Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, no-adjective
1.
silver (Ag)
noun
2.
silver coin, money
3.
silver medal
noun, no-adjective
4.
silver colour, silver color
noun
5.
bank(abbreviation)(only relevant for ぎん)
See also:米銀
6.
silver general(abbreviation, shogi term)(only relevant for ぎん)
Other readings:
【しろがね】
【しろかね】[2]
白銀【しろがね】
白銀【しろかね】[2]
白金【しろがね】[1]
白金【しろかね】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
friend(more formal than 友達)
See also:友達

noun, auxillary suru verb
execution (e.g. of a plan), carrying out, practice, action, implementation, fulfillment, realization

noun
price, cost, charge, payment, bill, fee

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to keep (a pet or other animal), to have, to own, to raise, to rear, to feed

noun
gathering, meeting, assembly, collection, attendance
Other readings:
集り【あつまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
clapping hands, applause

noun
1.
yen (Japanese monetary unit)
2.
circle
Other readings:
【えん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
spring, fountain

noun
1.
writing brush, paintbrush, pen
2.
writing with a brush, drawing with a brush, penmanship, something drawn with a brush
3.
writing (composing text), the written word(only relevant for ふで)
counter
4.
(land) lot, plot(only relevant for ひつ)
Other readings:
【ひつ】

noun
1.
end (e.g. of street), tip, point, edge, margin
2.
beginning, start, first
3.
odds and ends, scrap, odd bit, least
Other readings:
【はじ】
【はな】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
cooperation, collaboration
See also:ご協力
Other readings:
共力【きょうりょく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
fear, dread, dismay, terror, horror, scare, panic
Other readings:
恐怖【くふ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
construction, establishment

noun
1.
string, cord(usually kana)
2.
man who is financially dependent on a woman, gigolo, pimp(usually kana)(esp. ヒモ)
3.
restrictions, conditions(usually kana)
4.
mantle (shellfish, etc.)(usually kana)
5.
small intestine (beef, pork), oviduct meat (chicken)(usually kana, food term)
Other readings:
ヒモ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be silent, to say nothing

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to apply for, to make an application, to propose (marriage), to offer (mediation), to make an overture (of peace), to challenge, to lodge (objections), to request (an interview), to subscribe for, to book, to reserve
Other readings:
申込む【もうしこむ】
申しこむ【もうしこむ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise
2.
to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
Other readings:
現われる【あらわれる】
表れる【あらわれる】
表われる【あらわれる】
顕れる【あらわれる】
顕われる【あらわれる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
being deeply moved emotionally, excitement, passion, inspiration, deep emotion, strong impression

noun
1.
second (unit of time)
2.
arc second
See also:秒角

noun
rice field

noun
boat, rowing boat

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise, to reproach, to accuse
2.
to urge, to press, to pester
3.
to torture, to torment, to persecute
4.
to break in (a horse)

pre-noun adjectival
all, every(usually kana)
Other readings:
あらゆる《凡ゆる》

noun, no-adjective
occupation, business

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, no-adjective
jest, joke, funny story(じょうだん is sometimes written 笑談)
Other readings:
戯談【じょうだん】
戯談【ぎだん】[1]
戯談【げだん】[1]
串戯【じょうだん】
串戲【じょうだん】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun
fact, truth, reality

noun, no-adjective
each other, one another
See also:お互い

na-adjective, noun
1.
trouble, burden, nuisance, bother, worry
2.
care, dependence, support, kindness, obligation, staying (with a person)

noun, no-adjective
the latter
See also:前者 (antonym)

adverb
almost, roughly, approximately(usually kana)
Other readings:
ほぼ《粗》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
knowledge, awareness
2.
consent, acceptance, assent, admitting, compliance, agreement, acknowledgment, acknowledgement
3.
forgiving, pardoning, excusing(usu. in the negative as 承知しない)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
request, commission, entrusting (with a matter)
2.
dependence, reliance

noun, auxillary suru verb
effort, exertion, endeavour, endeavor, hard work, striving

na-adjective
handsome

adjective
1.
unthinkable, absurd, outrageous, preposterous, terrible(usually kana)
expression
2.
absolutely not!, not at all!, far from it!, impossible!, preposterous!, what a thing to say!, no way!, bullshit(usually kana)
3.
don't mention it, you're welcome(usually kana)
Other readings:
とんでもない《飛んでもない》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
iron (Fe)
no-adjective, noun
2.
strong and hard (as iron)
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
3.
railway(abbreviation)
See also:鉄道
noun, noun (prefix)
4.
railway enthusiast(colloquialism)
Other readings:
【てつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
duty, obligation, responsibility

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
independence, self-reliance, supporting oneself, being on one's own
2.
independence (e.g. of a nation), freedom
3.
separation, isolation

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to wave, to shake, to swing
2.
to sprinkle, to throw (dice)
3.
to cast (actor), to allocate (work)
4.
to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump
5.
to abandon, to give up, to ruin
6.
to add kana indicating a reading of a word
See also:振り仮名
7.
to slightly change headings, to change directions
8.
to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct
9.
to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
10.
to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic
11.
to replace, to substitute
12.
to set up a joke for somebody else

noun
1.
ring, circle, loop
2.
hoop
See also:フープ
3.
wheel
4.
circle (e.g. of friends)
Other readings:
【わ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation
2.
liquidation, settlement, consolidation, clearance (e.g. debt), paying off
3.
retrenchment, curtailment, cutting down, disposal

noun
dot (in Morse code)(colloquialism)

noun
1.
joint, knuckle
2.
tune, melody
3.
knot (in wood), node in a bamboo stem
4.
part, notable characteristic

noun, auxillary suru verb
experiment
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