Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
landlord, landlady
Other readings:
大屋【おおや】

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
nowadays, modern era, modern times, present-day

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

noun
1.
pole
2.
climax, extreme, extremity, culmination, height, zenith, nadir

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired, to be employed(only relevant for 就く)
2.
to ascend (the throne), to accede
3.
to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart(only relevant for 就く)
4.
to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice(only relevant for 就く)
Other readings:
即く【つく】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to catch up (with), to draw level, to pull even, to reach
2.
to be compensated, to make up for one's losses
All readings:
追いつく【おいつく】
追い付く【おいつく】
追い着く【おいつく】
追付く【おいつく】
追着く【おいつく】
おい付く【おいつく】

noun
1.
top
2.
top position
3.
senior management, senior bureaucrat

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to cease, to desist, to cut it out, to lay off (an activity), to drop (a subject) to abolish, to resign, to give up(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
consultation, discussion, discussing, asking (somebody) for advice

na-adjective, noun
1.
valid, effective
See also:無効 (antonym)
noun
2.
yuko (judo)(martial arts)

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】

noun
battle, fight, struggle, conflict
Other readings:
闘い【たたかい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
looking after, help, aid, assistance

noun, no-adjective
bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate

noun, auxillary suru verb
announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one's opinion), releasing, unveiling

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
quotation, citation, reference

noun, auxillary suru verb
consumption, expenditure

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
perfect, complete

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
domination, rule, control
2.
direction, management, guidance
3.
control (e.g. over one's emotions), determining (e.g. one's fate), governing, influence, holding sway over

omedetou
interjection
congratulations!, well done!, best wishes!, all the best!(usually kana)
Other readings:
おめでとう《御目出度う》[1]
おめでとう《お芽出度う》[1]
おめでとう《御芽出度う》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to leave, to go away
2.
to pass, to elapse
3.
to be distant
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
4.
to send away, to drive off, to divorce
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
5.
to (do) completely(after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb)
pre-noun adjectival
6.
last ... (e.g. "last April")(only relevant for 去る)
See also:来る (antonym)
Other readings:
避る【さる】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk)
2.
to corrode, to weather, to crumble
3.
to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice)
4.
to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt
5.
to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
6.
to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to(usually kana, Kansai-ben (dialect))(after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action)
See also:やがる
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to lose a bet(archaism)
8.
to be drenched, to become sopping wet(archaism)

noun
1.
religion, religious affiliation, belief, faith, creed
2.
religious activity

noun, no-adjective
1.
effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result
noun
2.
effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

pre-noun adjectival
1.
what, what kind of
See also:あんな,  こんな,  そんな
2.
(with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)(as in どんな人でも)

noun
number, amount

noun
1.
time, (the) hour
2.
favourable time, opportunity, chance
Other readings:
時剋【じこく】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
lesson
2.
section (in an organization), division, department
counter
3.
counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

noun
team
Other readings:
ティーム

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

adverb
1.
before long, soon(usually kana)
2.
almost, nearly(usually kana)
3.
finally, in the end, eventually(usually kana)
Other readings:
やがて《頓て》
やがて《漸て》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
married couple, husband and wife, man and wife
noun (prefix)
2.
his and hers, pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)(only relevant for めおと)
See also:夫婦茶碗
Other readings:
夫婦【めおと】
夫婦【みょうと】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
conclusion

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give up, to abandon (hope, plans), to resign oneself (to)

noun, noun (suffix), counter
time (three times, each time, etc.), times
Other readings:
たんび

noun
1.
skin, hide, pelt, fur
See also:
2.
rind, peel, husk, bark
3.
shell, sheath, wrapping

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
job, work, employment, occupation, position
2.
duties
3.
trade, skill
Other readings:
【そく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
bankruptcy, insolvency

noun
1.
plan, scheme
2.
(payment) plan, package, deal, offer

noun, auxillary suru verb
respect, esteem, regard

noun
turn (in line), order of things, sequential order
See also:出番

na-adjective, noun
1.
selfish, egoist(usually kana)
2.
self-indulgent, wilful, willful(archaism, usually kana)
Other readings:
わがまま《我儘》
わがまま《我がまま》
わがまま《我侭》
わがまま《我が侭》

conjunction
but, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that
Other readings:
ですが

no-adjective, noun
1.
ordinary, common, usual(usually kana)
2.
free of charge(usually kana)(only 只)
3.
unaffected, as is, safe(usu. as ただでは...)
adverb
4.
only, merely, just, simply
conjunction
5.
but, however, nevertheless(esp. 但)
Other readings:
ただ《唯》
ただ《徒》
ただ《但》
ただ《常》
タダ

noun
1.
ball
2.
ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone)(baseball term)
3.
bowl
4.
board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)(abbreviation)
See also:ボール紙

noun
ash, ashes

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
business, trade, operations
noun
2.
sales
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