Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
pipe, tube
2.
channels, official or otherwise, (business) connections
3.
tobacco pipe

noun
1.
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), tendency
2.
peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism
3.
crease, wrinkle, curl, kink
Other readings:
【へき】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to receive, to take, to accept(usually kana)
auxiliary verb, Godan-u verb
2.
to get somebody to do something(usually kana)(follows a verb in "-te" form)
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
3.
to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)(usually kana)

noun
1.
(picture) frame, framed picture
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
amount (esp. of money), sum

noun
1.
fog, mist
See also:,  
2.
spray

adjective
1.
close (e.g. friend), familiar, friendly, intimate
2.
familiar (e.g. story), well-known (to one)
3.
close (relatives), closely related

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)

adverb
1.
about, roughly, approximately(usually kana)
See also:おおよそ
2.
generally, on the whole, as a rule(usually kana)
3.
completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
4.
outline, gist(usually kana)

noun
dot (in Morse code)(colloquialism)

noun
contents, content, substance, matter, detail, import

noun
1.
lunch, midday meal
2.
food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)(usu. 中食)
Other readings:
昼食【ちゅうじき】
昼食【ひるげ】
中食【ちゅうじき】
昼餉【ひるげ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
game, match, contest

noun
passport

noun
junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school(abbreviation)
See also:中学校

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
exercise, physical training, work-out
2.
appeal, campaign, drive, crusade, movement, lobbying
3.
motion, movement
See also:静止 (antonym)

noun
1.
lowness (of degree, value, etc.), inferiority
2.
second volume (of two), third volume (of three)
See also:下巻,   (antonym)

noun
1.
breath, breathing
2.
tone, mood
See also:息が合う
Other readings:
【おき】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
pattern, figure, design
2.
state, condition
3.
conjecture of the current situation, the way it seems
4.
model, pattern, example
5.
indicates that something seems likely (e.g. rain or storm)(after a noun)
6.
framework (in go), territorial framework, moyo

noun, no-adjective
grain, cereal, corn

noun
purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
now, current, present, present time, as of

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
everyday, daily, ordinary, usual, routine, regular

Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
1.
to tie, to bind, to link
2.
to bear (fruit)
See also:実を結ぶ
3.
to close (e.g. deal), to confirm, to conclude
4.
to connect (two distant places)
5.
to close tightly, to purse (e.g. lips)
6.
to unite (with), to ally, to join hands

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

noun, na-adjective
1.
trouble, bother
2.
trouble, difficulty
noun
3.
care, attention
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
mouse, rat(usually kana)
2.
dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)
See also:鼠色
Other readings:
ねず《鼠》
ネズミ

noun (temporal), no-adjective, noun (suffix)
1.
sunset, sundown, nightfall, dusk
See also:明け (antonym)
2.
end, close
3.
year-end, end of the year
Other readings:
【くれ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to repeat, to do something over again
Other readings:
くり返す【くりかえす】
繰りかえす【くりかえす】
繰返す【くりかえす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
gargling, rinsing one's mouth(usually kana)
Other readings:
うがい《漱》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
cooperation, collaboration
See also:ご協力
Other readings:
共力【きょうりょく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごみ《芥》
ゴミ
あくた《芥》

noun, no-adjective
system, institution, organization, organisation

noun
feeling, sense, impression

noun
gathering, meeting, assembly, collection, attendance
Other readings:
集り【あつまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
1.
(approximate) time, around, about, toward(usually kana)(ごろ when used as a suffix)
2.
suitable time (or condition)
See also:食べ頃
3.
time of year, season
Other readings:
ころ《比》
ごろ《頃》
ごろ《比》

noun
field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
party (political)
noun (suffix)
2.
person who is fond of, fan of
See also:甘党

noun, no-adjective
1.
majority, more than half, most (of)
adverbial noun
2.
mostly, largely, mainly, predominately, nearly

no-adjective, adverb, noun
1.
practicality, practical
2.
reality, actuality, actual conditions
3.
bhutakoti (limit of reality)(Buddhist term)

noun
treasure
Other readings:
【たから】
【たから】
【たから】
【たから】

noun, no-adjective
professional

noun
cheek (of face)
All readings:
【ほお】
【ほほ】
【ほお】
【ほほ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
distinction, differentiation, discrimination
2.
discrimination (against people)
Other readings:
差別【しゃべつ】[1]
差別【しゃべち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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, auxillary suru verb
publication
Other readings:
出板【しゅっぱん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb, pronoun
1.
where, which, who(usually kana)
2.
anyway, anyhow, at any rate(usually kana)
adverb
3.
sooner or later, eventually, one of these days, at some future date or time(usually kana)
pronoun
4.
both, either, any, all, whichever(usually kana)
Other readings:
いずれ《孰れ》
いづれ《何れ》[1]
いづれ《孰れ》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
doing together (as equals), sharing, common (land, etc.), joint (statement, etc.), cooperation, co-operation, collaboration, association(esp. 共同)
Other readings:
協同【きょうどう】

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