Vocabulary list for JLPT N3
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na-adjective, noun
•
important, momentous, essential, principal, major
noun
1.
person, character, figure, personage, man, woman
2.
one's character, one's personality
3.
able person, talented person
noun
1.
riddle, puzzle, enigma, mystery
no-adjective
2.
enigmatic, mysterious
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
1.
example(esp. 例え)
2.
simile, metaphor, allegory, fable, parable(esp. 喩え, 譬え)
Other readings:
喩え【たとえ】
、譬え【たとえ】
adverb
•
anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, at least(usually kana)
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
gussuri
Common word
adverb, to-adverb
•
soundly (sleeping), fast (asleep)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
グッスリ
noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
•
news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter(pron. だより as a suffix)
Other readings:
便り【だより】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise, to reproach, to accuse
2.
to urge, to press, to pester
3.
to torture, to torment, to persecute
4.
to break in (a horse)
noun
•
consequence, outcome, result, blame(usually kana)(often ...のせい)
Other readings:
せえ《所為》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
everyday, daily, ordinary, usual, routine, regular
noun, no-adjective
1.
everything, all, the whole(usually kana)
adverb
2.
entirely, completely, wholly, all(usually kana)
Other readings:
すべて《総て》
、すべて《凡て》
、すべて《惣て》
、すべて《渾て》
、すべて《総べて》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
plate, dish, platter, disc
See also:お皿
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2.
serving, helping, course
noun
3.
kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
Other readings:
盤【さら】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
effort, exertion, endeavour, endeavor, hard work, striving
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】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival)
2.
to present (a gift) in celebration, to drink in celebration
3.
to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.), to pray for
Other readings:
斎う【いわう】
adverb
•
if, in case, supposing(usually kana)(emph. form of 若し, often in unfavorable situations)
noun
1.
record, minutes, document
2.
record (e.g. in sports), results, score
auxillary suru verb
3.
to record, to document
4.
to set a record (e.g. in sports), to show a result, to reach a value
noun
1.
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.)(usually kana)
2.
batting, wadding, padding
Other readings:
わた《棉》
、わた《草綿》
、ワタ
adverb, pronoun
1.
where, which, who(usually kana)
2.
anyway, anyhow, at any rate(usually kana)
adverb
3.
sooner or later, eventually, one of these days, at some future date or time(usually kana)
pronoun
4.
both, either, any, all, whichever(usually kana)
Other readings:
いずれ《孰れ》
、いづれ《何れ》[1]
、いづれ《孰れ》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
1.
service, duty, business, responsibility, task
2.
Buddhist religious services
Other readings:
務め【つとめ】
noun
•
inner part, inside, interior, depths (e.g. of a forest), back (of a house, drawer, etc.), bottom (e.g. of one's heart), recesses, heart
Other readings:
奧【おく】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
devil, demon, fiend
2.
3.
Māra, evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment(Buddhist term)
noun
•
close friend, bosom (old, intimate) friend, buddy, crony, chum
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
business, trade, operations
noun
2.
sales
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
eternity, permanence, perpetuity(とわ tends to be more abstract)
noun
2.
Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)(only relevant for えいきゅう)
Other readings:
永久【とこしえ】
、永久【とわ】
、常【とわ】
、長しえ【とこしえ】
、常しえ【とこしえ】
、永え【とこしえ】
、永【とこしえ】
counter
1.
counter for occurrences
noun
2.
a time, an instance
3.
inning (baseball), round, game
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