Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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adverb
before long, even now

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to receive, to take, to accept(usually kana)
auxiliary verb, Godan-u verb
2.
to get somebody to do something(usually kana)(follows a verb in "-te" form)
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
3.
to have in one's pocket (a fight, match)(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
knowledge, awareness
2.
consent, acceptance, assent, admitting, compliance, agreement, acknowledgment, acknowledgement
3.
forgiving, pardoning, excusing(usu. in the negative as 承知しない)

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to produce, to yield, to cause
See also:生ずる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2.
to result from, to arise, to be generated
See also:生ずる

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to notice, to recognize, to recognise, to become aware of, to perceive, to realize, to realise
All readings:
気づく【きづく】
気付く【きづく】

noun
bottom, sole

noun
consequence, outcome, result, blame(usually kana)(often ...のせい)
Other readings:
せえ《所為》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
Other readings:
勝れる【すぐれる】
傑れる【すぐれる】

noun
boy, juvenile, young boy, youth, lad

noun
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat), provisions, rations, food supply

noun, noun (suffix), counter
bundle, bunch, sheaf
Other readings:
【たば】

noun
1.
(police) detective
noun, prenominal
2.
criminal matter

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
1.
the way there, outbound leg, outbound trip, departing leg
noun (suffix)
2.
bound for ...(usu. ゆき)
See also:東京行き
noun
3.
outbound ticket
Other readings:
行き【ゆき】
往き【いき】
往き【ゆき】

noun
1.
fate, destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
2.
relationship (e.g. between two people), bond, link, connection
3.
family ties, affinity
4.
opportunity, chance (to meet someone and start a relationship)(only relevant for えん)
5.
pratyaya (indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for えん)
See also:
6.
narrow open-air veranda(only relevant for えん)(also written as 椽)
Other readings:
【えにし】
【えに】
【え】
江に【えに】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

conjunction
but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding(usually kana)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
acceptable, satisfactory, allowed, permitted
noun
2.
approval, being in favour, (a) vote in favour, aye
3.
Pass (grade), Fair, C, D(on a 優, 良, 可 scale)

noun
1.
tiger (Panthera tigris)
2.
drunkard, drunk, sot(colloquialism)
Other readings:
トラ

noun, noun (suffix)
ticket, coupon, bond, certificate

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2.
to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
Other readings:
測る【はかる】
量る【はかる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
consent, assent, agreement
2.
understanding, comprehension, grasp

noun
inner part, inside, interior, depths (e.g. of a forest), back (of a house, drawer, etc.), bottom (e.g. of one's heart), recesses, heart
Other readings:
【おく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
smiling face, smile

noun
1.
desire, wish, hope
2.
request, entreaty, plea, appeal
3.
prayer
noun, noun (suffix)
4.
(written) application(oft. 願 when used as a suffix)
Other readings:
【ねがい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
bureau, department
2.
office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio), channel, exchange(abbreviation)
See also:郵便局,  放送局
3.
affair, situation
noun, noun (suffix), counter
4.
game (of go, shogi, etc.)

na-adjective, noun
crude, rough, plain, humble, shabby
See also:お粗末

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out
2.
to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out
3.
to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between)
4.
to break up (a fight), to mediate
5.
to call a draw, to tie
6.
to push one's way through (a crowd)
7.
to sell(also written as 頒ける)
Other readings:
別ける【わける】

noun
time, season, period, phase, stage

noun, no-adjective
actor, actress, player, performer
See also:役者

noun
frost

noun, no-adjective, adverb
each other, one another(polite language)
See also:互い
Other readings:
御互い【おたがい】

suffix, counter
1.
counter for buildings (esp. houses)
suffix
2.
suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

noun
aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
Other readings:
薫り【かおり】
馨り【かおり】
【かおり】[1]
【かおり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph
2.
sight, scene

noun, auxillary suru verb
memo, note, memorandum

noun, auxillary suru verb
study, learning, tutorial

Godan-tsu verb
1.
to shoot (at)(usu. 撃つ)
2.
to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge
Other readings:
討つ【うつ】
射つ【うつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
examination paper, examination script, answer sheet
2.
answer (to an exam question)

noun, auxillary suru verb
misunderstanding

noun
1.
lightning, thunder, thunderbolt
2.
god of thunder, god of lightning(only relevant for かみなり)
3.
anger, fit of anger(only relevant for かみなり)
Other readings:
【いかずち】
【いかづち】[1]
【らい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
same, similar, (just) like, equal

noun
market

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
memory, recollection, remembrance
2.
storage

noun
1.
health
na-adjective
2.
healthy, sound, fit, wholesome

noun
1.
truck, lorry
2.
track (running, CD, etc.)
3.
track events(abbreviation)

adverbial noun, noun
Thursday

noun
album
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