Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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interjection
1.
come, go, stay(honorific language)(used as a polite imperative)
2.
welcome
Other readings:
いらしゃい[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
pipe, tube
2.
channels, official or otherwise, (business) connections
3.
tobacco pipe

counter
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
Other readings:
【ば】
【ぱ】

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
error, mistake, slip, bug
Other readings:
謬り【あやまり】
【あやまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
tiredness, fatigue

noun
1.
curtain, bunting
noun, counter
2.
act (in play)

noun
1.
level, standard
2.
water level

na-adjective, noun
1.
honest, frank, candid, straightforward
adverb
2.
honestly, frankly

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to suit, to match, to become, to be like
Other readings:
似あう【にあう】

conjunction
1.
or, either ... or(usually kana)
adverb
2.
maybe, perhaps, possibly(usually kana)
3.
some ... and others ..., sometimes ... and at other times ...(usually kana)(as あるいは...あるいは...)
Other readings:
あるいは《或るいは》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
selfish, egoist(usually kana)
2.
self-indulgent, wilful, willful(archaism, usually kana)
Other readings:
わがまま《我儘》
わがまま《我がまま》
わがまま《我侭》
わがまま《我が侭》

adverb, no-adjective, noun
1.
without change, as is(usually kana)
no-adjective, noun
2.
just like, extremely similar(usually kana)
adverb
3.
immediately, just after, without a pause(usually kana)
Other readings:
そのまま《その儘》
そのまま《其の儘》
そのまま《其儘》[1]
そのまんま《その儘》
そのまんま《其の儘》
そのまんま《其儘》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to repeat, to do something over again
Other readings:
くり返す【くりかえす】
繰りかえす【くりかえす】
繰返す【くりかえす】

noun, no-adjective
verb(linguistics)

noun, no-adjective
physics, law of nature

noun, auxillary suru verb
advance, moving forward, progress
See also:後進 (antonym) ,  後退 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective
bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate

noun
1.
life, life force(sometimes written as 生命)
See also:生命
2.
lifetime, lifespan
3.
most important thing, foundation, core
4.
paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)(archaism)
5.
fate, destiny, karma(archaism)

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

noun
1.
mass meeting, convention, rally, conference, assembly, gathering
2.
tournament, competition, contest, meet
3.
grand event

adverb
1.
too, also, likewise, either(usually kana)
2.
still, as before(usually kana)
3.
even so, either way, nonetheless, in any event, all the same(usually kana)
4.
as expected(usually kana)
Other readings:
やはり《矢張》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
death, mortality
auxillary suru verb
2.
to die, to pass away

noun
government, administration

noun, auxillary suru verb
restriction, restraint, limitation, limit

noun, no-adjective
1.
heart(anatomical term)
2.
guts, nerve, cheek, gall, spine
3.
central part

noun
yacht (esp. a sailing boat with one mast), sailing boat, sailboat

na-adjective
1.
abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich, affluent
suffix, na-adjective
2.
very, extremely, full of, great

adverbial noun, noun, no-adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)

noun
age, era, period, date

noun
centre, center
Other readings:
センタ

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

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

noun
1.
iron (Fe)
no-adjective, noun
2.
strong and hard (as iron)
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
3.
railway(abbreviation)
See also:鉄道
noun, noun (prefix)
4.
railway enthusiast(colloquialism)
Other readings:
【てつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
stand, rack, table, bench, podium, pedestal, platform, stage
2.
support, holder, rack
counter
3.
counter for machines, incl. vehicles
noun
4.
setting (e.g. in jewellery)
noun, noun (suffix), counter
5.
level (e.g. price level), range (e.g. after physical units), period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life)
noun
6.
elevated area
7.
viewing platform
8.
dish tray
See also:台盤
9.
meal(archaism)
10.
tall building, tower(archaism)
See also:高殿

noun
spring, fountain

noun, auxillary suru verb
impression

noun, na-adjective
1.
tedium, boredom, dullness
auxillary suru verb
2.
to feel bored, to get bored with, to get tired of
Other readings:
怠屈【たいくつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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 (temporal)
1.
today, this day
2.
these days, recently, nowadays(only relevant for こんにち)
All readings:
今日【きょう】
今日【こんにち】
今日【こんち】
今日【こんじつ】

noun
swimming
Other readings:
游ぎ【およぎ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to count, to enumerate
Other readings:
算える【かぞえる】

pre-noun adjectival
all, every(usually kana)
Other readings:
あらゆる《凡ゆる》

noun
field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness

adverb
often, again and again, over and over again, repeatedly, frequently(usually kana)
Other readings:
たびたび《度度》
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