Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
humour, humor, temper, mood, spirits
2.
safety, health, well-being, one's situation
na-adjective
3.
in a good mood, in high spirits, happy, cheery, merry, chipper(usu. as ご機嫌)
Other readings:
譏嫌【きげん】[1]
気嫌【きげん】[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
1.
certainly, without fail
noun
2.
right and wrong, pros and cons

noun
cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, dental caries
Other readings:
むし歯【むしば】
齲歯【むしば】
齲歯【うし】
齲歯【くし】
【むしば】

noun
1.
companion, partner, company
2.
other party, addressee
3.
opponent (sports, etc.)

noun
album

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline
2.
to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance
3.
to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
Other readings:
断わる【ことわる】

noun
market

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)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to strike, to clap, to knock, to beat, to tap, to pat
2.
to play drums
3.
to abuse, to bash, to flame (e.g. on the Internet), to insult
4.
to consult, to sound out
5.
to brag, to talk big
6.
to call, to invoke (e.g. a function)(computer term)
Other readings:
敲く【たたく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis, review

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn toward, to look (up, down, etc.)
2.
to face (e.g. east), to look out on
3.
to point to
4.
to be suited to, to be fit for
5.
to go in the direction of, to lean towards (of a feeling)

noun
1.
ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane(only relevant for 船 and 舟)(舟 is often small and hand-propelled)
2.
tank, tub, vat, trough
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)(only relevant for 船 and 舟)
Other readings:
【ふね】
【ふね】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
regarding as important, attaching importance to, taking a serious view of, putting emphasis on

noun
courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness

noun
liking, taste, choice

noun, noun (suffix)
(one's) self, oneself

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold or carry under or in the arms
2.
to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.)
3.
to employ, to engage, to hire

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack
2.
to be injured
3.
to wear out, to be worn out
4.
to break, to burst, to collapse
5.
to wear off, to stop working, to go dead
6.
to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due
7.
to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of
8.
to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected
9.
to cut well, to be sharp
10.
to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able
11.
to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time)
12.
to dry off
13.
to curve, to veer
14.
to shuffle (cards)
15.
to get angry, to snap, to blow one's top, to lose one's temper, to flip(colloquialism)
See also:キレる
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
16.
to be able to do completely(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meal, dinner
noun
2.
diet

noun
brake

adjective
1.
very young, little
2.
childish, immature(only relevant for おさない)
Other readings:
幼い【いとけない】
稚い【いとけない】
幼けない【いとけない】
稚けない【いとけない】

na-adjective, noun
1.
clever, intelligent, wise, bright, sharp, sensible, smart, shrewd
2.
well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good(usu. as お利口)
See also:お利口
3.
good (with words)(archaism)
Other readings:
俐巧【りこう】
悧巧【りこう】
利巧【りこう】

noun
price, cost, charge, payment, bill, fee

noun
bottle, jar, decanter, flagon, phial, vial
Other readings:
【びん】
【びん】
ビン

noun
paint

noun, auxillary suru verb
enforcement, implementation, putting into practice, carrying out, operation, working (e.g. working parameters), enactment

noun, auxillary suru verb
arrest, apprehension, capture

adverb
of course, certainly, naturally(usually kana)

pre-noun adjectival
mere, simple, sheer

noun, auxillary suru verb
composition, setting (of music)

noun
1.
open sea
2.
Okinawa(abbreviation)(only relevant for 沖)
See also:沖縄
Other readings:
【おき】

Godan-tsu verb
1.
to shoot (at)(usu. 撃つ)
2.
to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge
Other readings:
討つ【うつ】
射つ【うつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be chipped, to be damaged, to be broken
2.
to be lacking, to be missing
3.
to be insufficient, to be short, to be deficient, to be negligent toward
4.
to wane (e.g. moon), to go into eclipse(also 虧ける)
See also:満ちる (antonym)
Other readings:
缺ける【かける】
闕ける【かける】

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

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
advance, moving forward, progress
See also:後進 (antonym) ,  後退 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective
reference, consultation
Other readings:
參考【さんこう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
confirmation, verification, validation, review, check, affirmation, identification

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
thoroughness, completeness, consistency
2.
thorough enforcement, seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

noun
dress

noun
group (usu. of people)

noun
Christmas

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to attempt, to test, to try out
Other readings:
験す【ためす】

toriageru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pick up
2.
to adopt (e.g. a proposal), to accept, to take up (a topic, complaint, etc.), to listen to, to deal with, to feature
3.
to take away, to confiscate, to deprive (someone) of, to revoke
4.
to deliver (a baby)
5.
to collect (taxes)
Other readings:
取りあげる【とりあげる】
取上げる【とりあげる】
採り上げる【とりあげる】
とり上げる【とりあげる】
採りあげる【とりあげる】
採上げる【とりあげる】
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