Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, no-adjective
basics, fundamentals, basis, foundation

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to occur, to happen
Other readings:
起る【おこる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
staying up all night

noun, auxillary suru verb
change, money exchange

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

noun
1.
oil, petroleum
2.
kerosene, paraffin(colloquialism)
See also:灯油

noun
1.
pair, couple, set
2.
antithesis
See also:対句
counter
3.
counter for items that come in pairs
4.
counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)

noun
property, fortune, assets

noun
1.
attitude, manner, behaviour, demeanour, bearing
2.
attitude (towards an issue, etc.), position, stance, stand

noun
1.
diamond(abbreviation)
2.
(railway) schedule, timetable
3.
diagram(abbreviation)
Other readings:
ダイア

noun
field, sphere, realm, division, branch

noun
1.
plate, dish, platter, disc
See also:お皿
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2.
serving, helping, course
noun
3.
kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
Other readings:
【さら】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to restrict, to limit, to confine
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to
3.
to be best (for), to be the best plan, to be the only way (to)(as ...は...に限る)

noun
living room (Western style), sitting room

noun, auxillary suru verb
smiling face, smile

noun
fortune, luck

noun, no-adjective
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

noun
audience, spectator, spectators

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
order (for an item)
2.
request, demand, condition
Other readings:
註文【ちゅうもん】

noun, no-adjective
1.
city
noun
2.
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly(abbreviation)
See also:都議会

na-adjective, adverbial noun, no-adjective
direct, immediate, personal, firsthand

noun
1.
river, stream(only relevant for かわ)
suffix
2.
River, the ... river(suffix used with the names of rivers)
All readings:
【かわ】
【がわ】
【かわ】
【がわ】

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
discontent, dissatisfaction, complaint, grievance

noun
1.
money
See also:お金
2.
metal
Other readings:
【かな】[2]
【かね】[1]
【かね】[1]
【かね】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

no-adjective, adverb, noun
1.
practicality, practical
2.
reality, actuality, actual conditions
3.
bhutakoti (limit of reality)(Buddhist term)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter
2.
to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed)
3.
to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath)
4.
to put out (a runner)(baseball term)
5.
to pawn, to put in hock

noun, auxillary suru verb
exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)

noun, auxillary suru verb
care, precaution, guarding, caution
Other readings:
要心【ようじん】
要慎【ようじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
artificial, man-made, human work, human skill, artificiality
See also:天然 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
finding employment, getting a job

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
companion, company(only relevant for つれ)
2.
tritagonist(in noh; usu. ツレ)
Other readings:
ツレ

interjection
darn it!, darn!, oops!, oh dear!, oh no!(usually kana)

noun
scene, spectacle, sight, view

noun
bank, coast, shore

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph
2.
phrase(linguistics)
3.
verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
4.
haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
5.
maxim, saying, idiom, expression

adverb
1.
just (e.g. "just wait here"), come now, now, now(when urging or consoling)
2.
tolerably, passably, moderately, reasonably, fairly, rather, somewhat
3.
well..., I think..., it would seem..., you might say..., Hmmm, I guess so...(when hesitating to express an opinion)
interjection
4.
oh!, oh dear!, oh, my!, wow!, goodness gracious!, good heavens!(female term)
Other readings:
まー
まぁ

noun
1.
one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party
conjunction
2.
on the one hand, on the other hand
See also:他方
3.
whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn
adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
4.
just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only(after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
visiting ill or distressed people, writing get-well letters
noun
2.
get-well gifts, get-well letters
See also:見舞い品
3.
expression of sympathy, expression of concern, enquiry, inquiry
Other readings:
見舞【みまい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
See also:増える (antonym)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend
2.
to hold at bay, to stem, to check

na-adjective, noun
pleasant, agreeable, comfortable

noun, auxillary suru verb
annotation, explanatory note, comment
Other readings:
【ちゅう】

noun
1.
trace, tracks, mark, sign
2.
site, remains, ruins
3.
scar(esp. 痕)
Other readings:
【あと】
【あと】
【あと】

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