Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to contract (a disease), to suffer from(usually kana)

adverb, to-adverb
1.
with a clash, with a thud, with a bang, with a flop, plump(onomatopia)
2.
unexpectedly (meeting someone)(onomatopia)
3.
suddenly (ending), abruptly (coming to a halt)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
バッタリ
ばたり
バタリ
ばったん
バッタン

noun, auxillary suru verb
claim, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
experiment

noun, noun (suffix)
(one's) self, oneself

noun
1.
actual spot, scene, scene of the crime, site, location, setting
2.
shop floor, factory floor, (on) site(only relevant for げんば)
Other readings:
現場【げんじょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
gargling, rinsing one's mouth(usually kana)
Other readings:
うがい《漱》

noun
bag
Other readings:
バック[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
manners, behavior, behaviour
See also:お行儀

noun, auxillary suru verb
plan, design, layout

noun
parting, separation, farewell, (lateral) branch, fork, offshoot, division, section

noun, auxillary suru verb
consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis, review

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
broadcast, broadcasting

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to strike, to clap, to knock, to beat, to tap, to pat
2.
to play drums
3.
to abuse, to bash, to flame (e.g. on the Internet), to insult
4.
to consult, to sound out
5.
to brag, to talk big
6.
to call, to invoke (e.g. a function)(computer term)
Other readings:
敲く【たたく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective, adverb
each other, one another(polite language)
See also:互い
Other readings:
御互い【おたがい】

na-adjective, noun
1.
cheerful, jovial, merry, lively
See also:陰気 (antonym)
noun
2.
weather, season
3.
spirit of yang

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

noun
aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
Other readings:
薫り【かおり】
馨り【かおり】
【かおり】[1]
【かおり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
situation, (present) state of affairs, circumstances(often with a negative connotation)
Other readings:
事体【じたい】

adverb
mainly, primarily

na-adjective, noun
wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour, pomp, extravagance

noun
doubt, question, suspicion, dubiousness

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
tower, steeple, spire
noun
2.
stupa, pagoda, dagoba(abbreviation)(original meaning)
See also:卒塔婆,  塔婆

noun, no-adjective
1.
popularity, public favor
noun
2.
condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature

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

noun
1.
body
2.
oneself
3.
one's place, one's position
4.
main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)

noun, auxillary suru verb
reliance, trust, faith, confidence

noun
1.
sensation, feeling
2.
tendency, propensity(only relevant for きみ)
Other readings:
気味【きび】

numeric
four(肆 is used in legal documents)
All readings:
【し】
【よん】
【よ】
【し】
【し】

noun
1.
face
2.
mask, face guard
3.
(in kendo) striking the head(martial arts)
4.
surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
5.
page
noun, suffix
6.
aspect, facet, side
7.
chamfer
counter
8.
counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

noun
1.
light, illumination, glow, gleam(only relevant for 明かり and 明り)
2.
lamp, light
Other readings:
明り【あかり】
灯り【あかり】
【あかり】
灯かり【あかり】
灯火【あかり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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】

noun
market, fair

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
least, lowest, minimum
See also:最高 (antonym)
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
worst
See also:最高 (antonym)
3.
awful, horrible, nasty, disgusting
adverb
4.
at the very least

adverb
1.
frequently, repeatedly, often, incessantly, constantly(usually kana)
See also:頻り
2.
strongly, eagerly

noun
1.
storm, tempest
2.
uproar, hullabaloo, storm (e.g. of protest), winds (e.g. of change)(idiom )

noun
dress

noun
1.
fault, defect, flaw, weak point, weakness, shortcoming, drawback
See also:美点 (antonym)
2.
failure (in an examination), failing grade

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold or carry under or in the arms
2.
to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.)
3.
to employ, to engage, to hire

na-adjective, noun
able, capable, competent, talented, efficient
See also:無能 (antonym)

noun
error, mistake, slip, bug
Other readings:
謬り【あやまり】
【あやまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
facing, opposite, across the street, other side
All readings:
向い【むかい】
向かい【むかい】
対い【むかい】

adverbial noun, noun
fact, truth, reality

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win(獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.)
2.
to understand, to comprehend
3.
to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb, transitive verb
4.
to be able to ..., can ...(only relevant for 得る)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
獲る【える】

noun, auxillary suru verb
absorption, suction, attraction
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