Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
voting, poll

counter
1.
counter for occurrences
noun
2.
a time, an instance
3.
inning (baseball), round, game
noun, noun (suffix)
4.
episode, chapter, instalment(colloquialism)
noun
5.
Hui (people)(abbreviation)
See also:回族
6.
Islam(abbreviation)
See also:回教

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to stick, to paste, to affix(esp. 貼る)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
2.
to stretch, to spread, to strain, to tighten, to put up (tent)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
3.
to form (e.g. ice on a pond)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
4.
to fill, to swell
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
5.
to stick out, to put, to slap
6.
to post (a link, etc. online)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to be expensive
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
8.
to keep a watch on, to be on the lookout
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
9.
to become one tile away from completion(mahjong term)(only relevant for 張る)
See also:テンパる,  聴牌
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
10.
to span, to generate(mathematics)
Other readings:
貼る【はる】

noun
gathering, meeting, assembly, collection, attendance
Other readings:
集り【あつまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
boat, rowing boat

noun
1.
space, room, gap, emptiness
2.
vacancy, opening, empty seat
noun, no-adjective
3.
free time, time to spare
4.
disuse, unused thing
Other readings:
明き【あき】

noun
1.
defeat, loss, losing (a game)
See also:勝ち (antonym)
suffix
2.
failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.)
noun
3.
discount, loss (on a sale)

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

noun
1.
upper reaches (of a river), upper stream
See also: (antonym)
2.
top, upper part, upper half (of the body)
3.
long ago
4.
beginning, first
5.
person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)(honorific language)
See also:御上
6.
government, imperial court
7.
imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace
8.
head (of a table)
9.
wife, mistress (of a restaurant)(honorific language)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
surgery, operation, procedure
Other readings:
手術【しゅずつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to burn, to get fired up

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to protect, to guard, to defend
2.
to keep (i.e. a promise), to abide (by the rules), to observe, to obey, to follow
Other readings:
護る【まもる】
戍る【まもる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
ice cream, icecream

noun
injury, harm, evil influence, damage

noun, auxillary suru verb
amendment, correction, revision, modification, alteration, retouching, update, fix

noun
payment
All readings:
支払い【しはらい】
支払【しはらい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to spread (out), to extend, to stretch, to reach to, to get around, to fill (e.g. a space)
Other readings:
拡がる【ひろがる】

noun
1.
talent, gift, function
2.
noh (theatre)

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

noun
1.
engine
2.
agency, organisation, organization, institution, organ, body
3.
system, facility, facilities

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow after
2.
to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
3.
to drive out, to get rid of, to oust, to expel
4.
to drive (e.g. a herd)
5.
to be pressed (e.g. for time)(in passive voice)
Other readings:
逐う【おう】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
tightly, closely(onomatopia)(ぴったし is col.)
2.
exactly, precisely(onomatopia)
3.
suddenly (stopping)(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
4.
perfectly (suited), ideally(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ピッタリ
ぴたり
ピタリ
ぴったし
ピッタシ

adverb
of course, certainly, naturally(usually kana)

noun
1.
body
2.
oneself
3.
one's place, one's position
4.
main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
invention
na-adjective
2.
intelligent, clever, smart(dated term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
making sense (of something), understanding(archaism)

adverb
1.
just (e.g. "just wait here"), come now, now, now(when urging or consoling)
2.
tolerably, passably, moderately, reasonably, fairly, rather, somewhat
3.
well..., I think..., it would seem..., you might say..., Hmmm, I guess so...(when hesitating to express an opinion)
interjection
4.
oh!, oh dear!, oh, my!, wow!, goodness gracious!, good heavens!(female term)
Other readings:
まー
まぁ

noun, no-adjective
1.
fame, reputation, popularity
2.
rumour (rumor), talk

noun
1.
glass (drinking vessel)
2.
glass
3.
glasses
4.
grass

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
signal, signalling, signaling
noun
2.
traffic light, traffic signal

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to eat(male term)
2.
to live, to make a living, to survive
3.
to bite, to sting (as insects do)
4.
to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of
5.
to encroach on, to eat into, to consume
6.
to defeat a superior, to threaten a position
7.
to consume time and-or resources
8.
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)(colloquialism)
9.
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time(male term, vulgar)
Other readings:
喰う【くう】
啖う【くう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
friendship, fellowship, camaraderie

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
1.
army, armed forces, troops
See also:軍隊
2.
military authorities
See also:軍部
3.
team, group, troupe

noun
1.
(single-edged) sword, katana
2.
dagger, knife
3.
scalpel(only relevant for とう)
4.
chisel, burin, graver(only relevant for とう)
5.
knife money, knife-shaped commodity money used in Zhou dynasty China(only relevant for とう)
See also:刀銭
Other readings:
【とう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
applying (e.g. a technology), adoption

na-adjective, noun
chief, main, principal, major

adverb, to-adverb
1.
very, extremely, surprisingly, considerably, awfully, terribly(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
terrible, horrid, contemptible, reprehensible(usually kana)
3.
remarkable, extraordinary(usually kana)
Other readings:
ずいぶん《ずい分》
ずいぶん《隨分》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
height, stature
See also:背 (せ)
Other readings:
【せい】

noun
1.
charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk(esp. 係)
2.
connection, linking(linguistics)(esp. 係り)
See also:係り結び
Other readings:
係り【かかり】

noun, no-adjective
1.
surroundings, environs
2.
circumference

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
to pour (into a vessel), to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with, to dish out (food or drink)(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking
See also:喫煙
expression
2.
No Smoking!, Smoking Prohibited!(on a sign)
Other readings:
禁烟【きんえん】

noun
person(rarely used without a qualifier)
Other readings:
【もん】

adverb
gradually, steadily, slowly, little by little, step by step, by degrees
Other readings:
徐徐に【じょじょに】
除々に【じょじょに】[1]
除除に【じょじょに】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be idle, to slacken
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
2.
to neglect (e.g. one's work)
See also:怠る
Other readings:
懶ける【なまける】
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