JLPT N3 Personality vocabulary
83 words from JLPT N3 that relate to Personality, ordered by real-world frequency. Words that have an example sentence show it alongside.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 重要彼は重要人物だ。 | important, essentialHe is a person of importance. |
| 良いよい夢を。 | good, niceSweet dreams! |
| 評価私は彼女を高く評価した。 | assessment, evaluationI had a good opinion of her. |
| 悪悪露があった。 | evil, viceI had a lochia. |
| 能力能力がすべてではない。 | ability, facultyAbility alone is not enough. |
| 詳しい手話に詳しい？ | detailed; full; accurateAre you familiar with sign language? |
| 正直彼は正直者だ。 | honesty, integrity, franknessHe is a square shooter. |
| とんでもない | outrageous, No way! |
| 馬鹿馬鹿な！ | fool, idiotThis is ridiculous! |
| 性格彼は性格がよい。 | character, personalityHe has a nice personality. |
| 努力君も努力してよ。 | great effort, exertion, endeavorYou make an effort too! |
| 挑戦彼らは挑戦した。 | challenge, defianceThey tried. |
| 我慢我慢できない。 | patience, endurance, perseveranceI can't put up with it. |
| 魅力彼女は魅力的だ。 | charm, fascination, appealShe is attractive. |
| 正確僕の時計は正確だ。 | accurate, punctuality, exactMy watch keeps good time. |
| 優秀彼女は優秀な学生だ。 | superiority, excellenceShe is an excellent student. |
| 得意何が得意？ | pride, triumph, prosperityWhat are you good at? |
| 苦手猫が苦手なの。 | poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)I'm afraid of cats. |
| 単純単純さぁ。 | simplicityIt's simple. |
| 積極的 | positive, active, proactive |
| 見事お見事！ | splendid, magnificentFantastic! |
| 態度彼は態度が粗野だ。 | attitude, mannerHe is coarse in manner. |
| 貴重時間は貴重です。 | precious, valuableTime is valuable. |
| 自慢卑下も自慢のうち。 | pride, boastToo much humility is pride. |
| 真剣トムは真剣だ。 | seriousness, earnestnessTom is serious. |
| 振り寝てるふりをした。 | style, mannerI pretended to be asleep. |
| 微妙なんか微妙でしょ？ | delicate, subtleIt's kind of iffy, don't you think? |
| 才能彼は絵の才能がある。 | talent, abilityHe has an aptitude for painting. |
| 妙妙だな。 | strange, unusualIt's weird. |
| 冷静冷静に。 | calm, coolnessBe cool. |
| 適切彼はその仕事に適切だ。 | appropriate, adequate, relevanceHe is the right man for the job. |
| 主要彼は主要点を点検した。 | chief, mainHe did a check on the quality. |
| 尊敬心から尊敬する。 | respect, reverence, honorI really respect you. |
| 深刻深刻な問題だな。 | seriousIt is a serious problem. |
| 癖癖になった。 | a habit (often a bad habit), peculiarityIt has become habit. |
| 容易いとも容易なことだ。 | easy, simple, plainThere is nothing to it. |
| 実力運も実力の内。 | ability; forceLuck favours those who show merit. |
| 快適気候は快適です。 | pleasant, agreeableI really enjoy the climate. |
| 独特これは日本独特の慣習だ。 | peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristicThis is a custom peculiar to Japan. |
| 性質彼は性質が頑固だ。 | nature, property, dispositionHe is obstinate in disposition. |
| 地味彼女は地味な色を好む。 | quiet, plain, conservativeShe favors quiet colors. |
| 劣る彼は父に劣らず賢い。 | to fall behind, to be inferior toHe is no less wise than his father. |
| 賢い犬は賢い。 | wise, clever, smartDogs are smart. |
| 粗あらあらあら。 | defect, flaw, faultWell, well, well. |
| わがままわがままね。 | selfishness, egoism, willfulnessYou're selfish. |
| 慎重彼は慎重な選手だ。 | careful, prudent, cautiousHe is a careful player. |
| 裏切る彼は裏切った。 | to betray, to turn traitorHe turned traitor. |
| 幼いアンは幼い少女です。 | very young, childishAnn is a little girl. |
| 徹底殺菌処理を徹底します。 | thoroughness, completenessI sterilize with utmost care. |
| 逆らう彼に逆らうな。 | to go against, to oppose, to disobeyDon't oppose him. |
| 鋭い鋭いねぇ。 | pointed, sharpHow perceptive! |
| 重大結婚は重大な問題だ。 | serious, importantMarriage is a serious matter. |
| 優れる気分がすぐれません。 | to surpass, to outstrip, to excelI'm feeling low. |
| 可愛らしいその猫は可愛らしい。 | lovely, sweetThe cat is adorable. |
| 能能天気なやつめ。 | being skilled in, nicely, properlyYou're happy-go-lucky. |
| 適する | to fit, to suit |
| 親しい彼は親しい友人だ。 | intimate, close (e.g., friend)He is my close friend. |
| 偉大彼は偉大な小説家だ。 | greatnessHe is as great a novelist as ever lived. |
| 怠ける怠けてはいけない。 | to be idle, to neglectYou don't want to be lazy. |
| 大人しいおとなしくしなさい。 | obedient, docile, quietBe quiet. |
| 並そのくらいは世間なみだ。 | medium (e.g., food serving size, quality, price, etc.), ordinaryThat's common sense. |
| 奇妙奇妙な話だった。 | strange, queer, curiousIt was a strange story. |
| 穏やか海は穏やかだった。 | calm, gentle, quietThe sea was calm. |
| 尊重彼の感情を尊重しなさい。 | respect, esteem, regardHave respect for his feelings. |
| 順調順調かい？ | doing wellYou're OK, yes? |
| 公平私は公平だ。 | fairness, impartial, justiceI'm fair. |
| 公正私に公正に振る舞った。 | justice, fairness, impartialityHe acted fairly towards me. |
| 善善は急げだ。 | good, virtueThere's no time like the present. |
| 欠点彼は欠点だらけだ。 | faults, defect, weaknessHe is a mass of faults. |
| 有能彼は有能な弁護士だ。 | able, capable, efficientHe is a capable lawyer. |
| すてきこのケーキはすてき！ | lovely, greatThe cake tastes divine! |
| ユーモア彼はユーモアがない。 | humorHe is devoid of humor. |
| 意地彼女は意地悪女だ。 | disposition, spirit, obstinacy, appetiteShe's a big teaser. |
| 上等上等じゃないか！ | first class, very goodBring it on! |
| 粋外国へいきたい。 | chic, style, purityI want to go abroad. |
| 器用君は手先が器用だね。 | skillful, handyYou have a light hand, don't you? |
| 意地悪意地悪しないで。 | malicious, mean, unkindDon't be mean. |
| ハンサム彼はハンサムだ。 | handsomeHe's handsome. |
| 粗末道具を粗末に使うな。 | humble, miserable, crudeDon't handle these tools roughly. |
| 行儀行儀よくしなさい。 | mannersBehave yourself. |
| 利口利口だね。 | clever, shrewd, brightHe is smart. |
| 特長燃料の節約がこの自動車の大きな特長だ。 | forte, meritFuel economy is a big advantage of this car. |
| けち彼はとてもけちだ。 | stinginess, miserHe is very stingy with his money. |
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