Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
imagination, guess

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
contract, compact, agreement

noun
1.
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), Japanese plum, ume, Chinese plum
2.
lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
梅【むめ】[1]
、
楳【うめ】
、
楳【むめ】[1]
、
ウメ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
attitude, manner, behaviour, demeanour, bearing
2.
attitude (towards an issue, etc.), position, stance, stand

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sum total, total amount

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be chipped, to be damaged, to be broken
2.
to be lacking, to be missing
3.
to be insufficient, to be short, to be deficient, to be negligent toward
4.
to wane (e.g. moon), to go into eclipse(also 虧ける)
See also:満ちる (antonym)
Other readings:
缺ける【かける】
、
闕ける【かける】

noun
•
office work, clerical work, administration, business, affairs

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
criticism, review, commentary

noun
•
captain

adverb
•
before long, even now

adverb
1.
finally, at last(usually kana)
2.
in the end, after all, never (happened)(usually kana)(with neg. verb)
Other readings:
ついに《終に》
、
ついに《竟に》

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
discovery, detection, finding

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
construction, establishment

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo
2.
to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel
3.
to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away
4.
to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season)
5.
to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
See also:当たる (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
left and right, right and left
2.
(asserting) control, influence, domination
noun
3.
one's attendants, people accompanying one
4.
(serving at somebody's) side
5.
equivocation
Other readings:
左右【そう】[1]
、
左右【さう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
relation, relationship

noun
1.
obi, kimono sash
2.
paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.(only relevant for おび)
3.
band, belt, strip
4.
cingulum(anatomical term)
5.
radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days(abbreviation)
Other readings:
帯【たらし】[2]
、
帶【おび】[1]
、
帶【たらし】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
medical care, medical treatment

adverb
1.
that is to say, that is, in other words, I mean, that (this, it) means(usually kana)
2.
in short, in brief, to sum up, ultimately, in the end, in the long run, when all is said and done, what it all comes down to, when you get right down to it, basically(usually kana)
noun
3.
clogging, obstruction, stuffing, (degree of) blockage(usually kana)
4.
shrinkage(usually kana)
5.
end, conclusion(usually kana)
6.
dead end, corner(usually kana, archaism)
7.
distress, being at the end of one's rope(usually kana, archaism)
Other readings:
つまり《詰り》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis, review

noun
1.
talent, gift, function
2.
noh (theatre)

noun
1.
cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf
2.
beef(usu. ぎゅう)
See also:牛肉
3.
Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)(only relevant for ぎゅう)
Other readings:
牛【ぎゅう】
、
ウシ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
Other readings:
刺戟【しげき】
、
剌激【しげき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
(fine) art, the arts
Other readings:
藝術【げいじゅつ】

noun
•
perception, intuition, the sixth sense

noun
1.
the way there, outbound leg, outbound trip, departing leg
noun (suffix)
2.
bound for ...(usu. ゆき)
See also:東京行き
noun
3.
outbound ticket
Other readings:
行き【ゆき】
、
往き【いき】
、
往き【ゆき】

noun
•
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
supervision, control, superintendence, direction
noun
2.
director, superintendent, supervisor, coach, foreman, manager, overseer, controller, boss

na-adjective, noun
1.
trouble, burden, nuisance, bother, worry
2.
care, dependence, support, kindness, obligation, staying (with a person)

noun
1.
stands, bleachers
2.
stand (e.g. newspaper stand), counter (e.g. lunch counter)
3.
stand (e.g. inkstand)
4.
desk lamp, floor lamp, standard lamp(abbreviation)
5.
station (e.g. gas station)

noun, no-adjective
•
word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word(linguistics)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
clapping hands, applause

noun
1.
iron (Fe)
no-adjective, noun
2.
strong and hard (as iron)
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
3.
railway(abbreviation)
See also:鉄道
noun, noun (prefix)
4.
railway enthusiast(colloquialism)
Other readings:
鐵【てつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sales, selling, marketing
Other readings:
ハンバイ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to differ, to vary, to disagree
Other readings:
異る【ことなる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
member, participant, attendee, lineup (sport)
Other readings:
メンバ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

noun, no-adjective
1.
mud, slush, (wet) dirt, mire
noun
2.
thief(abbreviation)
See also:泥棒

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
proposal, proposition, suggestion

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
refereeing, trial, judgement, judgment, umpire, referee
Other readings:
審判【しんばん】

noun
1.
people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen(honorific language)
2.
you (usu. plural)(honorific language)
adverb
3.
various
Other readings:
方方【かたがた】
、
方がた【かたがた】

noun, no-adjective
•
capital city, metropolis

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
repair, mending, fixing, servicing
Other readings:
修理【しゅり】[1]
、
修理【すり】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
circumstances, conditions, situation, reasons, state of affairs

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
presentation (of documents), submission (of an application, report, etc.), production (e.g. of evidence), introduction (e.g. of a bill), filing, turning in
Other readings:
堤出【ていしゅつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, noun (prefix), no-adjective
1.
custom, practice, habit, usual
2.
said, aforementioned
3.
instance, example, case, illustration, usage
4.
precedent
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