Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
relief, aid, rescue

noun
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rabbit, hare, coney, cony, lagomorph (esp. leporids)(usually kana)
Other readings:
うさぎ《兔》
、
うさぎ《菟》[1]
、
う《兎》[2]
、
ウサギ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to wave, to shake, to swing
2.
to sprinkle, to throw (dice)
3.
to cast (actor), to allocate (work)
4.
to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump
5.
to abandon, to give up, to ruin
6.
to add kana indicating a reading of a word
See also:振り仮名
7.
to slightly change headings, to change directions
8.
to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct
9.
to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
10.
to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic
11.
to replace, to substitute
12.
to set up a joke for somebody else

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

noun
•
scene, view, prospect, outlook

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
•
food, food products, foodstuffs

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to tear, to rip, to break, to destroy
2.
to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.), to breach
3.
to defeat, to beat
4.
to break (e.g. silence), to disturb (e.g. peace), to shatter (e.g. dream), to disrupt, to spoil
5.
to violate (e.g. rule), to break (e.g. promise), to infringe
6.
to break (a record)

noun
•
person(rarely used without a qualifier)
Other readings:
者【もん】

noun
•
bottom, sole

na-adjective, noun
•
simple, plain, uncomplicated, straightforward
See also:複雑 (antonym)

noun
•
liking, taste, choice

noun
1.
cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf
2.
beef(usu. ぎゅう)
See also:牛肉
3.
Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)(only relevant for ぎゅう)
Other readings:
牛【ぎゅう】
、
ウシ

noun
•
audience, spectator, spectators

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.
wave
2.
ups and downs(idiom )
Other readings:
浪【なみ】
、
濤【なみ】

noun
•
perception, intuition, the sixth sense

adverb
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sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
demand, firm request, requisition, requirement, desire

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
equipment, device, installation, apparatus
noun
2.
stage setting
See also:舞台装置

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)
All readings:
表す【あらわす】
、
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】

adverbial noun, noun, noun (suffix)
•
middle, half, semi, halfway, partly

verb unspecified, suffix
1.
to be able to ..., can ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
verb unspecified, transitive verb
2.
to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain(literary or formal term)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to obey (an order, law, etc.), to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.), to follow, to observe, to conform to, to yield to
2.
to follow (a person), to accompany, to go with
3.
to go alongside (e.g. a river), to follow (e.g. a sign)
4.
to serve (as), to engage in (work)
Other readings:
随う【したがう】
、
順う【したがう】
、
遵う【したがう】
、
從う【したがう】[1]
、
隨う【したがう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
lately, recently, nowadays
Other readings:
近ごろ【ちかごろ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
make-up, makeup, cosmetics
Other readings:
化粧【けわい】
、
化粧【けそう】[1]
、
仮粧【けしょう】
、
仮粧【けわい】
、
仮粧【けそう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
•
alcohol, sake
See also:お酒
Other readings:
酒【ささ】
、
酒【き】[1]
、
酒【くし】[1]
、
酒【しゅ】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to bark, to howl, to bay, to bellow
2.
to howl (e.g. of the wind), to roar
3.
to yell, to cry, to moan, to grunt
Other readings:
吠る【ほえる】[1]
、
吼える【ほえる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
national border, provincial border
Other readings:
国境【くにざかい】
、
国界【こっきょう】
、
国界【くにざかい】
、
国界【こっかい】[1]
、
国堺【こっきょう】
、
国堺【くにざかい】
、
国堺【こっかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
nerve(anatomical term)
2.
nerves, sensitivity

na-adjective
•
lovely, wonderful, nice, great, fantastic, superb, cool
Other readings:
素適【すてき】[1]
、
素的【すてき】[1]
、
ステキ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
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author (usu. of a particular book), writer

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to earn (income), to make (money)
2.
to score (points, victory), to gain (time), to play (for time)
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
3.
to work hard (at one's job), to labor, to labour, to toil

adverb
•
(not) always, (not) necessarily, (not) entirely, (not) all(with neg. sentence)

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

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph
2.
sight, scene

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
tale, story, legend

noun, auxillary suru verb
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supply, provision

noun
1.
Buddha, merciful person, Buddhist image
2.
the dead, dead person, spirit of the dead

noun
1.
ball, sphere, globe, orb
2.
bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet
3.
ball (in sports)(esp. 球)
4.
pile (of noodles, etc.)
5.
bullet(esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸)
6.
bulb (i.e. a light bulb)(esp. 球)
7.
lens (of glasses, etc.)
8.
bead (of an abacus)(esp. 玉,珠)
9.
ball (i.e. a testicle)(slang, abbreviation)(esp. 玉)
10.
gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl(esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧)
11.
female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
12.
person (when commenting on their nature), character(derogatory)
13.
item, funds or person used as part of a plot
noun, noun (suffix)
14.
egg
See also:玉子
noun (suffix)
15.
coin(usu. だま)
16.
precious, beautiful, excellent
All readings:
玉【たま】
、
球【たま】
、
珠【たま】
、
弾【たま】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon(出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(esp. 出合う)
3.
to emerge and engage (an enemy)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(often used imperatively as 出会え)
Other readings:
出逢う【であう】
、
出合う【であう】
、
出遭う【であう】
、
出あう【であう】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
moment, second, instant
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