Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
•
shoulder

noun
1.
tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm
2.
vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack
3.
condition, state of health
4.
impetus, spur of the moment, strain
5.
trend

noun, no-adjective
•
teacher (classroom)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis, review

noun
•
language
Other readings:
言語【ごんご】
、
言語【げんきょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
companion, company(only relevant for つれ)
2.
tritagonist(in noh; usu. ツレ)
Other readings:
ツレ

noun, no-adjective
•
ambassador

interjection
1.
yes, indeed, well
2.
ha!
3.
what?, huh?
4.
sigh
Other readings:
はー
、
は
、
はぁ
、
はあっ
、
はーッ
、
ハーッ

noun
•
poem, verse of poetry

noun, no-adjective
1.
nerve(anatomical term)
2.
nerves, sensitivity

prefix
1.
several, a number of
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
quantity, amount
noun
3.
counting, figures, numbers
4.
number, numeral, figure
5.
grammatical number(linguistics)
6.
destiny, fate, course of events, trend

noun
1.
flag
2.
pataka (banner)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for 幡)
See also:幡 (ばん)
3.
banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
Other readings:
幡【はた】
、
旌【はた】

Godan-aru verb (special)
1.
to give, to confer, to bestow(honorific language, usually kana)
2.
to kindly do for one, to oblige, to favour, to favor(honorific language, usually kana)

noun, na-adjective
1.
unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident
noun
2.
death (usu. of a relative), bereavement

Godan-u verb
1.
to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to have a regard for
See also:構わない
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
2.
to be an issue, to matter, to create inconvenience
Godan-u verb
3.
to keep company, to care for, to look after, to entertain, to pay attention to, to spend time with(usually kana)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to interfere with, to meddle in
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
5.
to tease
6.
to banish, to prohibit(archaism)

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

noun, noun (suffix)
•
life, living, livelihood, life circumstances(usu. ぐらし as a suffix)
Other readings:
暮し【くらし】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to draw, to paint, to sketch
See also:書く
2.
to depict, to describe(only relevant for えがく)
3.
to picture in one's mind, to imagine
4.
to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
Other readings:
描く【かく】
、
画く【えがく】
、
画く【かく】

noun
•
lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend

na-adjective, noun
1.
selfish, egoist(usually kana)
2.
self-indulgent, wilful, willful(archaism, usually kana)
Other readings:
わがまま《我儘》
、
わがまま《我がまま》
、
わがまま《我侭》
、
わがまま《我が侭》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
service, help, assistance, care, concern
2.
discount, discounted item
3.
free service, freebie, gift
noun
4.
service, utility, amenity, resource
noun, auxillary suru verb
5.
(after-sales) service, servicing, (product) maintenance
noun
6.
service (e.g. in tennis), serve(sports term)
See also:サーブ
Other readings:
サーヴィス

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
everyday, daily, ordinary, usual, routine, regular

noun
1.
demonstration, protest(abbreviation)
2.
(giving a) demo, demonstration, presentation(abbreviation)

noun
•
the person in question, the person themselves, said person

noun
1.
life, life force(sometimes written as 生命)
See also:生命
2.
lifetime, lifespan
3.
most important thing, foundation, core
4.
paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)(archaism)
5.
fate, destiny, karma(archaism)

noun, no-adjective
•
physics, law of nature

とあ
toriageru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pick up
2.
to adopt (e.g. a proposal), to accept, to take up (a topic, complaint, etc.), to listen to, to deal with, to feature
3.
to take away, to confiscate, to deprive (someone) of, to revoke
4.
to deliver (a baby)
5.
to collect (taxes)
Other readings:
取りあげる【とりあげる】
、
取上げる【とりあげる】
、
採り上げる【とりあげる】
、
とり上げる【とりあげる】
、
採りあげる【とりあげる】
、
採上げる【とりあげる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
•
to repeat, to do something over again
Other readings:
くり返す【くりかえす】
、
繰りかえす【くりかえす】
、
繰返す【くりかえす】

noun
1.
scene, setting, place (where something happens), scenario, case
2.
scene (in a movie, play), shot
3.
state of the market

noun
1.
classical music(abbreviation)
na-adjective
2.
classic, classical
noun
3.
classic (work), the classics
See also:古典
Other readings:
クラッシック
、
クラッシク

noun
1.
facial expression, countenance
2.
look, appearance, expression (vocal, etc.)

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
valid, effective
See also:無効 (antonym)
noun
2.
yuko (judo)(martial arts)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
rumour, rumor, report, hearsay, gossip, common talk

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

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
Other readings:
被う【おおう】
、
掩う【おおう】
、
蔽う【おおう】
、
蓋う【おおう】

noun
•
player (sports), athlete, team member

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quality, value
noun
2.
nature, inherent quality, character
3.
logical quality

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
putting money aside, savings, deposit (e.g. in a bank)
2.
accumulated surplus of wins, wins in the bank(baseball term)

na-adjective
•
clear, precise, definite, distinct

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

adverbial noun, noun
1.
avenue, street, way, road
2.
coming and going, street traffic
3.
flow (of water, air, etc.)
4.
transmission (of sound), reach (e.g. of voice)
5.
fame, reputation, popularity
6.
the same status or way, as (e.g. as expected, as I said)
7.
understanding, comprehension
counter
8.
counter for sets of things, counter for methods, ways, types

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
plan, design, layout

noun
•
bottom, sole

adjective
1.
sharp (blade), pointed
2.
sharp (pain), stabbing, cutting (remark), stinging, pointed (question or look), screeching (noise)
3.
perceptive, keen, quick (mind), astute, shrewd, discerning
4.
nimble, agile, quick

noun, no-adjective
•
love, affection

noun
•
audience, spectator, spectators

noun
•
mark, objective, target

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
betterment, improvement
2.
kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)(usually kana)(often written カイゼン)

noun
1.
shade, shadow
2.
other side, back, background
Other readings:
蔭【かげ】
、
翳【かげ】
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