Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

This list has no items

noun
1.
mind, spirit, soul, heart, ethos
2.
attitude, mentality, will, intention
3.
spirit (of a matter), essence, fundamental significance

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
1.
(natural) satellite, moon(astronomy term)
2.
(artificial) satellite
See also:人工衛星

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell, to knock down, to set (something) down on its side, to turn (something) on its side, to recline (e.g. a seat)(only relevant for 倒す)
2.
to kill, to defeat, to beat
3.
to overthrow, to trip up, to ruin(only relevant for 倒す)
4.
to leave unpaid, to cheat(only relevant for 倒す)
Other readings:
斃す【たおす】
殪す【たおす】
仆す【たおす】

noun
1.
pine tree (Pinus spp.)
2.
highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
マツ

na-adjective
handsome

noun
time, season, period, phase, stage

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.
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)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
sound, noise, report
2.
note(music term)
3.
fame(only relevant for おと)
4.
Chinese-derived character reading(only relevant for おん)
See also:訓 (くん)
All readings:
【おと】
【ね】
【おん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
medical examination

noun, auxillary suru verb
sightseeing, tourism

noun, auxillary suru verb
notice, bulletin, post, posting, placard

noun, auxillary suru verb
continuation, succession, series

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sink, to go under, to submerge
2.
to go down (e.g. sun), to set, to descend
3.
to feel depressed, to become subdued, to become somber

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
acceptable, satisfactory, allowed, permitted
noun
2.
approval, being in favour, (a) vote in favour, aye
3.
Pass (grade), Fair, C, D(on a 優, 良, 可 scale)

prefix
un-, non-, negative prefix

noun
mike, mic, microphone(abbreviation)

noun
1.
wing
2.
Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)(only relevant for よく)
suffix, counter
3.
counter for birds or bird wings(archaism)(only relevant for よく)
Other readings:
【よく】

どう
doushitemo
expression, adverb
1.
by all means, at any cost, no matter what, at any rate, surely(usually kana)
2.
whether (one is) willing or not, willingly or unwillingly, willy-nilly(usually kana)
3.
on no account, by no means(usually kana)(with. neg. verb)
4.
in the end, in the long run, after all, eventually(usually kana)

noun
liking, taste, choice

noun
prices of commodities, prices (in general), cost-of-living

noun, no-adjective
1.
surroundings, environs
2.
circumference

noun, no-adjective
topic, subject

noun, auxillary suru verb
opposition, resistance, insubordination, defiance, hostility, rebellion

noun
passport

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to look at, to gaze at, to watch, to stare at
2.
to look out over, to get a view of, to admire (e.g. the scenery)
3.
to look on (from the sidelines), to stand by and watch, to observe

noun
magic (illusion), conjuring, magic trick, conjuring trick, sleight of hand

noun
1.
letter (of alphabet), character
2.
writing(only relevant for もんじ)
All readings:
文字【もじ】
文字【もんじ】

noun
question, query
Other readings:
【とい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
prohibition, inhibition, ban

noun, auxillary suru verb
development, growth

conjunction
1.
but then, although, though(usually kana)
na-adjective, noun
2.
reasonable, natural, just(usually kana)

noun
people (of a country), nation, citizen, national

noun, auxillary suru verb
execution (e.g. of a plan), carrying out, practice, action, implementation, fulfillment, realization

noun
1.
one person(esp. 一人, 1人)
2.
being alone, being by oneself(only relevant for ひとり)
See also:一人で
3.
being single, being unmarried(only relevant for ひとり)(esp. 独り)
adverb
4.
by oneself, alone(only relevant for ひとり)
5.
just, only, simply(usually kana)(only relevant for ひとり)(with neg. sentence)
All readings:
一人【ひとり】
一人【いちにん】
1人【ひとり】
1人【いちにん】
独り【ひとり】

noun
forehead, brow

adverb
most, extremely
Other readings:
最も【もとも】[1]
尤も【もっとも】
尤も【もとも】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

expression, adverb
1.
before very long, soon, someday, one of these days, sooner or later(usually kana)
2.
of the previously mentioned, of that number, among them, among others(usually kana)
Other readings:
そのうち《其の内》

noun
violin
Other readings:
ヴァイオリン

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

noun
1.
(non-documentary) television series, TV drama, teledrama, play(abbreviation)
2.
drama, dramatic incident, spectacle, tragedy

noun, no-adjective
reference, consultation
Other readings:
參考【さんこう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
tension, mental strain, nervousness

Ichidan verb
1.
to come off, to be removed
2.
to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.)
3.
to be caught, to be harvested
See also:獲れる,  捕れる
4.
to be interpreted (as), to be taken (as)
5.
to be attained (of balance, etc.)
6.
to be obtainable(potential form of 取る)
See also:取る

noun
1.
truck, lorry
2.
track (running, CD, etc.)
3.
track events(abbreviation)

noun
price, cost, charge, payment, bill, fee

noun
1.
(animal) feed, fodder, pet food
2.
bait, lure, enticement
Other readings:
【え】
エサ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten
See also:増やす (antonym)
« < 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 > »
Showing 851 to 900 of 1722