Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
emergency, unlikely event(lit. 1 in 10,000)
adverb
2.
by some chance, by some possibility
Other readings:
万一【ばんいち】[1]
万一【まんいつ】[1]
万一【ばんいつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun
Thursday

noun, no-adjective
1.
rule, regulation
2.
settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement
3.
habit, custom, habitual way
See also:御決まり
4.
countenance in front of another person, face(usu. as 決まりが悪い, etc.)
5.
love relationship between a customer and a prostitute(archaism)
Other readings:
決り【きまり】
極まり【きまり】
極り【きまり】

noun
1.
service, duty, business, responsibility, task
2.
Buddhist religious services
Other readings:
務め【つとめ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
併せる【あわせる】
合せる【あわせる】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to strike, to clap, to knock, to beat, to tap, to pat
2.
to play drums
3.
to abuse, to bash, to flame (e.g. on the Internet), to insult
4.
to consult, to sound out
5.
to brag, to talk big
6.
to call, to invoke (e.g. a function)(computer term)
Other readings:
敲く【たたく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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
bubble, foam, froth, head on beer
Other readings:
【あぶく】
【あわ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
invention
na-adjective
2.
intelligent, clever, smart(dated term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
making sense (of something), understanding(archaism)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to attempt, to test, to try out
Other readings:
験す【ためす】

noun (temporal)
1.
(period of) a year
noun (suffix)
2.
during an era

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
thoroughness, completeness, consistency
2.
thorough enforcement, seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
general, universal
2.
ordinary, average, common, non-celebrity
See also:特殊 (antonym)
na-adjective, noun
3.
the same, no different, (just) as if(archaism)

noun
article, news story, report, account

noun
1.
race (of people)
2.
type of person

noun, auxillary suru verb
magnification, enlargement, expansion, amplification

noun, auxillary suru verb
memo, note, memorandum

noun
1.
finance, financing, credit transacting, loaning of money, circulation of money
no-adjective
2.
monetary, financial, credit

noun
height, stature
See also:背 (せ)
Other readings:
【せい】

noun
Japan
Other readings:
日本【にっぽん】

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, no-adjective
theatre, theater, playhouse

adverb
how, how much

na-adjective, noun
various, varied, diverse, all sorts of
Other readings:
様様【さまざま】

adverbial noun, noun
fact, truth, reality

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to like, to prefer

na-adjective, noun
important, momentous, essential, principal, major

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
emergency
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
extraordinary, unusual

na-adjective, noun
huge, gigantic, enormous

expression, adverb
anything of, not one bit (with negative sentence)

noun, auxillary suru verb
supply, provision

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
voting, poll

noun
1.
home town, birthplace, native place, one's old home(usually kana)
2.
ruins, historic remains(archaism)(only relevant for ふるさと)
All readings:
ふるさと《故郷》
ふるさと《ふる里》
ふるさと《古里》
ふるさと《旧里》
ふるさと《故里》
こきょう《故郷》
きゅうり《旧里》

noun
fortune, luck

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to awaken, to arouse from sleep
2.
to bring to one's senses, to disabuse (someone of)
3.
to sober up
4.
to dampen, to throw a damper on, to spoil(only relevant for 醒ます)
Other readings:
醒ます【さます】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph
2.
phrase(linguistics)
3.
verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
4.
haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
5.
maxim, saying, idiom, expression

noun, no-adjective
1.
popularity, public favor
noun
2.
condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature

noun
1.
ogre, demon, oni
2.
spirit of a deceased person
See also:亡魂
3.
ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)(only relevant for おに)
4.
it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.)(only relevant for おに)
5.
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)(only relevant for き)
prefix
6.
very, extremely, super-(slang)(only relevant for おに)
See also:
Other readings:
【き】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to pay(支 is ateji)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
love, affection, care
See also:愛する
noun
2.
attachment, craving, desire(Buddhist term)
3.
agape (Christian love)(Christian term)
See also:アガペー
4.
Ireland(abbreviation)
See also:愛蘭

noun, auxillary suru verb
preparation, arrangements, getting ready, provision, setup, reserving

adverb
1.
roughly, approximately, round about, more or less(onomatopia)
2.
cursorily, briefly, quickly, lightly, roughly(onomatopia)

noun
gun, rifle, small arms
Other readings:
【じゅう】

noun
coal
Other readings:
石炭【いしずみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be idle, to slacken
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
2.
to neglect (e.g. one's work)
See also:怠る
Other readings:
懶ける【なまける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
presentation (of documents), submission (of an application, report, etc.), production (e.g. of evidence), introduction (e.g. of a bill), filing, turning in
Other readings:
堤出【ていしゅつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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