Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch
2.
to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form, to press into shape, to mold, to mould
3.
to seize (power, etc.), to take hold of

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
request, commission, entrusting (with a matter)
2.
dependence, reliance

noun, no-adjective
1.
mud, slush, (wet) dirt, mire
noun
2.
thief(abbreviation)
See also:泥棒

noun
violin
Other readings:
ヴァイオリン

noun
1.
sprout, shoot, bud
2.
germinal disk (in an egg)
See also:胚盤

noun, auxillary suru verb
understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy

adverbial noun, noun
here and there, this way and that way, everywhere, all over
Other readings:
方方【ほうぼう】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to divide
2.
to cut, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip
3.
to break, to crack, to smash
4.
to dilute
5.
to fall below
6.
to discount
7.
to step over (a line, etc.)

noun
1.
rope, cord
2.
policeman's rope
See also:御縄

noun
1.
company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner
2.
member of the same category

noun
sunlight, sunshine, sunbeams

noun, auxillary suru verb
control, management (e.g. of a business)

noun
turn (in line), order of things, sequential order
See also:出番

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
broadcast, broadcasting

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
1.
whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era
no-adjective
2.
(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

noun
situation, (present) state of affairs, circumstances(often with a negative connotation)
Other readings:
事体【じたい】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to catch up (with), to draw level, to pull even, to reach
2.
to be compensated, to make up for one's losses
All readings:
追いつく【おいつく】
追い付く【おいつく】
追い着く【おいつく】
追付く【おいつく】
追着く【おいつく】
おい付く【おいつく】

noun
1.
tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm
2.
vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack
3.
condition, state of health
4.
impetus, spur of the moment, strain
5.
trend

noun
1.
cream
2.
ice cream(abbreviation)

noun
1.
cheese(food term)
2.
tee (piping), T-joint
interjection
3.
cheese (said when taking a photograph)(usu. as はい、チーズ)

adverb
1.
(what) the heck, (why) in the world, (who) on earth(before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question)
noun
2.
one object, one body, unity
3.
one form, one style
4.
one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
adverbial noun
5.
generally, in general
See also:一体に

noun, no-adjective
nutrition, nourishment
Other readings:
営養【えいよう】

noun
1.
skin
2.
body (in the context of intimate bodily contact)
See also:肌を許す
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
surface, grain (e.g. of wood), texture
4.
disposition, temperament, character, type
See also:肌が合う
Other readings:
【はだえ】
【はだ】
【はだえ】

noun, no-adjective
1.
city
noun
2.
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly(abbreviation)
See also:都議会

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to occupy, to hold
2.
to account for, to make up, to take up

noun
1.
fishing, angling
2.
change (for a purchase)(usually kana, abbreviation)
See also:釣り銭
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
trolling, writing deliberately inflammatory posts online(slang)
Other readings:
【つり】

noun
1.
price, cost
2.
value, worth, merit
Other readings:
【ね】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
ball
2.
ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone)(baseball term)
3.
bowl
4.
board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)(abbreviation)
See also:ボール紙

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal
Other readings:
氷る【こおる】
凍おる【こおる】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
pride, boast

adverbial noun, noun
fact, truth, reality

noun
1.
candidate, contender, prospect, pick, choice, list
2.
candidacy, candidature, nomination

noun
bank, coast, shore

noun
1.
needle, pin
See also:
3.
stinger, thorn
4.
hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer
5.
staple (for a stapler)
6.
needlework, sewing
See also:御針
7.
malice
counter, noun (suffix)
8.
counter for stitches
Other readings:
【はり】
【ち】[1]
【はり】
【ち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
See also:増える (antonym)

prefix
1.
next (year, spring, etc.), coming
suffix
2.
since (last month, etc.), for (20 years, etc.)

noun
1.
chapter, section
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
medal, badge, insignia

Ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut

noun
1.
cloth, fabric, material, texture
2.
dough, batter
3.
inherent quality, one's true character, one's true colours
4.
unglazed pottery
5.
skin with no make-up
6.
uncoated metal
Other readings:
素地【きじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
regarding as important, attaching importance to, taking a serious view of, putting emphasis on

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
chairman, speaker (e.g. of assembly), president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.), moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
party (political)
noun (suffix)
2.
person who is fond of, fan of
See also:甘党

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】
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