Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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na-adjective, noun
careful, cautious, prudent, discreet, deliberate
See also:軽率 (antonym)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to order, to command
2.
to appoint

noun
bank, coast, shore

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
counter
2.
counter for occurrences
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
strength (of glasses), glasses prescription
4.
alcohol content (percentage), alcohol by volume
noun
5.
extent, degree, limit
6.
presence of mind, composure
See also:度を失う

Ichidan verb
1.
to come off, to be removed
2.
to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.)
3.
to be caught, to be harvested
See also:獲れる,  捕れる
4.
to be interpreted (as), to be taken (as)
5.
to be attained (of balance, etc.)
6.
to be obtainable(potential form of 取る)
See also:取る

noun, auxillary suru verb
advance, moving forward, progress
See also:後進 (antonym) ,  後退 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
mistake, error, failure
noun
2.
Miss
3.
myth

noun, auxillary suru verb
misunderstanding

noun
1.
defeat, loss, losing (a game)
See also:勝ち (antonym)
suffix
2.
failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.)
noun
3.
discount, loss (on a sale)

expression, adverb
1.
before very long, soon, someday, one of these days, sooner or later(usually kana)
2.
of the previously mentioned, of that number, among them, among others(usually kana)
Other readings:
そのうち《其の内》

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to lose
2.
to miss (a change, opportunity)
3.
to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of
4.
to concede (goals, points, etc.)
Other readings:
喪う【うしなう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

noun
trial, test
Other readings:
験し【ためし】
【ためし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
economising, saving

na-adjective, noun
1.
clever, intelligent, wise, bright, sharp, sensible, smart, shrewd
2.
well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good(usu. as お利口)
See also:お利口
3.
good (with words)(archaism)
Other readings:
俐巧【りこう】
悧巧【りこう】
利巧【りこう】

noun
1.
price, cost
2.
value, worth, merit
Other readings:
【ね】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sorting, arrangement, organization, putting in order, adjustment, regulation
2.
liquidation, settlement, consolidation, clearance (e.g. debt), paying off
3.
retrenchment, curtailment, cutting down, disposal

adverb
1.
frequently, repeatedly, often, incessantly, constantly(usually kana)
See also:頻り
2.
strongly, eagerly

na-adjective, adverb, noun, no-adjective
unfortunately, Sorry, but ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
あいにく《合憎》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

no-adjective, noun
1.
automatic
See also:手動 (antonym)
noun
2.
intransitive verb(abbreviation, linguistics)(only relevant for 自動)
See also:自動詞
Other readings:
自働【じどう】

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

noun
1.
coin
2.
hard currency
See also:軟貨

noun
1.
rocket
2.
locket

na-adjective, noun
1.
honest, frank, candid, straightforward
adverb
2.
honestly, frankly

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, no-adjective
1.
death, mortality
auxillary suru verb
2.
to die, to pass away

noun, auxillary suru verb
relief, aid, rescue

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
(in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby, surroundings
noun (suffix)
2.
around, about, or thereabouts(usually kana)
3.
for instance, say, such as(usually kana)

noun
1.
wife, bride
2.
(one's) daughter-in-law
Other readings:
【よめ】
【よめ】
【よめ】

noun
price, cost, charge, payment, bill, fee

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to wave, to shake, to swing
2.
to sprinkle, to throw (dice)
3.
to cast (actor), to allocate (work)
4.
to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump
5.
to abandon, to give up, to ruin
6.
to add kana indicating a reading of a word
See also:振り仮名
7.
to slightly change headings, to change directions
8.
to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct
9.
to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
10.
to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic
11.
to replace, to substitute
12.
to set up a joke for somebody else

na-adjective
1.
vast, huge, immense, enormous, colossal
noun
2.
malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
Other readings:
ばく大【ばくだい】

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

noun
1.
lunch(polite language)
See also:昼 (ひる)
2.
noon, midday(polite language)
See also:昼 (ひる)
3.
daytime(polite language)
See also:昼 (ひる)
4.
waking up, getting up, rising(honorific language)
Other readings:
御昼【おひる】

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

noun
1.
demonstration, protest(abbreviation)
2.
(giving a) demo, demonstration, presentation(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
coincidence, agreement, union, match
2.
conformity, consistency
3.
cooperation

noun
1.
birth, birthplace
noun (suffix), no-adjective
2.
born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Other readings:
生れ【うまれ】

noun
1.
river, stream(only relevant for かわ)
suffix
2.
River, the ... river(suffix used with the names of rivers)
All readings:
【かわ】
【がわ】
【かわ】
【がわ】

noun
1.
upper reaches (of a river), upper stream
See also: (antonym)
2.
top, upper part, upper half (of the body)
3.
long ago
4.
beginning, first
5.
person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)(honorific language)
See also:御上
6.
government, imperial court
7.
imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace
8.
head (of a table)
9.
wife, mistress (of a restaurant)(honorific language)

noun
chain, chains
Other readings:
【くさり】

noun, no-adjective
genuine article, real thing, real deal
See also:偽物

noun
1.
storm, tempest
2.
uproar, hullabaloo, storm (e.g. of protest), winds (e.g. of change)(idiom )

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

adverbial noun, noun
Thursday

noun
1.
aviation, flight, flying
auxillary suru verb
2.
to fly, to take a flight

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit (a person), to strike, to beat(usually kana)
2.
to deliver (a speech), to give (an address)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ぶつ《撃つ》
ぶつ《撲つ》
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