Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to invite, to ask
2.
to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to
3.
to call in, to send for, to summon
4.
to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to occur, to happen
Other readings:
起る【おこる】

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
domination, rule, control
2.
direction, management, guidance
3.
control (e.g. over one's emotions), determining (e.g. one's fate), governing, influence, holding sway over

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to restrict, to limit, to confine
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to
3.
to be best (for), to be the best plan, to be the only way (to)(as ...は...に限る)

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, auxillary suru verb
•
magnification, enlargement, expansion, amplification

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sense, sensation, feeling, intuition

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

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
•
to fit, to suit

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
prediction, estimation

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
harvest, crop, ingathering
2.
fruits (of one's labors), gain, result, returns

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
contribution (furthering a goal or cause), services (to a cause)

noun
1.
example(esp. 例え)
2.
simile, metaphor, allegory, fable, parable(esp. 喩え, 譬え)
Other readings:
喩え【たとえ】
、
譬え【たとえ】

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

noun
•
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.), opus, performance, production

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
musical performance

noun
1.
model, type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
type, style, pattern(がた when a suffix)
See also:朝型
noun
3.
mold (mould), template, model
4.
kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
5.
form (i.e. customary procedure)
6.
size (i.e. clothing, shoes)
7.
inch (in diagonal display size)
8.
(taxonomical) form(obscure)
See also:品種
Other readings:
型【がた】

noun
1.
mama, mamma, mom, mommy, mum, mummy, mother(familiar language)
2.
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

noun, no-adjective, adverb
•
each other, one another(polite language)
See also:互い
Other readings:
御互い【おたがい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
autograph, signature
2.
sign, signal, indication

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to groan, to moan
2.
to roar, to howl, to growl
3.
to hum (engine, wind, etc.), to buzz, to whiz, to sough, to make a low, dull sound
4.
to ooh and aah (in admiration)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
5.
to sing in a strong, low voice (esp. traditional chant or recitation)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
6.
to be about to burst, to overflow
Other readings:
呻る【うなる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise, to reproach, to accuse
2.
to urge, to press, to pester
3.
to torture, to torment, to persecute
4.
to break in (a horse)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
difference, variation
noun
2.
difference(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
consent, assent, agreement
2.
understanding, comprehension, grasp

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
relief, aid, rescue

noun
1.
end, tip, top
2.
end (of the year, month, etc.), close
noun, no-adjective
3.
youngest child
See also:末っ子
noun
4.
descendants, offspring, posterity(usu. 〜の末)
5.
future
adverbial noun, noun
6.
(finally) after, (at last) after, at the end of(as 〜の末 or 〜した末)
noun, no-adjective
7.
trifles, trivialities
noun
8.
degenerate age

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

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to smile
Other readings:
ほほ笑む【ほほえむ】
、
頬笑む【ほほえむ】

noun
•
(town) market, (street) market, marketplace
Other readings:
市庭【いちば】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

numeric
•
nine(玖 is used in legal documents)
All readings:
九【きゅう】
、
九【く】
、
九【ここの】
、
九【この】
、
九【ここ】
、
9【きゅう】
、
9【く】
、
9【ここの】
、
9【この】
、
9【ここ】
、
玖【きゅう】
、
玖【く】
、
玖【ここの】
、
玖【この】
、
玖【ここ】

expression, Godan-ru verb
•
to like, to be pleased with, to be delighted with, to take a liking to, to suit one's fancy
Other readings:
気にいる【きにいる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation
2.
liquidation, settlement, consolidation, clearance (e.g. debt), paying off
3.
retrenchment, curtailment, cutting down, disposal

conjunction
•
even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
claim, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
signal, signalling, signaling
noun
2.
traffic light, traffic signal

noun
•
housewife, mistress (of the house), homemaker

adverb
1.
at once, immediately, right away, without delay
2.
directly (face, lead to, etc.), automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

noun
1.
business conditions, the market, economic activity, economic climate
2.
good (economic) times, prosperity, boom
See also:好景気
3.
liveliness, energy, vigour, vigor, spirit

noun
1.
knee
2.
lap, knee and thigh (while sitting)
Other readings:
ヒザ

Ichidan verb
•
to feel, to sense, to experience

na-adjective, noun
•
appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, proper, right, pertinent, relevant

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around, to fill (e.g. a space)
Other readings:
拡がる【ひろがる】

expression
•
may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly(usually kana)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
pain, agony, bitterness

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
implementation (e.g. of a system), materialization, materialisation, realization, realisation, actualization, actualisation
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