Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
facial expression, countenance
2.
look, appearance, expression (vocal, etc.)

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:
【いかずち】
【いかづち】[1]
【らい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
commuting to school, school commute

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
manual labor, manual labour, toil, work
2.
Labour Party(abbreviation)
See also:労働党
Other readings:
労動【ろうどう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
skiing
2.
ski, skis

conjunction
or, or else(usually kana)

noun
1.
space, room, gap, emptiness
2.
vacancy, opening, empty seat
noun, no-adjective
3.
free time, time to spare
4.
disuse, unused thing
Other readings:
明き【あき】

noun
1.
tragedy, tragic drama, tragic play
2.
tragedy, calamity, disaster

na-adjective, noun
1.
advantageous, favourable, better, stronger
See also:不利
2.
profitable, lucrative, gainful, paying
Other readings:
優利【ゆうり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stretch, to extend, to lengthen, to grow (of hair, height, grass, etc.)
2.
to straighten out, to be flattened, to become smooth
3.
to spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
4.
to stretch out (e.g. of a hand), to extend
5.
to lose elasticity, to become slack, to become soggy (e.g. noodles)
6.
to make progress, to develop, to expand, to increase, to improve(only relevant for 伸びる)
7.
to be exhausted, to be groggy, to pass out, to collapse(only relevant for 伸びる)
8.
to be prolonged (meeting, life span, etc.), to be extended (e.g. deadline), to lengthen (e.g. of the days)(only relevant for 延びる)
9.
to be postponed, to be delayed, to be put off(only relevant for 延びる)
Other readings:
延びる【のびる】

noun
1.
scissors, shears, clippers(usually kana)
See also:
2.
hole punch(usually kana)
Other readings:
はさみ《剪刀》
ハサミ

noun, no-adjective
oxygen (O)

noun
1.
permission, approval, authorization, license
auxillary suru verb
2.
to permit, to authorize

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

noun
1.
glass (drinking vessel)
2.
glass
3.
glasses
4.
grass

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to hate, to dislike, to loathe

noun, auxillary suru verb
printing

noun, no-adjective
1.
nature, spontaneity
See also:人工 (antonym)
2.
natural airhead(abbreviation, colloquialism)
See also:天然ボケ

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect

noun, noun (suffix)
rate, ratio, proportion, percentage

noun
1.
whole year, all year round, throughout the year
adverb
2.
always, all the time, perpetually(only relevant for ねんじゅう and ねんぢゅう)
noun
3.
during an era
4.
middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)(only relevant for ねんちゅう)
Other readings:
年中【ねんちゅう】
年中【ねんぢゅう】
年じゅう【ねんじゅう】

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

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

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quality, value
noun
2.
nature, inherent quality, character
3.
logical quality

noun
1.
cooked rice(male term)
2.
meal, food(male term)
3.
one's living, livelihood(male term)

adverb
rather, better, instead(usually kana)
Other readings:
むしろ《寧》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to burn, to get fired up

noun, auxillary suru verb
increase, rise, growth, addition, increment
See also:減少 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
average, mean
2.
balance, equilibrium
Other readings:
平均【へいぎん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami
noun (prefix), noun
2.
incredible, fantastic, amazing(slang)
See also:神対応
noun
3.
emperor of Japan(honorific language, archaism)
4.
thunder(archaism)

noun, no-adjective
verb(linguistics)

na-adjective, noun
warm, mild, temperate

noun, noun (suffix)
(one's) self, oneself

adverb
often, again and again, over and over again, repeatedly, frequently(usually kana)
Other readings:
たびたび《度度》

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
accommodation, lodging

noun, auxillary suru verb
being enthusiastic about, being wild about, being absorbed in, being engrossed in, being devoted to

noun
coworker, co-worker, colleague, associate

noun, no-adjective
1.
effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result
noun
2.
effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability), advance, progress
2.
communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
See also:上通,  下達 (antonym)

adverbial noun, noun
fact, truth, reality

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
evening(only relevant for 夕べ)
2.
last night, yesterday evening(usu. 昨夜)
Other readings:
昨夜【ゆうべ】
昨夜【さくや】
昨夜【ゆんべ】

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

noun
1.
skin, hide, pelt, fur
See also:
2.
rind, peel, husk, bark
3.
shell, sheath, wrapping

noun
1.
platform(abbreviation)
2.
home
3.
home base, home plate(abbreviation, baseball term)

noun
jet aeroplane, jet airplane

na-adjective, noun
abundant, plentiful, rich, ample

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to discuss, to talk together
Other readings:
話しあう【はなしあう】
話合う【はなしあう】

noun
1.
flag
2.
pataka (banner)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for 幡)
See also:幡 (ばん)
3.
banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
Other readings:
【はた】
【はた】
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