Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
machine, mechanism
2.
instrument, appliance, apparatus(often 器械)
Other readings:
器械【きかい】

noun, no-adjective
system, institution, organization, organisation

conjunction, interjection
well, now, then(usually kana)
Other readings:
さて《扨》
さて《扠》

noun, no-adjective
1.
continent
noun
2.
continental Asia (esp. mainland China)
3.
continental Europe

noun, auxillary suru verb
continuation, succession, series

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
bureau, department
2.
office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio), channel, exchange(abbreviation)
See also:郵便局,  放送局
3.
affair, situation
noun, noun (suffix), counter
4.
game (of go, shogi, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
confidence, trust, faith, reputation
noun
2.
credit (finance)

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
study, learning, tutorial

noun
1.
atmosphere, air
2.
magnanimity, generosity
See also:大度
Other readings:
大氣【たいき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
(school) subject, curriculum, course
Other readings:
課目【かもく】

noun
1.
difference, distinction, discrepancy
2.
mistake, error

noun
Christmas

noun
feature, trait, characteristic, peculiarity, distinction

noun
1.
end, tip, top
2.
end (of the year, month, etc.), close
noun, no-adjective
3.
youngest child
See also:末っ子
noun
4.
descendants, offspring, posterity(usu. 〜の末)
5.
future
adverbial noun, noun
6.
(finally) after, (at last) after, at the end of(as 〜の末 or 〜した末)
noun, no-adjective
7.
trifles, trivialities
noun
8.
degenerate age

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

na-adjective, adverbial noun, no-adjective
direct, immediate, personal, firsthand

noun
1.
board, plank
2.
sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab
3.
cutting board, chopping board
See also:俎板
4.
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine), cook(abbreviation)(usu. as 板さん)
5.
stage (i.e. at a theatre)

noun
sandbank, sandbar
Other readings:
【す】

noun
1.
electron(physics term)
prenominal
2.
electronic

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

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】

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to replace(usu. 替える)
2.
to exchange, to interchange(usu. 換える)
3.
to substitute(usu. 代える)
All readings:
換える【かえる】
替える【かえる】
代える【かえる】

noun
part, assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties
Other readings:
役割り【やくわり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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
office work, clerical work, administration, business, affairs

noun
1.
light, illumination, glow, gleam(only relevant for 明かり and 明り)
2.
lamp, light
Other readings:
明り【あかり】
灯り【あかり】
【あかり】
灯かり【あかり】
灯火【あかり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
success, hit

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline
2.
to inform, to give notice, to tell in advance
3.
to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
Other readings:
断わる【ことわる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
passing (a test, examination, etc.)
noun
2.
pass (for admission, transport, etc.), ticket
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
pass (of a ball)(sports term)
4.
(giving something a) pass, skipping (one's turn)
noun
5.
path (file, directory, graphics)(computer term)

noun
prices of commodities, prices (in general), cost-of-living

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》

noun
1.
demonstration, protest(abbreviation)
2.
(giving a) demo, demonstration, presentation(abbreviation)

noun
rice field

noun, auxillary suru verb
understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy

noun, auxillary suru verb
travel, trip, journey

noun, auxillary suru verb
medical examination

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
frantic, frenetic, desperate
noun
2.
inevitable death
3.
brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)(shogi term)
See also:必至

noun, auxillary suru verb
function, facility, faculty, feature

noun
1.
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.), beans, peas
2.
soya bean (Glycine max), soybean, soy
See also:大豆
3.
female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)(colloquialism)
4.
kidney(colloquialism, usually kana, food term)
noun (prefix)
5.
miniature, tiny
6.
child
Other readings:
【まめ】
【まめ】
マメ

noun
1.
writing brush, paintbrush, pen
2.
writing with a brush, drawing with a brush, penmanship, something drawn with a brush
3.
writing (composing text), the written word(only relevant for ふで)
counter
4.
(land) lot, plot(only relevant for ひつ)
Other readings:
【ひつ】

noun
1.
charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk(esp. 係)
2.
connection, linking(linguistics)(esp. 係り)
See also:係り結び
Other readings:
係り【かかり】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears)
See also:涙を流す
2.
to wash away
3.
to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam
4.
to cruise (e.g. taxi)
5.
to float, to set adrift
6.
to call off (a meeting, etc.)
7.
to exile, to banish
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