Vocabulary list for JLPT N3
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        noun
1.
finance, financing, credit transacting, loaning of money, circulation of money
no-adjective
2.
monetary, financial, credit
noun
1.
flute, fife, pipe, recorder, flageolet, shakuhachi, clarinet
2.
whistle
Other readings:
                笛【ちゃく】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.), beans, peas
2.
soya bean (Glycine max), soybean, soy
See also:大豆
3.
female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)(colloquialism)
4.
kidney(colloquialism, usually kana, food term)
noun (prefix)
5.
miniature, tiny
6.
child
Other readings:
                荳【まめ】
、菽【まめ】
、マメ
                bon-yari
                    Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
dimly, faintly, indistinctly, vaguely(onomatopia)(also written as 呆んやり)
2.
absentmindedly, vacantly, carelessly(onomatopia)
3.
idly, aimlessly(onomatopia)
noun
4.
absence of mind, fool, blockhead, dunce
Other readings:
                ボンヤリ
                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:
                - ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, na-adjective
•
        
anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense
noun
1.
thinking, thought, view, opinion, concept
2.
idea, notion, imagination
3.
intention, plan, design
4.
consideration, judgement, deliberation, reflection
5.
wish, hope, expectation
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
        
consultation, discussion, discussing, asking (somebody) for advice
noun, noun (suffix)
•
                
prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
Other readings:
                縣【けん】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
na-adjective, noun
1.
no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken(usually kana)
2.
hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless(usually kana)
3.
cannot, must not, not allowed(usually kana)
noun
4.
neutral point (in go), intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
Other readings:
                ダメ
                numeric
1.
one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)
noun
2.
one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency)
3.
thickness
4.
advantageous circumstances
5.
one-tenth of a monme of silver
See also:匁 (もんめ)
noun
1.
companion, partner, company
2.
other party, addressee
3.
opponent (sports, etc.)
dorama
                    Common word
noun
1.
2.
drama, dramatic incident, spectacle, tragedy
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
job, work, employment, occupation, position
2.
duties
3.
trade, skill
Other readings:
                職【そく】[1]
                Notes:
                - out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
                
rest, break, recess, intermission
Other readings:
                休けい【きゅうけい】
                noun
1.
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate(usually kana)
See also:ニホンザル
2.
sly person(derogatory)
3.
idiot, hick(derogatory)
4.
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
5.
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
See also:自在鉤
6.
Other readings:
                さる《猨》[1]
、サル
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate
2.
to recite, to chant
3.
to indicate, to show
gooru
                    Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
goal, basket (basketball), finishing line, winning post(sports term)
noun
2.
Gaul
See also:ガリア
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
        
claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)
conjunction
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even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite(usually kana)
noun
•
        
common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to look at, to gaze at, to watch, to stare at
2.
to look out over, to get a view of, to admire (e.g. the scenery)
3.
to look on (from the sidelines), to stand by and watch, to observe
noun
1.
mail service, postal service, mail, post
2.
Other readings:
                〒【ゆうびん】
                noun, auxillary suru verb
•
        
plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
exercise, physical training, work-out
2.
appeal, campaign, drive, crusade, movement, lobbying
3.
motion, movement
numeric
1.
ten(拾 is used in legal documents)
noun
2.
ten years of age(only relevant for とお)
All readings:
                十【じゅう】
、十【とお】
、十【と】
、10【じゅう】
、10【とお】
、拾【じゅう】
、一〇【じゅう】
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