Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
judgment, judgement, decision, conclusion, adjudication
2.
divination
noun
3.
judgement(mathematics)

noun, no-adjective
•
each other, one another
See also:お互い

noun
•
type, pattern, model, epitome, exemplar, archetype, perfect example

noun
1.
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), Japanese plum, ume, Chinese plum
2.
lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
梅【むめ】[1]
、
楳【うめ】
、
楳【むめ】[1]
、
ウメ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to let fly, to make fly, to send flying, to blow off (e.g. in the wind), to launch, to fire, to hurl, to shoot
2.
to skip over, to leave out, to omit, to drop (e.g. a stitch)
3.
to run fast, to drive fast, to gallop
4.
to spray, to splash, to spatter
5.
to say without reservation, to call out (e.g. a jeer), to rattle off (e.g. a joke)
6.
to spread (e.g. a rumour), to circulate, to send out (a message), to issue (e.g. an appeal)
7.
to transfer (to a less important post), to send away (e.g. to a provincial branch), to demote
8.
to dispatch quickly (e.g. a reporter)
9.
to get rid of, to burn off (alcohol)
10.
to attack (e.g. with a leg manoeuvre)
auxiliary verb, Godan-su verb
11.
to do vigorously, to do roughly, to do energetically

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lecture, address, speech

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up, to defend
2.
to hold at bay, to stem, to check

noun
1.
farmer, farming family
2.
farmhouse

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
domination, rule, control
2.
direction, management, guidance
3.
control (e.g. over one's emotions), determining (e.g. one's fate), governing, influence, holding sway over

na-adjective, noun
•
peace, harmony

noun
•
audience, spectator, spectators

na-adjective, noun
1.
wonderful, marvelous, strange, incredible, amazing, curious, miraculous, mysterious
to-adverb
2.
strangely enough, oddly enough, for some reason, curiously

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
independence, self-reliance, supporting oneself, being on one's own
2.
independence (e.g. of a nation), freedom
3.
separation, isolation

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

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

noun
•
lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)

na-adjective
1.
clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite
2.
bright, light
Other readings:
顕らか【あきらか】

noun, no-adjective
•
duty, obligation, responsibility

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for)(usu. 効く)
See also:薬が効く
2.
to work, to function well(usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.)
See also:目が利く
3.
to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
4.
to taste (alcohol), to try
See also:聞く
Other readings:
利く【きく】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
parking (e.g. car)

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to suffer, to groan, to be worried

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
retirement

noun, no-adjective
•
jest, joke, funny story(じょうだん is sometimes written 笑談)
Other readings:
戯談【じょうだん】
、
戯談【ぎだん】[1]
、
戯談【げだん】[1]
、
串戯【じょうだん】
、
串戲【じょうだん】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
coincidence, agreement, union, match
2.
conformity, consistency
3.
cooperation

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears)
See also:涙を流す
2.
to wash away
3.
to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam
4.
to cruise (e.g. taxi)
5.
to float, to set adrift
6.
to call off (a meeting, etc.)
7.
to exile, to banish

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

noun, no-adjective
•
medical care, medical treatment

noun, noun (suffix)
•
week

noun
1.
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July)
2.
rain during the rainy season
Other readings:
梅雨【ばいう】
、
黴雨【つゆ】
、
黴雨【ばいう】

noun
1.
(animal) feed, fodder, pet food
2.
bait, lure, enticement
Other readings:
餌【え】
、
エサ

Godan-aru verb (special)
1.
to give, to confer, to bestow(honorific language, usually kana)
2.
to kindly do for one, to oblige, to favour, to favor(honorific language, usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
smiling face, smile

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to avoid (physical contact with)(only relevant for よける)
2.
to avoid (situation)(only relevant for さける)
Ichidan verb
3.
to ward off, to avert
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
4.
to put aside, to move out of the way(only relevant for よける)
Other readings:
避ける【よける】
、
除ける【よける】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
existence, being

na-adjective, noun
1.
no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken(usually kana)
2.
hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless(usually kana)
3.
cannot, must not, not allowed(usually kana)
noun
4.
neutral point (in go), intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
Other readings:
ダメ

adverb
1.
before long, soon(usually kana)
2.
almost, nearly(usually kana)
3.
finally, in the end, eventually(usually kana)
Other readings:
やがて《頓て》
、
やがて《漸て》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to wake, to wake up
2.
to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia)
3.
to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned
Other readings:
醒める【さめる】

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

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

noun
1.
time, hour, moment(刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time)
2.
occasion, case(only relevant for 時)
3.
chance, opportunity, season(only relevant for 時)
4.
the times, the age, the day(only relevant for 時)
5.
tense(linguistics)(only relevant for 時)
Other readings:
刻【とき】
、
秋【とき】

noun
•
manufactured goods, finished goods, product

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold or carry under or in the arms
2.
to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.)
3.
to employ, to engage, to hire

noun
•
railroad, railway, rail transport
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