Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent, attorney, substitute, alternate, acting (principal, etc.)

noun
ash, ashes

expression
1.
any, anything, whatever, whatever one likes, everything, all(usually kana)
adverb
2.
I am told, I hear, I understand, they say(usually kana)(at start of sentence)

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

noun
government, administration

adverbial noun, noun
on the occasion of, circumstances, juncture

interjection
1.
come, go, stay(honorific language)(used as a polite imperative)
2.
welcome
Other readings:
いらしゃい[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend

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】

adverb
increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less(usually kana)
Other readings:
ますます《増々》
ますます《益益》
ますます《増す増す》
ますます《増増》
ますます《益》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
valuation, appraisal, evaluation, assessment, estimation, rating, judging
2.
appreciation, recognition, acknowledgement, rating highly, praising

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
noon, midday

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
date (with someone)
noun
2.
date (day)

noun, no-adjective
1.
scenery, scene, landscape, view, sight
2.
scene (e.g. of a crime)

noun
1.
rotation
See also:周り
2.
making the rounds
3.
spreading
4.
effect, efficacy
noun (suffix), noun
5.
by way of, via
suffix, counter
6.
round, turn
7.
size
8.
12-year period, 12-year age difference
Other readings:
廻り【まわり】

pronoun
they, them(usu. in ref. to males)
All readings:
彼ら【かれら】
彼等【かれら】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
tale, story, legend

Godan-su verb
1.
to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across
2.
to get over (e.g. hardship)
3.
to pass time (e.g. a winter)
4.
to surpass, to be better than, to exceed(often 超す)
5.
to move house
6.
to go, to come(honorific language)
See also:お越し
Other readings:
超す【こす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
place, situation, position, location
Other readings:
位地【いち】

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, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
eternity, permanence, perpetuity(とわ tends to be more abstract)
noun
2.
Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)(only relevant for えいきゅう)
Other readings:
永久【とこしえ】
永久【とわ】
【とわ】
長しえ【とこしえ】
常しえ【とこしえ】
永え【とこしえ】
【とこしえ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
overall victory, championship

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to change, to swap, to substitute, to transfer
2.
to change the object of one's interest or focus
3.
to spend or take time
4.
to infect
5.
to permeate something with the smell or colour of something
6.
to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
Other readings:
遷す【うつす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
discovery, detection, finding

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to pay(支 is ateji)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
contribution, donation
Other readings:
寄附【きふ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
publication
Other readings:
出板【しゅっぱん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
everyday, daily, ordinary, usual, routine, regular

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.)

na-adjective
handsome

Ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
1.
to finish(only relevant for 終える and 了える)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
2.
to graduate
Other readings:
了える【おえる】
卒える【おえる】

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
cousin (male)(usually kana)
See also:従姉妹
Other readings:
じゅうけいてい《従兄弟》

noun
1.
seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kind, variety, quality, tone
2.
material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject, theme, (news) copy
3.
ingredient, leaven (bread), main ingredient of a sushi(food term)
4.
cause, source
5.
trick, secret, magician's trick, inside story
6.
paternal blood, lineage
See also:
7.
breed (of a stock), sperm, semen
8.
10-point card (in hanafuda), tane, animal card(usually kana)(oft. as タネ)

noun, auxillary suru verb
success, hit

noun
1.
place, spot, space
2.
field, discipline, sphere, realm
3.
occasion, situation
See also:その場
4.
scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
5.
session (of the stock market)
6.
field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
7.
round (east, south, etc.)(mahjong term)
See also:東場,  南場,  西場,  北場
8.
field(physics term)
9.
field (gestalt psychology)

adjective
1.
equal, identical, the same
2.
no different (to), just like, equivalent
Other readings:
均しい【ひとしい】
斉しい【ひとしい】

noun
1.
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government
2.
capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light)
3.
location of the Imperial Palace
Other readings:
【みやこ】

adverb
mainly, primarily

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
coincidence, chance, accident, fortuity
See also:必然 (antonym)
adverb
2.
by chance, unexpectedly, accidentally
noun
3.
contingency (philosophy)

noun
treasure
Other readings:
【たから】
【たから】
【たから】
【たから】

noun
1.
Buddha, merciful person, Buddhist image
2.
the dead, dead person, spirit of the dead

noun, auxillary suru verb
retirement

noun
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat), provisions, rations, food supply

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to finish, to stop, to end, to put an end to, to bring to a close(usually kana)
2.
to close (a business, etc.), to close down, to shut down, to shut up(usually kana)
3.
to put away, to put back, to keep, to store(usually kana)
auxiliary verb, Godan-u verb
4.
to do completely, to finish(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
5.
to do accidentally, to do without meaning to, to happen to do(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
しまう《終う》
しまう《了う》
しまう《蔵う》
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