Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
drama, play
2.
powerful drug(abbreviation)(abbr of 劇薬)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
unemployment
2.
losing one's job, becoming unemployed

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be caught, to be arrested(usu. 捕まる)
2.
to hold on to, to grasp(usually kana)(usu. 掴まる)
3.
to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi)(usually kana)
4.
to be detained by(usually kana)
Other readings:
掴まる【つかまる】
、
捉まる【つかまる】
、
摑まる【つかまる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

prefix
1.
next (year, spring, etc.), coming
suffix
2.
since (last month, etc.), for (20 years, etc.)

noun
•
memories, recollections, reminiscence
Other readings:
想い出【おもいで】
、
思いで【おもいで】
、
想いで【おもいで】
、
思出【おもいで】

adverb
•
unconsciously, involuntarily, instinctively, reflexively, spontaneously, unintentionally, in spite of oneself

noun
•
living thing, living creature, animal, life
Other readings:
生きもの【いきもの】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
publication, issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.)
2.
issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.)
3.
raising an event (software)(computer term)

noun
1.
light, illumination, glow, gleam(only relevant for 明かり and 明り)
2.
lamp, light
Other readings:
明り【あかり】
、
灯り【あかり】
、
灯【あかり】
、
灯かり【あかり】
、
灯火【あかり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
•
gradually, steadily, slowly, little by little, step by step, by degrees
Other readings:
徐徐に【じょじょに】
、
除々に【じょじょに】[1]
、
除除に【じょじょに】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
emergency, unlikely event(lit. 1 in 10,000)
adverb
2.
by some chance, by some possibility
Other readings:
万一【ばんいち】[1]
、
万一【まんいつ】[1]
、
万一【ばんいつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to pull, to draw, to pull tight
2.
to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch
3.
to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
4.
to drag, to haul, to tow
5.
to lead (e.g. one's followers)
6.
to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
7.
to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join
8.
to delay, to prolong
9.
to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
10.
to quote, to cite, to reference
11.
to pull the ball(baseball term)
12.
to wear, to put on
Other readings:
引っぱる【ひっぱる】
、
引張る【ひっぱる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit
2.
to expose
3.
to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against
4.
to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class)
5.
to guess (an answer)
6.
to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

Godan-aru verb (special)
1.
to give, to confer, to bestow(honorific language, usually kana)
2.
to kindly do for one, to oblige, to favour, to favor(honorific language, usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
•
top, summit, peak

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

noun
1.
tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm
2.
vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack
3.
condition, state of health
4.
impetus, spur of the moment, strain
5.
trend

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
knock, knocking
2.
fungo hitting, hitting balls for fielding practice(baseball term)

noun
1.
work, labor, labour
2.
achievement, performance, ability, talent
3.
salary, income, earnings
4.
action, activity, workings, function, operation, movement, motion
5.
conjugation, inflection(linguistics)(also written as 活)

noun
•
bench

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

noun, no-adjective
•
food, foodstuff

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby), to embrace, to hug(literary or formal term)
2.
to have (a thought or feeling), to hold, to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.), to harbor, to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.), to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.), to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
Other readings:
懐く【いだく】

noun
•
merchant, trader, tradesman, dealer, shopkeeper
Other readings:
商人【あきんど】
、
商人【あきうど】[1]
、
商人【あきゅうど】[1]
、
商人【あきびと】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
everything, all, the whole(usually kana)
adverb
2.
entirely, completely, wholly, all(usually kana)
Other readings:
すべて《総て》
、
すべて《凡て》
、
すべて《惣て》
、
すべて《渾て》
、
すべて《総べて》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
•
same, similar, (just) like, equal

noun, na-adjective
•
disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable position
See also:有利

noun, no-adjective
1.
the past, bygone days, the previous
2.
a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret), one's past
3.
past (tense), preterit, preterite(linguistics)
4.
previous life(Buddhist term)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat)
2.
to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge(esp. 降ろす)
3.
to withdraw (money)
4.
to use for the first time, to wear for the first time
5.
to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches)
6.
to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop(esp. 降ろす)
7.
to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an alter), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down
8.
to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus)
See also:堕ろす
9.
to invoke (a spirit), to call down
All readings:
下ろす【おろす】
、
降ろす【おろす】
、
下す【おろす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
moat, fosse
2.
canal, ditch
All readings:
堀【ほり】
、
濠【ほり】
、
壕【ほり】

auxillary suru verb, adverb
1.
to be surprised, to be amazed, to be frightened, to be astonished, to get startled, to jump(usually kana, onomatopia)
prenominal
2.
surprise (e.g. surprise party)(usually kana, onomatopia)
Other readings:
びっくり《喫驚》[1]
、
ビックリ
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

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

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, auxillary suru verb
•
analysis

adverb, to-adverb, noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
•
full, in plenty, ample(onomatopia)

noun
1.
present day, modern times, recent times
2.
early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
See also:明治維新

expression, noun, adverb
•
somewhere, anywhere, in some respects(usually kana)
Other readings:
どっか《何処か》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

adverbial noun, noun
1.
avenue, street, way, road
2.
coming and going, street traffic
3.
flow (of water, air, etc.)
4.
transmission (of sound), reach (e.g. of voice)
5.
fame, reputation, popularity
6.
the same status or way, as (e.g. as expected, as I said)
7.
understanding, comprehension
counter
8.
counter for sets of things, counter for methods, ways, types

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to eat(male term)
2.
to live, to make a living, to survive
3.
to bite, to sting (as insects do)
4.
to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of
5.
to encroach on, to eat into, to consume
6.
to defeat a superior, to threaten a position
7.
to consume time and-or resources
8.
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)(colloquialism)
9.
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time(male term, vulgar)
Other readings:
喰う【くう】
、
啖う【くう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
•
to pass (of time), to elapse

noun
•
market, fair

adverb
•
so, like this, in this way
See also:こんな

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
order, turn, sorting
na-adjective
2.
obedient, docile, submissive, meek(only relevant for じゅん)
Other readings:
順【ずん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun, no-adjective
•
love, affection
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