Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
question, query
Other readings:
【とい】

noun, na-adjective
futility, waste, uselessness, pointlessness, idleness
Other readings:
【むだ】
ムダ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

pre-noun adjectival
mere, simple, sheer

noun, auxillary suru verb
determination, resolution

noun
fortune, luck

noun
player (sports), athlete, team member

noun
1.
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July)
2.
rain during the rainy season
Other readings:
梅雨【ばいう】
黴雨【つゆ】
黴雨【ばいう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
apology, excuse
Other readings:
申しわけ【もうしわけ】
申訳【もうしわけ】
申し分け【もうしわけ】
申分け【もうしわけ】
申し訳け【もうしわけ】[1]
申分【もうしわけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
robber, mugger
2.
robbery, burglary

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
chattering, talk, idle talk, chat, chitchat, gossip(usually kana)
See also:しゃべる
na-adjective, noun
2.
chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth(usually kana)
Other readings:
おしゃべり《御喋り》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
request, commission, entrusting (with a matter)
2.
dependence, reliance

noun
intelligence, intellect, brains
Other readings:
智能【ちのう】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, suffix
relation, connection, relevance
Other readings:
関聯【かんれん】

taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
slow, gradual, steady(archaism)
2.
calm, composed, relaxed(archaism)
Other readings:
徐徐【じょじょ】

noun, na-adjective
injustice, unfairness, wrongdoing, iniquity, impropriety, irregularity, dishonesty, illegality, fraud

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
expression, presentation
2.
representation, notation(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
function, facility, faculty, feature

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

noun
friend(more formal than 友達)
See also:友達

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to pass (of time), to elapse

noun, auxillary suru verb
construction, establishment

noun
1.
evening, night
2.
dinner(only relevant for よる)
All readings:
【よる】
【よ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn towards, to point

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
emergency
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
extraordinary, unusual

noun
audience, spectator, spectators

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
idea, plan, proposal, suggestion, (government) bill
noun
2.
draft, rough copy
3.
expectation
4.
desk, stand(archaism)

noun (temporal)
1.
one o'clock
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
2.
once, at one time, formerly, before
adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
3.
for a time, for a while, for the time being, for the present, for the moment, temporarily(in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period)
noun
4.
a time, one time, once
See also:一時に

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (as a gift), to present
2.
to confer, to bestow, to award

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give up, to abandon (hope, plans), to resign oneself (to)

noun, auxillary suru verb
claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)

noun
Japan
Other readings:
日本【にっぽん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
distinction, differentiation, classification
Other readings:
區別【くべつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette

noun
1.
writing brush, paintbrush, pen
2.
writing with a brush, drawing with a brush, penmanship, something drawn with a brush
3.
writing (composing text), the written word(only relevant for ふで)
counter
4.
(land) lot, plot(only relevant for ひつ)
Other readings:
【ひつ】

noun
cough, coughing, tussis
Other readings:
【しわぶき】

noun
universe, cosmos, space

noun, auxillary suru verb
disregarding, ignoring

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be open (to traffic), to lead to, to communicate (with)
2.
to flow (liquid, current), to pass, to get through to
3.
to be understood, to be comprehended
4.
to be honored, to be good
5.
to be well versed in, to be well-informed
6.
to communicate clandestinely, to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
7.
to form a liaison, to be intimate
8.
to spread widely, to disseminate

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk)
2.
to corrode, to weather, to crumble
3.
to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice)
4.
to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt
5.
to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
6.
to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to(usually kana, Kansai-ben (dialect))(after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action)
See also:やがる
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to lose a bet(archaism)
8.
to be drenched, to become sopping wet(archaism)

noun
1.
humour, humor, temper, mood, spirits
2.
safety, health, well-being, one's situation
na-adjective
3.
in a good mood, in high spirits, happy, cheery, merry, chipper(usu. as ご機嫌)
Other readings:
譏嫌【きげん】[1]
気嫌【きげん】[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
author, writer, novelist, artist

na-adjective, noun
1.
trouble, burden, nuisance, bother, worry
2.
care, dependence, support, kindness, obligation, staying (with a person)

noun, no-adjective
basics, fundamentals, basis, foundation

noun, auxillary suru verb
readiness, preparedness, resolution, resignation

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
development, growth

suru verb (special)
to concern, to be related
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