Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
composition, construction, formation, makeup, structure, organization, organisation

noun
incident, affair, happening, event
Other readings:
出来事【できこと】[1]
出来ごと【できごと】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

noun
1.
moon
noun (temporal)
2.
month

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
degree, extent, amount, balance, state, condition
noun
2.
(health) condition, state of health
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
adjustment, moderation, regulation
4.
addition and subtraction
noun (suffix)
5.
slight sign of ..., slight state of ...
6.
just right for ...

noun, auxillary suru verb
clapping hands, applause

noun, no-adjective
1.
centre, center, middle, heart
2.
metropolis, capital city, central government
See also:地方 (antonym)

noun
1.
sphere(mathematics)
suffix, counter
2.
counter for balls(baseball term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
care, precaution, guarding, caution
Other readings:
要心【ようじん】
要慎【ようじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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.
oil, petroleum
2.
kerosene, paraffin(colloquialism)
See also:灯油

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
most, highest, maximum, uppermost, supreme
See also:最低 (antonym)
2.
best, wonderful, finest
See also:最低 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
sightseeing, tourism

adverbial noun, noun
on the occasion of, circumstances, juncture

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another, to leave to
2.
to passively leave to someone else's facilities
3.
to leave to take its natural course
4.
to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)
5.
to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
See also:力任せ
Other readings:
委せる【まかせる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
refereeing, trial, judgement, judgment, umpire, referee
Other readings:
審判【しんばん】

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

noun
1.
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government
2.
capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light)
3.
location of the Imperial Palace
Other readings:
【みやこ】

noun
1.
cheese(food term)
2.
tee (piping), T-joint
interjection
3.
cheese (said when taking a photograph)(usu. as はい、チーズ)

noun, auxillary suru verb
advance, moving forward, progress
See also:後進 (antonym) ,  後退 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective
top, summit, peak

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to pour (into)
2.
to sprinkle on (from above), to water (e.g. plants), to pour onto, to spray
3.
to shed (tears)
4.
to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to devote to, to fix (one's eyes) on
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
5.
to flow into (e.g. of a river), to run into, to drain into
6.
to fall (of rain, snow), to pour down
Other readings:
灌ぐ【そそぐ】
潅ぐ【そそぐ】
濺ぐ【そそぐ】
漑ぐ【そそぐ】

noun
1.
tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm
2.
vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack
3.
condition, state of health
4.
impetus, spur of the moment, strain
5.
trend

noun, no-adjective
target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to omit, to leave out, to exclude, to eliminate
2.
to curtail, to save, to cut down, to economize, to economise

conjunction
and, and then, thus, and now, and finally(usually kana)
Other readings:
そして《而して》
しかして《然して》
しかして《而して》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal
Other readings:
氷る【こおる】
凍おる【こおる】

na-adjective, noun
strange, odd, peculiar, queer, curious

noun
centre, center
Other readings:
センタ

interjection
hello, good day, good afternoon(usually kana)(は is pronounced as わ; used during daytime)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
crossing, traversing
2.
traversing horizontally, passing west to east (or east to west)
See also:縦断
3.
cutting horizontally

noun, na-adjective
calmness, composure, coolness, serenity, presence of mind

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

na-adjective, to-adverb, noun
unexpected, surprising

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
theory, doctrine
noun
2.
opinion, view
3.
rumour, rumor, gossip, hearsay

noun, auxillary suru verb
smiling face, smile

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to add, to add up, to sum up, to append, to annex
2.
to increase, to gather (e.g. speed), to pick up
3.
to include, to count in, to let join
4.
to inflict (damage), to deal, to give

noun, noun (suffix)
rate, ratio, proportion, percentage

noun
1.
little girl, maiden, young lady, female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2.
female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)(archaism)(only relevant for 少女 and しょうじょ)
Other readings:
少女【おとめ】
乙女【おとめ】
小女【しょうじょ】

noun
1.
plot of land, lot, soil
2.
locality, region, place
Other readings:
土地【どおじ】[1]
土地【どじ】[1]
土地【どち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
identical, same, one and the same, equal
2.
fair, equal treatment, without discrimination

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter
2.
to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed)
3.
to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath)
4.
to put out (a runner)(baseball term)
5.
to pawn, to put in hock

Godan-u verb
1.
to say, to utter, to declare
2.
to name, to call
3.
to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise(only relevant for 言う)
All readings:
言う【いう】
言う【ゆう】
云う【いう】
云う【ゆう】
謂う【いう】
謂う【ゆう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
injury (to animate object), hurt(usually kana)
Other readings:
ケガ
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