Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence
2.
prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)(Buddhist term)(usu. 智慧)
Other readings:
智恵【ちえ】
智慧【ちえ】

adverbial noun, noun
each (person), individually, one by one, one at a time, in turn
Other readings:
一人一人【ひとりびとり】
1人1人【ひとりひとり】
1人1人【ひとりびとり】
一人ひとり【ひとりひとり】

noun
1.
hill, height, knoll, rising ground(only relevant for 丘 and 岡 and 壟)
2.
bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game(usually kana, mahjong term)(only relevant for 丘 and 陸符)
Other readings:
【おか】
【おか】[1]
陸符【おか】
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

no-adjective, noun
long-term
See also:短期 (antonym)

noun
1.
glass (drinking vessel)
2.
glass
3.
glasses
4.
grass

noun
part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties
Other readings:
役割り【やくわり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

auxillary suru verb, noun, adverb, to-adverb
to get irritated, to get annoyed, to be on the edge, to fret, to lose patience(usually kana)
Other readings:
いらいら《苛苛》
いらいら《刺々》[1]
いらいら《刺刺》[1]
イライラ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
chest, breast(むな is usually used in compounds)
2.
breasts, bosom, bust
3.
heart
4.
lungs
5.
stomach
6.
heart, mind, feelings
Other readings:
【むな】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
putting money aside, savings, deposit (e.g. in a bank)
2.
accumulated surplus of wins, wins in the bank(baseball term)

noun
good, goodness, right, virtue
See also: (antonym)

noun
feature, trait, characteristic, peculiarity, distinction

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to increase, to grow

no-adjective, noun
1.
ordinary, common, usual(usually kana)
2.
free of charge(usually kana)(only 只)
3.
unaffected, as is, safe(usu. as ただでは...)
adverb
4.
only, merely, just, simply
conjunction
5.
but, however, nevertheless(esp. 但)
All readings:
ただ《只》
ただ《唯》
ただ《徒》
ただ《但》
ただ《常》
タダ

noun
old person, senior citizen, the aged, the elderly

noun, na-adjective
good luck, fortune
See also:不運 (antonym)
Other readings:
好運【こううん】

na-adjective, noun
huge, gigantic, enormous

na-adjective, noun
poor, pitiable, pathetic, pitiful(usually kana)
Other readings:
かわいそう《可哀相》[1]
かわいそう《可哀そう》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
wave
2.
ups and downs(idiom )
Other readings:
【なみ】
【なみ】

noun
thought, idea, ideology

noun
basket (shopping, etc.), hamper, cage(usually kana)
Other readings:
かご《篭》
カゴ

noun, no-adjective
foreign, abroad, overseas

noun
1.
diplomacy
2.
selling (e.g. door-to-door), canvassing

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for

noun
smoke, fumes
Other readings:
【けぶり】
【けむ】
【けぶ】
【けむり】
【けぶり】
【けむ】
【けぶ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to differ, to vary, to disagree
Other readings:
異る【ことなる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to rescue from, to help out of, to save

noun, noun (prefix), no-adjective
1.
custom, practice, habit, usual
2.
said, aforementioned
3.
instance, example, case, illustration, usage
4.
precedent

noun
1.
evening, night
2.
dinner(only relevant for よる)
All readings:
【よる】
【よ】

conjunction
so, therefore, accordingly, consequently, on those grounds, that is why, for that reason(polite language)
See also:だから

adverb
1.
certainly, without fail
noun
2.
right and wrong, pros and cons

noun
shoulder

noun
rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごみ《芥》
ゴミ
あくた《芥》

noun
1.
lodging, inn, hotel
2.
house, home, dwelling
3.
home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

noun, no-adjective
money, cash

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to unplug, to weed
2.
to omit, to leave out, to go without, to skip
auxiliary verb, Godan-ku verb
3.
to do to the end, to carry through
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
4.
to let out (e.g. air from a tyre), to drain (e.g. water from a bath), to empty
5.
to pick out, to choose, to select, to extract
6.
to pilfer, to steal
7.
to remove, to get rid of, to take out
8.
to pass, to overtake, to outstrip, to get ahead of
9.
to pierce, to break through, to go through(also written 貫く)
10.
to cut out (a shape), to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
11.
to seize, to capture, to reduce
12.
to scoop (a story)
13.
to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
Godan-ku verb
14.
to masturbate (of a male), to ejaculate (while masturbating)(slang, vulgar)
15.
to take (a photo), to record (video)(slang)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on(usually kana)
2.
to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture(usually kana)
3.
to understand, to grasp, to comprehend(usually kana)
Other readings:
つかむ《摑む》
つかむ《攫む》
つかむ《把む》
つかむ《捉む》

noun
1.
thing, matter(usually kana)
2.
incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis(usually kana)
3.
circumstances, situation, state of affairs(usually kana)
4.
work, business, affair(usually kana)
5.
after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to(usually kana)
noun (suffix)
6.
nominalizing suffix(usually kana)
See also:事 (ごと)
7.
pretending to ..., playing make-believe ...(usually kana)
See also:事 (ごと)
noun
8.
alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or(usually kana)(as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
9.
necessity, need(usually kana)(as 〜ことはない)
10.
you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...(usually kana)(as 〜ことだ)
Other readings:
こと《縡》[1]
こん《事》
こん《縡》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
operation (of a machine, etc.), operating, running, run
2.
driving
3.
working (capital, etc.)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to desire, to wish, to hope
2.
to beg, to request, to implore, to pray
auxiliary verb
3.
to have something done for oneself

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
pattern, design
noun
2.
body build, figure, physique
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
essential qualities, character, nature
noun (suffix)
4.
appropriate to, fitting of, suitable for

noun
1.
odour, odor, scent, smell, stench(臭い usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense, flavour, flavor
Other readings:
臭い【におい】
【におい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
equality, impartiality, evenness

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to change, to swap, to substitute, to transfer
2.
to change the object of one's interest or focus
3.
to spend or take time
4.
to infect
5.
to permeate something with the smell or colour of something
6.
to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
Other readings:
遷す【うつす】

noun
1.
rocket
2.
locket

na-adjective, noun
chief, main, principal, major

noun
1.
yen (Japanese monetary unit)
2.
circle
Other readings:
【えん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun, na-adjective
1.
comfort, ease, relief, (at) peace, relaxation
na-adjective, noun
2.
easy, simple, without trouble, without hardships
3.
(economically) comfortable
noun
4.
raku pottery(abbreviation)
See also:楽焼き
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