Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate
2.
to recite, to chant
3.
to indicate, to show

noun
pilot

noun, no-adjective
painter, artist

pronoun
1.
you(familiar language, male term)(formerly honorific, now oft. derog. term referring to an equal or inferior)
2.
presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)(only relevant for おまえ)
Other readings:
お前【おまい】
お前【おめー】
お前【おめえ】
御前【おまえ】
御前【おまい】
御前【おめー】
御前【おめえ】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, suffix
relation, connection, relevance
Other readings:
関聯【かんれん】

noun
bubble, foam, froth, head on beer
Other readings:
【あぶく】
【あわ】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
reverse, opposite
na-adjective, noun
2.
converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
noun (prefix)
3.
inverse (function)(mathematics)

expression, noun, adverb
somewhere, anywhere, in some respects(usually kana)
Other readings:
どっか《何処か》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

prenominal
concrete, tangible, material
See also:抽象 (antonym)

expression
thank you (for the meal just served), I receive (this meal)(usually kana)
Other readings:
いただきます《戴きます》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to let fly, to make fly, to send flying, to blow off (e.g. in the wind), to launch, to fire, to hurl, to shoot
2.
to skip over, to leave out, to omit, to drop (e.g. a stitch)
3.
to run fast, to drive fast, to gallop
4.
to spray, to splash, to spatter
5.
to say without reservation, to call out (e.g. a jeer), to rattle off (e.g. a joke)
6.
to spread (e.g. a rumour), to circulate, to send out (a message), to issue (e.g. an appeal)
7.
to transfer (to a less important post), to send away (e.g. to a provincial branch), to demote
8.
to dispatch quickly (e.g. a reporter)
9.
to get rid of, to burn off (alcohol)
10.
to attack (e.g. with a leg manoeuvre)
auxiliary verb, Godan-su verb
11.
to do vigorously, to do roughly, to do energetically

pre-noun adjectival
mere, simple, sheer

noun, na-adjective
anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense

noun, auxillary suru verb
switch
Other readings:
スィッチ

noun
1.
level, standard
2.
water level

noun
1.
variety, kind, type, category
counter
2.
counter for kinds, species, etc.

noun
1.
engine
2.
agency, organisation, organization, institution, organ, body
3.
system, facility, facilities

Godan-u verb
1.
to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to have a regard for
See also:構わない
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
2.
to be an issue, to matter, to create inconvenience
Godan-u verb
3.
to keep company, to care for, to look after, to entertain, to pay attention to, to spend time with(usually kana)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to interfere with, to meddle in
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
5.
to tease
6.
to banish, to prohibit(archaism)

noun, no-adjective
target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation
2.
liquidation, settlement, consolidation, clearance (e.g. debt), paying off
3.
retrenchment, curtailment, cutting down, disposal

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
collision, crash, running into
2.
conflict, quarrel, clashing

noun
1.
hill, height, knoll, rising ground(only relevant for 丘 and 岡 and 壟)
2.
bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game(usually kana, mahjong term)(only relevant for 丘 and 陸符)
Other readings:
【おか】
【おか】[1]
陸符【おか】
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
1.
the future (usually distant)
2.
future tense
3.
the world to come

pronoun
we
Other readings:
吾々【われわれ】
我我【われわれ】
吾吾【われわれ】

na-adjective, noun
rapid (e.g. progress)

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

na-adjective
1.
vast, huge, immense, enormous, colossal
noun
2.
malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
Other readings:
ばく大【ばくだい】

adverb
sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time(usually kana)

expression
to that extent, to that degree

adjective
wise, clever, smart
Other readings:
畏い【かしこい】

na-adjective, to-adverb, noun
unexpected, surprising

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to cross (e.g. road), to traverse
Other readings:
横ぎる【よこぎる】

noun
1.
force, vigor, vigour, energy, spirit, life
2.
influence, authority, power, might
3.
impetus, momentum, course (of events)
adverb
4.
naturally, necessarily
Other readings:
勢い【いきよい】[2]
【いきおい】[1]
【いきよい】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
cheek (of face)
All readings:
【ほお】
【ほほ】
【ほお】
【ほほ】

noun
1.
cheese(food term)
2.
tee (piping), T-joint
interjection
3.
cheese (said when taking a photograph)(usu. as はい、チーズ)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to hand over, to transfer, to turn over, to assign, to convey, to bequeath
2.
to give up (e.g. one's seat), to give way
3.
to yield, to concede, to give ground, to surrender
4.
to sell
5.
to postpone, to put off, to defer

noun
1.
back, lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region
2.
body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring(usu. コシ)
Other readings:
コシ

noun
height, stature
See also:背 (せ)
Other readings:
【せい】

adverb
suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふと《不斗》[1]
ふと《不圖》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
field, sphere, realm, division, branch

noun
forehead, brow

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to cut (grass, hair, etc.), to mow, to clip, to trim, to prune, to shear, to reap, to harvest
Other readings:
苅る【かる】

noun
payment
All readings:
支払い【しはらい】
支払【しはらい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
patience, endurance, perseverance, tolerance, self-control, self-denial
Other readings:
ガマン

noun, auxillary suru verb
understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy

interjection
1.
by no means, never!, well, I never!, you don't say!, certainly (not)(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
2.
something unexpected, emergency(usually kana)
noun
3.
currently, for the time being, presently, for now(usually kana, archaism)
adverb, no-adjective
4.
indeed, really, truly, unexpectedly(usually kana, obscure)
See also:本当に

noun, auxillary suru verb
sales, selling, marketing
Other readings:
ハンバイ

noun, auxillary suru verb
damage, injury, loss
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