Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain(usually kana)
2.
to result in, to prove to be
3.
to consist of, to be composed of
4.
to succeed, to be complete
5.
to change into, to be exchanged for
6.
to play a role
7.
to be promoted(shogi term)
Godan-ru verb
8.
to do ...(honorific language)(as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
All readings:
なる《成る》
なる《為る》

noun
ice cream, icecream

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal
Other readings:
氷る【こおる】
凍おる【こおる】

na-adjective
positive, assertive, active, proactive, aggressive
See also:消極的 (antonym)

noun
1.
cloth
2.
bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)(only relevant for ふ)
See also:布銭
Other readings:
【ふ】
【にの】[1]
【にぬ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
incident, affair, happening, event
Other readings:
出来事【できこと】[1]
出来ごと【できごと】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
car

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to eat(male term)
2.
to live, to make a living, to survive
3.
to bite, to sting (as insects do)
4.
to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of
5.
to encroach on, to eat into, to consume
6.
to defeat a superior, to threaten a position
7.
to consume time and-or resources
8.
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)(colloquialism)
9.
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time(male term, vulgar)
Other readings:
喰う【くう】
啖う【くう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (esp. to someone of lower status), to bestow, to grant, to confer, to present, to award
2.
to provide, to afford, to offer, to supply
3.
to assign
4.
to cause
5.
to pass (a variable to a function)(computer term)

adverb
mainly, primarily

noun, no-adjective
farmer, peasant

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
game, match, contest

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
mistake, error, failure
noun
2.
Miss
3.
myth

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
thoroughness, completeness, consistency
2.
thorough enforcement, seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

noun
king(honorific language)
Other readings:
王さま【おうさま】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be solved, to be resolved
2.
to loosen, to come untied, to come undone
3.
to be removed (of restrictions), to be lifted (e.g. a ban), to be broken (spells, curses, etc.)
4.
to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.), to melt away, to ease, to be appeased, to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.), to be cleared up

noun
people (of a country), nation, citizen, national

noun, adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
1.
(approximate) time, around, about, toward(usually kana)(ごろ when used as a suffix)
2.
suitable time (or condition)
See also:食べ頃
3.
time of year, season
Other readings:
ころ《比》
ごろ《頃》
ごろ《比》

noun, auxillary suru verb
change, modification, alteration, revision, amendment

noun
1.
back, lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region
2.
body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring(usu. コシ)
Other readings:
コシ

noun, auxillary suru verb
expectation, assume will happen, forecast

noun, na-adjective
1.
luxury, extravagance
auxillary suru verb
2.
to live in luxury, to indulge oneself
na-adjective
3.
lavish (use of something), abundant, copious, wasteful
na-adjective, noun
4.
excessive (e.g. demands, expectations)

na-adjective, noun
simple, plain, uncomplicated, straightforward
See also:複雑 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
consideration, taking into account

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
growth, development, growing up, becoming an adult
2.
growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to draw, to paint, to sketch
See also:書く
2.
to depict, to describe(only relevant for えがく)
3.
to picture in one's mind, to imagine
4.
to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
Other readings:
描く【かく】
画く【えがく】
画く【かく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)

noun
1.
mouse, rat(usually kana)
2.
dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)
See also:鼠色
Other readings:
ねず《鼠》
ネズミ

noun
wine

noun
old age, old person, the old, the aged

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
theory, doctrine
noun
2.
opinion, view
3.
rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay

noun
1.
farmer, farming family
2.
farmhouse

noun, auxillary suru verb
applying (e.g. a technology), adoption

noun
frost

noun
1.
coin
2.
hard currency
See also:軟貨

adverb
of course, certainly, naturally(usually kana)

noun
1.
living thing, organism, creature, life
2.
biology(abbreviation)
See also:生物学

noun, auxillary suru verb
contract, compact, agreement

noun
1.
stomach
2.
Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)

noun, no-adjective
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

numeric
1.
ten(拾 is used in legal documents)
noun
2.
ten years of age(only relevant for とお)
All readings:
【じゅう】
【とお】
【と】
10【じゅう】
10【とお】
【じゅう】
一〇【じゅう】

noun, na-adjective
1.
unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident
noun
2.
death (usu. of a relative), bereavement

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to divide
2.
to cut, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip
3.
to break, to crack, to smash
4.
to dilute
5.
to fall below
6.
to discount
7.
to step over (a line, etc.)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
pain, agony, bitterness

noun
cheek (of face)
Other readings:
【ほほ】
【ほお】
【ほほ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guidance, leadership, instruction, direction, coaching
noun
2.
shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)(martial arts)

noun, auxillary suru verb
increase, rise, growth, addition, increment
See also:減少 (antonym)
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