Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
claim, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet

pre-noun adjectival
mere, simple, sheer

noun
1.
influence, effect
auxillary suru verb
2.
to influence, to affect, to have an influence on, to impact, to have an effect on

noun, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
instant, moment, for an instant

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
order, command, decree, directive
2.
(software) instruction, statement(computer term)

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】

verb unspecified, suffix
1.
to be able to ..., can ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
verb unspecified, transitive verb
2.
to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain(literary or formal term)

na-adjective, noun
easy, simple, plain

adverbial noun, noun, noun (suffix)
middle, half, semi, halfway, partly

conjunction
but, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that
Other readings:
ですが

adverb
(at) any time, always, at all times, whenever(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんどきでも《何時でも》

noun
1.
people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen(honorific language)
2.
you (usu. plural)(honorific language)
adverb
3.
various
Other readings:
方方【かたがた】
方がた【かたがた】

na-adjective
1.
straight(archaism)
2.
ordinary, common
3.
doing nothing

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to bark, to howl, to bay, to bellow
2.
to howl (e.g. of the wind), to roar
3.
to yell, to cry, to moan, to grunt
Other readings:
吠る【ほえる】[1]
吼える【ほえる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
publication, issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.)
2.
issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.)
3.
raising an event (software)(computer term)

noun
1.
variety, kind, type, category
counter
2.
counter for kinds, species, etc.

expression, noun
society, the world, the times

noun
1.
electron(physics term)
prenominal
2.
electronic

noun, no-adjective
foreign, abroad, overseas

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install
2.
to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for
3.
to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with
4.
to be born with, to have since birth
Other readings:
具える【そなえる】

noun
1.
person, character, figure, personage, man, woman
2.
one's character, one's personality
3.
able person, talented person

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain(usually kana)
2.
to result in, to prove to be
3.
to consist of, to be composed of
4.
to succeed, to be complete
5.
to change into, to be exchanged for
6.
to play a role
7.
to be promoted(shogi term)
Godan-ru verb
8.
to do ...(honorific language)(as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
Other readings:
なる《為る》

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to obey (an order, law, etc.), to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.), to follow, to observe, to conform to, to yield to
2.
to follow (a person), to accompany, to go with
3.
to go alongside (e.g. a river), to follow (e.g. a sign)
4.
to serve (as), to engage in (work)
Other readings:
随う【したがう】
順う【したがう】
遵う【したがう】
從う【したがう】[1]
隨う【したがう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
mistake, error, blunder
See also:ミス
2.
accident, mishap, trouble
3.
improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman), indiscretion

noun
1.
example(esp. 例え)
2.
simile, metaphor, allegory, fable, parable(esp. 喩え, 譬え)
Other readings:
喩え【たとえ】
譬え【たとえ】

noun
1.
saucepan, pot
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
stew, hot pot(abbreviation, food term)
See also:鍋料理

na-adjective, noun
warm, mild, temperate

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to replace(usu. 替える)
2.
to exchange, to interchange(usu. 換える)
3.
to substitute(usu. 代える)
All readings:
換える【かえる】
替える【かえる】
代える【かえる】

noun
1.
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.), beans, peas
2.
soya bean (Glycine max), soybean, soy
See also:大豆
3.
female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)(colloquialism)
4.
kidney(colloquialism, usually kana, food term)
noun (prefix)
5.
miniature, tiny
6.
child
Other readings:
【まめ】
【まめ】
マメ

noun
1.
riddle, puzzle, enigma, mystery
no-adjective
2.
enigmatic, mysterious

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to run over (with a vehicle), to knock down(usually kana)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
assistance, aid, support

noun, auxillary suru verb
care, precaution, guarding, caution
Other readings:
要心【ようじん】
要慎【ようじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
universe, cosmos, space

noun (temporal)
1.
(period of) a year
noun (suffix)
2.
during an era

noun
bubble, foam, froth, head on beer
Other readings:
【あぶく】
【あわ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
place, situation, position, location
Other readings:
位地【いち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
composition, construction, formation, makeup, structure, organization, organisation

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
eternity, permanence, perpetuity(とわ tends to be more abstract)
noun
2.
Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)(only relevant for えいきゅう)
Other readings:
永久【とこしえ】
永久【とわ】
【とわ】
長しえ【とこしえ】
常しえ【とこしえ】
永え【とこしえ】
【とこしえ】

noun, na-adjective
1.
trouble, bother
2.
trouble, difficulty
noun
3.
care, attention
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
sandbank, sandbar
Other readings:
【す】

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

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn toward, to look (up, down, etc.)
2.
to face (e.g. east), to look out on
3.
to point to
4.
to be suited to, to be fit for
5.
to go in the direction of, to lean towards (of a feeling)

noun, no-adjective
individual, private person, personal, private

noun
(fine) art, the arts
Other readings:
藝術【げいじゅつ】

noun
1.
width, breadth
2.
freedom (e.g. of thought), latitude
3.
gap, difference (e.g. in price), range (e.g. of voice)
Other readings:
【はば】
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