Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
oil, petroleum
2.
kerosene, paraffin(colloquialism)
See also:灯油

na-adjective
1.
flat, level, even, smooth
2.
calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable
3.
relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable(usu. as お平らに)
noun (suffix)
4.
plateau, tableland, plain(after a place name, usu. だいら)

adjective
1.
deep (colour), dark
2.
strong (flavour, smell, etc.)
3.
thick (consistency), dense
4.
strong (possibility, etc.)
5.
thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)

noun
1.
saucepan, pot
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
stew, hot pot(abbreviation, food term)
See also:鍋料理

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
experience

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
1.
whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era
no-adjective
2.
(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

noun, no-adjective
•
nutrition, nourishment
Other readings:
営養【えいよう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption

noun
1.
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over), grownup
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
becoming an adult, coming of age, growing up (to be a man, woman)
See also:新成人

noun
1.
tear, tears, lachrymal secretion
2.
sympathy
Other readings:
涙【なだ】[1]
、
涙【なんだ】[1]
、
泪【なみだ】
、
涕【なみだ】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
robber, mugger
2.
robbery, burglary

noun
•
shoulder

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
trial, judgement, judgment

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to produce, to yield, to cause
See also:生ずる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2.
to result from, to arise, to be generated
See also:生ずる

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey

noun, no-adjective
1.
popularity, public favor
noun
2.
condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to receive, to get, to accept
2.
to take, to interpret, to understand
Other readings:
受けとる【うけとる】
、
受取る【うけとる】
、
請け取る【うけとる】
、
請取る【うけとる】
、
うけ取る【うけとる】

noun
•
tiredness, fatigue

noun
1.
race (of people)
2.
type of person

noun
•
method, process, manner, way, means, technique

noun
1.
speed, velocity, pace, rate
2.
velocity(physics term)

adjective
1.
stinking, smelly
2.
suspicious, fishy
3.
clumsy, unskilled
suffix, adjective
4.
smelling of
5.
looking like, appearing like, smacking of, -ish

na-adjective, noun
•
able, capable, competent, talented, efficient
See also:無能 (antonym)

noun
1.
little girl, maiden, young lady, female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2.
female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)(archaism)(only relevant for 少女 and しょうじょ)
Other readings:
少女【おとめ】
、
乙女【おとめ】
、
小女【しょうじょ】

na-adjective, noun
•
warm, mild, temperate

na-adjective, noun
•
powerful, strong

noun
•
condition, term, requirement, qualification, prerequisite

noun
1.
tunnel
auxillary suru verb
2.
to tunnel (through a potential barrier)(physics term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
letting a grounder go through one's legs(baseball term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
injury (to animate object), hurt(usually kana)
Other readings:
ケガ

noun
•
government, administration

noun
•
incident, affair, happening, event
Other readings:
出来事【できこと】[1]
、
出来ごと【できごと】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

adjective
1.
terrible, dreadful, terrifying, frightening
2.
surprising, startling, tremendous, amazing(often as 恐ろしく)
Other readings:
怖ろしい【おそろしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

noun
1.
circle
See also:○ (まる)
noun, noun (prefix)
2.
entirety, whole, full, complete
noun
3.
money, dough, moola(slang)
4.
enclosure inside a castle's walls(esp. 丸)
5.
soft-shelled turtle(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:スッポン
suffix
6.
suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.(esp. 丸)
See also:麻呂
Other readings:
円【まる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
preparation, arrangements, getting ready, provision, setup, reserving

noun
1.
wall
2.
fence
Other readings:
屏【へい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
explosion, detonation, eruption
2.
eruption (of discontent, etc.), outburst, outpouring

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
respect, esteem, regard

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
supervision, control, superintendence, direction
noun
2.
director, superintendent, supervisor, coach, foreman, manager, overseer, controller, boss

pronoun
•
they, them(usu. in ref. to males)
All readings:
彼ら【かれら】
、
彼等【かれら】

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】

noun
1.
cream
2.
ice cream(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
demand, firm request, requisition, requirement, desire

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to exert (influence), to exercise, to cause (e.g. damage), to do (e.g. harm), to bring about (e.g. benefits), to extend, to have an affect (on)

adverb
1.
approximately, about
noun
2.
promise, appointment, engagement
3.
shortening, reduction, simplification
4.
contraction (in phonetics)(linguistics)
See also:約音

noun
•
circumstances, conditions, situation, reasons, state of affairs
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