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JLPT N3 Science & Academia vocabulary

39 words from JLPT N3 that relate to Science & Academia, ordered by real-world frequency. Words that have an example sentence show it alongside.

WordMeaning
調査ちょうさ警察は調査を続けた。survey; investigationThe police continued their investigation.
発見はっけん私は発見をした。discovery, detection, findingI've made a discovery.
データきゃ〜、データが消えた!dataOh, I lost the data!
宇宙うちゅう宇宙は無限だ。universe, cosmos, spaceThe universe is endless.
学がく学食には飽きた。learning, knowledgeI am tired of eating at the school cafeteria.
電子でんし電子レンジ使える?electron; electronicCan you use a microwave?
機械きかいようこそ機械へ。machine, machineryWelcome to the machine.
実験じっけん彼は実験を続けた。lab work; experimentHe carried on with his experiment.
エネルギー怒りはエネルギー。energy (GER: energie)Anger is an energy.
博士はかせ彼女は博士号を取得した。doctorate, PhD., doctorShe received a doctor's degree.
説せつ創造説は擬似科学だ。theoryCreationism is pseudoscience.
物質ぶっしつ塩は有用な物質だ。material, substanceSalt is a useful substance.
核かく背中かいて。nucleus, kernelScratch my back.
速度そくど制限速度ってある?speed, velocity, rateIs there a speed limit?
現象げんしょう老化現象の一種です。phenomenonThis is a condition caused by aging.
鉄てつ鉄は硬い。ironIron is hard.
学者がくしゃ彼は物理学者だ。scholarHe is a physicist.
人工じんこう人工乳を受け付けません。artificial, man made, human work,He refuses formula.
化学かがく化学が嫌いだ。chemistryI hate chemistry.
物理ぶつり物理って得意?physicsAre you good at physics?
金属きんぞく酸は金属を侵す。metalAcids act on metals.
観察かんさつ彼は観察力が鋭い。observation, surveyHe has an acute sense of observation.
衛星えいせい月は地球の衛星だ。satelliteThe moon is the Earth's satellite.
論文ろんぶん彼の論文は申し分ない。thesis, paperHis thesis leaves nothing to be desired.
哲学てつがくトムの専攻は哲学だ。philosophyTom's major is philosophy.
酸素さんそ月には酸素がない。oxygenThere's no oxygen on the moon.
菌きんねずみはペスト菌を運ぶ。germ, bacteriumRats carry the plague.
発明はつめい必要は発明の母。inventionNecessity is the mother of invention.
酸化さんか亜酸化窒素は麻酔としてもはや使用されていない。oxidationNitrous oxide stopped being used as an anaesthetic a long time ago.
膜まく庭に水をまこう。membrane, filmI'll water the garden.
プラスチックプラスチックは燃えにくい。plasticPlastic does not burn easily.
有機ゆうき彼女は有機化学を専攻している。organicShe majors in organic chemistry.
学問がくもん学問に王道なし。scholarship, study, learningThere is no easy road to learning.
磁気じき彼はこじき同然だ。magnetismHe is no better than a beggar is.
採集さいしゅう趣味は昆虫採集なんだ。collecting, gatheringMy hobby is collecting insects.
酸性さんせい酸性土を灰で中和する。acidityAcid soil is neutralised by ash.
計器けいき例えば、温度計や気圧計などの計器は器具です。meter, gaugeFor instance, gauges, such as thermometers and barometers, are instruments.
気体きたい液体は気体より重い。vapor, gasLiquids are heavier than gases.
器械きかい彼は器械運動が得意だ。instrumentHe is good at gymnastics.

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