Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
holiday, day off, furlough, absence (from work)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis
noun
2.
variety, diversity
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
inflection, declension, conjugation(linguistics)
4.
sidestepping(sumo term)

conjunction, interjection
well, now, then(usually kana)
Other readings:
さて《扨》
さて《扠》

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)

noun
1.
cash, ready money, money on hand, currency
na-adjective
2.
mercenary, self-interested, calculating

noun
1.
mouse, rat(usually kana)
2.
dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)
See also:鼠色
Other readings:
ねず《鼠》
ネズミ

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
order, turn, sorting
na-adjective
2.
obedient, docile, submissive, meek(only relevant for じゅん)
Other readings:
【ずん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handshake
2.
reconciliation, joining hands, cooperation

noun
1.
bundle, package, parcel
counter
2.
counter for wrapped objects

noun, auxillary suru verb
consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis, review

noun
income, receipts, revenue

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
exercise, physical training, work-out
2.
appeal, campaign, drive, crusade, movement, lobbying
3.
motion, movement
See also:静止 (antonym)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to separate, to part, to divide, to keep apart

noun, no-adjective
basics, fundamentals, basis, foundation

noun
food, food products, foodstuffs

noun
event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pile up, to accumulate
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to estimate
See also:見積もる
Other readings:
積る【つもる】

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

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

noun
cousin (male)(usually kana)
See also:従姉妹
Other readings:
じゅうけいてい《従兄弟》

noun, auxillary suru verb
relief, aid, rescue

noun, no-adjective
town, city, municipal, urban

adverb
anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, at least(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to represent, to signify, to stand for(esp. 表す, 表わす)
2.
to reveal, to show, to display(esp. 現す, 現わす)
3.
to express(esp. 表す, 表わす)
See also:言い表す
4.
to make widely known(esp. 顕す)
Other readings:
現す【あらわす】
表わす【あらわす】
現わす【あらわす】
顕す【あらわす】

noun
aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
Other readings:
薫り【かおり】
馨り【かおり】
【かおり】[1]
【かおり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour, pomp, extravagance

noun, auxillary suru verb
place, situation, position, location
Other readings:
位地【いち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
construction, architecture (of buildings)

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】

no-adjective, noun
1.
raw, uncooked, fresh
2.
natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed
3.
unprotected (sex)(colloquialism)
4.
live (i.e. not recorded)
5.
inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude
noun
6.
impudence, sauciness(abbreviation)
See also:生意気
7.
unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer(abbreviation)
See also:生ビール
no-adjective
8.
blank (e.g. disk), unused
See also:生テープ
prefix
9.
just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-(before an adjective)
10.
insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory
noun
11.
cash(archaism)
12.
tipsiness(abbreviation)
See also:生酔い

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
trial, judgement, judgment

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
left and right, right and left
2.
(asserting) control, influence, domination
noun
3.
one's attendants, people accompanying one
4.
(serving at somebody's) side
5.
equivocation
Other readings:
左右【そう】[1]
左右【さう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
very young, little
2.
childish, immature(only relevant for おさない)
Other readings:
幼い【いとけない】
稚い【いとけない】
幼けない【いとけない】
稚けない【いとけない】

noun
1.
present day, modern times, recent times
2.
early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
See also:明治維新

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to discuss, to talk together
Other readings:
話しあう【はなしあう】
話合う【はなしあう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
switch
Other readings:
スィッチ

adverbial noun, noun
just a minute, small quantity
Other readings:
少少【しょうしょう】
小々【しょうしょう】
小小【しょうしょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.), filling in, filling out

noun, auxillary suru verb
absence, non-attendance
See also:出席 (antonym)

noun
1.
duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
2.
liability, onus

adverb
1.
(not) particularly, (not) especially, (not) specially
2.
separately, apart, additionally, extra

noun
body, physical system, person
Other readings:
身体【しんだい】[1]
身体【しんてい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
entrance, admission, entering

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty
2.
to be hungry

noun
situation, (present) state of affairs, circumstances(often with a negative connotation)
Other readings:
事体【じたい】

noun
language
Other readings:
言語【ごんご】
言語【げんきょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
passport
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