Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
make-up, makeup, cosmetics
Other readings:
化粧【けわい】
化粧【けそう】[1]
仮粧【けしょう】
仮粧【けわい】
仮粧【けそう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
explosion, detonation, eruption
2.
eruption (of discontent, etc.), outburst, outpouring

adjective
1.
terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening
2.
surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing(often as 恐ろしく)
Other readings:
怖ろしい【おそろしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

interjection
hello, good day, good afternoon(usually kana)(は is pronounced as わ; used during daytime)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autograph, signature
2.
sign, signal, indication

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】

noun
1.
robber, mugger
2.
robbery, burglary

noun
1.
storm, tempest
2.
uproar, hullabaloo, storm (e.g. of protest), winds (e.g. of change)(idiom )

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
least, lowest, minimum
See also:最高 (antonym)
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
worst
See also:最高 (antonym)
3.
awful, horrible, nasty, disgusting
adverb
4.
at the very least

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

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

noun, no-adjective
prefectural governor

noun
joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
Other readings:
歓び【よろこび】
慶び【よろこび】
悦び【よろこび】

noun, auxillary suru verb
rest, break, recess, intermission
Other readings:
休けい【きゅうけい】

noun
state of mind, mentality, psychology

noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
hindrance, obstacle, nuisance, disturbance, interruption, interference
auxillary suru verb
2.
to visit (someone's home)(as お〜)
noun
3.
demon who hinders Buddhist training, demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour(Buddhist term)(orig. meaning)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
quotation, citation, reference

noun
(fine) art, the arts
Other readings:
藝術【げいじゅつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
experiment

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
since, henceforth

noun
1.
scholarship, stipend, bursary
2.
student loan

noun
1.
aviation, flight, flying
auxillary suru verb
2.
to fly, to take a flight

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
king, ruler, sovereign, monarch
2.
tycoon, magnate, champion, master
3.
king (of the senior player)(abbreviation, shogi term)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
denial, negation, repudiation, disavowal
See also:肯定 (antonym)
noun
2.
negation (logic)
3.
NOT operation(computer term)

conjunction
but, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that
Other readings:
ですが

noun
1.
curtain, bunting
noun, counter
2.
act (in play)

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall down, to fall over
2.
to turn out, to play out(only relevant for ころぶ)(oft. as どう転んでも)
3.
to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize(only relevant for ころぶ)(in early Japanese Christianity)
4.
to roll, to tumble
See also:ころがる
5.
(for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret(archaism)
Other readings:
転ぶ【まろぶ】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival)
2.
to present (a gift) in celebration, to drink in celebration
3.
to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.), to pray for
Other readings:
斎う【いわう】

noun
circumstances, conditions, situation, reasons, state of affairs

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
rumour, rumor, report, hearsay, gossip, common talk

noun, no-adjective
actor, actress, player, performer
See also:役者

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

adverbial noun, noun
1.
avenue, street, way, road
2.
coming and going, street traffic
3.
flow (of water, air, etc.)
4.
transmission (of sound), reach (e.g. of voice)
5.
fame, reputation, popularity
6.
the same status or way, as (e.g. as expected, as I said)
7.
understanding, comprehension
counter
8.
counter for sets of things, counter for methods, ways, types

noun, auxillary suru verb
magnification, enlargement, expansion, amplification

conjunction
1.
after all, because(colloquialism)
2.
but(colloquialism)
particle
3.
even
4.
too, as well, also
5.
they say, I hear, you mean

noun
1.
service, duty, business, responsibility, task
2.
Buddhist religious services
Other readings:
務め【つとめ】

mochiageru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to elevate, to raise, to lift up
2.
to flatter, to extol, to praise to the sky
Other readings:
持上げる【もちあげる】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to lose
2.
to miss (a change, opportunity)
3.
to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of
4.
to concede (goals, points, etc.)
Other readings:
喪う【うしなう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
moon
noun (temporal)
2.
month

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown
2.
to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to be addicted, to wallow in

noun
1.
district, region, area, locality
2.
the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area
See also:中央 (antonym)
3.
civilian society(Imperial Army jargon)

adverb
so to speak, so to call it, as it were(usually kana)
Other readings:
いわば《謂わば》

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to notice, to recognize, to recognise, to become aware of, to perceive, to realize, to realise
All readings:
気づく【きづく】
気付く【きづく】

noun
1.
nature (of a person)
2.
sex
3.
gender
suffix
4.
-ty, -ity, -ness, -cy(indicating quality or condition)

noun, auxillary suru verb
restriction, restraint, limitation, limit

noun
1.
abdomen, belly, stomach
2.
womb
See also:胎 (はら)
3.
one's mind, one's real intentions, one's true motive
4.
courage, nerve, willpower
5.
generosity, magnanimity
6.
feelings, emotions
7.
wide middle part, bulging part
8.
inside, interior, inner part
9.
anti-node(physics term)
suffix, counter
10.
counter for hard roe
11.
counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)
Other readings:
【はら】

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