Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-su verb
1.
to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across
2.
to get over (e.g. hardship)
3.
to pass time (e.g. a winter)
4.
to surpass, to be better than, to exceed(often 超す)
5.
to move house
6.
to go, to come(honorific language)
See also:お越し
Other readings:
超す【こす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
patience, endurance, perseverance, tolerance, self-control, self-denial
Other readings:
ガマン

adverbial noun, noun
•
here and there, this way and that way, everywhere, all over
Other readings:
方方【ほうぼう】

noun
1.
humour, humor, temper, mood, spirits
2.
safety, health, well-being, one's situation
na-adjective
3.
in a good mood, in high spirits, happy, cheery, merry, chipper(usu. as ご機嫌)
Other readings:
譏嫌【きげん】[1]
、
気嫌【きげん】[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guidance, leadership, instruction, direction, coaching
noun
2.
shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)(martial arts)

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

noun
•
intelligence, intellect, brains
Other readings:
智能【ちのう】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to desire
2.
to wish for, to expect
3.
to see, to command (a view of)

noun
•
landlord, landlady
Other readings:
大屋【おおや】

noun
1.
character (of a person), personality, disposition, nature
2.
characteristics, nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
imitating, copying, mimicry
2.
behavior, behaviour, action, conduct
Other readings:
マネ

noun
•
language
Other readings:
言語【ごんご】
、
言語【げんきょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
(suffering) damage, injury, harm

na-adjective, adverbial noun, no-adjective
•
direct, immediate, personal, firsthand

Ichidan verb
•
to feel, to sense, to experience

noun
•
leather

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
softly, gently, quietly(onomatopia)
2.
secretly, stealthily(onomatopia)
See also:こっそり
auxillary suru verb
3.
to leave alone, to leave as it is(onomatopia)
Other readings:
そうっと
、
そおっと
、
そーっと

noun
•
chain, chains
Other readings:
鏈【くさり】

na-adjective, adverb
1.
splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable
na-adjective
2.
utter (esp. defeat), total, complete(usu. 見事に)
noun
3.
something worth seeing, sight, spectacle(archaism)
Other readings:
美事【みごと】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
cheese(food term)
2.
tee (piping), T-joint
interjection
3.
cheese (said when taking a photograph)(usu. as はい、チーズ)

adverb
1.
quite, entirely, completely, at all(usually kana)
2.
as if, as though, just like(usually kana)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against)(esp. 戦う)
2.
to compete (against)(esp. 戦う)
3.
to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist(esp. 闘う)
Other readings:
闘う【たたかう】

expression
1.
wrong, not good, of no use(usually kana)
2.
hopeless, past hope(usually kana)
3.
must not do(usually kana)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to attempt, to test, to try out
Other readings:
験す【ためす】

expression
1.
something, something or other, so-and-so(usually kana)
adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
somehow, anyhow, one way or another(usually kana)(handling, dealing with)

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

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

noun
•
embodiment, manifestation, materialization, materialisation, expression, indication
Other readings:
表れ【あらわれ】
、
現われ【あらわれ】
、
表われ【あらわれ】
、
顕れ【あらわれ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph
2.
phrase(linguistics)
3.
verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
4.
haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
5.
maxim, saying, idiom, expression

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

noun
1.
mail service, postal service, mail, post
2.
mail, postal matter, postal items(abbreviation)
See also:郵便物
Other readings:
〒【ゆうびん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme

na-adjective, noun
1.
bright red, deep red, flushed (of face)
na-adjective
2.
downright (e.g. lie), complete, utter
Other readings:
まっ赤【まっか】
、
真赤【まっか】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
things, everything
Other readings:
物ごと【ものごと】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to want, to wish for
2.
to request, to demand, to require, to ask for
3.
to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job)
4.
to purchase, to buy(polite language)
See also:買う

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
damage, injury, loss

noun
•
roof
Other readings:
家根【やね】

noun
1.
companion, partner, company
2.
other party, addressee
3.
opponent (sports, etc.)

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

noun
1.
evening, night
2.
dinner(only relevant for よる)
All readings:
夜【よる】
、
夜【よ】

adjective
1.
happy, glad, pleased, delighted, overjoyed
2.
joyful, delightful, gratifying, pleasant

adverb
•
at any moment (now), at any minute, on the verge of (doing), just about to

noun
•
perception, intuition, the sixth sense

noun
•
coworker, co-worker, colleague, associate

noun
1.
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over), grownup
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
becoming an adult, coming of age, growing up (to be a man, woman)
See also:新成人

noun
•
field, sphere, realm, division, branch
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