Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ku verb
to shine, to glitter, to sparkle
Other readings:
耀く【かがやく】
赫く【かがやく】
燿く【かがやく】
煌く【かがやく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
memo, note, memorandum

noun
1.
bundle, package, parcel
counter
2.
counter for wrapped objects

noun
1.
river, stream(only relevant for かわ)
suffix
2.
River, the ... river(suffix used with the names of rivers)
All readings:
【かわ】
【がわ】
【かわ】
【がわ】

noun
1.
tear, tears, lachrymal secretion
2.
sympathy
Other readings:
【なだ】[1]
【なんだ】[1]
【なみだ】
【なみだ】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
doctrine, rule, principle, -ism

noun, auxillary suru verb
debt, loan, liabilities, borrowing money

noun
1.
time, pause
2.
space
3.
room

noun
1.
a family, a household, a home, one's family, whole family
2.
(one's own) style, school
3.
gang, (yakuza) family
Other readings:
一家【いっけ】

noun
parting, separation, farewell, (lateral) branch, fork, offshoot, division, section

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)

noun
1.
sleeve
2.
wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extinction, extermination
2.
eradication, stamping out, wiping out

noun, no-adjective
crime, offence, offense

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】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to rely on, to depend on, to count on, to turn to (for help)
Other readings:
便る【たよる】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be idle, to slacken
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
2.
to neglect (e.g. one's work)
See also:怠る
Other readings:
懶ける【なまける】

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to fit, to suit

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, no-adjective
major subject, special study

no-adjective, noun
1.
ordinary, common, usual(usually kana)
2.
free of charge(usually kana)(only 只)
3.
unaffected, as is, safe(usu. as ただでは...)
adverb
4.
only, merely, just, simply
conjunction
5.
but, however, nevertheless(esp. 但)
Other readings:
ただ《唯》
ただ《徒》
ただ《但》
ただ《常》
タダ

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
betterment, improvement
2.
kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)(usually kana)(often written カイゼン)

noun, no-adjective
1.
surface, face
2.
outside, exterior
3.
appearances, superficiality

noun
1.
cash, ready money, money on hand, currency
na-adjective
2.
mercenary, self-interested, calculating

noun, no-adjective
doctor, physician

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to replace(usu. 替える)
2.
to exchange, to interchange(usu. 換える)
3.
to substitute(usu. 代える)
All readings:
換える【かえる】
替える【かえる】
代える【かえる】

noun
event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

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

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy(humble language, usually kana)
See also:貰う
2.
to eat, to drink(humble language, polite language, usually kana)
3.
to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top)(usually kana)(orig. meaning)
4.
to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)(usually kana)
auxiliary verb, Godan-ku verb
5.
to get somebody to do something(humble language, usually kana)(follows a verb in "-te" form)
Other readings:
いただく《戴く》

noun
1.
card
2.
curd
3.
match, game, grouping in a competition or tournament

noun
turn (in line), order of things, sequential order
See also:出番

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fire fighting
noun
2.
fire department, fire brigade

adverb
1.
just (e.g. "just wait here"), come now, now, now(when urging or consoling)
2.
tolerably, passably, moderately, reasonably, fairly, rather, somewhat
3.
well..., I think..., it would seem..., you might say..., Hmmm, I guess so...(when hesitating to express an opinion)
interjection
4.
oh!, oh dear!, oh, my!, wow!, goodness gracious!, good heavens!(female term)
Other readings:
まー
まぁ

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

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
nakedness, nudity
2.
bareness, nakedness, baldness, being uncovered
3.
being penniless
4.
concealing nothing, openness

omedetou
interjection
congratulations!, well done!, best wishes!, all the best!(usually kana)
Other readings:
おめでとう《御目出度う》[1]
おめでとう《お芽出度う》[1]
おめでとう《御芽出度う》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
meeting, greeting, welcome

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

noun
1.
study of foreign languages
2.
linguistics
See also:言語学

noun, auxillary suru verb
absence, non-attendance
See also:出席 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
trouble, hardship, difficulty, labour, labor, toil, pains
2.
anxiety, worry, concern, cares
Other readings:
苦勞【くろう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to
2.
to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate
3.
to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off
4.
to acknowledge, to admit
5.
to trust, to confide in, to let one's guard down
6.
to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.), to yield
Other readings:
赦す【ゆるす】
聴す【ゆるす】

noun
relative, relation, kin
Other readings:
親せき【しんせき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
imitating, copying, mimicry
2.
behavior, behaviour, action, conduct
Other readings:
マネ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
mistake, error, failure
noun
2.
Miss
3.
myth

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
idea, plan, proposal, suggestion, (government) bill
noun
2.
draft, rough copy
3.
expectation
4.
desk, stand(archaism)

noun
1.
board, plank
2.
sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab
3.
cutting board, chopping board
See also:俎板
4.
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine), cook(abbreviation)(usu. as 板さん)
5.
stage (i.e. at a theatre)

na-adjective, noun
1.
clean, hygienic, sanitary
2.
pure, virtuous, immaculate
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