Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
chance, opportunity

noun
intention, wish, purpose, mind (to do)

noun, adverb, na-adjective, no-adjective
safety, peace, quietness

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
suicide

adjective
1.
tough, hard, severe, demanding, harsh(sometimes written 緊い)
2.
determined, strong-minded, forceful, formidable, fierce
3.
strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol), severe, intense
4.
(too) tight, constricting, close
5.
extreme, unusually strong
Other readings:
キツい

noun
member, participant, attendee, lineup (sport)
Other readings:
メンバ

noun
field, sphere, realm, division, branch

noun, no-adjective
actor, actress, player, performer
See also:役者

na-adjective, noun
1.
poor (at), weak (in), not very good (at)
2.
not one's cup of tea, not one's favorite

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
judgment, judgement, decision, conclusion, adjudication
2.
divination
noun
3.
judgement(mathematics)

noun
1.
candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list
2.
candidacy, candidature, nomination

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy(humble language, usually kana)
See also:貰う
2.
to eat, to drink(humble language, polite language, usually kana)
3.
to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top)(usually kana)(orig. meaning)
4.
to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)(usually kana)
auxiliary verb, Godan-ku verb
5.
to get somebody to do something(humble language, usually kana)(follows a verb in "-te" form)
Other readings:
いただく《戴く》

noun
1.
(one's) figure, build, physique, shape
2.
style

adverb, to-adverb
soundly (sleeping), fast (asleep)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
グッスリ

expression
may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly(usually kana)

noun
1.
(single-edged) sword, katana
2.
dagger, knife
3.
scalpel(only relevant for とう)
4.
chisel, burin, graver(only relevant for とう)
5.
knife money, knife-shaped commodity money used in Zhou dynasty China(only relevant for とう)
See also:刀銭
Other readings:
【とう】

noun
thesis, essay, treatise, paper, article

noun, no-adjective
district, section, sector

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

noun
fish
All readings:
【さかな】
【うお】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to be sad, to mourn for, to regret
Other readings:
哀しむ【かなしむ】

noun
common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practical use, application
2.
conjugation, inflection(linguistics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
business, trade, operations
noun
2.
sales

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be caught, to be arrested(usu. 捕まる)
2.
to hold on to, to grasp(usually kana)(usu. 掴まる)
3.
to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi)(usually kana)
4.
to be detained by(usually kana)
Other readings:
掴まる【つかまる】
捉まる【つかまる】
摑まる【つかまる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
iron (Fe)
no-adjective, noun
2.
strong and hard (as iron)
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
3.
railway(abbreviation)
See also:鉄道
noun, noun (prefix)
4.
railway enthusiast(colloquialism)
Other readings:
【てつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
sisters
Other readings:
姉妹【きょうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
estimate, guess, conjecture, aim
2.
direction, bearings
3.
registration mark (printing)
noun (suffix)
4.
approximately, about, around

suru verb (special)
to concern, to be related

noun
towel

noun, auxillary suru verb
prediction, estimation

adverb
1.
exactly, surely, certainly, just(usually kana)(esp. 正に when in kanji)
2.
right then, just then, at that moment(usually kana)
3.
just (about to), on the verge (of doing or happening)(usually kana)(esp. 将に when in kanji)
4.
duly, naturally(usually kana)(esp. 当に when in kanji)
Other readings:
まさに《将に》
まさに《当に》

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
feeling refreshed, feeling relieved(onomatopia)
2.
neat, tidy, clean
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
3.
frank, open-hearted, plain, simple, light
adverb, to-adverb
4.
completely, entirely
adverb
5.
not in the least (with neg. verb), not at all
na-adjective
6.
nothing at all, completely useless, hopeless, awful

noun, auxillary suru verb
forecast, prediction

adverb
almost, roughly, approximately(usually kana)
Other readings:
ほぼ《粗》

na-adjective
1.
vast, huge, immense, enormous, colossal
noun
2.
malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
Other readings:
ばく大【ばくだい】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quantity, amount, volume, capacity, portion (of food)
noun
2.
generosity, magnanimity, tolerance
See also:度量
3.
pramana, (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge(Buddhist term)

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

noun
1.
cloth
2.
bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)(only relevant for ふ)
See also:布銭
Other readings:
【ふ】
【にの】[1]
【にぬ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
idiot, moron, fool(usually kana)
2.
trivial matter, folly, absurdity(usually kana)
na-adjective
3.
stupid, foolish, dull, absurd, ridiculous(usually kana)
noun, na-adjective
4.
fervent enthusiast, nut, person singularly obsessed with something(usually kana)(usu. in compounds)
noun
5.
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:馬鹿貝
Other readings:
ばか《莫迦》[1]
ばか《破家》[1]
ばか《馬稼》[1]
バカ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
opponent, rival, adversary
See also:味方 (antonym)
2.
menace, danger, threat, enemy

na-adjective, noun
crude, rough, plain, humble, shabby
See also:お粗末

noun
sandbank, sandbar
Other readings:
【す】

noun
memories, recollections, reminiscence
Other readings:
想い出【おもいで】
思いで【おもいで】
想いで【おもいで】
思出【おもいで】

noun
1.
study of foreign languages
2.
linguistics
See also:言語学
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