Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July)
2.
rain during the rainy season
All readings:
梅雨【つゆ】
、
梅雨【ばいう】
、
黴雨【つゆ】
、
黴雨【ばいう】

noun
•
gun, rifle, small arms
Other readings:
砲【じゅう】

adverb
1.
certainly, without fail
noun
2.
right and wrong, pros and cons

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】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
this time, now

adverb
1.
too, also, likewise, either(usually kana)
2.
still, as before(usually kana)
3.
even so, either way, nonetheless, in any event, all the same(usually kana)
4.
as expected(usually kana)
Other readings:
やはり《矢張》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
inner part, inside, interior, depths (e.g. of a forest), back (of a house, drawer, etc.), bottom (e.g. of one's heart), recesses, heart
Other readings:
奧【おく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fire fighting
noun
2.
fire department, fire brigade

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal
Other readings:
氷る【こおる】
、
凍おる【こおる】

noun
•
number, amount

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

noun
1.
pole
2.
climax, extreme, extremity, culmination, height, zenith, nadir

noun
•
magic (illusion), conjuring, magic trick, conjuring trick, sleight of hand

na-adjective, noun
1.
pitiful, unfortunate, poor, miserable, wretched
2.
unpardonable, regrettable
Other readings:
気のどく【きのどく】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to differ, to vary, to disagree
Other readings:
異る【ことなる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reading
Other readings:
読書【とくしょ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk)
2.
to corrode, to weather, to crumble
3.
to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice)
4.
to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt
5.
to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
6.
to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to(usually kana, Kansai-ben (dialect))(after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action)
See also:やがる
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to lose a bet(archaism)
8.
to be drenched, to become sopping wet(archaism)

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】

suffix
1.
Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss(honorific language)
noun, suffix
2.
clan
pronoun
3.
he, him(honorific language)
counter
4.
counter for people(honorific language)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo
2.
to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel
3.
to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away
4.
to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season)
5.
to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
See also:当たる (antonym)

Godan-mu verb
1.
to cross (legs or arms), to link (arms)
2.
to put together, to construct, to assemble, to produce (e.g. TV program)
3.
to braid, to plait
4.
to grapple, to wrestle
5.
to unite, to join, to link up, to form an alliance
6.
to set (e.g. type)
7.
to issue (e.g. money order)

noun
1.
nature
na-adjective, noun
2.
natural, spontaneous, automatic
adverb, to-adverb
3.
naturally, spontaneously, automatically

noun, no-adjective
•
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

na-adjective, noun
1.
happiness, blessedness, luck, fortune, felicity
adverb
2.
luckily, fortunately

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reliance, trust, faith, confidence

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
daytime, during the day
noun
2.
Japan and China(only relevant for にっちゅう)
Other readings:
日中【ひなか】

noun
•
railroad, railway, rail transport

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
report, information

adverb, pronoun
1.
here and there, all around, everywhere, throughout, all over(usually kana)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up(usually kana)(only relevant for あちこち and あちらこちら and あっちこっち and アチコチ)
Other readings:
あちらこちら《彼方此方》
、
あっちこっち《彼方此方》
、
かなたこなた《彼方此方》
、
あなたこなた《彼方此方》[1]
、
アチコチ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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
•
error, mistake, slip, bug
Other readings:
謬り【あやまり】
、
謬【あやまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

interjection
1.
no, nay(usually kana)
2.
well, er, why(usually kana)
3.
you're welcome, not at all, don't mention it(usually kana)
All readings:
いいえ《否》
、
いいや《否》
、
いえ《否》
、
いな《否》
、
いや《否》

noun
•
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
call, visit

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to run over (with a vehicle), to knock down(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent, attorney, substitute, alternate, acting (principal, etc.)

noun
1.
seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kind, variety, quality, tone
2.
material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject, theme, (news) copy
3.
ingredient, leaven (bread), main ingredient of a sushi(food term)
4.
cause, source
5.
trick, secret, magician's trick, inside story
6.
paternal blood, lineage
See also:胤
7.
breed (of a stock), sperm, semen
8.
10-point card (in hanafuda), tane, animal card(usually kana)(oft. as タネ)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
nodding off (while sitting), dozing

noun
•
captain

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock(only relevant for 開ける)
2.
to open (for business, etc.)(only relevant for 開ける)
3.
to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room(esp. 空ける)
4.
to move out, to clear out(esp. 空ける)
5.
to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)(esp. 空ける)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
6.
to dawn, to grow light(esp. 明ける)
7.
to end (of a period, season)(esp. 明ける)
8.
to begin (of the New Year)(esp. 明ける)
9.
to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for)(esp. 明ける)
10.
to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
All readings:
開ける【あける】
、
空ける【あける】
、
明ける【あける】

noun, na-adjective
1.
trouble, bother
2.
trouble, difficulty
noun
3.
care, attention
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
•
racket, paddle (in table-tennis)

いつ
itsumademo
adverb
•
forever, for good, eternally, as long as one likes, indefinitely, no matter what(usually kana)
Other readings:
いつまでも《何時迄も》

noun, no-adjective
•
limit, bound

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold or carry under or in the arms
2.
to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.)
3.
to employ, to engage, to hire

noun, no-adjective
•
food, foodstuff

adverb
•
suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふと《不斗》[1]
、
ふと《不圖》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

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】
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