Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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

noun
1.
(single-edged) sword, katana
2.
dagger, knife
3.
scalpel(only relevant for とう)
4.
chisel, burin, graver(only relevant for とう)
5.
knife money, knife-shaped commodity money used in Zhou dynasty China(only relevant for とう)
See also:刀銭
Other readings:
【とう】

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, no-adjective
professional

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
number (in a series)
noun
2.
(one's) turn
3.
watch, guard, lookout
noun (suffix)
4.
rank, standing, position
noun, noun (suffix)
5.
bout, match(sumo term)
noun (suffix)
6.
pieces (in a collection)

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

no-adjective, noun
free (of charge), gratuitous
See also:有料 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
independence, self-reliance, supporting oneself, being on one's own
2.
independence (e.g. of a nation), freedom
3.
separation, isolation

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall down, to fall over
2.
to turn out, to play out(only relevant for ころぶ)(oft. as どう転んでも)
3.
to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize(only relevant for ころぶ)(in early Japanese Christianity)
4.
to roll, to tumble
See also:ころがる
5.
(for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret(archaism)
Other readings:
転ぶ【まろぶ】

noun
association, union, guild
Other readings:
組み合い【くみあい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
claim, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet

noun
shoulder

noun
time, season, period, phase, stage

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
staying up all night

noun, auxillary suru verb
participation, joining, entry, adherence

noun, auxillary suru verb
regarding as important, attaching importance to, taking a serious view of, putting emphasis on

noun, auxillary suru verb
sign, signal, cue
Other readings:
相図【あいず】

noun
1.
cash, ready money, money on hand, currency
na-adjective
2.
mercenary, self-interested, calculating

noun, auxillary suru verb
slander, bad-mouthing, abuse, insult, speaking ill (of)
All readings:
悪口【わるぐち】
悪口【わるくち】
悪口【あっこう】
惡口【わるぐち】[1]
惡口【わるくち】[1]
惡口【あっこう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

conjunction
because, the reason is, if you want to know why(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around, to fill (e.g. a space)
Other readings:
拡がる【ひろがる】

noun
1.
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.), cultivated land, vegetable plot, kitchen garden, plantation
noun, suffix
2.
field (of specialization), sphere, area(only relevant for はたけ)(ばたけ when suf)
3.
womb, birth, birthplace(colloquialism)(only relevant for はたけ)
Other readings:
【はた】
【はたけ】
【はた】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
equipment, device, installation, apparatus
noun
2.
stage setting
See also:舞台装置

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to finish, to make an end of, to get through with, to let end

noun
consequence, outcome, result, blame(usually kana)(often ...のせい)
Other readings:
せえ《所為》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

adverb
1.
swiftly, rapidly, quickly, immediately, hastily, hurriedly
2.
suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
3.
sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.), steeply

noun
chairman, speaker (e.g. of assembly), president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.), moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)

noun, auxillary suru verb
returning home

adverb
always, constantly

noun
1.
open sea
2.
Okinawa(abbreviation)(only relevant for 沖)
See also:沖縄
Other readings:
【おき】

noun
plant, vegetation

noun, auxillary suru verb
coach

noun
whisky, whiskey
Other readings:
ウィスキー
ウヰスキー
ウイスキ
ウィスキ

noun
1.
lower reaches (of a river)
See also: (antonym)
2.
bottom, lower part
3.
lower half (of the body, esp. the privates), feces (faeces), urine, menses
4.
end, far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan)
no-adjective
5.
dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)

na-adjective, noun
appropriate, suitable, fitting, apt, proper, right, pertinent, relevant

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to invite, to ask
2.
to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to
3.
to call in, to send for, to summon
4.
to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in

noun
poem, verse of poetry

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)

noun, auxillary suru verb
equipment, facilities, installation, accommodations, conveniences, arrangements

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to (take out and) show, to demonstrate, to tell, to exemplify, to make apparent
2.
to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
3.
to indicate, to show, to represent, to signify, to display

noun, auxillary suru verb
plan, design, layout

noun
team
Other readings:
ティーム

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to state, to express, to mention
Other readings:
宣べる【のべる】
陳べる【のべる】

noun
1.
lodging, inn, hotel
2.
house, home, dwelling
3.
home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

noun
centre, center
Other readings:
センタ

adverb
so to speak, so to call it, as it were(usually kana)
Other readings:
いわば《謂わば》
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