Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, na-adjective
1.
difficulty, hardship, trouble, distress
2.
infeasibility, inability (to carry out)

noun
•
desert
Other readings:
沙漠【さばく】

noun
1.
examination paper, examination script, answer sheet
2.
answer (to an exam question)

noun
1.
thanks, gratitude
See also:お礼
2.
manners, etiquette
3.
bow
4.
reward, gift
5.
ceremony, ritual

noun
•
treasure
Other readings:
財【たから】
、
貨【たから】
、
寳【たから】
、
寶【たから】

noun
1.
company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner
2.
member of the same category

na-adjective, noun
1.
honest, frank, candid, straightforward
adverb
2.
honestly, frankly

noun, no-adjective
1.
mud, slush, (wet) dirt, mire
noun
2.
thief(abbreviation)
See also:泥棒

noun
1.
stage (theatre, theater)
2.
scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

noun
1.
bun
2.
van (caravan)
3.
bang
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
ban (esp. of a player from an online game)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
(in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby, surroundings
noun (suffix)
2.
around, about, or thereabouts(usually kana)
3.
for instance, say, such as(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
memorization, memorisation, learning by heart
Other readings:
諳記【あんき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
softly, gently, quietly(onomatopia)
2.
secretly, stealthily(onomatopia)
See also:こっそり
auxillary suru verb
3.
to leave alone, to leave as it is(onomatopia)
Other readings:
そうっと
、
そおっと
、
そーっと

noun
1.
people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen(honorific language)
2.
you (usu. plural)(honorific language)
adverb
3.
various
Other readings:
方方【かたがた】
、
方がた【かたがた】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2.
to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
Other readings:
測る【はかる】
、
量る【はかる】

noun
1.
row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession
2.
company (of someone), group, ranks
3.
sequence(mathematics)
counter
4.
counter for rows

noun
1.
sweat, perspiration
2.
moisture, condensation
interjection
3.
gulp, oops(Internet slang)(often as (汗))

noun
•
opinion, point of view

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

noun
•
crowd of people
All readings:
人ごみ【ひとごみ】
、
人込み【ひとごみ】
、
人混み【ひとごみ】
、
人込【ひとごみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
atmosphere, air
2.
magnanimity, generosity
See also:大度
Other readings:
大氣【たいき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb
•
so to speak, so to call it, as it were(usually kana)
Other readings:
いわば《謂わば》

noun
1.
machine, mechanism
2.
instrument, appliance, apparatus(often 器械)
Other readings:
器械【きかい】

noun, no-adjective
•
woman, girl
Other readings:
女子【おなご】
、
女子【おみなご】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
exercise, physical training, work-out
2.
appeal, campaign, drive, crusade, movement, lobbying
3.
motion, movement
See also:静止 (antonym)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to occupy, to hold
2.
to account for, to make up, to take up

noun
•
lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend

no-adjective, noun
1.
automatic
See also:手動 (antonym)
noun
2.
intransitive verb(abbreviation, linguistics)(only relevant for 自動)
See also:自動詞
Other readings:
自働【じどう】

noun
•
body, physical system, person
Other readings:
身体【しんだい】[1]
、
身体【しんてい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, noun
•
pleasant, delightful, enjoyable, joyful, cheerful, amusing, happy

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink)
2.
to be washed away, to be carried
3.
to drift, to float (e.g. clouds), to wander, to stray
4.
to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire), to spread, to circulate
5.
to be heard (e.g. music), to be played
6.
to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
7.
to pass, to elapse, to be transmitted
8.
to be called off, to be forfeited
9.
to disappear, to be removed

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sign, signal, cue
Other readings:
相図【あいず】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
signal, signalling, signaling
noun
2.
traffic light, traffic signal

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
consideration, taking into account

noun
1.
place, spot, space
2.
field, discipline, sphere, realm
3.
occasion, situation
See also:その場
4.
scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
5.
session (of the stock market)
6.
field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
7.
round (east, south, etc.)(mahjong term)
See also:東場,  南場,  西場,  北場
8.
field(physics term)
9.
field (gestalt psychology)

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

adverbial noun
•
just (now, at the moment, etc.), just as, in the act of, as soon as, at the moment that

na-adjective
1.
serious, earnest
noun
2.
real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)
Other readings:
真険【しんけん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
putting money aside, savings, deposit (e.g. in a bank)
2.
accumulated surplus of wins, wins in the bank(baseball term)

adverb
•
rarely, seldom(with neg. verb)

noun
1.
bag, sack, pouch
2.
skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
3.
dead end
4.
plot of land surrounded by water
Other readings:
嚢【ふくろ】

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to represent, to signify, to stand for(esp. 表す, 表わす)
2.
to reveal, to show, to display(esp. 現す, 現わす)
3.
to express(esp. 表す, 表わす)
See also:言い表す
4.
to make widely known(esp. 顕す)
Other readings:
現す【あらわす】
、
表わす【あらわす】
、
現わす【あらわす】
、
顕す【あらわす】

conjunction
1.
moreover, furthermore(usually kana)
2.
nevertheless, and yet(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかも《而も》
、
しかも《併も》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to desire, to wish, to hope
2.
to beg, to request, to implore, to pray
auxiliary verb
3.
to have something done for oneself

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
export, exportation
See also:輸入 (antonym)
prenominal
2.
efferent(biology term)
See also:輸入 (antonym)
Other readings:
輸出【しゅしゅつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
movement, transfer, migration, removal, travel
prenominal
2.
mobile, moving, traveling, travelling, roving
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