Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to pour (into)
2.
to sprinkle on (from above), to water (e.g. plants), to pour onto, to spray
3.
to shed (tears)
4.
to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to devote to, to fix (one's eyes) on
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
5.
to flow into (e.g. of a river), to run into, to drain into
6.
to fall (of rain, snow), to pour down
Other readings:
灌ぐ【そそぐ】
、
潅ぐ【そそぐ】
、
濺ぐ【そそぐ】
、
漑ぐ【そそぐ】

noun
•
rim, brim, edge, brink

noun
1.
time, hour, moment(刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time)
2.
occasion, case(only relevant for 時)
3.
chance, opportunity, season(only relevant for 時)
4.
the times, the age, the day(only relevant for 時)
5.
tense(linguistics)(only relevant for 時)
Other readings:
刻【とき】
、
秋【とき】

noun, no-adjective
•
doctor, physician

adverb
•
before long, even now

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

adverb
•
gradually, steadily, slowly, little by little, step by step, by degrees
Other readings:
徐徐に【じょじょに】
、
除々に【じょじょに】[1]
、
除除に【じょじょに】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
•
last, final, closing

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
expression, presentation
2.
representation, notation(mathematics)

na-adjective, noun
•
zealous, enthusiastic, ardent, fervent, keen, eager

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty
2.
to be hungry

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
estimate, budget

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
debt, loan, liabilities, borrowing money

adjective
1.
happy, glad, pleased, delighted, overjoyed
2.
joyful, delightful, gratifying, pleasant

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

noun
•
question, query
Other readings:
問【とい】

noun (temporal), no-adjective, noun (suffix)
1.
sunset, sundown, nightfall, dusk
See also:明け (antonym)
2.
end, close
3.
year-end, end of the year
Other readings:
暮【くれ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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, no-adjective
•
environment, circumstance

noun
•
months and years
All readings:
年月【としつき】
、
年月【ねんげつ】

とおす
toorisugiru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to go past, to pass, to pass by
Other readings:
通りすぎる【とおりすぎる】

noun
1.
odour, odor, scent, smell, stench(臭い usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense, flavour, flavor
Other readings:
臭い【におい】
、
匂【におい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
•
always, constantly

noun
1.
tunnel
auxillary suru verb
2.
to tunnel (through a potential barrier)(physics term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
letting a grounder go through one's legs(baseball term)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position
2.
to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence
3.
to change, to alter, to deny
4.
to operate, to set in motion, to get going
5.
to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy
6.
to manage (e.g. funds)

noun
1.
wave
2.
ups and downs(idiom )
Other readings:
浪【なみ】
、
濤【なみ】

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

adverb
•
rarely, seldom(with neg. verb)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon(出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(esp. 出合う)
3.
to emerge and engage (an enemy)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(often used imperatively as 出会え)
Other readings:
出逢う【であう】
、
出合う【であう】
、
出遭う【であう】
、
出あう【であう】

noun
1.
companion, partner, company
2.
other party, addressee
3.
opponent (sports, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reading
Other readings:
読書【とくしょ】

noun
1.
lunch, midday meal
2.
food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)(usu. 中食)
Other readings:
昼食【ちゅうじき】
、
昼食【ひるげ】
、
中食【ちゅうじき】
、
昼餉【ひるげ】

noun
•
roof
Other readings:
家根【やね】

na-adjective
1.
calm, quiet, gentle, peaceful, mild
2.
moderate, reasonable, amicable

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scholarship, study, learning
noun
2.
discipline, branch of learning, (a) science

noun
•
author, writer, novelist, artist

pronoun
•
these(usually kana)
Other readings:
これら《此等》
、
これら《是等》
、
これら《此れ等》

expression, adverb
•
anything of, not one bit (with negative sentence)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
departure

conjunction
•
so, accordingly, now, then, thereupon, therefore(usually kana)

noun
•
association, socializing, socialising, fellowship
Other readings:
つき合い【つきあい】
、
付合い【つきあい】

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

noun
•
knowledge, information
Other readings:
智識【ちしき】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
crime, sin, wrongdoing, indiscretion
noun
2.
penalty, sentence, punishment
3.
fault, responsibility, culpability
noun, na-adjective
4.
thoughtlessness, lack of consideration

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

noun
•
engine

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extinction, extermination
2.
eradication, stamping out, wiping out

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent, attorney, substitute, alternate, acting (principal, etc.)
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