Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
table, chart, list
noun
2.
memorial to an emperor

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
•
amendment, correction, revision, modification, alteration, retouching, update, fix

noun
1.
lightning, thunder, thunderbolt
2.
god of thunder, god of lightning(only relevant for かみなり)
3.
anger, fit of anger(only relevant for かみなり)
Other readings:
雷【いかずち】
、
雷【いかづち】[1]
、
雷【らい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
discovery, detection, finding

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be silent, to say nothing

adverbial noun, noun
•
fact, truth, reality

noun
1.
upper reaches (of a river), upper stream
See also:下 (antonym)
2.
top, upper part, upper half (of the body)
3.
long ago
4.
beginning, first
5.
person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)(honorific language)
See also:御上
6.
government, imperial court
7.
imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace
8.
head (of a table)
9.
wife, mistress (of a restaurant)(honorific language)

noun
•
age, era, period, date

prefix
1.
kilo-, 1000
noun
2.
kilogram, kilogramme(abbreviation)
3.
kilometre, kilometer(abbreviation)
prefix
4.
kilo-, 1024, 2^10(computer term)

noun
1.
desire, wish, hope
2.
request, entreaty, plea, appeal
3.
prayer
noun, noun (suffix)
4.
(written) application(oft. 願 when used as a suffix)
Other readings:
願【ねがい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

conjunction
•
but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for

noun, no-adjective
•
target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.)

noun
1.
town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood(esp. 町)
2.
downtown, main street(only relevant for 街)
3.
street, road
4.
109.09 m(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
5.
0.99 hectares(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
All readings:
町【まち】
、
町【ちょう】
、
街【まち】

conjunction
•
and, and then, thus, and now, and finally(usually kana)
Other readings:
そして《而して》
、
しかして《然して》
、
しかして《而して》

もあ
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】

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

noun
1.
electron(physics term)
prenominal
2.
electronic

noun, noun (suffix), counter
1.
class (e.g. school), grade, rank
counter
2.
kyū, kyu, junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
See also:段 (だん)

noun
•
shoulder

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
bankruptcy, insolvency

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

expression
•
may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly(usually kana)

noun
1.
hill, height, knoll, rising ground(only relevant for 丘 and 岡 and 壟)
2.
bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game(usually kana, mahjong term)(only relevant for 丘 and 陸符)
Other readings:
岡【おか】
、
壟【おか】[1]
、
陸符【おか】
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

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.
joint, knuckle
2.
tune, melody
3.
knot (in wood), node in a bamboo stem
4.
part, notable characteristic

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(religious) faith, belief, creed

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
impression

noun, no-adjective
•
woman, girl
Other readings:
女子【おなご】
、
女子【おみなご】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

とおす
toorisugiru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to go past, to pass, to pass by
Other readings:
通りすぎる【とおりすぎる】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
difference, variation
noun
2.
difference(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
staying up all night

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
job, work, employment, occupation, position
2.
duties
3.
trade, skill
Other readings:
職【そく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
author (usu. of a particular book), writer

na-adjective
1.
straight(archaism)
2.
ordinary, common
3.
doing nothing

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty

noun, no-adjective
•
facing, opposite, across the street, other side
All readings:
向い【むかい】
、
向かい【むかい】
、
対い【むかい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
growth, development, growing up, becoming an adult
2.
growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
expectation, assume will happen, forecast

noun
1.
engine
2.
agency, organisation, organization, institution, organ, body
3.
system, facility, facilities

noun
1.
rotation
See also:周り
2.
making the rounds
3.
spreading
4.
effect, efficacy
noun (suffix), noun
5.
by way of, via
suffix, counter
6.
round, turn
7.
size
8.
12-year period, 12-year age difference
Other readings:
廻り【まわり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation
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