Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), tendency
2.
peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism
3.
crease, wrinkle, curl, kink
Other readings:
【へき】

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
smallness, small item
2.
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
See also:小の月
3.
elementary school(abbreviation)
See also:小学校
4.
younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name)
5.
unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)(archaism)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to burn, to get fired up

expression, adverb
1.
well, properly, suitably(usually kana)
2.
best regards, please remember me, please treat me favorably (favourably), please take care of, please do
3.
just like ..., as though one were ...(as ...よろしく)
4.
by all means, of course(as よろしく…べし)
Other readings:
よろしく《宜敷く》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
difference, variation
noun
2.
difference(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
overall victory, championship

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.
hard to do, unpleasant(after -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
criticism, review, commentary

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
companion, company(only relevant for つれ)
2.
tritagonist(in noh; usu. ツレ)
Other readings:
ツレ

noun
castle

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to fear, to be afraid of
Other readings:
怖れる【おそれる】
畏れる【おそれる】
懼れる【おそれる】
惧れる【おそれる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
beer(ビール is sometimes written as 麦酒)
See also:麦酒
Other readings:
ビア
ビヤ
ビヤー
ビーア
ビアー

noun, auxillary suru verb
company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance

noun
1.
row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession
2.
company (of someone), group, ranks
3.
sequence(mathematics)
counter
4.
counter for rows

noun
smoke, fumes
Other readings:
【けぶり】
【けむ】
【けぶ】
【けむり】
【けぶり】
【けむ】
【けぶ】

noun, no-adjective
the latter
See also:前者 (antonym)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around, to fill (e.g. a space)
Other readings:
拡がる【ひろがる】

na-adjective, noun
zealous, enthusiastic, ardent, fervent, keen, eager

noun
gravesite, tomb

na-adjective
1.
flat, level, even, smooth
2.
calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable
3.
relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable(usu. as お平らに)
noun (suffix)
4.
plateau, tableland, plain(after a place name, usu. だいら)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails)(esp. 伸ばす)
2.
to lengthen, to extend, to stretch
3.
to reach out, to hold out(esp. 伸ばす)
4.
to straighten, to smooth out
5.
to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)
6.
to dilute, to thin out
7.
to postpone(esp. 延ばす)
8.
to prolong
9.
to strengthen, to develop, to expand
Other readings:
延ばす【のばす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
sightseeing, tourism

noun
1.
space, room, gap, emptiness
2.
vacancy, opening, empty seat
noun, no-adjective
3.
free time, time to spare
4.
disuse, unused thing
Other readings:
明き【あき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
consumption, expenditure

noun, auxillary suru verb
restriction, restraint, limitation, limit

noun
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat), provisions, rations, food supply

noun
1.
scissors, shears, clippers(usually kana)
See also:
2.
hole punch(usually kana)
Other readings:
はさみ《剪刀》
ハサミ

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to remove, to eliminate, to eradicate
2.
to exclude, to except

noun, no-adjective
ink
Other readings:
インキ

noun
twins, twin
Other readings:
双子【そうし】
二子【ふたご】
ふた子【ふたご】

noun
1.
role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service
2.
position (of responsibility), post, office
3.
part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character
4.
scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.), meld, hand, yaku

noun, auxillary suru verb
contract, compact, agreement

noun, auxillary suru verb
stay, sojourn

noun
1.
nature
na-adjective, noun
2.
natural, spontaneous, automatic
adverb, to-adverb
3.
naturally, spontaneously, automatically

noun, no-adjective
1.
rule, regulation
2.
settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement
3.
habit, custom, habitual way
See also:御決まり
4.
countenance in front of another person, face(usu. as 決まりが悪い, etc.)
5.
love relationship between a customer and a prostitute(archaism)
Other readings:
決り【きまり】
極まり【きまり】
極り【きまり】

noun
1.
down-train, train heading toward the ending point of its route
noun, no-adjective
2.
down-slope, downward going
no-adjective, noun
3.
downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)

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

noun
1.
floor
2.
stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player)
3.
dining platform built across a river
Other readings:
【ゆか】

noun
passport

noun, noun (suffix)
translation, version (e.g. "English version")

noun, no-adjective
doctor, physician

noun, no-adjective, adverb
each other, one another(polite language)
See also:互い
Other readings:
御互い【おたがい】

noun
food, food products, foodstuffs

noun
1.
body
2.
oneself
3.
one's place, one's position
4.
main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)

noun
1.
(police) detective
noun, prenominal
2.
criminal matter

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
broadcast, broadcasting

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

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
everyday, daily, ordinary, usual, routine, regular

adverb
(at) any time, always, at all times, whenever(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんどきでも《何時でも》

adjective
1.
happy, glad, pleased, delighted, overjoyed
2.
joyful, delightful, gratifying, pleasant
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