Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
degree, amount, grade, standard, of the order of (following a number), about, approximately

noun
1.
helper, assistant
2.
help
Other readings:
手つだい【てつだい】

noun
the former
See also:後者 (antonym)

Godan-u verb
1.
to say, to utter, to declare
2.
to name, to call
3.
to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise(only relevant for 言う)
All readings:
言う【いう】
言う【ゆう】
云う【いう】
云う【ゆう】
謂う【いう】
謂う【ゆう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guidance, leading (the way), showing around
2.
information, notice, notification
3.
announcement (of one's arrival)
4.
invitation
5.
acquaintance, knowledge
Other readings:
案内【あない】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
progress, advance, improvement, development
See also:退歩 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
left and right, right and left
2.
(asserting) control, influence, domination
noun
3.
one's attendants, people accompanying one
4.
(serving at somebody's) side
5.
equivocation
Other readings:
左右【そう】[1]
左右【さう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another, to leave to
2.
to passively leave to someone else's facilities
3.
to leave to take its natural course
4.
to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim)
5.
to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
See also:力任せ
Other readings:
委せる【まかせる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
hope, wish, aspiration
Other readings:
冀望【きぼう】

noun
1.
role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service
2.
position (of responsibility), post, office
3.
part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character
4.
scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.), meld, hand, yaku

no-adjective, adverb, noun
1.
practicality, practical
2.
reality, actuality, actual conditions
3.
bhutakoti (limit of reality)(Buddhist term)

noun
tent

adverb
at any moment (now), at any minute, on the verge of (doing), just about to

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to ascend, to go up, to climb
2.
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise(usu. 昇る)
3.
to go to (the capital)
4.
to be promoted
5.
to add up to
6.
to advance (in price)
7.
to swim up (a river), to sail up
8.
to come up (on the agenda)
All readings:
上る【のぼる】
登る【のぼる】
昇る【のぼる】
陞る【のぼる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

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
error, mistake, slip, bug
Other readings:
謬り【あやまり】
【あやまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
mischief, prank, trick, practical joke(usually kana)
2.
pastime, hobby(usually kana)
3.
playing with (a lighter, etc.), fooling around with, messing around with, amusing oneself with, tampering with(usually kana)
4.
lewd behaviour, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, molestation, rape(usually kana)
Other readings:
いたずら《惡戲》[1]
いたづら《悪戯》[2]
いたづら《惡戲》[1][2]
イタズラ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

na-adjective, noun
serious, important, significant, grave, weighty

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

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.
border, boundary(usu. さかい)
2.
turning point, watershed(only relevant for さかい)(often ...を境に)
3.
area, region, spot, space, environment(usu. きょう)
4.
psychological state, mental state(usu. きょう)
5.
cognitive object, something perceptible by the sense organs or mind(Buddhist term)(only relevant for きょう)
Other readings:
【きょう】
【さかい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)

adverb
if, in case, supposing(usually kana)(emph. form of 若し, often in unfavorable situations)

noun
crowd of people
All readings:
人ごみ【ひとごみ】
人込み【ひとごみ】
人混み【ひとごみ】
人込【ひとごみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adjective
1.
poor, needy
2.
lacking (quantity and quality-wise), poor, scanty, skimpy, slight, inadequate

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
change, money exchange

na-adjective, noun
pleasant, delightful, enjoyable, joyful, cheerful, amusing, happy

noun, no-adjective
1.
surface, face
2.
outside, exterior
3.
appearances, superficiality

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
independence, self-reliance, supporting oneself, being on one's own
2.
independence (e.g. of a nation), freedom
3.
separation, isolation

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to leave, to go away
2.
to pass, to elapse
3.
to be distant
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
4.
to send away, to drive off, to divorce
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
5.
to (do) completely(after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb)
pre-noun adjectival
6.
last ... (e.g. "last April")(only relevant for 去る)
See also:来る (antonym)
Other readings:
避る【さる】

noun
typewriter
Other readings:
タイプライタ

noun
property, fortune, assets

noun
1.
cloth, fabric, material, texture
2.
dough, batter
3.
inherent quality, one's true character, one's true colours
4.
unglazed pottery
5.
skin with no make-up
6.
uncoated metal
Other readings:
素地【きじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
implementation (e.g. of a system), materialization, materialisation, realization, realisation, actualization, actualisation

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

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

na-adjective
1.
vast, huge, immense, enormous, colossal
noun
2.
malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
Other readings:
ばく大【ばくだい】

noun
1.
sensation, feeling
2.
tendency, propensity(only relevant for きみ)
Other readings:
気味【きび】

adverb, no-adjective, noun
1.
without change, as is(usually kana)
no-adjective, noun
2.
just like, extremely similar(usually kana)
adverb
3.
immediately, just after, without a pause(usually kana)
Other readings:
そのまま《その儘》
そのまま《其の儘》
そのまま《其儘》[1]
そのまんま《その儘》
そのまんま《其の儘》
そのまんま《其儘》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to talk, to chat, to chatter(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
fashion, trend, vogue, craze, fad, popularity
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
prevalence (of a disease), epidemic

noun
1.
cattle (Bos taurus), cow, bull, ox, calf
2.
beef(usu. ぎゅう)
See also:牛肉
3.
Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)(only relevant for ぎゅう)
Other readings:
【ぎゅう】
ウシ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to bring to (someone's attention)
2.
to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.), to work on (one's emotions), to play on (one's sympathies)
3.
to complain
4.
to sue (a person), to take someone to court
5.
to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pass (time), to spend
2.
to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol)
3.
to take care of, to support(archaism)
Godan-su verb, auxiliary verb
4.
to overdo, to do too much
5.
to ... without acting on it
Other readings:
過す【すごす】
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