Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat)
2.
to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge(esp. 降ろす)
3.
to withdraw (money)
4.
to use for the first time, to wear for the first time
5.
to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches)
6.
to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop(esp. 降ろす)
7.
to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an alter), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down
8.
to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus)
See also:堕ろす
9.
to invoke (a spirit), to call down
All readings:
下ろす【おろす】
降ろす【おろす】
下す【おろす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired, to be employed(only relevant for 就く)
2.
to ascend (the throne), to accede
3.
to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart(only relevant for 就く)
4.
to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice(only relevant for 就く)
Other readings:
即く【つく】

interjection
1.
oh!, oh my!, dear me!
2.
not a chance, not likely, no way, no(Kansai-ben (dialect))(from いや+や)
See also:やだ
3.
oh no, yuck, eew(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:やだ

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
pain, agony, bitterness

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to invite, to ask (someone to do), to call (for), to take (someone) along
2.
to tempt, to lure, to entice, to seduce
3.
to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.), to arouse (e.g. sympathy), to provoke(only relevant for さそう)
Other readings:
誘う【いざなう】

na-adjective
1.
straight(archaism)
2.
ordinary, common
3.
doing nothing

noun
1.
person, character, figure, personage, man, woman
2.
one's character, one's personality
3.
able person, talented person

noun
1.
lodging, inn, hotel
2.
house, home, dwelling
3.
home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

noun
1.
laugh, laughter
See also:笑う
2.
smile
See also:笑う
3.
sneer(esp. 嗤い)
See also:笑う
4.
sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
Other readings:
咲い【わらい】
嗤い【わらい】
【わらい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
tent

noun
enterprise, business, company, corporation

prefix
1.
several, a number of
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
quantity, amount
noun
3.
counting, figures, numbers
4.
number, numeral, figure
5.
grammatical number(linguistics)
6.
destiny, fate, course of events, trend

adverb
again, once more, a second time
Other readings:
二度【ふたたび】

noun
sofa, couch
All readings:
ソファ
ソファー

suru verb (special)
to concern, to be related

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability), advance, progress
2.
communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
See also:上通,  下達 (antonym)

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)

noun
1.
curtain, bunting
noun, counter
2.
act (in play)

noun, auxillary suru verb
composition, setting (of music)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to pay(支 is ateji)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
origin, source(usu. 元)
2.
base, basis, foundation, root(esp. 基)
3.
cause(also 因, 原)
4.
ingredient, material(esp. 素)
5.
(somebody's) side, (somebody's) location(only relevant for 元)
6.
original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
7.
(plant) root, (tree) trunk
8.
first section of a waka
See also:和歌
counter
9.
counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)(only relevant for 本)
noun
10.
handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip
Other readings:
【もと】
【もと】
【もと】

suru verb (special)
to punish, to penalize, to penalise

noun
bento, Japanese box lunch
See also:お弁当
Other readings:
辨當【べんとう】[1]
弁當【べんとう】[1]
辨当【べんとう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
1.
helper, assistant
2.
help
Other readings:
手つだい【てつだい】

noun
feeling, sense, impression

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to abate, to decrease, to diminish, to shorten
See also:増やす (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
mischief, prank, trick, practical joke(usually kana)
2.
pastime, hobby(usually kana)
3.
playing with (a lighter, etc.), fooling around with, messing around with, amusing oneself with, tampering with(usually kana)
4.
lewd behaviour, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, molestation, rape(usually kana)
Other readings:
いたずら《惡戲》[1]
いたづら《悪戯》[2]
いたづら《惡戲》[1][2]
イタズラ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
president (of a nation or company), chief executive
2.
big man, boss, buddy, mate(familiar language)(used vocatively; esp. of an actor)

na-adjective, noun
important, momentous, essential, principal, major

noun
pilot

noun
1.
shape, form, figure, posture, pose
2.
appearance
3.
state, situation
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
4.
suitable, fit, reasonable
noun (suffix)
5.
about(after an age)
Other readings:
格好【かっこ】
恰好【かっこう】
恰好【かっこ】
カッコ

noun
lost child, lost person, stray child, missing child

noun, auxillary suru verb
change, modification, alteration, revision, amendment

noun, na-adjective
1.
trouble, bother
2.
trouble, difficulty
noun
3.
care, attention
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock(only relevant for 開ける)
2.
to open (for business, etc.)(only relevant for 開ける)
3.
to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room(esp. 空ける)
4.
to move out, to clear out(esp. 空ける)
5.
to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)(esp. 空ける)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
6.
to dawn, to grow light(esp. 明ける)
7.
to end (of a period, season)(esp. 明ける)
8.
to begin (of the New Year)(esp. 明ける)
9.
to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for)(esp. 明ける)
10.
to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
All readings:
開ける【あける】
空ける【あける】
明ける【あける】

adverb
1.
all, altogether, entirely, completely(onomatopia)
na-adjective
2.
exactly like, just like, spitting image of(onomatopia)

noun, na-adjective
1.
stinginess, miserliness, penny-pinching, cheeseparing, miser, pinchpenny, skinflint, cheapskate, tightwad, niggard(also written 吝嗇)
2.
shabby, cheap, mangy, poor
3.
petty, narrow-minded, quibbling, mean-spirited
4.
bad luck, ill omen, glitch
All readings:
ケチ
けち

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

noun, prefix, suffix
1.
medium, average, middle
noun
2.
moderation
3.
middle school(abbreviation)
See also:中一,  中学校
4.
China(abbreviation)
See also:中国
5.
volume two (of three)(abbreviation)
See also:中巻
noun (suffix)
6.
during (a certain time when one did or is doing something), under (construction, etc.), while
See also:話し中
7.
in, out of, of the

adverbial noun, noun
Sunday

noun, no-adjective
1.
mud, slush, (wet) dirt, mire
noun
2.
thief(abbreviation)
See also:泥棒

noun, no-adjective
farmer, peasant

noun
rice plant
Other readings:
【いね】

noun, na-adjective
happiness, well-being, joy, welfare, blessedness

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
eternity, permanence, perpetuity(とわ tends to be more abstract)
noun
2.
Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)(only relevant for えいきゅう)
Other readings:
永久【とこしえ】
永久【とわ】
【とわ】
長しえ【とこしえ】
常しえ【とこしえ】
永え【とこしえ】
【とこしえ】
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