Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
prohibition, inhibition, ban

noun
1.
expert, learned person
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
doctor, PhD, Dr.(colloquialism)
noun
3.
instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period)
4.
pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
See also:墨譜

expression
1.
any, anything, whatever, whatever one likes, everything, all(usually kana)
adverb
2.
I am told, I hear, I understand, they say(usually kana)(at start of sentence)

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

noun
1.
service, duty, business, responsibility, task
2.
Buddhist religious services
Other readings:
務め【つとめ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
attendance, presence, appearance
See also:欠席 (antonym)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn towards, to point

noun
1.
second (unit of time)
2.
arc second
See also:秒角

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend
2.
to hold at bay, to stem, to check

noun
bench

noun
humor, humour
Other readings:
ヒューマー

noun
number, amount

noun
1.
pipe, tube
2.
channels, official or otherwise, (business) connections
3.
tobacco pipe

noun
flour, meal, powder, dust
Other readings:
【こ】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day after tomorrow
All readings:
明後日【あさって】
明後日【みょうごにち】

noun
1.
atmosphere, mood, ambience, ambiance, aura, feel
2.
a certain air, presence, special aura, something (about someone)
3.
(Earth's) atmosphere(obsolete)
See also:大気
Other readings:
雰囲気【ふいんき】[1]
ふんい気【ふんいき】
ふん囲気【ふんいき】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
brake

noun
1.
bone
2.
frame
3.
outline, core
4.
backbone, spirit, fortitude
na-adjective, noun
5.
laborious, troublesome, difficult

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
betterment, improvement
2.
kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)(usually kana)(often written カイゼン)

na-adjective, noun
extra, excess, surplus

noun, auxillary suru verb
looking after, help, aid, assistance

noun
1.
prince
2.
subordinate Kumano shrine

na-adjective, noun
1.
valid, effective
See also:無効 (antonym)
noun
2.
yuko (judo)(martial arts)

noun, no-adjective
last, final, closing

noun
1.
lowness (of degree, value, etc.), inferiority
2.
second volume (of two), third volume (of three)
See also:下巻,   (antonym)

noun
person(rarely used without a qualifier)
Other readings:
【もん】

noun
people (of a country), nation, citizen, national

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:
【や】
【ぬ】[1]
【の】
【や】
【ぬ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

expression, adverb
as a matter of fact, by the way, to tell you the truth, to be honest, frankly

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
plus, addition
noun
2.
positive number
noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
3.
gain, advantage, asset, positive feature
noun
4.
anode, plus terminal, positive pole
5.
+ shape

noun
1.
drama, play
2.
powerful drug(abbreviation)(abbr of 劇薬)

na-adjective, noun
highly priced, expensive, valuable, costly
See also:安価 (antonym)

noun
1.
information, news, intelligence, advices
2.
information, data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
stability, steadiness, equilibrium

noun (temporal)
1.
today, this day
2.
these days, recently, nowadays(only relevant for こんにち)
All readings:
今日【きょう】
今日【こんにち】
今日【こんち】
今日【こんじつ】

noun, na-adjective
1.
unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident
noun
2.
death (usu. of a relative), bereavement

noun
pride, boast, credit (to)

noun
1.
mistake, error, blunder
See also:ミス
2.
accident, mishap, trouble
3.
improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman), indiscretion

noun
1.
throat(usually kana)
2.
singing voice
Other readings:
のど《咽》
のど《吭》
のんど《喉》[1]
のんど《咽》[1]
のんど《吭》[1]
のみと《喉》[1]
のみと《咽》[1]
のみと《吭》[1]
のみど《喉》[1]
のみど《咽》[1]
のみど《吭》[1]
ノド
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service
2.
mail, post, letter
3.
opportunity, chance

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
approval, agreement, support, favour, favor

noun
manners, courtesy, etiquette

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
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)

na-adjective, noun
huge, gigantic, enormous
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