Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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

noun
doubt, question, suspicion, dubiousness

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

noun
1.
ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane(only relevant for 船 and 舟)(舟 is often small and hand-propelled)
2.
tank, tub, vat, trough
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)(only relevant for 船 and 舟)
Other readings:
【ふね】
【ふね】

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

noun
1.
ogre, demon, oni
2.
spirit of a deceased person
See also:亡魂
3.
ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)(only relevant for おに)
4.
it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)(only relevant for おに)
5.
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)(only relevant for き)
prefix
6.
very, extremely, super-(slang)(only relevant for おに)
See also:
Other readings:
【き】

noun
1.
code
2.
cord
3.
chord

noun
1.
material, substance
2.
matter(physics term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
supply, provision

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
putting money aside, savings, deposit (e.g. in a bank)
2.
accumulated surplus of wins, wins in the bank(baseball term)

noun
1.
record, minutes, document
2.
record (e.g. in sports), results, score
auxillary suru verb
3.
to record, to document
4.
to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value

noun
1.
time, hour, moment(刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time)
2.
occasion, case(only relevant for 時)
3.
chance, opportunity, season(only relevant for 時)
4.
the times, the age, the day(only relevant for 時)
5.
tense(linguistics)(only relevant for 時)
Other readings:
【とき】
【とき】

adverbial noun, noun
Thursday

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

noun
article, news story, report, account

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack
2.
to unsew, to unstitch
3.
to solve, to work out, to answer
4.
to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to clear up, to remove (suspicion), to appease
5.
to dissolve (a contract), to cancel, to remove (a prohibition), to lift (a ban), to raise (a siege)
6.
to release (from duty), to relieve, to dismiss
7.
to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to rely on, to depend on, to count on, to turn to (for help)
Other readings:
便る【たよる】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be (animate), to be, to exist(usually kana, humble language)
Godan-ru verb, auxiliary verb
2.
to be ..ing(after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
3.
to (have the audacity to) do(after -masu base of verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions)
See also:やがる

noun, auxillary suru verb
magnification, enlargement, expansion, amplification

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
earth, ground, land, soil
2.
place
3.
territory
4.
bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
See also:天地無用
5.
earth (one of the five elements)
See also:五大,  土 (ど)

noun
(in) the middle of, (in) the midst of, (in) the course of, (at) the height of
Other readings:
最中【さなか】
さ中【さなか】

noun
condition, term, requirement, qualification, prerequisite

noun
pride, boast, credit (to)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

noun
1.
dust(usually kana)
2.
one ten-billionth(only relevant for あい)
Other readings:
ホコリ
あい《埃》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

interjection
1.
no
See also:イエス
noun (prefix)
2.
no, without, not needed, not allowed

noun, auxillary suru verb
retirement

noun, auxillary suru verb
single word, a few words, brief comment
Other readings:
一言【いちげん】
一言【いちごん】
ひと言【ひとこと】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
bankruptcy, insolvency

noun
rice plant
Other readings:
【いね】

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
cheek (of face)
All readings:
【ほお】
【ほほ】
【ほお】
【ほほ】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
rumour, rumor, report, hearsay, gossip, common talk

noun, auxillary suru verb
sightseeing, tourism

どう
doushitemo
expression, adverb
1.
by all means, at any cost, no matter what, at any rate, surely(usually kana)
2.
whether (one is) willing or not, willingly or unwillingly, willy-nilly(usually kana)
3.
on no account, by no means(usually kana)(with. neg. verb)
4.
in the end, in the long run, after all, eventually(usually kana)

expression, noun
society, the world, the times

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
eternity, perpetuity, permanence, immortality

noun
things, everything
Other readings:
物ごと【ものごと】

noun
1.
(natural) satellite, moon(astronomy term)
2.
(artificial) satellite
See also:人工衛星

noun, auxillary suru verb
confirmation, verification, validation, review, check, affirmation, identification

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.), being equivalent to
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
appropriate, suitable, befitting, proportionate
auxillary suru verb
3.
to be proportionate to, to be in keeping with, to be deserving of, to be worthy of
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
considerable, substantial
adverb
5.
considerably, rather, quite, fairly, pretty

adverb, conjunction
that is, namely, i.e.(usually kana)
Other readings:
すなわち《則ち》
すなわち《乃ち》
すなわち《輒》

noun
1.
direction, orientation, bearing, way
2.
course (e.g. of action)

adverb
1.
definitely, absolutely, unconditionally
See also:絶対に
no-adjective
2.
absolute, unconditional, unmistakable
noun
3.
absoluteness
See also:相対 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
correspondence, communication, transmission, news, signal, telecommunications

noun
organization, organisation, association
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