JLPT N3 vocabulary (lessons 91–120)
203 words, lesson by lesson. A word met again in a later N3 lesson is listed once, where it first appears. Part 4 of 7: 1–30 · 31–60 · 61–90 · 91–120 · 121–150 · 151–180 · 181–190.
91 · Hand-Carving Wooden Map Inserts for the Flood
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 挿図 | そうず | figure, illustration |
| 堤防 | ていぼう | river levee, embankment |
| 決壊 | けっかい | breach, collapse (of a bank) |
| 避難所 | ひなんじょ | evacuation shelter |
| 彫刻刀 | ちょうこくとう | engraving chisel |
92 · The Damp Proof-Sheet Shrinkage Audit
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 湿潤 | しつじゅん | wetness, moisture |
| 収縮 | しゅうしゅく | shrinkage, contraction |
| 伸縮率 | しんしゅくりつ | expansion/shrinkage ratio |
| ずれ | ずれ | deviation, shift |
| 補正 | ほせい | correction, adjustment |
| 考慮 | こうりょ | taking into account |
| 本印刷 | ほんいんさつ | final press run |
93 · Auditing Typecase Wear Patterns
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 格差 | かくさ | disparity, differential |
| 助詞 | じょし | grammatical particle |
| 管理 | かんり | management, control |
| 消耗品 | しょうもうひん | consumable item |
| 計画 | けいかく | plan |
94 · Managing the Wire Desk Dispatch Overload
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 殺到 | さっとう | rush, flood |
| 優先度 | ゆうせんど | priority |
| 選別 | せんべつ | sorting, screening |
| 錯綜 | さくそう | complication, confusion |
| 即時性 | そくじせい | immediacy |
| 分配 | ぶんぱい | distribution, sharing out |
| 統制 | とうせい | control, regulation |
95 · The Master Typesetter’s Blind Tactile Test
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 盲目 | もうもく | blindness, sightless |
| 触感 | しょっかん | sense of touch, tactile feel |
| 記憶 | きおく | memory |
| 熟達 | じゅくたつ | proficiency, mastery |
| 自信 | じしん | self-confidence |
| 感嘆 | かんたん | admiration, praise |
96 · Volume 3 Finale: The First Master Galley Proof Pulled
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 校正刷り | こうせいずり | proof (a test print) |
| 壮観 | そうかん | magnificent sight |
| 結実 | けつじつ | bearing fruit, culmination |
| 緻密 | ちみつ | fine, meticulous |
| 墨痕 | ぼっこん | ink marks, brushstrokes |
| 一同 | いちどう | everyone (present) |
| 凝視 | ぎょうし | fixed gaze, close scrutiny |
| 安堵 | あんど | relief |
| 出版 | しゅっぱん | publication |
| 威信 | いしん | prestige, dignity |
| 前進 | ぜんしん | advance, progress |
97 · Unloading the One-Ton Paper Web Reels
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 巻取紙 | まきとりがみ | roll of paper (for a rotary press) |
| 搬入 | はんにゅう | carrying in, delivery |
| 鎖 | くさり | chain |
| 吊り上げる | つりあげる | to hoist, lift up |
| 重量物 | じゅうりょうぶつ | heavy object, heavy load |
| 地下室 | ちかしつ | basement |
| 傾斜 | けいしゃ | slope, incline |
| 激突 | げきとつ | crash, collision |
| 安全索 | あんぜんさく | safety rope |
98 · Calibrating the Rotary Cutting Cylinder Knives
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 裁断 | さいだん | cutting (paper or cloth) |
| 鋸刃 | のこば | saw blade |
| 歯車 | はぐるま | gear, cogwheel |
| 断面 | だんめん | cross-section |
| 滑らか | なめらか | smooth |
| 高速 | こうそく | high speed |
99 · Boiler Feed-Water Descaling Drill
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 湯垢 | ゆあか | scale (in a kettle or boiler) |
| 缶体 | かんたい | boiler body |
| 伝熱 | でんねつ | heat transfer |
| 妨害 | ぼうがい | obstruction, hindrance |
| 破裂 | はれつ | rupture, bursting |
| 鉄管 | てっかん | iron pipe |
| 沈殿 | ちんでん | sediment, settling |
| 清掃 | せいそう | cleaning |
100 · Regulating the Web Tensioning Brake Rollers
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 制動輪 | せいどうりん | brake wheel |
| 裂断 | れつだん | tearing apart |
| 平衡 | へいこう | balance, equilibrium |
| 蛇行 | だこう | meandering, snaking |
101 · Preparing the Curved Stereotype Casting Box
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 鉛版 | えんばん | stereotype plate (cast in lead) |
| 紙型 | しけい | paper mold (for casting a plate) |
| 注湯 | ちゅうとう | pouring molten metal |
| 半円筒 | はんえんとう | semicylinder |
| 気泡 | きほう | air bubble |
| 厚み | あつみ | thickness |
102 · The Lubrication Greasing Routine Before Dawn
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 給油 | きゅうゆ | oiling, lubricating |
| 油壺 | あぶらつぼ | oil cup |
| 過熱 | かねつ | overheating |
| 潤滑 | じゅんかつ | lubrication |
| 注入 | ちゅうにゅう | pouring in, injection |
| 拭き取る | ふきとる | to wipe clean |
| 漏れ | もれ | leakage, seepage |
| 始業 | しぎょう | start of work, commencement |
| 怠る | おこたる | to neglect, be lax |
103 · The Flying Splice Mechanism Drill
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 継ぎ足し | つぎたし | adding on, splicing |
| 接着 | せっちゃく | gluing, adhesion |
| 糊帯 | のりたい | strip of glue |
| 切り替え | きりかえ | changeover, switching |
| 瞬時 | しゅんじ | instant, split second |
| 成功 | せいこう | success |
| 失敗 | しっぱい | failure |
| 神経 | しんけい | nerves |
104 · Emergency Steam Line Pressure Drop
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 急減 | きゅうげん | sharp decrease |
| 接合部 | せつごうぶ | joint |
| 噴出 | ふんしゅつ | gushing out, spouting |
| 危機 | きき | crisis |
105 · Clamping the Semicircular Lead Plates to the Cylinder
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 装着 | そうちゃく | mounting, fitting |
| 円筒 | えんとう | cylinder |
| 緊縛 | きんばく | binding tightly |
| 打音 | だおん | sound when struck (a tapping test) |
106 · The Ink Duct Vibration Defect
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 筋目 | すじめ | streak, line |
| 壺ネジ | つぼネジ | ink fountain screw |
| 制振 | せいしん | vibration damping |
| 座金 | ざがね | washer |
| 再発 | さいはつ | recurrence |
107 · Static Electricity Build-Up in Dry Weather
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 静電気 | せいでんき | static electricity |
| 帯電 | たいでん | static charge |
| 接地 | せっち | grounding, earth |
| 散水 | さんすい | sprinkling water |
| 緩和 | かんわ | alleviation, mitigation |
108 · Apprentice Sheet-Catching Drill at the Delivery Fly
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 排紙台 | はいしだい | delivery table (where printed sheets come out) |
| 掻き出し | かきだし | sweeping out |
| 集積 | しゅうせき | accumulation, stacking |
| 部数 | ぶすう | number of copies |
| 敏捷 | びんしょう | agile, nimble |
| 怪我 | けが | injury |
| 束ねる | たばねる | to bundle, tie together |
| 数える | かぞえる | to count |
| 呼吸 | こきゅう | breathing; timing |
109 · Replacing the Main Steam Cylinder Piston Packing
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 気筒 | きとう | cylinder (of an engine) |
| 往復 | おうふく | going back and forth |
| 充填材 | じゅうてんざい | packing, filler |
| 黒鉛 | こくえん | graphite |
| 麻紐 | あさひも | hemp string |
| 漏出 | ろうしゅつ | leakage |
| 分解 | ぶんかい | taking apart |
| 締付 | しめつけ | tightening |
| 耐熱 | たいねつ | heat resistance |
110 · Fact-Checking Municipal Coal Storage Reserves
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 貯炭 | ちょたん | coal stock |
| 備蓄 | びちく | reserves, stockpile |
| 消費量 | しょうひりょう | amount consumed |
| 枯渇 | こかつ | depletion, running dry |
| 輸送網 | ゆそうもう | transport network |
| 遮断 | しゃだん | cutting off, blocking |
| 日数 | にっすう | number of days |
| 推計 | すいけい | estimate |
111 · The Web Alignment Drift (Sidelay) Adjustment
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 横ズレ | よこズレ | sideways slippage |
| 調整輪 | ちょうせいりん | adjusting wheel |
| 基準線 | きじゅんせん | reference line |
| 目盛り | めもり | scale, graduation |
| 復帰 | ふっき | return (to a former state) |
112 · The Ink Misting Phenomenon at Maximum RPM
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 微粒子 | びりゅうし | fine particles |
| 浮遊 | ふゆう | floating |
| 吸引 | きゅういん | suction, breathing in |
| 汚染 | おせん | contamination, pollution |
| 覆い | おおい | cover |
| 極限 | きょくげん | limit, extreme |
113 · The Broken Web Break-Detector Switch
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 検知器 | けんちき | detector |
| 接触子 | せっしょくし | contact (in a switch) |
| 針金 | はりがね | wire |
| 感度 | かんど | sensitivity |
| 作動 | さどう | operation, working |
114 · Verifying Wharf Warehouse Bill Receipts
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 荷印 | にじるし | shipping mark |
| 判読 | はんどく | deciphering, making out |
| 密輸 | みつゆ | smuggling |
| 木材 | もくざい | lumber, timber |
| 原産地 | げんさんち | place of origin |
| 関税 | かんぜい | customs duty, tariff |
| 摘発 | てきはつ | exposure, uncovering |
115 · Setting the Rotary Folding Former Triangle (Chidori)
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 三角板 | さんかくばん | triangular board (a folding former) |
| 長手折り | ながており | lengthwise fold |
| 誘導 | ゆうどう | guidance, guiding |
| 頂点 | ちょうてん | apex, top |
| 皺 | しわ | wrinkle, crease |
| 角度 | かくど | angle |
| 整流 | せいりゅう | straightening a flow |
| 滑動 | かつどう | sliding |
| 左右 | さゆう | left and right |
116 · The Cylinder Blanket Washing Routine
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 胴掛け | どうがけ | cylinder blanket |
| 紙粉 | しふん | paper dust |
| 堆積 | たいせき | accumulation, piling up |
| 揮発油 | きはつゆ | benzine, volatile oil |
| 拭き清める | ふききよめる | to wipe clean |
| 弾性 | だんせい | elasticity |
| 復活 | ふっかつ | revival |
| 引火 | いんか | catching fire, ignition |
| 厳禁 | げんきん | strictly forbidden |
117 · Splicing Broken Driving Leather Belts
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 皮帯 | かわおび | leather belt |
| 断裂 | だんれつ | rupture, tearing apart |
| 綴じ具 | とじぐ | fastener, binder |
| 穿孔 | せんこう | boring, punching a hole |
| 縫合 | ほうごう | sewing together, stitching |
| 引張力 | ひっぱりりょく | tensile strength |
| 接合 | せつごう | joining |
118 · Fact-Checking Magistrate Trial Transcripts
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 速記録 | そっきろく | shorthand record |
| 調書 | ちょうしょ | written statement, record of testimony |
| 贈収賄 | ぞうしゅうわい | bribery |
| 認定 | にんてい | recognition, certification |
119 · The Ink Fountain Roller Pawl-and-Ratchet Tuning
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 爪車 | つめぐるま | ratchet wheel |
| 送り爪 | おくりづめ | driving pawl, catch |
| 回転角 | かいてんかく | angle of rotation |
| 塗布量 | とふりょう | amount applied |
| 歯送り | はおくり | advancing by one tooth |
| 歯飛び | はとび | skipping a tooth (of a ratchet) |
| 濃淡 | のうたん | light and shade |
| 最適 | さいてき | optimum, best |
120 · Managing Newsprint Waste Reels (Hogushi)
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 損紙 | そんし | spoiled paper, waste sheets |
| 剥ぎ取り | はぎとり | stripping off |
| 結束 | けっそく | bundling |
| 再利用 | さいりよう | reuse, recycling |
| 通路 | つうろ | passage, aisle |
| 障害物 | しょうがいぶつ | obstacle |
| 資源 | しげん | resources |
| 計量 | けいりょう | weighing, measuring |
