Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government
2.
capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light)
3.
location of the Imperial Palace
Other readings:
【みやこ】

noun
1.
living thing, organism, creature, life
2.
biology(abbreviation)
See also:生物学

noun
sunlight, sunshine, sunbeams

noun, no-adjective
ideal, ideals
See also:現実

adverbial noun, noun
Sunday

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
table, chart, list
noun
2.
memorial to an emperor

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock(only relevant for 開ける)
2.
to open (for business, etc.)(only relevant for 開ける)
3.
to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room(esp. 空ける)
4.
to move out, to clear out(esp. 空ける)
5.
to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)(esp. 空ける)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
6.
to dawn, to grow light(esp. 明ける)
7.
to end (of a period, season)(esp. 明ける)
8.
to begin (of the New Year)(esp. 明ける)
9.
to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for)(esp. 明ける)
10.
to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
All readings:
開ける【あける】
空ける【あける】
明ける【あける】

noun
1.
root (of a plant)
2.
root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.)
3.
root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis
4.
one's true nature
5.
(fishing) reef

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1.
wrong, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable
2.
not allowed, not possible
noun
3.
failing grade

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

noun
1.
wing
2.
Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)(only relevant for よく)
suffix, counter
3.
counter for birds or bird wings(archaism)(only relevant for よく)
Other readings:
【よく】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
explanation, interpretation

noun, auxillary suru verb
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.), filling in, filling out

noun, no-adjective
capital city, metropolis

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
concentration, focusing, convergence, centralization, integration, gathering together
noun
2.
within a collection of works

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
criticism, review, commentary

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fire fighting
noun
2.
fire department, fire brigade

noun
purpose, goal, aim, objective, intention

noun, auxillary suru verb
relief, aid, rescue

noun
1.
civilization, civilisation, culture
2.
Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
at that time, in those days

noun
swimming
Other readings:
游ぎ【およぎ】

noun
1.
ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane(only relevant for 船 and 舟)(舟 is often small and hand-propelled)
2.
tank, tub, vat, trough
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)(only relevant for 船 and 舟)
Other readings:
【ふね】
【ふね】

noun
1.
whole year, all year round, throughout the year
adverb
2.
always, all the time, perpetually(only relevant for ねんじゅう and ねんぢゅう)
noun
3.
during an era
4.
middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)(only relevant for ねんちゅう)
Other readings:
年中【ねんちゅう】
年中【ねんぢゅう】
年じゅう【ねんじゅう】

noun
1.
fog, mist
See also:,  
2.
spray

noun, auxillary suru verb
inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
recognition, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, approval, consent, agreement

adverb
sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
reliance, trust, faith, confidence

noun
1.
sleeve
2.
wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

noun
1.
business conditions, the market, economic activity, economic climate
2.
good (economic) times, prosperity, boom
See also:好景気
3.
liveliness, energy, vigour, vigor, spirit

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to recognize, to recognise, to observe, to notice
2.
to deem, to judge, to assess
3.
to approve, to deem acceptable, to allow
4.
to admit, to accept, to confess (to a charge)
5.
to watch steadily, to observe carefully
6.
to renown, to give renown to, to appreciate, to acknowledge

prefix
1.
old, former, ex-
noun
2.
the old, old things, old customs
3.
old times, bygone days
noun, prefix
4.
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar(abbreviation)
See also:旧暦

adjective
1.
stinking, smelly
2.
suspicious, fishy
3.
clumsy, unskilled
suffix, adjective
4.
smelling of
5.
looking like, appearing like, smacking of, -ish

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to leave (behind)
2.
to leave (undone), to not finish
3.
to save, to set aside, to reserve
4.
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death), to bequeath
5.
to stay (in the ring), to hold on(sumo term)

na-adjective, noun
1.
cheerful, jovial, merry, lively
See also:陰気 (antonym)
noun
2.
weather, season
3.
spirit of yang

noun, auxillary suru verb
medical examination

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
calculation, reckoning, count
2.
forecast

noun
1.
bun
2.
van (caravan)
3.
bang
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
ban (esp. of a player from an online game)

adjective
1.
violent, furious, tempestuous
2.
extreme, intense, fierce, strong
3.
fervent, vehement
4.
incessant, relentless
5.
precipitous, steep(archaism)
Other readings:
劇しい【はげしい】
烈しい【はげしい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
disappointment, despair

noun
1.
plot of land, lot, soil
2.
locality, region, place
Other readings:
土地【どおじ】[1]
土地【どじ】[1]
土地【どち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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
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