Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to betray, to turn traitor to, to double-cross

noun
1.
influence, effect
auxillary suru verb
2.
to influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to wake, to wake up
2.
to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)
3.
to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned
Other readings:
醒める【さめる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to hide, to conceal
Other readings:
隠くす【かくす】[1]
、
匿す【かくす】
、
隱す【かくす】[2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
•
discontent, dissatisfaction, complaint, grievance

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
regarding as important, attaching importance to, taking a serious view of, putting emphasis on

noun
1.
down-train, train heading toward the ending point of its route
noun, no-adjective
2.
down-slope, downward going
no-adjective, noun
3.
downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)

noun
1.
diamond(abbreviation)
2.
(railway) schedule, timetable
3.
diagram(abbreviation)
Other readings:
ダイア

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

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, noun (suffix)
•
bay, gulf, inlet

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
delivery
Other readings:
配達【はいだつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
•
to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)

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

adverb
1.
(what) the heck, (why) in the world, (who) on earth(before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question)
noun
2.
one object, one body, unity
3.
one form, one style
4.
one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
adverbial noun
5.
generally, in general
See also:一体に

noun
1.
civilization, civilisation, culture
2.
Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

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
•
railroad, railway, rail transport

noun
1.
(single-edged) sword, katana
2.
dagger, knife
3.
scalpel(only relevant for とう)
4.
chisel, burin, graver(only relevant for とう)
5.
knife money, knife-shaped commodity money used in Zhou dynasty China(only relevant for とう)
See also:刀銭
Other readings:
刀【とう】

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

adverb
1.
after all, in the end, ultimately, eventually
noun, no-adjective
2.
conclusion, end
noun
3.
end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
See also:終局

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

noun
1.
shadow, silhouette, figure, shape
2.
reflection, image
3.
ominous sign
4.
light (stars, moon)
5.
trace, shadow (of one's former self)
Other readings:
景【かげ】

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

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

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
•
author, writer, novelist, artist

na-adjective
•
great, grand, magnificent, outstanding, mighty

noun
1.
earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud
2.
the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land
3.
low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
See also:鳥の子紙
4.
(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)(also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌)
See also:陰陽道
Other readings:
地【つち】
、
地【つし】

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】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be due to, to be caused by(usually kana)(esp. 依る;拠る)
2.
to depend on, to turn on(usually kana)(esp. 依る)
3.
to be based on, to come from(usually kana)(esp. 因る;由る)
4.
to be based at (a location, an organization), to be headquartered at(usually kana)(esp. 拠る)
Other readings:
よる《拠る》
、
よる《依る》
、
よる《由る》

noun, no-adjective
•
actor, actress, player, performer
See also:役者

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

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to hand over, to transfer, to turn over, to assign, to convey, to bequeath
2.
to give up (e.g. one's seat), to give way
3.
to yield, to concede, to give ground, to surrender
4.
to sell
5.
to postpone, to put off, to defer

noun
1.
rock, boulder
2.
crag, cliff
3.
anchor
Other readings:
巌【いわ】
、
磐【いわ】
、
巖【いわ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective
•
lovely, wonderful, nice, great, fantastic, superb, cool
Other readings:
素適【すてき】[1]
、
素的【すてき】[1]
、
ステキ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
top
2.
top position
3.
senior management, senior bureaucrat

adverbial noun, noun
•
just a minute, small quantity
Other readings:
少少【しょうしょう】
、
小々【しょうしょう】
、
小小【しょうしょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
export, exportation
See also:輸入 (antonym)
prenominal
2.
efferent(biology term)
See also:輸入 (antonym)
Other readings:
輸出【しゅしゅつ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
stand, rack, table, bench, podium, pedestal, platform, stage
2.
support, holder, rack
counter
3.
counter for machines, incl. vehicles
noun
4.
setting (e.g. in jewellery)
noun, noun (suffix), counter
5.
level (e.g. price level), range (e.g. after physical units), period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life)
noun
6.
elevated area
7.
viewing platform
8.
dish tray
See also:台盤
9.
meal(archaism)
10.
tall building, tower(archaism)
See also:高殿

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lecture, address, speech

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend
2.
to hold at bay, to stem, to check

noun, noun (suffix)
•
prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
Other readings:
縣【けん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
health
na-adjective
2.
healthy, sound, fit, wholesome

na-adjective, to-adverb, noun
•
unexpected, surprising

noun
1.
face
2.
mask, face guard
3.
(in kendo) striking the head(martial arts)
4.
surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
5.
page
noun, suffix
6.
aspect, facet, side
7.
chamfer
counter
8.
counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game
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