Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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adverb
often, again and again, over and over again, repeatedly, frequently(usually kana)
Other readings:
たびたび《度度》

noun
1.
tragedy, tragic drama, tragic play
2.
tragedy, calamity, disaster

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
player (sports), athlete, team member

noun
lost child, lost person, stray child, missing child

noun, auxillary suru verb
change, modification, alteration, revision, amendment

noun, auxillary suru verb
increase, rise, growth, addition, increment
See also:減少 (antonym)

adverb
directly, in person, firsthand(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn towards, to point

noun
armed forces, military, troops

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
demand, firm request, requisition, requirement, desire

noun
intelligence, intellect, brains
Other readings:
智能【ちのう】

na-adjective
1.
flat, level, even, smooth
2.
calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable
3.
relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable(usu. as お平らに)
noun (suffix)
4.
plateau, tableland, plain(after a place name, usu. だいら)

noun, no-adjective
1.
nerve(anatomical term)
2.
nerves, sensitivity

noun, auxillary suru verb
recognition, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, approval, consent, agreement

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to defend against, to protect against
2.
to prevent, to avert, to avoid
Other readings:
禦ぐ【ふせぐ】
拒ぐ【ふせぐ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
acting, performance

noun, auxillary suru verb
disregarding, ignoring

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
restoration, rehabilitation, recovery, return, replevin, improvement(only relevant for 回復 and 恢復)
2.
recovery (from an illness), recuperation, convalescence(esp. 快復)
Other readings:
快復【かいふく】
恢復【かいふく】

noun
1.
throat(usually kana)
2.
singing voice
Other readings:
のど《咽》
のど《吭》
のんど《喉》[1]
のんど《咽》[1]
のんど《吭》[1]
のみと《喉》[1]
のみと《咽》[1]
のみと《吭》[1]
のみど《喉》[1]
のみど《咽》[1]
のみど《吭》[1]
ノド
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
prediction, estimation

suru verb (special)
to punish, to penalize, to penalise

expression
1.
wrong, not good, of no use(usually kana)
2.
hopeless, past hope(usually kana)
3.
must not do(usually kana)

noun
cotton
Other readings:
【めん】

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, auxillary suru verb
tension, mental strain, nervousness

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)

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.
diamond(abbreviation)
2.
(railway) schedule, timetable
3.
diagram(abbreviation)
Other readings:
ダイア

adverb
how, how much

noun
1.
horse
2.
horse racing(only relevant for うま)
3.
promoted bishop(abbreviation, shogi term)(only relevant for うま)
Other readings:
【いま】[1]
【おま】[1]
ウマ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, noun
various, varied, diverse, all sorts of
Other readings:
様様【さまざま】

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

noun
things, everything
Other readings:
物ごと【ものごと】

noun
1.
cooked rice(male term)
2.
meal, food(male term)
3.
one's living, livelihood(male term)

noun
the former
See also:後者 (antonym)

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
1.
(natural) satellite, moon(astronomy term)
2.
(artificial) satellite
See also:人工衛星

noun
1.
ball, sphere, globe, orb
2.
bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet
3.
ball (in sports)(esp. 球)
4.
pile (of noodles, etc.)
5.
bullet(esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸)
6.
bulb (i.e. a light bulb)(esp. 球)
7.
lens (of glasses, etc.)
8.
bead (of an abacus)(esp. 玉,珠)
9.
ball (i.e. a testicle)(slang, abbreviation)(esp. 玉)
10.
gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl(esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧)
11.
female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
12.
person (when commenting on their nature), character(derogatory)
13.
item, funds or person used as part of a plot
noun, noun (suffix)
14.
egg
See also:玉子
noun (suffix)
15.
coin(usu. だま)
16.
precious, beautiful, excellent
All readings:
【たま】
【たま】
【たま】
【たま】

prefix
1.
several, a number of
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
quantity, amount
noun
3.
counting, figures, numbers
4.
number, numeral, figure
5.
grammatical number(linguistics)
6.
destiny, fate, course of events, trend

noun, na-adjective
1.
unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident
noun
2.
death (usu. of a relative), bereavement

noun
liking, taste, choice

noun
1.
muscle, tendon, sinew
2.
vein, artery
3.
fiber, fibre, string
4.
line, stripe, streak
5.
reason, logic
See also:筋が通る
6.
plot, storyline
7.
lineage, descent
8.
school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
9.
aptitude, talent
10.
source (of information, etc.), circle, channel
11.
well-informed person (in a transaction)
12.
logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
13.
ninth vertical line(shogi term)
14.
seam on a helmet
15.
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)(abbreviation)
See also:筋蒲鉾
16.
social position, status(archaism)
noun (suffix), noun, no-adjective
17.
on (a river, road, etc.), along
suffix, counter
18.
counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
19.
(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)(archaism)
Other readings:
【すじ】
スジ

adverb
1.
(not) particularly, (not) especially, (not) specially
2.
separately, apart, additionally, extra

adverb
indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
Other readings:
実に【げに】
実に【まことに】
實に【じつに】[1]
實に【げに】[1]
實に【まことに】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
ash, ashes

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to eat(male term)
2.
to live, to make a living, to survive
3.
to bite, to sting (as insects do)
4.
to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of
5.
to encroach on, to eat into, to consume
6.
to defeat a superior, to threaten a position
7.
to consume time and-or resources
8.
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)(colloquialism)
9.
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time(male term, vulgar)
Other readings:
喰う【くう】
啖う【くう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
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