Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
See also:増える (antonym)

expression, adverb
in short, in a word, to sum up, to put it simply, to make a long story short, after all

noun
time, season, period, phase, stage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
Other readings:
勝れる【すぐれる】
傑れる【すぐれる】

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to jump out, to rush out, to fly out
2.
to appear (suddenly)
3.
to protrude, to project
4.
to butt in
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
5.
to run away (e.g. from home), to break away, to cut ties with (e.g. workplace)
Other readings:
飛びだす【とびだす】
飛出す【とびだす】
跳び出す【とびだす】
跳びだす【とびだす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
maintenance, preservation, improvement

expression
1.
wrong, not good, of no use(usually kana)
2.
hopeless, past hope(usually kana)
3.
must not do(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
crime, offence, offense

noun
armed forces, military, troops

noun
(school) subject, curriculum, course
Other readings:
課目【かもく】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
reverse, opposite
na-adjective, noun
2.
converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
noun (prefix)
3.
inverse (function)(mathematics)

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, no-adjective
capital city, metropolis

noun
holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pile up, to accumulate
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to estimate
See also:見積もる
Other readings:
積る【つもる】

noun
bento, Japanese box lunch
See also:お弁当
Other readings:
辨當【べんとう】[1]
弁當【べんとう】[1]
辨当【べんとう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
cough, coughing, tussis
Other readings:
【しわぶき】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
comparison

noun, no-adjective
topic, subject

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to suffer, to groan, to be worried

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
calculation, computation, counting, reckoning, count
2.
bill, check, account, payment (of a bill), settlement (of an account)
3.
consideration, allowance

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
crime, sin, wrongdoing, indiscretion
noun
2.
penalty, sentence, punishment
3.
fault, responsibility, culpability
noun, na-adjective
4.
thoughtlessness, lack of consideration

noun, auxillary suru verb
retirement

na-adjective, noun
easy, simple, plain

noun, noun (suffix)
week

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install
2.
to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for
3.
to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with
4.
to be born with, to have since birth
Other readings:
具える【そなえる】

noun
intelligence, intellect, brains
Other readings:
智能【ちのう】

noun
1.
trace, tracks, mark, sign
2.
site, remains, ruins
3.
scar(esp. 痕)
Other readings:
【あと】
【あと】
【あと】

noun, no-adjective
ambassador

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
eternity, perpetuity, permanence, immortality

noun, auxillary suru verb
returning home

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another, to leave to
2.
to passively leave to someone else's facilities
3.
to leave to take its natural course
4.
to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)
5.
to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
See also:力任せ
Other readings:
委せる【まかせる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate

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

noun
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast), sailing boat, sailboat

noun, noun (suffix), counter
bundle, bunch, sheaf
Other readings:
【たば】

noun, auxillary suru verb
plan, design, layout

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
house, home
noun
2.
one's house, one's home
3.
one's husband

Godan-mu verb
to be worried, to be troubled

noun, auxillary suru verb
guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty
Other readings:
保障【ほしょう】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
theory, doctrine
noun
2.
opinion, view
3.
rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay

Godan-bu verb
to study (in depth), to learn, to take lessons in
Other readings:
學ぶ【まなぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
thing, matter(usually kana)
2.
incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis(usually kana)
3.
circumstances, situation, state of affairs(usually kana)
4.
work, business, affair(usually kana)
5.
after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to(usually kana)
noun (suffix)
6.
nominalizing suffix(usually kana)
See also:事 (ごと)
7.
pretending to ..., playing make-believe ...(usually kana)
See also:事 (ごと)
noun
8.
alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or(usually kana)(as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
9.
necessity, need(usually kana)(as 〜ことはない)
10.
you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...(usually kana)(as 〜ことだ)
Other readings:
こと《縡》[1]
こん《事》
こん《縡》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

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】

adverbial noun, noun, noun (suffix)
middle, half, semi, halfway, partly

noun
rabbit, hare, coney, cony, lagomorph (esp. leporids)(usually kana)
Other readings:
うさぎ《兔》
うさぎ《菟》[1]
《兎》[2]
ウサギ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
city
noun
2.
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly(abbreviation)
See also:都議会

no-adjective, noun
1.
raw, uncooked, fresh
2.
natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed
3.
unprotected (sex)(colloquialism)
4.
live (i.e. not recorded)
5.
inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude
noun
6.
impudence, sauciness(abbreviation)
See also:生意気
7.
unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer(abbreviation)
See also:生ビール
no-adjective
8.
blank (e.g. disk), unused
See also:生テープ
prefix
9.
just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-(before an adjective)
10.
insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory
noun
11.
cash(archaism)
12.
tipsiness(abbreviation)
See also:生酔い
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