Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.), passing by (e.g. of a typhoon), transit
2.
passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament), carriage
3.
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.), clearing

noun
injury, harm, evil influence, damage

noun
living thing, living creature, animal, life
Other readings:
生きもの【いきもの】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
organization, organisation, formation
2.
structure, construction, setup, constitution
noun
3.
system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.)
4.
tissue(biology term)
5.
texture (of a rock)(geology term)
See also:石理
noun, auxillary suru verb
6.
weave (of a fabric)
Other readings:
組織【そしょく】[2]
組職【そしき】[1]
組職【そしょく】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to put on (one's head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one's head), to crown (oneself)(usually kana)
2.
to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water, etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water(usually kana)
3.
to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to take (blame), to assume (responsibility), to shoulder (burden)(usually kana)
4.
to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
5.
to be similar, to be redundant
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
6.
to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)(of film)
7.
to close, to come to an end(of a play, etc.)
8.
to get a full house, to sell out(of a play, etc.)
9.
to blunder, to bungle, to fail(archaism)(of a play, etc.)
10.
to be deceived(archaism)
Other readings:
かぶる《冠る》
かむる《被る》
かむる《冠る》

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

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to desire, to wish, to hope
2.
to beg, to request, to implore, to pray
auxiliary verb
3.
to have something done for oneself

noun, auxillary suru verb
printing

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
number (in a series)
noun
2.
(one's) turn
3.
watch, guard, lookout
noun (suffix)
4.
rank, standing, position
noun, noun (suffix)
5.
bout, match(sumo term)
noun (suffix)
6.
pieces (in a collection)

noun
merchant, trader, tradesman, dealer, shopkeeper
Other readings:
商人【あきんど】
商人【あきうど】[1]
商人【あきゅうど】[1]
商人【あきびと】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
very young, little
2.
childish, immature(only relevant for おさない)
Other readings:
幼い【いとけない】
稚い【いとけない】
幼けない【いとけない】
稚けない【いとけない】

noun
1.
god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami
noun (prefix), noun
2.
incredible, fantastic, amazing(slang)
See also:神対応
noun
3.
emperor of Japan(honorific language, archaism)
4.
thunder(archaism)

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
rice field

noun
centre, center
Other readings:
センタ

noun
1.
tunnel
auxillary suru verb
2.
to tunnel (through a potential barrier)(physics term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
letting a grounder go through one's legs(baseball term)

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

noun
1.
level, standard
2.
water level

adverb
almost, roughly, approximately(usually kana)
Other readings:
ほぼ《粗》

noun
1.
bundle, package, parcel
counter
2.
counter for wrapped objects

noun
origin, beginning

no-adjective, na-adjective, adverb
considerably, fairly, quite(usually kana)
Other readings:
かなり《可成り》
かなり《可なり》
かなり《可成》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pile up, to accumulate
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to estimate
See also:見積もる
Other readings:
積る【つもる】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
doing together (as equals), sharing, common (land, etc.), joint (statement, etc.), cooperation, co-operation, collaboration, association(esp. 共同)
Other readings:
協同【きょうどう】

noun, noun (suffix)
pipe, tube
All readings:
【かん】
【くだ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be added to, to be appended
2.
to join in (e.g. a group of friends), to participate
3.
to increase (e.g. heat), to gain in (e.g. influence), to grow, to gather (speed)
4.
to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure), to be exerted

noun
1.
unit, denomination
2.
credit (in school)
suffix
3.
in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of

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)

interjection
1.
oh!, oh my!, dear me!
2.
not a chance, not likely, no way, no(Kansai-ben (dialect))(from いや+や)
See also:やだ
3.
oh no, yuck, eew(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:やだ

noun
king(honorific language)
Other readings:
王さま【おうさま】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
reverse, opposite
na-adjective, noun
2.
converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
noun (prefix)
3.
inverse (function)(mathematics)

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-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit (a person), to strike, to beat(usually kana)
2.
to deliver (a speech), to give (an address)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ぶつ《撃つ》
ぶつ《撲つ》

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
dimly, faintly, indistinctly, vaguely(onomatopia)(also written as 呆んやり)
2.
absentmindedly, vacantly, carelessly(onomatopia)
3.
idly, aimlessly(onomatopia)
noun
4.
absence of mind, fool, blockhead, dunce
Other readings:
ボンヤリ

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to run over (with a vehicle), to knock down(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
accommodation, lodging

noun
1.
rope, cord
2.
policeman's rope
See also:御縄

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

noun
article, news story, report, account

noun
event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

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

noun
manners, courtesy, etiquette

noun
1.
health
na-adjective
2.
healthy, sound, fit, wholesome

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, noun (suffix)
uproar, disturbance
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