Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to eat(male term)
2.
to live, to make a living, to survive
3.
to bite, to sting (as insects do)
4.
to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of
5.
to encroach on, to eat into, to consume
6.
to defeat a superior, to threaten a position
7.
to consume time and-or resources
8.
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)(colloquialism)
9.
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time(male term, vulgar)
Other readings:
喰う【くう】
啖う【くう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quantity, amount, volume, capacity, portion (of food)
noun
2.
generosity, magnanimity, tolerance
See also:度量
3.
pramana, (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge(Buddhist term)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day after tomorrow
All readings:
明後日【あさって】
明後日【みょうごにち】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
musical performance

noun, na-adjective
1.
loss, damage, harm, unprofitable
2.
disadvantage, handicap, drawback, unfavorable

adverb
sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
management, administration, operation, running (business), conducting

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to attempt, to test, to try out
Other readings:
験す【ためす】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise

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

adverb, to-adverb, noun
in succession, one by one
Other readings:
次次【つぎつぎ】

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

noun
1.
reading
2.
reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading)(also written 訓み)
See also:訓 (くん)
3.
reading (e.g. of a situation), insight, judgment, interpretation, prediction, calculation

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph
2.
phrase(linguistics)
3.
verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
4.
haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
5.
maxim, saying, idiom, expression

na-adjective, noun
1.
trouble, burden, nuisance, bother, worry
2.
care, dependence, support, kindness, obligation, staying (with a person)

noun
1.
iron (Fe)
no-adjective, noun
2.
strong and hard (as iron)
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
3.
railway(abbreviation)
See also:鉄道
noun, noun (prefix)
4.
railway enthusiast(colloquialism)
Other readings:
【てつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win(獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.)
2.
to understand, to comprehend
3.
to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb, transitive verb
4.
to be able to ..., can ...(only relevant for 得る)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
獲る【える】

noun, auxillary suru verb
company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shiver, to shake, to quake, to tremble, to quaver, to quiver
Other readings:
顫える【ふるえる】

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be (animate), to be, to exist(usually kana, humble language)
Godan-ru verb, auxiliary verb
2.
to be ..ing(after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
3.
to (have the audacity to) do(after -masu base of verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions)
See also:やがる

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to contract (a disease), to suffer from(usually kana)

noun
living room (Western style), sitting room

noun
author, writer, novelist, artist

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn toward, to look (up, down, etc.)
2.
to face (e.g. east), to look out on
3.
to point to
4.
to be suited to, to be fit for
5.
to go in the direction of, to lean towards (of a feeling)

adverb
mainly, primarily

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
congestion, crush, crowding, jam
2.
confusion, disorder

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
completion, conclusion
See also:完了形,  完了相
noun
2.
perfect (tense, form, aspect)(linguistics)

noun
1.
nature (of a person)
2.
sex
3.
gender
suffix
4.
-ty, -ity, -ness, -cy(indicating quality or condition)

na-adjective, noun
highly priced, expensive, valuable, costly
See also:安価 (antonym)

na-adjective
lovely, wonderful, nice, great, fantastic, superb, cool
Other readings:
素適【すてき】[1]
素的【すてき】[1]
ステキ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
parting, separation, farewell, (lateral) branch, fork, offshoot, division, section

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired, to be employed(only relevant for 就く)
2.
to ascend (the throne), to accede
3.
to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart(only relevant for 就く)
4.
to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice(only relevant for 就く)
Other readings:
即く【つく】

noun
plant, vegetation

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
argument, discussion, dispute, controversy

noun
1.
position, situation
2.
viewpoint, standpoint, point of view

na-adjective, noun
1.
wonderful, marvelous, strange, incredible, amazing, curious, miraculous, mysterious
to-adverb
2.
strangely enough, oddly enough, for some reason, curiously

noun
months and years
Other readings:
年月【ねんげつ】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
disappointment, despair

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
equality, impartiality, evenness

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)
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