Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
•
manners, courtesy, etiquette

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

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.
elegance, grace, refinement, class, dignity
suffix
2.
article, item
suffix, counter
3.
counter for items (of food, etc.), counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)(sometimes pronounced ぴん)

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

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
due form, official, formality

adverb, noun
•
species, kind, variety
Other readings:
一種【ひとくさ】

noun, no-adjective
•
food, foodstuff

adverbial noun, noun, no-adjective
•
other (esp. people and abstract matters)

noun
•
feeling, sense, impression

noun
•
confectionery, sweets, candy, cake

noun
1.
present day, modern times, recent times
2.
early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
See also:明治維新

noun
•
(town) market, (street) market, marketplace
Other readings:
市庭【いちば】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
thanks, gratitude
See also:お礼
2.
manners, etiquette
3.
bow
4.
reward, gift
5.
ceremony, ritual

adverb
•
unconsciously, involuntarily, instinctively, reflexively, spontaneously, unintentionally, in spite of oneself

noun
1.
plain, field
2.
hidden (structural) member(only relevant for の)
noun (prefix)
3.
wild(only relevant for の)
See also:野ウサギ
4.
lacking a political post(only relevant for や)
Other readings:
野【や】
、
野【ぬ】[1]
、
埜【の】
、
埜【や】
、
埜【ぬ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective
•
positive, assertive, active, proactive, aggressive
See also:消極的 (antonym)

noun
1.
the way there, outbound leg, outbound trip, departing leg
noun (suffix)
2.
bound for ...(usu. ゆき)
See also:東京行き
noun
3.
outbound ticket
Other readings:
行き【ゆき】
、
往き【いき】
、
往き【ゆき】

na-adjective, noun
•
wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour, pomp, extravagance

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
at leisure, in a relaxed manner, in a carefree manner, quietly, peacefully(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ノンビリ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to want, to wish for
2.
to request, to demand, to require, to ask for
3.
to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job)
4.
to purchase, to buy(polite language)
See also:買う

noun
1.
emergency, unlikely event(lit. 1 in 10,000)
adverb
2.
by some chance, by some possibility
Other readings:
万一【ばんいち】[1]
、
万一【まんいつ】[1]
、
万一【ばんいつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
admiration, being impressed
na-adjective
2.
admirable, praiseworthy
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
astonishment, being appalled

noun
1.
difference, distinction, discrepancy
2.
mistake, error

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
observation, survey, watching

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:
刀【とう】

noun
1.
queen
2.
female champion(only relevant for じょおう and じょうおう)
Other readings:
女王【じょうおう】
、
女王【にょおう】

noun
•
date, dating
Other readings:
日付け【ひづけ】[1]
、
日附【ひづけ】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
distinction, differentiation, classification
Other readings:
區別【くべつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
1.
scenery, scene, landscape, view, sight
2.
scene (e.g. of a crime)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
report, information

noun
•
gravesite, tomb

conjunction
1.
but then, although, though(usually kana)
na-adjective, noun
2.
reasonable, natural, just(usually kana)

noun
1.
tea
See also:お茶
2.
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
3.
tea preparation, making tea
See also:茶道
4.
brown(abbreviation)
See also:茶色
noun, na-adjective
5.
mockery(archaism)
See also:茶化す

noun, no-adjective
1.
centre, center, middle, heart
2.
metropolis, capital city, central government
See also:地方 (antonym)

noun
1.
place, spot, space
2.
field, discipline, sphere, realm
3.
occasion, situation
See also:その場
4.
scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
5.
session (of the stock market)
6.
field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
7.
round (east, south, etc.)(mahjong term)
See also:東場,  南場,  西場,  北場
8.
field(physics term)
9.
field (gestalt psychology)

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

noun
1.
drive, trip by car, driving
auxillary suru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to (go for a) drive, to go on a trip by car
auxillary suru verb, transitive verb
3.
to drive (e.g. a car)
4.
to drive (innovation, change, etc.), to propel
noun
5.
drive(computer term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
selection, choice, option

noun
1.
evening, night
2.
dinner(only relevant for よる)
All readings:
夜【よる】
、
夜【よ】

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

noun, na-adjective
•
good luck, fortune
See also:不運 (antonym)
Other readings:
好運【こううん】

noun
1.
fixed period, fixed term
no-adjective
2.
regular, periodic, periodical
noun
3.
fixed-term commuter pass(abbreviation)
4.
fixed-term deposit(abbreviation)
See also:定期預金
5.
futures contracts(abbreviation)
See also:定期取引

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
notice, attention, observation

na-adjective, noun
1.
bright red, deep red, flushed (of face)
na-adjective
2.
downright (e.g. lie), complete, utter
Other readings:
まっ赤【まっか】
、
真赤【まっか】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
ball, sphere, globe, orb
2.
bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet
3.
ball (in sports)(esp. 球)
4.
pile (of noodles, etc.)
5.
bullet(esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸)
6.
bulb (i.e. a light bulb)(esp. 球)
7.
lens (of glasses, etc.)
8.
bead (of an abacus)(esp. 玉,珠)
9.
ball (i.e. a testicle)(slang, abbreviation)(esp. 玉)
10.
gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl(esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧)
11.
female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
12.
person (when commenting on their nature), character(derogatory)
13.
item, funds or person used as part of a plot
noun, noun (suffix)
14.
egg
See also:玉子
noun (suffix)
15.
coin(usu. だま)
16.
precious, beautiful, excellent
Other readings:
球【たま】
、
珠【たま】
、
弾【たま】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
engagement, betrothal

noun
•
aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
Other readings:
薫り【かおり】
、
馨り【かおり】
、
香【かおり】[1]
、
薫【かおり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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