Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
trace, tracks, mark, sign
2.
site, remains, ruins
3.
scar(esp. 痕)
Other readings:
迹【あと】
、
痕【あと】
、
址【あと】

noun
1.
armpit, under one's arm, side, flank
2.
beside, close to, near, by(also written as 傍, 側)
3.
aside, to the side, away, out of the way
4.
off-track, off-topic
5.
deuteragonist, supporting role(usu. written ワキ in Noh)
6.
second verse (in a linked series of poems)(abbreviation)
See also:脇句
Other readings:
腋【わき】
、
掖【わき】

noun, na-adjective
•
strangeness, abnormality, disorder
See also:正常 (antonym)

noun
•
smoke, fumes
Other readings:
煙【けぶり】
、
煙【けむ】
、
煙【けぶ】
、
烟【けむり】
、
烟【けぶり】
、
烟【けむ】
、
烟【けぶ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
absorption, suction, attraction

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

noun, na-adjective
•
happiness, well-being, joy, welfare, blessedness

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
from now on, hereafter

noun
•
person(rarely used without a qualifier)
Other readings:
者【もん】

adverbial noun
•
just (now, at the moment, etc.), just as, in the act of, as soon as, at the moment that

noun
1.
body
2.
oneself
3.
one's place, one's position
4.
main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)

noun
•
method, process, manner, way, means, technique

noun
•
fish
All readings:
魚【さかな】
、
魚【うお】

adjective
1.
violent, furious, tempestuous
2.
extreme, intense, fierce, strong
3.
fervent, vehement
4.
incessant, relentless
5.
precipitous, steep(archaism)
Other readings:
劇しい【はげしい】
、
烈しい【はげしい】

expression, adjective
1.
intolerable, unbearable, unendurable(usually kana)
2.
irresistible, tremendous, out of this world(usually kana)
3.
cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do(usually kana)(after te-form of verbs and adj.)

noun
1.
horse
2.
horse racing(only relevant for うま)
3.
promoted bishop(abbreviation, shogi term)(only relevant for うま)
Other readings:
馬【いま】[1]
、
馬【おま】[1]
、
ウマ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
news, word, tidings, notice, notification, information
See also:お知らせ
2.
omen
Other readings:
報せ【しらせ】

noun
1.
saucepan, pot
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
stew, hot pot(abbreviation, food term)
See also:鍋料理

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up
Ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
2.
to shorten, to move closer together
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
3.
to reduce (spending), to conserve
Ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
4.
to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do(usu. as 根を詰める)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
5.
to go through thoroughly, to work out (details), to bring to a conclusion, to wind up
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
6.
to be on duty, to be stationed
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
7.
to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi), to trap, to checkmate
8.
to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology), to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)(the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
9.
to do non-stop, to do continuously, to keep doing (without a break)
10.
to do completely, to do thoroughly
11.
to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

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

na-adjective
1.
abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich, affluent
suffix, na-adjective
2.
very, extremely, full of, great

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
hope, wish, aspiration
Other readings:
冀望【きぼう】

expression, adjective
•
sure, no mistaking it, for certain, without doubt(oft. as に違いない)
Other readings:
違い無い【ちがいない】

noun
•
great war, great battle

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】

adverb
1.
(not) at all, (not) in the slightest(with neg. sentence)
2.
wholly, entirely, completely, totally(neg. context, e.g. 全然反対)
3.
extremely, very(colloquialism)(pos. context, e.g. 全然いいよ)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
misunderstanding

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown
2.
to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to be addicted, to wallow in

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
lately, recently, nowadays
Other readings:
近ごろ【ちかごろ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
contribution, donation
Other readings:
寄附【きふ】

noun
•
property, fortune, assets

adverb
1.
why?, what for?(usually kana)
2.
how?, by what means?

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, noun (suffix)
1.
tower, steeple, spire
noun
2.
stupa, pagoda, dagoba(abbreviation)(original meaning)
See also:卒塔婆,  塔婆

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to ascend, to go up, to climb
2.
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise(usu. 昇る)
3.
to go to (the capital)
4.
to be promoted
5.
to add up to
6.
to advance (in price)
7.
to swim up (a river), to sail up
8.
to come up (on the agenda)
All readings:
上る【のぼる】
、
登る【のぼる】
、
昇る【のぼる】
、
陞る【のぼる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb
•
sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
resistance, opposition, standing up to
2.
reluctance, repulsion, repugnance
3.
resistance, drag, friction(physics term)
4.
electrical resistance(abbreviation)
See also:電気抵抗
noun
5.
resistor(abbreviation)
See also:抵抗器

noun, no-adjective
•
capital city, metropolis

noun
1.
writing brush, paintbrush, pen
2.
writing with a brush, drawing with a brush, penmanship, something drawn with a brush
3.
writing (composing text), the written word(only relevant for ふで)
counter
4.
(land) lot, plot(only relevant for ひつ)
Other readings:
筆【ひつ】

noun
•
enterprise, business, company, corporation

noun
1.
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government
2.
capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light)
3.
location of the Imperial Palace
Other readings:
京【みやこ】

noun
1.
pair, couple, set
2.
antithesis
See also:対句
counter
3.
counter for items that come in pairs
4.
counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

noun
1.
boy
2.
bellboy, porter, waiter

na-adjective
•
clear, precise, definite, distinct

noun, no-adjective
•
symptoms, condition (of a patient)

noun
1.
race (of people)
2.
type of person

noun
•
congress, parliament, diet, legislative assembly
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