Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait), (be) still(onomatopia, usually kana)(じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare.)
2.
fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare), intently (e.g. listen, think)(usually kana)
3.
patiently (endure), stoically(usually kana)
4.
firmly (e.g. hold), restrained(usually kana)
Other readings:
じーっと
、
じーと
、
じいっと《凝乎と》

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to bark, to howl, to bay, to bellow
2.
to howl (e.g. of the wind), to roar
3.
to yell, to cry, to moan, to grunt
Other readings:
吠る【ほえる】[1]
、
吼える【ほえる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
slow, gradual, steady(archaism)
2.
calm, composed, relaxed(archaism)
Other readings:
徐徐【じょじょ】

noun
1.
flame, blaze
2.
flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion
Other readings:
炎【ほむら】
、
焔【ほのお】
、
焔【ほむら】

noun
1.
(animal) feed, fodder, pet food
2.
bait, lure, enticement
Other readings:
餌【え】
、
エサ

noun
1.
duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
2.
liability, onus

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
service, help, assistance, care, concern
2.
discount, discounted item
3.
free service, freebie, gift
noun
4.
service, utility, amenity, resource
noun, auxillary suru verb
5.
(after-sales) service, servicing, (product) maintenance
noun
6.
service (e.g. in tennis), serve(sports term)
See also:サーブ
Other readings:
サーヴィス

no-adjective, na-adjective, adverb
•
abrupt, sudden, unexpected

noun
1.
cream
2.
ice cream(abbreviation)

noun, no-adjective
•
capital city, metropolis

Ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
1.
to finish(only relevant for 終える and 了える)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
2.
to graduate
Other readings:
了える【おえる】
、
卒える【おえる】

noun
•
old person, senior citizen, the aged, the elderly

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

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty
2.
to be hungry

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
parking (e.g. car)

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)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to permit, to allow, to approve, to consent to
2.
to forgive, to pardon, to excuse, to tolerate
3.
to exempt (someone) from, to remit, to release, to let off
4.
to acknowledge, to admit
5.
to trust, to confide in, to let one's guard down
6.
to give up (points in a game, distance in a race, etc.), to yield
Other readings:
赦す【ゆるす】
、
聴す【ゆるす】

noun, na-adjective
•
happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
Other readings:
幸せ【しやわせ】[2]
、
仕合わせ【しあわせ】
、
仕合わせ【しやわせ】[2]
、
倖せ【しあわせ】[1]
、
倖せ【しやわせ】[1][2]
、
仕合せ【しあわせ】
、
仕合せ【しやわせ】[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

na-adjective, noun
1.
strange, weird, odd, curious
noun, na-adjective
2.
wonder, mystery, miracle, excellence
3.
cleverness, adroitness, knack, skill

noun
•
parting, separation, farewell, (lateral) branch, fork, offshoot, division, section

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)
Other readings:
罷める【やめる】
、
退める【やめる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
•
again, once more, a second time
Other readings:
二度【ふたたび】

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

na-adjective, noun
•
wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour, pomp, extravagance

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to pay(支 is ateji)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
second (unit of time)
2.
arc second
See also:秒角

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

すば
subarashii
adjective
•
wonderful, splendid, magnificent
Other readings:
素晴らしい【すんばらしい】
、
素晴しい【すばらしい】
、
素晴しい【すんばらしい】
、
素薔薇しい【すばらしい】[1]
、
素薔薇しい【すんばらしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
postponement, deferment, adjournment

adverb
•
rarely, seldom(with neg. verb)

no-adjective
1.
large
noun
2.
gland(only relevant for グランド)
3.
ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)(only relevant for グランド)
Other readings:
グラン

noun
•
light, lamp, torch
Other readings:
灯【ともしび】
、
灯火【とうか】
、
灯火【ともしび】
、
灯し火【ともしび】[1]
、
燭【ともしび】
、
燈火【とうか】
、
燈火【ともしび】
、
ともし火【ともしび】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
cooked rice(male term)
2.
meal, food(male term)
3.
one's living, livelihood(male term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
operation, management, handling
2.
manipulating (to one's benefit), manipulation, influencing

noun
•
Japan
Other readings:
日本【にっぽん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

adverb, no-adjective
1.
more or less, somewhat, a little, a few, some
noun
2.
amount, quantity

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
commemoration, celebration, honoring the memory of something, turning something into a memento, memory
Other readings:
紀念【きねん】

noun
1.
eaves
2.
narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
See also:庇
Other readings:
簷【のき】
、
檐【のき】
、
宇【のき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
make-up, makeup, cosmetics
Other readings:
化粧【けわい】
、
化粧【けそう】[1]
、
仮粧【けしょう】
、
仮粧【けわい】
、
仮粧【けそう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
festival, feast
See also:お祭り
2.
harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, online shaming, flaming(colloquialism)
noun (suffix)
3.
galore (as in "goals galore"), frenzy, mania(colloquialism)
All readings:
祭り【まつり】
、
祭【まつり】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on(usually kana)
2.
to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture(usually kana)
3.
to understand, to grasp, to comprehend(usually kana)
Other readings:
つかむ《摑む》
、
つかむ《攫む》
、
つかむ《把む》
、
つかむ《捉む》

noun, no-adjective
•
grain, cereal, corn

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.), being equivalent to
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
appropriate, suitable, befitting, proportionate
auxillary suru verb
3.
to be proportionate to, to be in keeping with, to be deserving of, to be worthy of
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
considerable, substantial
adverb
5.
considerably, rather, quite, fairly, pretty

adverbial noun, noun
•
each (person), individually, one by one, one at a time, in turn
Other readings:
一人一人【ひとりびとり】
、
1人1人【ひとりひとり】
、
1人1人【ひとりびとり】
、
一人ひとり【ひとりひとり】

auxillary suru verb, adverb
•
(blinking) repeatedly(onomatopia)
Other readings:
シバシバ
、
しぱしぱ
、
シパシパ
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