JLPT N3 — Vocabulary (~2,250 New Words)
N3 vocabulary (~3,750 cumulative words, ~2,250 new beyond N4) marks the shift from basic daily vocabulary to abstract, professional, and academic language. Many N3 words are Chinese-origin compound nouns (漢語, kango) — learning to recognize kanji components becomes essential. This page organizes all N3-level vocabulary by semantic domain. How N3 Vocabulary Differs from N4 At N4, most vocabulary is concrete: food, directions, actions, simple adjectives. N3 introduces: Abstract nouns :...