Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
2.
to straighten out, to be flattened, to become smooth
3.
to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
4.
to stretch out (e.g. of a hand), to extend
5.
to lose elasticity, to become slack, to become soggy (e.g. noodles)
6.
to make progress, to develop, to expand, to increase, to improve(only relevant for 伸びる)
7.
to be exhausted, to be groggy, to pass out, to collapse(only relevant for 伸びる)
8.
to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.), to be extended (e.g. deadline), to lengthen (e.g. of the days)(only relevant for 延びる)
9.
to be postponed, to be delayed, to be put off(only relevant for 延びる)
Other readings:
延びる【のびる】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
king, ruler, sovereign, monarch
2.
tycoon, magnate, champion, master
3.
king (of the senior player)(abbreviation, shogi term)

noun, no-adjective
capital city, metropolis

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
tale, story, legend

noun
alcohol, sake
See also:お酒
Other readings:
【ささ】
【き】[1]
【くし】[1]
【しゅ】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

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
contents, content, substance, matter, detail, import

noun
gun, rifle, small arms
Other readings:
【じゅう】

noun
1.
(picture) frame, framed picture
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
amount (esp. of money), sum

noun
1.
title, subject, theme, topic
2.
problem (on a test), question
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for questions (on a test)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect

na-adjective, noun
extra, excess, surplus

noun
1.
professor
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
teaching, instruction

noun, auxillary suru verb
implementation (e.g. of a system), materialization, materialisation, realization, realisation, actualization, actualisation

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to cease, to desist, to cut it out, to lay off (an activity), to drop (a subject) to abolish, to resign, to give up(usually kana)

adverb
indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
Other readings:
実に【げに】
実に【まことに】
實に【じつに】[1]
實に【げに】[1]
實に【まことに】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
order (for an item)
2.
request, demand, condition
Other readings:
註文【ちゅうもん】

adverb
1.
before long, soon(usually kana)
2.
almost, nearly(usually kana)
3.
finally, in the end, eventually(usually kana)
Other readings:
やがて《頓て》
やがて《漸て》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
pride, boast

adverb
perhaps, likely, probably, I dare say(usually kana)

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to pass (of time), to elapse

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

noun
study, library, den, home office, reading room

adverb, pronoun
1.
here and there, all around, everywhere, throughout, all over(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up(usually kana)(only relevant for あちこち and あちらこちら and あっちこっち and アチコチ)
Other readings:
あちらこちら《彼方此方》
あっちこっち《彼方此方》
かなたこなた《彼方此方》
あなたこなた《彼方此方》[1]
アチコチ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
(police) detective
noun, prenominal
2.
criminal matter

noun
1.
district, region, area, locality
2.
the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area
See also:中央 (antonym)
3.
civilian society(Imperial Army jargon)

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)

noun
battle, fight, struggle, conflict
Other readings:
闘い【たたかい】

adverb
1.
exactly, surely, certainly, just(usually kana)(esp. 正に when in kanji)
2.
right then, just then, at that moment(usually kana)
3.
just (about to), on the verge (of doing or happening)(usually kana)(esp. 将に when in kanji)
4.
duly, naturally(usually kana)(esp. 当に when in kanji)
Other readings:
まさに《将に》
まさに《当に》

noun, auxillary suru verb
participation, joining, entry, adherence

adverb
1.
occasionally, once in a while, seldom(usually kana)
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
1.
mark, sign(esp. 印, 標)
2.
symbol, emblem(also written as 徴)
3.
badge, crest, flag(esp. 印, 標)
4.
evidence, proof(esp. 証, 証し)
5.
token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)(usually kana)(esp. 証, 証し)
Other readings:
【しるし】
【しるし】
証し【しるし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
All readings:
年寄り【としより】
年寄【としより】
年より【としより】

adverb, noun
species, kind, variety
Other readings:
一種【ひとくさ】

noun, no-adjective
scholar

noun
swimming
Other readings:
游ぎ【およぎ】

adverb
(at) any time, always, at all times, whenever(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんどきでも《何時でも》

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
nowadays, modern era, modern times, present-day

adverb, to-adverb, noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
full, in plenty, ample(onomatopia)

noun
1.
ball, sphere, globe, orb
2.
bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet
3.
ball (in sports)(esp. 球)
4.
pile (of noodles, etc.)
5.
bullet(esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸)
6.
bulb (i.e. a light bulb)(esp. 球)
7.
lens (of glasses, etc.)
8.
bead (of an abacus)(esp. 玉,珠)
9.
ball (i.e. a testicle)(slang, abbreviation)(esp. 玉)
10.
gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl(esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧)
11.
female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
12.
person (when commenting on their nature), character(derogatory)
13.
item, funds or person used as part of a plot
noun, noun (suffix)
14.
egg
See also:玉子
noun (suffix)
15.
coin(usu. だま)
16.
precious, beautiful, excellent
All readings:
【たま】
【たま】
【たま】
【たま】

noun
time, season, period, phase, stage

noun
1.
plate, dish, platter, disc
See also:お皿
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2.
serving, helping, course
noun
3.
kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
Other readings:
【さら】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to deal with (a person), to treat, to handle, to take care of, to entertain
2.
to deal with (a problem), to handle, to manage
3.
to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to work
4.
to deal in, to sell
5.
to cover (a topic), to treat, to discuss, to take up
6.
to treat A as B(as AをBとして扱う)
7.
to mediate (an argument)(archaism)
8.
to be too much for one, to find unmanageable(archaism)
9.
to gossip(archaism)

noun
1.
learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education
noun (suffix)
2.
study of ..., -ology, -ics

noun
1.
chest, breast(むな is usually used in compounds)
2.
breasts, bosom, bust
3.
heart
4.
lungs
5.
stomach
6.
heart, mind, feelings
Other readings:
【むな】
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