Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかる《𠮟る》
しかる《呵る》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to finish, to make an end of, to get through with, to let end

noun, no-adjective
1.
continent
noun
2.
continental Asia (esp. mainland China)
3.
continental Europe

interjection
1.
no, nay(usually kana)
2.
well, er, why(usually kana)
3.
you're welcome, not at all, don't mention it(usually kana)
All readings:
いいえ《否》
いいや《否》
いえ《否》
いな《否》
いや《否》

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
lecture, address, speech

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to recognize, to recognise, to observe, to notice
2.
to deem, to judge, to assess
3.
to approve, to deem acceptable, to allow
4.
to admit, to accept, to confess (to a charge)
5.
to watch steadily, to observe carefully
6.
to renown, to give renown to, to appreciate, to acknowledge

noun, auxillary suru verb
contribution (furthering a goal or cause), services (to a cause)

noun, noun (suffix)
week

adjective
1.
good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable(also いい (all senses))
See also:いい
2.
sufficient, enough, ready, prepared
See also:いい
3.
profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial
See also:いい
4.
OK, all right, fine, no problem(as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
See also:いい
Other readings:
良い【えい】[2]
善い【よい】
善い【えい】[2]
好い【よい】
好い【えい】[2]
佳い【よい】
佳い【えい】[2]
吉い【よい】
吉い【えい】[2]
宜い【よい】[1]
宜い【えい】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

suffix, counter
1.
counter for buildings (esp. houses)
suffix
2.
suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

noun
1.
person, character, figure, personage, man, woman
2.
one's character, one's personality
3.
able person, talented person

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
high-speed, rapid, express
noun
2.
highway, freeway, expressway, motorway(abbreviation)
See also:高速道路

noun
1.
lodging, inn, hotel
2.
house, home, dwelling
3.
home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

noun, no-adjective
remnant, residue, remaining, left-over

noun, auxillary suru verb
musical performance

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
most, highest, maximum, uppermost, supreme
See also:最低 (antonym)
2.
best, wonderful, finest
See also:最低 (antonym)

noun
1.
estimate, guess, conjecture, aim
2.
direction, bearings
3.
registration mark (printing)
noun (suffix)
4.
approximately, about, around

noun
1.
congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival
See also:お祝い
2.
congratulatory gift, present
Other readings:
祝い【ゆわい】[1]
【いわい】
【ゆわい】[1]
【いわい】
【ゆわい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
mind, spirit, soul, heart, ethos
2.
attitude, mentality, will, intention
3.
spirit (of a matter), essence, fundamental significance

noun
reality, actuality, hard fact
See also:理想

mochiageru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to elevate, to raise, to lift up
2.
to flatter, to extol, to praise to the sky
Other readings:
持上げる【もちあげる】

noun
1.
health
na-adjective
2.
healthy, sound, fit, wholesome

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten
See also:増やす (antonym)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get drunk, to become intoxicated
2.
to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle), to become nauseated
3.
to be elated, to be exalted, to be spellbound, to be in raptures
Other readings:
酔う【えう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
accommodation, lodging

na-adjective, noun
1.
clean, hygienic, sanitary
2.
pure, virtuous, immaculate

expression
may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly(usually kana)

pre-noun adjectival
considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
eternity, perpetuity, permanence, immortality

noun
1.
town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood(esp. 町)
2.
downtown, main street(only relevant for 街)
3.
street, road
4.
109.09 m(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
5.
0.99 hectares(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
All readings:
【まち】
【ちょう】
【まち】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
equality, impartiality, evenness

noun
1.
earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud
2.
the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land
3.
low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
See also:鳥の子紙
4.
(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)(also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌)
See also:陰陽道
Other readings:
【つち】
【つし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
postponement, deferment, adjournment

noun
1.
lower reaches (of a river)
See also: (antonym)
2.
bottom, lower part
3.
lower half (of the body, esp. the privates), feces (faeces), urine, menses
4.
end, far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan)
no-adjective
5.
dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)

noun
member, participant, attendee, lineup (sport)
Other readings:
メンバ

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

noun (suffix)
1.
from the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of
2.
aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above
noun
3.
first volume (e.g. book)
See also:下 (げ),  上巻
noun, prefix
4.
superior quality, best, top, high class
5.
going up
6.
governmental, imperial
7.
presenting, showing
prefix
8.
ana-(medical term, biology term)

noun
(town) market, (street) market, marketplace
Other readings:
市庭【いちば】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to attempt, to test, to try out
Other readings:
験す【ためす】

na-adjective, noun
1.
pitiful, unfortunate, poor, miserable, wretched
2.
unpardonable, regrettable
Other readings:
気のどく【きのどく】

noun
1.
gold (Au), golden (color), gold (medal, cup)
no-adjective, noun
2.
valuable, of highest value
noun
3.
money, gold coin
4.
Friday(abbreviation)
See also:金曜
5.
metal (fourth of the five elements)
See also:五行
6.
Jin dynasty (China, 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty
noun, noun (suffix)
7.
gold general(abbreviation, shogi term)
See also:金将
noun
8.
testicles(abbreviation, colloquialism)
suffix, counter
9.
karat, carat

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
1.
unit, denomination
2.
credit (in school)
suffix
3.
in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of

noun, auxillary suru verb
criticism, judgement, judgment, comment
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