JLPT N3 vocabulary (lessons 31–60)
281 words, lesson by lesson. A word met again in a later N3 lesson is listed once, where it first appears. Part 2 of 7: 1–30 · 31–60 · 61–90 · 91–120 · 121–150 · 151–180 · 181–190.
31 · The Final Press-Run Authorization (Kōryō)
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 校了 | こうりょう | press-run approval, proof completion |
| 承認 | しょうにん | official approval, sanction |
| 責任者 | せきにんしゃ | person in charge |
| 捺印 | なついん | stamping an official seal |
| 最終 | さいしゅう | final, conclusive |
| 移管 | いかん | transfer of control |
| 完璧 | かんぺき | flawless, complete |
| 刷版 | さっぱん | master printing plate |
| 始動 | しどう | starting (a machine) |
| 緊張感 | きんちょうかん | sense of tension |
| 移行 | いこう | transition, shift |
32 · Volume 1 Finale: The Steam Rotary Press Awakens
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轟音 | ごうおん | roar, thunderous noise |
| 駆動 | くどう | mechanical drive, transmission |
| 輪転 | りんてん | rotation, revolving cylinder |
| 排出 | はいしゅつ | discharge |
| 歓喜 | かんき | joy, delight |
| 達成 | たっせい | achievement, realization |
| 創刊 | そうかん | founding (of a publication) |
| 誇り | ほこり | pride |
| 夜明け | よあけ | dawn, daybreak |
| 一丸 | いちがん | all as one, unified body |
| 成果 | せいか | fruits of labor, results |
| 出荷 | しゅっか | shipping, dispatch |
33 · Morning Crowds at the Central Station
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 通勤 | つうきん | commuting to work |
| 混雑 | こんざつ | congestion, crowding |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく | passenger |
| 改札 | かいさつ | ticket gate, ticket inspection |
| 人波 | ひとなみ | surge of people, crowd |
| 鉄道 | てつどう | railway |
| 発着 | はっちゃく | arrival and departure |
| 定刻 | ていこく | scheduled time |
| 観察 | かんさつ | observation, surveying |
| 変化 | へんか | change, alteration |
| 郊外 | こうがい | suburbs, outskirts |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう | concentration, focusing |
34 · Decoding the Telegraph Paper Tape
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 符号 | ふごう | code, sign |
| 解読 | かいどく | deciphering, decoding |
| 通信 | つうしん | correspondence, transmission |
| 略語 | りゃくご | abbreviation, acronym |
| 変換 | へんかん | conversion, transformation |
| 受信機 | じゅしんき | receiver |
| 照会 | しょうかい | formal inquiry, reference check |
| 送信 | そうしん | transmission, sending a signal |
| 技師 | ぎし | technician, engineer |
| 途切れる | とぎれる | to break off, pause |
| 回線 | かいせん | communication line, circuit |
35 · The Waterfront Warehouse Interview
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 埠頭 | ふとう | wharf, pier |
| 荷役 | にやく | cargo handling, stevedoring |
| 積載 | せきさい | lading, loading cargo |
| 目撃 | もくげき | eyewitnessing, sighting |
| 曖昧 | あいまい | vague, ambiguous |
| 伝票 | でんぴょう | invoice slip, bill |
| 不正 | ふせい | injustice, impropriety, foul play |
| 荷主 | にぬし | cargo owner, consignor |
36 · Cross-Checking Municipal Budget Gazettes
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 予算案 | よさんあん | draft budget |
| 赤字 | あかじ | financial deficit, in the red |
| 支出 | ししゅつ | expenditure, outlay |
| 項目 | こうもく | item, line entry |
| 疑問 | ぎもん | question, doubt |
| 審議 | しんぎ | deliberation, legislative review |
| 議事録 | ぎじろく | meeting minutes, official transcript |
| 開示 | かいじ | disclosure, public release |
37 · Rushing the Hot Lead from the Foundry
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 急造 | きゅうぞう | hasty construction, rush job |
| 高熱 | こうねつ | high heat, intense temperature |
| 冷却水 | れいきゃくすい | cooling water |
| 変形 | へんけい | deformation, warping |
| 運搬 | うんぱん | carrying, transit |
| 火傷 | やけど | burn, scald |
| 器具 | きぐ | tool, implement |
| 投入 | とうにゅう | throwing in, feeding |
| 完了 | かんりょう | completion |
38 · The Tramway Worker Strike Notice
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 労働者 | ろうどうしゃ | laborer, worker |
| 争議 | そうぎ | labor dispute, strike |
| 要求 | ようきゅう | demand, requisition |
| 待遇 | たいぐう | working conditions, treatment |
| 運行 | うんこう | vehicle service, operation |
| 交渉 | こうしょう | negotiation, bargaining |
| 代表 | だいひょう | representative, delegate |
| 署名 | しょめい | signature |
| 決裂 | けつれつ | breakdown of talks, rupture |
39 · Checking Typecase Inventory at Dusk
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 在庫 | ざいこ | inventory, stock on hand |
| 消耗 | しょうもう | consumption, depletion |
| 頻出 | ひんしゅつ | frequent occurrence |
| 接尾辞 | せつびじ | grammatical suffix |
| 不足 | ふそく | shortage, insufficiency |
| 整理 | せいり | arrangement, tidying |
| 区分 | くぶん | partition, division |
| 把握 | はあく | grasp, comprehension |
| 台帳 | だいちょう | ledger, register |
40 · The Meteorological Bureau Storm Advisory
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気象台 | きしょうだい | meteorological observatory |
| 警報 | けいほう | warning, storm alarm |
| 暴風雨 | ぼうふうう | rainstorm, tempest |
| 接近 | せっきん | approach, drawing near |
| 浸水 | しんすい | inundation, flooding |
| 通気口 | つうきこう | ventilation opening, air vent |
| 密閉 | みっぺい | airtight sealing |
| 防護 | ぼうご | protection, safeguarding |
| 気圧 | きあつ | atmospheric pressure |
| 激変 | げきへん | sudden violent change |
| 備え | そなえ | preparation, provision |
41 · Interviewing the Chamber of Commerce Chief
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 商工会議所 | しょうこうかいぎしょ | chamber of commerce |
| 会頭 | かいとう | president, chairman |
| 景気 | けいき | economic climate, market conditions |
| 見通し | みとおし | outlook, prospect |
| 運賃 | うんちん | freight charges, fare |
| 負担 | ふたん | financial burden, load |
| 楽観 | らっかん | optimism |
| 懸念 | けねん | concern, anxiety |
| 発言 | はつげん | public statement, remark |
| 引用 | いんよう | quotation, citation |
42 · Emergency Galley Pull for a Midnight Extra
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 号外 | ごうがい | newspaper extra, special edition |
| 手作業 | てざぎょう | manual labor, handwork |
| 圧着 | あっちゃく | pressure-bonding, pressing |
| 修正 | しゅうせい | amendment, revision |
| 墨色 | すみいろ | ink color, tone of ink |
43 · Verifying the Court Hearing Verdict
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 裁判所 | さいばんしょ | court of law |
| 判決 | はんけつ | judicial verdict, ruling |
| 宣告 | せんこく | sentence, proclamation |
| 横領 | おうりょう | embezzlement, misappropriation |
| 傍聴 | ぼうちょう | attending a court hearing |
| 誤認 | ごにん | misidentification, false perception |
44 · The Jammed Paper Feed on Rotary Unit 2
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 詰まる | つまる | to become jammed, clogged |
| 連続 | れんぞく | continuous, uninterrupted |
| 給紙 | きゅうし | paper feed |
| 切断 | せつだん | severance, cutting apart |
| 絡まる | からまる | to become entangled, caught |
| 巻き込み | まきこみ | getting caught (in machinery) |
| 刃物 | はもの | edged blade, knife |
| 再開 | さいかい | resumption, restarting |
| 損失 | そんしつ | loss |
| 安全 | あんぜん | safety |
45 · Street Wire: The Bridge Truss Defect
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鉄橋 | てっきょう | iron railway/road bridge |
| 亀裂 | きれつ | hairline crack, fissure |
| 荷重 | かじゅう | load |
| 欠陥 | けっかん | defect, flaw |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ | blockade, closure |
| 迂回 | うかい | detour, diversion |
| 交通 | こうつう | traffic, transport |
| 警告 | けいこく | warning |
| 調査 | ちょうさ | investigation, survey |
46 · Re-Drafting the Column Dummy under Space Cuts
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 削減 | さくげん | reduction, cut |
| 字数 | じすう | character count |
| 劇評 | げきひょう | theater critique, review |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく | condensation, compression |
| 挿入 | そうにゅう | insertion |
| 優先 | ゆうせん | priority, precedence |
| 均整 | きんせい | symmetry, proportion |
| 締切 | しめきり | deadline |
| 決断 | けつだん | decision |
47 · Checking Type Alignment with the Brass Rule
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 定規 | じょうぎ | straightedge, ruler |
| 傾き | かたむき | tilt, slope, slant |
| 活字列 | かつじれつ | line of movable type |
| 密着 | みっちゃく | close adhesion, tight fit |
| 緩み | ゆるみ | looseness, slack |
| 矯正 | きょうせい | correction of alignment |
| 目視 | もくし | visual inspection |
| 職人技 | しょくにんわざ | craftsman skill |
| 完成度 | かんせいど | degree of perfection |
48 · The Secret Warehouse Ledger Leak
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流出 | りゅうしゅつ | leak, unauthorized outflow |
| 内部 | ないぶ | internal, insider |
| 出納帳 | すいとうちょう | cash book, account book |
| 透かし | すかし | paper watermark |
| 製造元 | せいぞうもと | manufacturer |
| 鑑定 | かんてい | expert appraisal, authentication |
| 証拠品 | しょうこひん | piece of physical evidence |
| 秘匿 | ひとく | keeping (something) secret |
| 照らし合わせる | てらしあわせる | to cross-verify |
49 · Apprentice Ink-Smudge Disaster on Newsprint
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汚損 | おそん | staining, defacement |
| 削り取る | けずりとる | to scrape off, shave away |
| 破損 | はそん | damage, breakage |
| 不注意 | ふちゅうい | carelessness, negligence |
| 痕跡 | こんせき | trace, vestige, mark |
| 救済 | きゅうさい | relief, rescue |
| 剃刀 | かみそり | straight razor |
| 表面 | ひょうめん | surface |
| 指導 | しどう | guidance, instruction |
| 反省 | はんせい | reflection, contrition |
50 · The Public Health Cholera Advisory
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伝染病 | でんせんびょう | infectious disease, contagion |
| 予防 | よぼう | prevention, prophylaxis |
| 衛生 | えいせい | hygiene, sanitation |
| 告知 | こくち | public notification |
| 井戸水 | いどみず | well water |
| 煮沸 | しゃふつ | boiling |
| 公共 | こうきょう | public |
| 義務 | ぎむ | duty, obligation |
| 広告欄 | こうこくらん | advertisement column |
| 差し替え | さしかえ | replacement, swapping (a page or a plate) |
| 徹底 | てってい | thoroughness |
51 · Wire Room Telegraph Battery Replacement
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蓄電池 | ちくでんち | storage battery, accumulator |
| 電圧 | でんあつ | voltage |
| 希硫酸 | きりゅうさん | dilute sulfuric acid |
| 腐食 | ふしょく | corrosion |
| 端子 | たんし | terminal |
| 導電 | どうでん | electrical conduction |
| 計測 | けいそく | instrumentation, measurement |
| 保守 | ほしゅ | maintenance, upkeep |
| 障害 | しょうがい | obstacle, fault |
| 防護眼鏡 | ぼうごめがね | protective goggles |
52 · Interviewing the Old Harbor Lighthouse Keeper
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灯台守 | とうだいもり | lighthouse keeper |
| 霧笛 | むてき | foghorn |
| 標識 | ひょうしき | sign, marker |
| 漂流 | ひょうりゅう | drifting, floating away |
| 濃霧 | のうむ | dense fog |
| 難所 | なんしょ | dangerous spot |
| 遭難 | そうなん | disaster, accident (at sea or in the mountains) |
| 警鐘 | けいしょう | warning bell, alarm |
| 長年 | ながねん | many years |
| 視界 | しかい | visibility, field of view |
| 異変 | いへん | unusual occurrence, anomaly |
53 · Typesetting Numerical Tables for Tax Reforms
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罫線 | けいせん | ruled lines, column rules |
| 税制 | ぜいせい | taxation system |
| 改正 | かいせい | revision, amendment |
| 算定 | さんてい | calculation, assessment |
| 税率 | ぜいりつ | tax rate, percentage |
| 桁揃え | けたぞろえ | digit alignment |
| 嵌入 | かんにゅう | inlaying, fitting in |
| 精密 | せいみつ | precise, precision |
| 崩落 | ほうらく | collapse, cave-in |
54 · The Secret Night Meeting at the Docks
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 密会 | みっかい | clandestine meeting, secret rendezvous |
| 投機 | とうき | financial speculation |
| 談合 | だんごう | price collusion, bid-rigging |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ | business contractor, trader |
| 密談 | みつだん | private conference |
| 尾行 | びこう | following, shadowing |
| 特定 | とくてい | identifying, pinpointing |
| 名誉毀損 | めいよきそん | defamation, libel |
| 告発 | こくはつ | indictment, public accusation |
| 状況証拠 | じょうきょうしょうこ | circumstantial evidence |
55 · The Boiler Belt Tension Adjustment
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伝動ベルト | でんどうベルト | drive belt |
| 空転 | くうてん | slipping, spinning without traction |
| 滑車 | かっしゃ | pulley wheel |
| 張力 | ちょうりょく | tension |
| 樹脂 | じゅし | resin |
| 伝達 | でんたつ | transmission, conveying |
| 遠心力 | えんしんりょく | centrifugal force |
| 稼働 | かどう | operation (of a machine) |
56 · Verifying Historical Property Deeds
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登記簿 | とうきぼ | property registry, land deed register |
| 所有権 | しょゆうけん | ownership |
| 公道 | こうどう | public highway, thoroughfare |
| 占有 | せんゆう | possession, occupation of land |
| 境界線 | きょうかいせん | boundary line |
| 違法 | いほう | illegal, unlawful |
| 囲い込み | かこいこみ | enclosure, fencing off |
| 明記 | めいき | stating clearly (in writing) |
| 証文 | しょうもん | bond, written deed |
57 · Apprentice Proof-Pulling Examination
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手動 | しゅどう | manual operation, by hand |
| 校正機 | こうせいき | proof press |
| 二重 | にじゅう | double |
| 印圧 | いんあつ | impression pressure |
| 技量 | ぎりょう | skill |
| 判定 | はんてい | evaluation, judgment |
| 合格 | ごうかく | passing (an exam or test) |
| 平坦 | へいたん | flat, level surface |
| 加減 | かげん | degree, adjustment |
| 鍛錬 | たんれん | training, discipline |
58 · The Midnight Steam Whistle Warning
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 汽笛 | きてき | steam whistle, siren |
| 延焼 | えんしょう | spread of fire |
| 消防組 | しょうぼうぐみ | fire brigade |
| 出動 | しゅつどう | dispatch, mobilization |
| 状況 | じょうきょう | situation |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ | bicycle |
59 · Fact-Checking Foreign Diplomatic Bulletins
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 外交 | がいこう | diplomacy, foreign affairs |
| 条約 | じょうやく | treaty |
| 締結 | ていけつ | concluding (an agreement) |
| 使節団 | しせつだん | diplomatic mission, delegation |
| 訳語 | やくご | translated term, equivalent word |
| 儀礼 | ぎれい | protocol, diplomatic etiquette |
| 肩書 | かたがき | official title, credentials |
| 正式 | せいしき | official, formal |
| 批准 | ひじゅん | ratification |
| 齟齬 | そご | inconsistency, discrepancy |
| 重視 | じゅうし | placing importance on |
60 · The Paper Reel Tension Brake Adjustment
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巻紙 | まきがみ | roll of paper |
| 制動機 | せいどうき | brake |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう | weight |
| 回転 | かいてん | rotation, revolution |
| 重り | おもり | counterweight, plumb weight |
| 破断 | はだん | breaking, rupture |
| 同期 | どうき | synchronization |
| 摩擦熱 | まさつねつ | frictional heat |
| 制御 | せいぎょ | control |