Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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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

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
due form, official, formality

noun
property, fortune, assets

noun
1.
race (of people)
2.
type of person

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
invitation
Other readings:
招待【しょうだい】[1]
請待【しょうたい】
請待【しょうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
arrival

noun
field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness

noun, auxillary suru verb
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis
noun
2.
variety, diversity
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
inflection, declension, conjugation(linguistics)
4.
sidestepping(sumo term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
absence, non-attendance
See also:出席 (antonym)

adverb
perhaps, likely, probably, I dare say(usually kana)

noun
1.
(animal) feed, fodder, pet food
2.
bait, lure, enticement
Other readings:
【え】
エサ

noun
1.
another person, other people, others
See also:人 (ひと)
2.
unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)(only relevant for たにん)
3.
outsider, stranger(only relevant for たにん)
Other readings:
他人【ひと】[1]
他人【あだびと】[2]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun (temporal)
1.
today, this day
2.
these days, recently, nowadays(only relevant for こんにち)
All readings:
今日【きょう】
今日【こんにち】
今日【こんち】
今日【こんじつ】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
daytime, during the day
noun
2.
Japan and China(only relevant for にっちゅう)
Other readings:
日中【ひなか】

noun, auxillary suru verb
determination, resolution

noun
bottom, sole

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, noun (suffix)
1.
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
counter
2.
counter for occurrences
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
strength (of glasses), glasses prescription
4.
alcohol content (percentage), alcohol by volume
noun
5.
extent, degree, limit
6.
presence of mind, composure
See also:度を失う

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to differ, to vary, to disagree
Other readings:
異る【ことなる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
1.
(not) at all, (not) in the slightest(with neg. sentence)
2.
wholly, entirely, completely, totally(neg. context, e.g. 全然反対)
3.
extremely, very(colloquialism)(pos. context, e.g. 全然いいよ)

noun
seeing one off, farewell, escort

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, auxillary suru verb
prediction, estimation

na-adjective, noun
careful, cautious, prudent, discreet, deliberate
See also:軽率 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective
artificial, man-made, human work, human skill, artificiality
See also:天然 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility

noun
boat, rowing boat

noun
results, record, grades, marks

noun
1.
pine tree (Pinus spp.)
2.
highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
マツ

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
house, home
noun
2.
one's house, one's home
3.
one's husband

noun
1.
(non-documentary) television series, TV drama, teledrama, play(abbreviation)
2.
drama, dramatic incident, spectacle, tragedy

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
tale, story, legend

noun
1.
farmer, farming family
2.
farmhouse

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
1.
drama, play
2.
powerful drug(abbreviation)(abbr of 劇薬)

adverbial noun, noun
each (person), individually, one by one, one at a time, in turn
Other readings:
一人一人【ひとりびとり】
1人1人【ひとりひとり】
1人1人【ひとりびとり】
一人ひとり【ひとりひとり】

noun
gun, rifle, small arms
Other readings:
【じゅう】

adverb
1.
(not) particularly, (not) especially, (not) specially
2.
separately, apart, additionally, extra

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, auxillary suru verb
commuting to school, school commute

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to want, to wish for
2.
to request, to demand, to require, to ask for
3.
to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job)
4.
to purchase, to buy(polite language)
See also:買う

adverbial noun, noun
here and there, this way and that way, everywhere, all over
Other readings:
方方【ほうぼう】

noun
1.
mail service, postal service, mail, post
2.
mail, postal matter, postal items(abbreviation)
See also:郵便物
Other readings:
【ゆうびん】

noun, counter
1.
stock, share
noun
2.
stump(orig. meaning)
noun, counter
3.
root, rootstock, plant, stalk
4.
strain (of bacteria, etc.)
noun, noun (suffix)
5.
tradeable rank, goodwill
noun
6.
one's forte
See also:お株

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to increase, to grow

noun
thesis, essay, treatise, paper, article

noun
1.
open sea
2.
Okinawa(abbreviation)(only relevant for 沖)
See also:沖縄
Other readings:
【おき】
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