Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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めん
gomennasai
expression
I beg your pardon, excuse me(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごめんなさい《ご免なさい》

noun
1.
saucepan, pot
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
stew, hot pot(abbreviation, food term)
See also:鍋料理

noun
1.
end, tip, top
2.
end (of the year, month, etc.), close
noun, no-adjective
3.
youngest child
See also:末っ子
noun
4.
descendants, offspring, posterity(usu. 〜の末)
5.
future
adverbial noun, noun
6.
(finally) after, (at last) after, at the end of(as 〜の末 or 〜した末)
noun, no-adjective
7.
trifles, trivialities
noun
8.
degenerate age

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
knock, knocking
2.
fungo hitting, hitting balls for fielding practice(baseball term)

noun
lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
movement, transfer, migration, removal, travel
prenominal
2.
mobile, moving, traveling, travelling, roving

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)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise

noun, counter
1.
can, tin
noun
2.
canned food(abbreviation)
See also:缶詰
Other readings:
【かん】[1][2]
【かん】[1][2]
カン
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, noun
1.
dense, thick, crowded
See also: (antonym)
2.
close (relationship), intimate
3.
minute, fine, careful
4.
secret
noun
5.
esoteric Buddhism, secret Buddhist teachings(abbreviation, Buddhist term)

noun
residence, housing, residential building

noun
contents, content, substance, matter, detail, import

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practical use, application
2.
conjugation, inflection(linguistics)

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
people (of a country), nation, citizen, national

adverb
most, extremely
Other readings:
最も【もとも】[1]
尤も【もっとも】
尤も【もとも】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to earn (income), to make (money)
2.
to score (points, victory), to gain (time), to play (for time)
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
3.
to work hard (at one's job), to labor, to labour, to toil

noun
mike, mic, microphone(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
claim, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to count, to enumerate
Other readings:
算える【かぞえる】

noun
1.
company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner
2.
member of the same category

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
accounting, finance, account, reckoning
noun
2.
bill (at a restaurant), check
See also:お会計
3.
accountant, treasurer, paymaster, cashier
auxillary suru verb
4.
settlement (of a bill, fee, etc.), payment
noun
5.
economic condition

noun
1.
defeat, loss, losing (a game)
See also:勝ち (antonym)
suffix
2.
failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.)
noun
3.
discount, loss (on a sale)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
doing together (as equals), sharing, common (land, etc.), joint (statement, etc.), cooperation, co-operation, collaboration, association(esp. 共同)
Other readings:
協同【きょうどう】

noun, na-adjective
fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity

noun
1.
unit, denomination
2.
credit (in school)
suffix
3.
in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of

noun, auxillary suru verb
arrest, apprehension, capture

noun
1.
extent, degree, measure(usually kana)
2.
limit, bounds(usually kana)
3.
(span of) time(usually kana)
4.
(a) distance(usually kana)
5.
the state of, the status of, the condition of(usually kana)(as 〜のほど)
particle
6.
about, around, approximately, or so(usually kana)
7.
as much as ..., to the extent of ..., like ...(usually kana)
8.
the more ... the more ...(usually kana)(oft. as 〜ば...ほど)

noun
1.
pipe, tube
2.
channels, official or otherwise, (business) connections
3.
tobacco pipe

conjunction
because, the reason is, if you want to know why(usually kana)

noun
1.
(police) detective
noun, prenominal
2.
criminal matter

adjective
1.
poor, needy
2.
lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate

noun, no-adjective
theatre, theater, playhouse

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.
role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service
2.
position (of responsibility), post, office
3.
part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character
4.
scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.), meld, hand, yaku

noun, auxillary suru verb
respect, esteem, regard

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
resistance, opposition, standing up to
2.
reluctance, repulsion, repugnance
3.
resistance, drag, friction(physics term)
4.
electrical resistance(abbreviation)
See also:電気抵抗
noun
5.
resistor(abbreviation)
See also:抵抗器

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for)(usu. 効く)
See also:薬が効く
2.
to work, to function well(usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.)
See also:目が利く
3.
to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
4.
to taste (alcohol), to try
See also:聞く
Other readings:
利く【きく】

adverb
anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, at least(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
time, hour, moment(刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time)
2.
occasion, case(only relevant for 時)
3.
chance, opportunity, season(only relevant for 時)
4.
the times, the age, the day(only relevant for 時)
5.
tense(linguistics)(only relevant for 時)
Other readings:
【とき】
【とき】

noun
(in) the middle of, (in) the midst of, (in) the course of, (at) the height of
Other readings:
最中【さなか】
さ中【さなか】

noun
1.
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July)
2.
rain during the rainy season
Other readings:
梅雨【ばいう】
黴雨【つゆ】
黴雨【ばいう】

noun
defect, fault, flaw, deformity, deficiency, shortage, gap

noun
1.
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate(usually kana)
2.
sly person(derogatory)
3.
idiot, hick(derogatory)
4.
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
5.
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
See also:自在鉤
6.
bathhouse prostitute(archaism)
See also:湯女
Other readings:
さる《猨》[1]
サル
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
coincidence, agreement, union, match
2.
conformity, consistency
3.
cooperation

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow after
2.
to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
3.
to drive out, to get rid of, to oust, to expel
4.
to drive (e.g. a herd)
5.
to be pressed (e.g. for time)(in passive voice)
Other readings:
逐う【おう】

noun, no-adjective
occupation, business

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
(a) little, (a) few, slight, small (amount), trifling, meagre, meager(usually kana)
adverb
2.
only, just, merely(usually kana)
Other readings:
わずか《纔か》
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