legal Review of Libel Exceptions (Kōeki-sei)
Hand-Carving Wooden Map Inserts for the Flood
The Damp Proof-Sheet Shrinkage Audit
Auditing Typecase Wear Patterns
Managing the Wire Desk Dispatch Overload
The Master Typesetter’s Blind Tactile Test
Volume 3 Finale: The First Master Galley Proof Pulled

The Steam Rotary Pressroom

Unloading the One-Ton Paper Web Reels
Calibrating the Rotary Cutting Cylinder Knives
Boiler Feed-Water Descaling Drill
Regulating the Web Tensioning Brake Rollers
Preparing the Curved Stereotype Casting Box
The Lubrication Greasing Routine Before Dawn
The Flying Splice Mechanism Drill
Emergency Steam Line Pressure Drop
Clamping the Semicircular Lead Plates to the Cylinder
The Ink Duct Vibration Defect
Static Electricity Build-Up in Dry Weather
Apprentice Sheet-Catching Drill at the Delivery Fly
Replacing the Main Steam Cylinder Piston Packing
Fact-Checking Municipal Coal Storage Reserves
The Web Alignment Drift (Sidelay) Adjustment
The Ink Misting Phenomenon at Maximum RPM
The Broken Web Break-Detector Switch
Verifying Wharf Warehouse Bill Receipts
Setting the Rotary Folding Former Triangle (Chidori)
The Cylinder Blanket Washing Routine
Splicing Broken Driving Leather Belts
Fact-Checking Magistrate Trial Transcripts
The Ink Fountain Roller Pawl-and-Ratchet Tuning
Managing Newsprint Waste Reels (Hogushi)
The Cylinder Pressure Gauging with Lead Wire
Wire Dispatches: The Railway Strike Spreads
Organizing Emergency River Barge Distribution
The High-Speed Folder Chute Clog Drill
Re-Checking Lead Plate Curvature After 50,000 Impressions
Fact-Checking Municipal Grain Elevator Stocks
The Pre-Dawn Distribution Bagging Assembly
Volume 4 Finale: The Midnight Run Clears the Presses

City Distribution & Legal Redlines

Dawn Newsboy Distribution Rally
The Magistrate Censor's Morning Knock
The Postal Rail Dispatch Manifest
Managing Subscriber Payment Ledgers
The Street Vendor Kiosk Cart Dispute
Clarification Notice for Printing Misprints (Seigo-hyō)
The Anonymous Slander Accusation
Organizing the Afternoon Street Extra (Yūkan)
Apprentice Inker's Ledger Bookbinding
Fact-Checking Foreign Consular Protests
The Broken Bicycle Delivery Chain
Reviewing Reader Letters (Tōsho-ran)
The Printing Paper Tax Dispute
Sponsoring the City Literary Essay Prize
The Midnight Rainstorm Roof Leak in Paper Bay 3
Verifying the Wharf Workers' Strike Settlement
Hand-Setting the Fine Print Financial Bond Tables
Responding to Municipal Libel Subpoenas
The Street Dispatch Bicycle Relay System
Fact-Checking Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Rates
The Composing Room Typecase Illumination Upgrade
The Civic Petition for Open Town Meetings
Inspecting the Paper Reel Core Spindles
Auditing the Commercial Ad Contract Renewal Terms
Apprentice Ink-Roller Gelatin Casting
The City Canal Dredging Committee Hearing
Resetting the Editorial Page Layout Dummy
Fact-Checking Public Health Water Test Results
Emergency Midnight Steam Safety Valve Inspection
Drafting the Free Press Editorial Declaration
The Pre-Distribution Delivery Gate Inspection
Volume 5 Finale: The Reform Ordinance Issue Sweeps the City

The Anniversary Retrospective

Planning the Ten-Year Retrospective Issue
Surveying Historic Printing Plates in the Vault
Selecting the Special Commemorative Typeface
Interviewing the Founders of the Free Press League
Overhauling the Main Rotary Drive Gears
Auditing Decade-Long Circulation Statistics
Designing the Decorative Frontispiece Border
Judging the Annual Civic Poetry Submissions
Sourcing High-Grade Mulberry Paper for Special Copies
Setting Multi-Column Retrospective Timelines
Splicing Gold Foil Stamps on the Title Page
Auditing Municipal Public Health Reform Over a Decade
Repairing the Wooden Typecase Slugs for Large Titles
Planning the Citywide Courier Relay for the Anniversary Issue
The Steam Boiler Safety Hydrostatic Pressure Test
Fact-Checking Foreign Industrial Import Statistics
Setting the Formal Editorial Keigo Prospectus
The Rotary Folding Chopper Blade Timing Adjustment
Assembling the Historical Photograph Half-Tone Cuts
Fact-Checking Decade-Long Municipal Election Turnout
Locking the Giant 24-Page Double Chases
The Midnight Ink Mixing of the Commemorative Indigo-Black
Pre-Press Reader Congratulatory Messages from Abroad
Kenta's Typesetting Journeyman Examination
Final Plate Cylinder Pressure Calibration
Stoking the Boiler for the 24-Hour Continuous Run
The Final Press-Run Authorization Chop (Saishū Kōryō)
Midnight Start: The Anniversary Rotary Engines Roar
Dawn Distribution Across Land, River, and Rail
Volume 6 & Course Grand Finale: The Living Legacy of Meibun-dō

Price

Free for good: lessons 1–10 of every level (of each of N1's two worlds), the first mock paper of each level, かな, the dictionary and 書き取り. Everything is free for the first 7 days; after that the rest is US$2.99 a month or US$19.99 a year.