Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling
See also:お土産
2.
present brought by a visitor
3.
something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation), unwelcome gift, disservice(usu. お土産)

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

adverb
(at) any time, always, at all times, whenever(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんどきでも《何時でも》

noun, noun (suffix)
ticket, coupon, bond, certificate

noun
1.
town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood(esp. 町)
2.
downtown, main street(only relevant for 街)
3.
street, road
4.
109.09 m(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
5.
0.99 hectares(only relevant for 町 and ちょう)
All readings:
【まち】
【ちょう】
【まち】

noun
1.
flow (of a fluid or gas), stream, current
2.
flow (of people, things), passage (of time), tide, passing, (changing) trends, tendency
3.
course (of events), (step-by-step) procedure, process
4.
group of people who remain together after the end of an event
5.
descent, ancestry, school
6.
forfeiture, foreclosure(finance term)
7.
cancellation(usu. as お流れ)
See also:お流れ
8.
drifting, wandering, roaming

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pass (time), to spend
2.
to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol)
3.
to take care of, to support(archaism)
Godan-su verb, auxiliary verb
4.
to overdo, to do too much
5.
to ... without acting on it
Other readings:
過す【すごす】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
idea, plan, proposal, suggestion, (government) bill
noun
2.
draft, rough copy
3.
expectation
4.
desk, stand(archaism)

noun
1.
mama, mamma, mom, mommy, mum, mummy, mother(familiar language)
2.
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shout, to cry, to scream, to shriek, to yell, to exclaim
2.
to clamor (for or against), to clamour (for or against)

noun
1.
floor
2.
stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player)
3.
dining platform built across a river
Other readings:
【ゆか】

noun, auxillary suru verb
sign, signal, cue
Other readings:
相図【あいず】

no-adjective, noun
long-term
See also:短期 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
memorization, memorisation, learning by heart
Other readings:
諳記【あんき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective
1.
calm, quiet, gentle, peaceful, mild
2.
moderate, reasonable, amicable

adverb, no-adjective
1.
really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly
2.
indeed
interjection
3.
good grief(abbreviation, usually kana)(expression of exasperation)
See also:全くもう

noun
1.
cooked rice(male term)
2.
meal, food(male term)
3.
one's living, livelihood(male term)

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】

no-adjective, noun
1.
ordinary, common, usual(usually kana)
2.
free of charge(usually kana)(only 只)
3.
unaffected, as is, safe(usu. as ただでは...)
adverb
4.
only, merely, just, simply
conjunction
5.
but, however, nevertheless(esp. 但)
All readings:
ただ《只》
ただ《唯》
ただ《徒》
ただ《但》
ただ《常》
タダ

noun
sunlight, sunshine, sunbeams

noun, auxillary suru verb
notice, attention, observation

noun, auxillary suru verb
disregarding, ignoring

noun, auxillary suru verb
use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation

noun, no-adjective
remnant, residue, remaining, left-over

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.
level, standard
2.
water level

noun
1.
study of foreign languages
2.
linguistics
See also:言語学

noun
1.
flag
2.
pataka (banner)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for 幡)
See also:幡 (ばん)
3.
banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
Other readings:
【はた】
【はた】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)
Other readings:
罷める【やめる】
退める【やめる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

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

noun
author (usu. of a particular book), writer

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)

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

adverb
very, much, greatly, a lot of

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

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
softly, gently, quietly(onomatopia)
2.
secretly, stealthily(onomatopia)
See also:こっそり
auxillary suru verb
3.
to leave alone, to leave as it is(onomatopia)
Other readings:
そうっと
そおっと
そーっと

noun
1.
weapon, arms, ordnance
2.
weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset

suffix, counter
1.
counter for buildings (esp. houses)
suffix
2.
suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to vomit, to throw up, to spit up
2.
to emit, to send forth, to breathe out
3.
to give (an opinion), to make (a comment), to express, to tell
4.
to confess

noun
1.
the way there, outbound leg, outbound trip, departing leg
noun (suffix)
2.
bound for ...(usu. ゆき)
See also:東京行き
noun
3.
outbound ticket
Other readings:
行き【ゆき】
往き【いき】
往き【ゆき】

noun
1.
friend, companion, comrade, pal
2.
accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
Other readings:
【とも】

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

noun
1.
complaint, grumbling, objection
2.
phrase, words, expression

noun, no-adjective
1.
heart(anatomical term)
2.
guts, nerve, cheek, gall, spine
3.
central part

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent, attorney, substitute, alternate, acting (principal, etc.)

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)
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