Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-su verb
1.
to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across
2.
to get over (e.g. hardship)
3.
to pass time (e.g. a winter)
4.
to surpass, to be better than, to exceed(often 超す)
5.
to move house
6.
to go, to come(honorific language)
See also:お越し
Other readings:
超す【こす】

na-adjective, adverb, noun, no-adjective
•
unfortunately, Sorry, but ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
あいにく《合憎》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
space, room, gap, emptiness
2.
vacancy, opening, empty seat
noun, no-adjective
3.
free time, time to spare
4.
disuse, unused thing
Other readings:
明き【あき】

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
•
towel

noun, no-adjective
1.
the future (usually distant)
2.
future tense
3.
the world to come

pre-noun adjectival
•
considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal

noun
•
ice cream, icecream

noun
1.
river, stream(only relevant for かわ)
suffix
2.
River, the ... river(suffix used with the names of rivers)
All readings:
川【かわ】
、
川【がわ】
、
河【かわ】
、
河【がわ】

na-adjective
•
great, grand, magnificent, outstanding, mighty

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to look at, to gaze at, to watch, to stare at
2.
to look out over, to get a view of, to admire (e.g. the scenery)
3.
to look on (from the sidelines), to stand by and watch, to observe

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to rescue from, to help out of, to save

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.
article, item, thing, goods, stock(esp. 品)
2.
quality
3.
flirtatiousness, coquetry(usually kana)(esp. 科)
See also:科を作る
Other readings:
科【しな】
、
階【しな】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
1.
violent, furious, tempestuous
2.
extreme, intense, fierce, strong
3.
fervent, vehement
4.
incessant, relentless
5.
precipitous, steep(archaism)
Other readings:
劇しい【はげしい】
、
烈しい【はげしい】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to put back, to return, to give back, to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling), to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
2.
to vomit, to throw up
3.
to recover (of a market price)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
selection, choice, option

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
1.
whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era
no-adjective
2.
(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

noun
1.
knee
2.
lap, knee and thigh (while sitting)
Other readings:
ヒザ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
skating (esp. ice), skate, skates

noun
•
wine

noun
•
will, volition, intention, intent, determination

adverb
1.
together, jointly(usually kana)
2.
at the same time, with, as ..., including, along with(usually kana)(often as ...とともに)
3.
both(usually kana)
Other readings:
ともに《倶に》
、
ともに《供に》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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
•
world, society, people, the public

noun
1.
flame, blaze
2.
flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion
Other readings:
炎【ほむら】
、
焔【ほのお】
、
焔【ほむら】

numeric
•
nine(玖 is used in legal documents)
All readings:
九【きゅう】
、
九【く】
、
九【ここの】
、
九【この】
、
九【ここ】
、
9【きゅう】
、
9【く】
、
9【ここの】
、
9【この】
、
9【ここ】
、
玖【きゅう】
、
玖【く】
、
玖【ここの】
、
玖【この】
、
玖【ここ】

noun
•
rice plant
Other readings:
稻【いね】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear
Other readings:
匿れる【かくれる】

noun
•
numeral, figure, digit, numeric character(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sum total, total amount

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise, to reproach, to accuse
2.
to urge, to press, to pester
3.
to torture, to torment, to persecute
4.
to break in (a horse)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
association (of ideas), being reminded (of something), suggestion
Other readings:
聯想【れんそう】

auxillary suru verb, adverb
•
(blinking) repeatedly(onomatopia)
Other readings:
シバシバ
、
しぱしぱ
、
シパシパ

adverb
•
already, too late(usually kana)
Other readings:
すでに《已に》[1]
、
すんでに《既に》
、
すんでに《已に》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun (suffix)
1.
from the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of
2.
aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above
noun
3.
first volume (e.g. book)
See also:下 (げ),  上巻
noun, prefix
4.
superior quality, best, top, high class
5.
going up
6.
governmental, imperial
7.
presenting, showing
prefix
8.
ana-(medical term, biology term)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
parking (e.g. car)

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

noun
1.
human being, human, person, man, mankind, humankind
2.
character (of a person)

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

noun
1.
constitution
2.
rules, regulation
Other readings:
憲法【けんぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
satisfaction, contentment, complacency
See also:不満,  不満足
na-adjective, noun
2.
sufficient, enough, adequate, proper
See also:不足 (antonym)
Other readings:
滿足【まんぞく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
(a) little, (a) few, slight, small (amount), trifling, meagre, meager(usually kana)
adverb
2.
only, just, merely(usually kana)
Other readings:
わずか《纔か》

noun
•
battle, fight, struggle, conflict
Other readings:
闘い【たたかい】
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