Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ku verb
to shine, to glitter, to sparkle
Other readings:
耀く【かがやく】
赫く【かがやく】
燿く【かがやく】
煌く【かがやく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
lately, recently, nowadays
Other readings:
近ごろ【ちかごろ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
invitation
Other readings:
招待【しょうだい】[1]
請待【しょうたい】
請待【しょうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

pronoun
they, them(usu. in ref. to males)
All readings:
彼ら【かれら】
彼等【かれら】

noun
metal
Other readings:
金ぞく【きんぞく】

noun
1.
name, given name
2.
title
3.
fame, renown, reputation
4.
pretext, pretense, justification, appearance

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
1.
cloth
2.
bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)(only relevant for ふ)
See also:布銭
Other readings:
【ふ】
【にの】[1]
【にぬ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
prefectural governor

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (as a gift), to present
2.
to confer, to bestow, to award

noun, no-adjective
gem, jewel, precious stone

noun, auxillary suru verb
stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
Other readings:
刺戟【しげき】
剌激【しげき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverbial noun, noun
here and there, this way and that way, everywhere, all over
Other readings:
方方【ほうぼう】

noun, no-adjective
1.
death, mortality
auxillary suru verb
2.
to die, to pass away

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
sound, noise, report
2.
note(music term)
3.
fame(only relevant for おと)
4.
Chinese-derived character reading(only relevant for おん)
See also:訓 (くん)
All readings:
【おと】
【ね】
【おん】

noun, no-adjective
present condition, existing state, status quo, current state

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to occur, to happen
Other readings:
起る【おこる】

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

na-adjective
sudden, abrupt, rapid, sharp, drastic, radical
Other readings:
急劇【きゅうげき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
construction, architecture (of buildings)

na-adjective
great, grand, magnificent, outstanding, mighty

noun
mike, mic, microphone(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practical use, application
2.
conjugation, inflection(linguistics)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise

noun
1.
atmosphere, mood, ambience, ambiance, aura, feel
2.
a certain air, presence, special aura, something (about someone)
3.
(Earth's) atmosphere(obsolete)
See also:大気
Other readings:
雰囲気【ふいんき】[1]
ふんい気【ふんいき】
ふん囲気【ふんいき】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
the person in question, the person themselves, said person

noun, auxillary suru verb
disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
profit, gains
2.
benefit, advantage, interest (of the public, etc.)
3.
grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.), blessing, miracle(only relevant for りやく)
Other readings:
利益【りやく】

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
properly, accurately, exactly, precisely, regularly(onomatopia)
2.
neatly, tidily, orderly(onomatopia)

noun
1.
money
See also:お金
2.
metal
Other readings:
【かな】[2]
【かね】[1]
【かね】[1]
【かね】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
from now on, hereafter

noun, counter
1.
stock, share
noun
2.
stump(orig. meaning)
noun, counter
3.
root, rootstock, plant, stalk
4.
strain (of bacteria, etc.)
noun, noun (suffix)
5.
tradeable rank, goodwill
noun
6.
one's forte
See also:お株

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to connect, to link together(usually kana)
2.
to tie, to fasten, to restrain(usually kana)
3.
to maintain, to preserve, to keep(usually kana)
4.
to transfer (phone call), to put a person through(usually kana)
5.
to hedge, to buy or sell forward(usually kana)

noun
1.
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate(usually kana)
2.
sly person(derogatory)
3.
idiot, hick(derogatory)
4.
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
5.
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
See also:自在鉤
6.
bathhouse prostitute(archaism)
See also:湯女
Other readings:
さる《猨》[1]
サル
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
criticism, review, commentary

noun
1.
state, state of affairs, situation, circumstances
2.
appearance, look, aspect
3.
sign, indication
Other readings:
容子【ようす】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
order, turn, sorting
na-adjective
2.
obedient, docile, submissive, meek(only relevant for じゅん)
Other readings:
【ずん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
table, chart, list
noun
2.
memorial to an emperor

noun
books
Other readings:
図書【ずしょ】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
now, current, present, present time, as of

conjunction
even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite(usually kana)

adverb
increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less(usually kana)
Other readings:
ますます《増々》
ますます《益益》
ますます《増す増す》
ますます《増増》
ますます《益》

noun
hiking

adverb
rarely, seldom(with neg. verb)

noun, adverb, na-adjective, no-adjective
safety, peace, quietness

noun
1.
wall
2.
fence
Other readings:
【へい】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to draw, to paint, to sketch
See also:書く
2.
to depict, to describe(only relevant for えがく)
3.
to picture in one's mind, to imagine
4.
to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
Other readings:
描く【かく】
画く【えがく】
画く【かく】
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