Vocabulary list for JLPT N3
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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to wake, to wake up
2.
to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)
3.
to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned
Other readings:
醒める【さめる】
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on(usually kana)
2.
to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture(usually kana)
3.
to understand, to grasp, to comprehend(usually kana)
Other readings:
つかむ《摑む》
、つかむ《攫む》
、つかむ《把む》
、つかむ《捉む》
noun
1.
engine
2.
agency, organisation, organization, institution, organ, body
3.
system, facility, facilities
noun
1.
seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kind, variety, quality, tone
2.
material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject, theme, (news) copy
3.
ingredient, leaven (bread), main ingredient of a sushi(food term)
4.
cause, source
5.
trick, secret, magician's trick, inside story
6.
paternal blood, lineage
See also:胤
7.
breed (of a stock), sperm, semen
8.
10-point card (in hanafuda), tane, animal card(usually kana)(oft. as タネ)
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
triumph, prosperity
2.
pride
3.
one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty
4.
frequent customer (client, etc.)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to avoid (physical contact with)(only relevant for よける)
2.
to avoid (situation)(only relevant for さける)
Ichidan verb
3.
to ward off, to avert
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
4.
to put aside, to move out of the way(only relevant for よける)
Other readings:
避ける【よける】
、除ける【よける】
noun, na-adjective
•
happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
Other readings:
幸せ【しやわせ】[2]
、仕合わせ【しあわせ】
、仕合わせ【しやわせ】[2]
、倖せ【しあわせ】[1]
、倖せ【しやわせ】[1][2]
、仕合せ【しあわせ】
、仕合せ【しやわせ】[2]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- word containing irregular kana usage
no-adjective
1.
used, second-hand, old
noun
2.
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)(only relevant for ちゅうこ)
Other readings:
中古【ちゅうぶる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
injury (to animate object), hurt(usually kana)
Other readings:
ケガ
noun
1.
2.
lifetime, lifespan
3.
most important thing, foundation, core
4.
paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)(archaism)
5.
fate, destiny, karma(archaism)
noun
1.
another person, other people, others
See also:人 (ひと)
2.
unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)(only relevant for たにん)
3.
outsider, stranger(only relevant for たにん)
Other readings:
他人【ひと】[1]
、他人【あだびと】[2]
Notes:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
light, lamp, torch
Other readings:
灯【ともしび】
、灯火【とうか】
、灯火【ともしび】
、灯し火【ともしび】[1]
、燭【ともしび】
、燈火【とうか】
、燈火【ともしび】
、ともし火【ともしび】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud
2.
the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land
3.
low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
See also:鳥の子紙
4.
(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)(also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌)
See also:陰陽道
Other readings:
地【つち】
、地【つし】
noun
1.
money
See also:お金
2.
metal
Other readings:
金【かな】[2]
、鉄【かね】[1]
、銀【かね】[1]
、銅【かね】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
origin, source(usu. 元)
2.
base, basis, foundation, root(esp. 基)
3.
cause(also 因, 原)
4.
ingredient, material(esp. 素)
5.
(somebody's) side, (somebody's) location(only relevant for 元)
6.
original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
7.
(plant) root, (tree) trunk
8.
first section of a waka
See also:和歌
counter
9.
counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)(only relevant for 本)
noun
10.
handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip
All readings:
元【もと】
、本【もと】
、素【もと】
、基【もと】
noun
1.
force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life
2.
influence, authority, power, might
3.
impetus, momentum, course (of events)
adverb
4.
naturally, necessarily
Other readings:
勢い【いきよい】[2]
、勢【いきおい】[1]
、勢【いきよい】[1][2]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- word containing irregular kana usage
pronoun
•
they, them(usu. in ref. to males)
All readings:
彼ら【かれら】
、彼等【かれら】
noun
1.
atmosphere, air
2.
magnanimity, generosity
See also:大度
Other readings:
大氣【たいき】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
restriction, restraint, limitation, limit
numeric
•
nine(玖 is used in legal documents)
All readings:
九【きゅう】
、九【く】
、九【ここの】
、九【この】
、九【ここ】
、９【きゅう】
、９【く】
、９【ここの】
、９【この】
、９【ここ】
、玖【きゅう】
、玖【く】
、玖【ここの】
、玖【この】
、玖【ここ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
consent, assent, agreement
2.
understanding, comprehension, grasp
na-adjective, noun
•
able, capable, competent, talented, efficient
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
order, command, decree, directive
2.
(software) instruction, statement(computer term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
annotation, explanatory note, comment
Other readings:
註【ちゅう】
adverb
1.
2.
casually, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance(usually kana)
Other readings:
たまたま《偶偶》
、たまたま《偶》
、たまたま《適》
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking
See also:喫煙
expression
2.
No Smoking!, Smoking Prohibited!(on a sign)
Other readings:
禁烟【きんえん】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
See also:顔を合わせる
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
併せる【あわせる】
、合せる【あわせる】
adverb, conjunction
•
that is, namely, i.e.(usually kana)
Other readings:
すなわち《則ち》
、すなわち《乃ち》
、すなわち《輒》
noun
1.
tear, tears, lachrymal secretion
2.
sympathy
Other readings:
涙【なだ】[1]
、涙【なんだ】[1]
、泪【なみだ】
、涕【なみだ】
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
armpit, under one's arm, side, flank
2.
beside, close to, near, by(also written as 傍, 側)
3.
aside, to the side, away, out of the way
4.
off-track, off-topic
5.
deuteragonist, supporting role(usu. written ワキ in Noh)
6.
Other readings:
腋【わき】
、掖【わき】
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