Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
preparation, arrangements, getting ready, provision, setup, reserving

noun, no-adjective
1.
center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance
suffix
2.
-centered, -centred, -focused, -oriented, centered on, focused on

noun
1.
truck, lorry
2.
track (running, CD, etc.)
3.
track events(abbreviation)

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1.
wrong, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable
2.
not allowed, not possible
noun
3.
failing grade

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
trial, judgement, judgment

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
attack, assault, raid, onslaught, offensive
See also:守備 (antonym)
2.
criticism, censure, denunciation, condemnation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
consumption, expenditure

noun
•
land, shore
Other readings:
陸【おか】

noun
1.
tunnel
auxillary suru verb
2.
to tunnel (through a potential barrier)(physics term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
letting a grounder go through one's legs(baseball term)

noun
•
residence, housing, residential building

noun
1.
(single-edged) sword, katana
2.
dagger, knife
3.
scalpel(only relevant for とう)
4.
chisel, burin, graver(only relevant for とう)
5.
knife money, knife-shaped commodity money used in Zhou dynasty China(only relevant for とう)
See also:刀銭
Other readings:
刀【とう】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain(usually kana)
2.
to result in, to prove to be
3.
to consist of, to be composed of
4.
to succeed, to be complete
5.
to change into, to be exchanged for
6.
to play a role
7.
to be promoted(shogi term)
Godan-ru verb
8.
to do ...(honorific language)(as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
Other readings:
なる《為る》

noun
1.
emergency, unlikely event(lit. 1 in 10,000)
adverb
2.
by some chance, by some possibility
Other readings:
万一【ばんいち】[1]
、
万一【まんいつ】[1]
、
万一【ばんいつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

pronoun
•
we
Other readings:
吾々【われわれ】
、
我我【われわれ】
、
吾吾【われわれ】

noun
1.
work, labor, labour
2.
achievement, performance, ability, talent
3.
salary, income, earnings
4.
action, activity, workings, function, operation, movement, motion
5.
conjugation, inflection(linguistics)(also written as 活)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
concentration, focusing, convergence, centralization, integration, gathering together
noun
2.
within a collection of works

noun
1.
health
na-adjective
2.
healthy, sound, fit, wholesome

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

noun
•
salary, wages, pay

noun
•
good, goodness, right, virtue
See also:悪 (antonym)

noun, noun (suffix)
•
banknote, bill, note, paper money

noun, no-adjective
•
appetite (for food)
Other readings:
食慾【しょくよく】

noun
•
milk

noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
discomfort, inconvenience
2.
poverty, want, destitution
noun, na-adjective
3.
disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
operation, management, handling
2.
manipulating (to one's benefit), manipulation, influencing

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
day after tomorrow
All readings:
明後日【あさって】
、
明後日【みょうごにち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
distinction, differentiation, discrimination
2.
discrimination (against people)
Other readings:
差別【しゃべつ】[1]
、
差別【しゃべち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug(literary or formal term)
2.
to have (a thought or feeling), to hold, to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.), to harbor, to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.), to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.), to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
Other readings:
懐く【いだく】

noun
1.
fishing, angling
2.
change (for a purchase)(usually kana, abbreviation)
See also:釣り銭
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
trolling, writing deliberately inflammatory posts online(slang)
Other readings:
釣【つり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
voting, poll

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

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to obey (an order, law, etc.), to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.), to follow, to observe, to conform to, to yield to
2.
to follow (a person), to accompany, to go with
3.
to go alongside (e.g. a river), to follow (e.g. a sign)
4.
to serve (as), to engage in (work)
Other readings:
随う【したがう】
、
順う【したがう】
、
遵う【したがう】
、
從う【したがう】[1]
、
隨う【したがう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to stick, to paste, to affix(esp. 貼る)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
2.
to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to put up (tent)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
3.
to form (e.g. ice on a pond)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
4.
to fill, to swell
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
5.
to stick out, to put, to slap
6.
to post (a link, etc. online)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to be expensive
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
8.
to keep a watch on, to be on the lookout
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
9.
to become one tile away from completion(mahjong term)(only relevant for 張る)
See also:テンパる,  聴牌
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
10.
to span, to generate(mathematics)
Other readings:
貼る【はる】

noun
•
basket (shopping, etc.), hamper, cage(usually kana)
Other readings:
かご《篭》
、
カゴ

adverb
•
simply, merely, only, solely

noun
1.
news, word, tidings, notice, notification, information
See also:お知らせ
2.
omen
Other readings:
報せ【しらせ】

noun
•
album

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
assistance, aid, support

noun, no-adjective
1.
the future (usually distant)
2.
future tense
3.
the world to come

noun
•
rim, brim, edge, brink

noun, no-adjective
1.
the past, bygone days, the previous
2.
a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret), one's past
3.
past (tense), preterit, preterite(linguistics)
4.
previous life(Buddhist term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
participation, joining, entry, adherence

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.), being equivalent to
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
appropriate, suitable, befitting, proportionate
auxillary suru verb
3.
to be proportionate to, to be in keeping with, to be deserving of, to be worthy of
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
considerable, substantial
adverb
5.
considerably, rather, quite, fairly, pretty

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to pull, to draw, to pull tight
2.
to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch
3.
to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
4.
to drag, to haul, to tow
5.
to lead (e.g. one's followers)
6.
to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
7.
to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join
8.
to delay, to prolong
9.
to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
10.
to quote, to cite, to reference
11.
to pull the ball(baseball term)
12.
to wear, to put on
Other readings:
引っぱる【ひっぱる】
、
引張る【ひっぱる】
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