Vocabulary list for JLPT N3
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noun
•
inner part, inside, interior, depths (e.g. of a forest), back (of a house, drawer, etc.), bottom (e.g. of one's heart), recesses, heart
Other readings:
奧【おく】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
muscle, tendon, sinew
2.
vein, artery
3.
fiber, fibre, string
4.
line, stripe, streak
5.
reason, logic
See also:筋が通る
6.
plot, storyline
7.
lineage, descent
8.
school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
9.
aptitude, talent
10.
source (of information, etc.), circle, channel
11.
well-informed person (in a transaction)
12.
logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
13.
ninth vertical line(shogi term)
14.
seam on a helmet
15.
16.
social position, status(archaism)
noun (suffix), noun, no-adjective
17.
on (a river, road, etc.), along
suffix, counter
18.
counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
19.
(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)(archaism)
Other readings:
条【すじ】
、スジ
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
bureau, department
2.
3.
affair, situation
noun, noun (suffix), counter
4.
game (of go, shogi, etc.)
conjunction
•
but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding(usually kana)
noun
1.
companion, partner, company
2.
other party, addressee
3.
opponent (sports, etc.)
adverb
1.
2.
generally, on the whole, as a rule(usually kana)
3.
completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
4.
outline, gist(usually kana)
sutaa
Common word
noun
1.
star (cinema, sports, etc.), celebrity, idol
2.
star symbol, asterisk(e.g. ★ or ☆)
3.
(celestial) star
adverb
1.
approximately, about
noun
2.
promise, appointment, engagement
3.
shortening, reduction, simplification
4.
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
calculation, reckoning, count
2.
forecast
noun, no-adjective
1.
centre, center, middle, heart
2.
metropolis, capital city, central government
noun
1.
2.
3.
4.
waking up, getting up, rising(honorific language)
Other readings:
御昼【おひる】
noun
1.
meeting, rendezvous, encounter
2.
confluence(esp. 出合い, 出合)
Other readings:
出逢い【であい】
、出合い【であい】
、出会【であい】
、出合【であい】
、出遭い【であい】
noun
1.
letter (of alphabet), character
2.
writing(only relevant for もんじ)
Other readings:
文字【もんじ】
adverb
•
sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time(usually kana)
noun
•
gathering, meeting, assembly, collection, attendance
Other readings:
集り【あつまり】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
request, commission, entrusting (with a matter)
2.
dependence, reliance
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to point
2.
to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person
3.
to identify, to indicate, to point out
4.
to play (a game of shogi), to move (a piece)(shogi term)
5.
to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
See also:差す
noun
1.
(picture) frame, framed picture
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
amount (esp. of money), sum
noun
1.
desire, wish, hope
2.
request, entreaty, plea, appeal
3.
prayer
noun, noun (suffix)
4.
(written) application(oft. 願 when used as a suffix)
Other readings:
願【ねがい】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
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)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)
Other readings:
罷める【やめる】
、退める【やめる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
tongue
2.
tongue-like object, clapper (of a bell), talon (of a lock)
adjective
1.
painful, difficult, tough, hard
2.
distressing, (psychologically) difficult, stressful, awkward (e.g. position)
3.
straitened (circumstances), tight (financial situation), needy, struggling
4.
strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.), lame (e.g. excuse), forced (e.g. smile), far-fetched
suffix, adjective
5.
noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
discomfort, inconvenience
2.
poverty, want, destitution
noun, na-adjective
3.
disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.)
noun
1.
actual spot, scene, scene of the crime, site, location, setting
2.
shop floor, factory floor, (on) site(only relevant for げんば)
Other readings:
現場【げんじょう】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
operation (of a machine, etc.), operating, running, run
2.
driving
3.
working (capital, etc.)
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
secret, secrecy, confidentiality, privacy
noun
2.
mystery
3.
secret (e.g. to success)
See also:秘訣
4.
esoteric teachings(Buddhist term)
noun, na-adjective
1.
loss, damage, harm, unprofitable
2.
disadvantage, handicap, drawback, unfavorable
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
cooperation, collaboration
See also:ご協力
Other readings:
共力【きょうりょく】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
bon-yari
Common word
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
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