JLPT N3 Location & Direction Vocabulary - 157 Words
Complete list of 157 JLPT N3 location & direction vocabulary words with readings, meanings, and example sentences.
157 words
がっかりがっかり
be disappointed; dejected; feel let down
伸びるのびる
to stretch; to extend; to grow
～分の～～ぶんの～
expresses a fraction/portion where the
first ～ is the denominator
分野ぶんや
field; area; realm
占めるしめる
to occupy; to hold; to comprise; to make
up
地域ちいき
area; region
地方ちほう
district; region | countryside; rural area
奥おく
inside; interior; depths; back
幅はば
width; range; gap; difference
得意とくい
one's strong point; one's forte
断ることわる
to decline; to refuse
方法ほうほう
method; way; process
残りのこり
remaining; left-over
現場げんば
actual spot; actual site; shop/factory
floor
縁ふち
edge; rim
腰こし
lower back
親友しんゆう
close friend
頂上ちょうじょう
top; summit; peak
順調じゅんちょう
favourable; OK; all right
頬ほほ
cheek (of face)
トップトップ
top
一方いっぽう
one side (of two); one way
下す（おろす）おろす
to lower
下りくだり
train going away from Tokyo
中央ちゅうおう
centre; middle; capitol
中学ちゅうがく
middle school
中心ちゅうしん
center; middle; core
丸まる
circle
乗せるのせる
to place on (something)
伸ばすのばす
to grow (e.g. hair, nails); to stretch; to
reach out
位置いち
place; position
信じるしんじる
to believe; to place trust in
倒すたおす
to knock down; to ruin
元もと
origin; source; foundation
克服こくふく
overcoming (of a difficulty, illness,
handicap, etc.); victory over
入場にゅうじょう
entrance; admission
出会うであう
to come across; to meet; to encounter
出身しゅっしん
person's origin (e.g. city, country,
parentage, school)
列れつ
row; line; column
制限せいげん
restriction; limit
半ばなかば
middle; halfway; partly
去るさる
to leave; to go away
向かいむかい
facing; across the street
向くむく
to turn toward; to face; to be suited to
向けるむける
to turn towards
国境こっきょう
national border
地位ちい
position; status
地区ちく
district; section
場ば
place
奪ううばう
to snatch away; to steal
始まりはじまり
beginning
宇宙うちゅう
universe; cosmos; space
対するたいする
to face (each other); to confront; to
oppose
対象たいしょう
target; object; scope
お尻おしり
buttocks; behind
左右さゆう
left and right
市場（いちば）いちば
market; marketplace (physical place)
平らたいら
flatness; level
底そこ
bottom; sole
手段しゅだん
means; way
抱えるかかえる
to hold or carry under or in the arms
指すさす
to point; to specify; to select
支えるささえる
to support; to hold up
支配しはい
domination; control; direction;
management
方向ほうこう
direction; orientation
暮らすくらす
to live; to get along
暮れくれ
sunset; end; close
末（すえ）すえ
tip; end
末（まつ）まつ
the end of
権利けんり
right; privilege
横切るよこぎる
to cross (e.g. road)
欠点けってん
defect; flaw; weak point
死亡しぼう
to die; to pass away
残すのこす
to leave (behind, over)
段だん
step; stair; rank; level
水準すいじゅん
level; standard
沈むしずむ
to sink; to go under
流すながす
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to
broadcast; to circulate
海外かいがい
foreign; overseas
おぼれるおぼれる
to drown; to sink below the surface
留めるとどめる
to stop; to keep (in position, in place); to
limit
留学りゅうがく
studying abroad
監督かんとく
supervision; direction | coach; manager;
director
目標もくひょう
objective; target
積もるつもる
to pile up; to accumulate
立ち上がるたちあがる
to stand up; to get up; to take action
立場たちば
standpoint; position
端はし
end (e.g. of street); tip; edge
笑顔えがお
smiling face; smile
範囲はんい
extent; scope
経由けいゆ
through; by way of; via
職場しょくば
place of work
育つそだつ
to be raised; to be brought up
脇わき
armpit; side; flank
至るいたる
to arrive at; to reach; to come; to result
in
行きいき
the way there; outbound leg
表面ひょうめん
surface; exterior
要点ようてん
gist; main point
見解けんかい
opinion; point of view
覚めるさめる
to wake; to wake up
親しいしたしい
close; familiar; intimate
諦めるあきらめる
to give up
譲るゆずる
to turn over; to yield
越すこす
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to
surpass
身長しんちょう
height (of body)
輪わ
ring; circle; loop
辺りあたり
neighborhood; vicinity; nearby
追い付くおいつく
to catch up (with); to draw level; to get
to even
逆ぎゃく
opposite
通すとおす
to let pass; to go through; to pass
通過つうか
passing through (e.g. train skipping a
station); passing by
進学しんがく
going on to a higher-level school
遂についに
finally; in the end
道路どうろ
road; highway
達するたっする
to reach; to arrive at
閉じるとじる
to close; to shut
降ろすおろす
to take down; to lower; to unload
限るかぎる
to restrict; to limit
限界げんかい
limit
離れるはなれる
to be separated; to go away; to leave
面（おもて）おもて
face; front side
面（めん）めん
face; mask
飛ばすとばす
to fly; to fire; to launch; to omit; to skip
over
こんなにこんなに
like this; in this way
アウトアウト
outer; external; outside
センターセンター
center
パスパス
path; pass
中身なかみ
contents; interior
余りあまり、あんまり
remainder; balance; left over
取り上げるとりあげる
to pick up; to adopt; to accept | to
confiscate
境さかい
border; boundary
持ち上げるもちあげる
to raise; to lift up
～最中～さいちゅう
in the middle of ～
真っ直ぐまっすぐ
straight ahead; direct; straight forward;
honest
程（ほど）ほど
degree; extent
要するにようするに
in a word; the point is; to put it simply
親しむしたしむ
to be close with; to befriend
起き上がるおきあがる
to rise; to get up
近づくちかづく
to approach; to draw near
迷うまよう
to be lose one's way; to be puzzled
いたずらいたずら
prank; trick; fooling around with
あちこちあちこち
here and there; all around
そばそば
beside; near
ところでところで
by the way
どこかどこか
somewhere; anywhere
まさにまさに
exactly; certainly | right then; just then
宛先あてさき
destination; addressee
あんなにあんなに
to that extent
この辺りこのあたり
this area; around here
ストレスがたまるストレスがたまる
to build up stress
ワンルームワンルーム
one-room (apartment)
上記じょうき
the above (text)
下記かき
the below (text)
商店街しょうてんがい
shopping area; shopping arcade
専門分野せんもんぶんや
area of expertise; specialization
背が伸びるせがのびる
to grow (height)
物入れものいれ
container/place to put things