Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
equipment, device, installation, apparatus
noun
2.
stage setting
See also:舞台装置

noun
1.
direction, orientation, bearing, way
2.
course (e.g. of action)

noun
feeling, sense, impression

noun
Japan
Other readings:
日本【にっぽん】

noun
food, food products, foodstuffs

noun, auxillary suru verb
participation, joining, entry, adherence

noun, auxillary suru verb
returning home

noun
1.
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over), grownup
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
becoming an adult, coming of age, growing up (to be a man, woman)
See also:新成人

noun
height, stature
See also:背 (せ)
Other readings:
【せい】

na-adjective, noun
certain, sure, definite, reliable, sound, solid, safe, secure

noun, auxillary suru verb
selection, choice, option

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to lose
2.
to miss (a change, opportunity)
3.
to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of
4.
to concede (goals, points, etc.)
Other readings:
喪う【うしなう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance
suffix
2.
-centered, -centred, -focused, -oriented, centered on, focused on

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
order (for an item)
2.
request, demand, condition
Other readings:
註文【ちゅうもん】

noun, adverb, na-adjective, no-adjective
safety, peace, quietness

no-adjective, noun
1.
usual, normal, everyday, habitual, ordinary(orig. written as 不断)
noun (temporal)
2.
usually, normally, generally, habitually, always
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun (suffix), noun
1.
appearing ..., looking ...(usually kana)(usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
See also:様だ
2.
way to ..., method of ...ing(usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
3.
form, style, design(usu. after a noun)
4.
like, similar to(usu. after a noun)
See also:様だ
noun
5.
thing (thought or spoken)

noun, auxillary suru verb
applying (e.g. a technology), adoption

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
major subject, special study

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting, assembly, gathering
2.
association(chemistry term)
3.
conjunction(astronomy term)
See also:

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to draw, to paint, to sketch
See also:書く
2.
to depict, to describe(only relevant for えがく)
3.
to picture in one's mind, to imagine
4.
to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
Other readings:
描く【かく】
画く【えがく】
画く【かく】

noun
smoke, fumes
Other readings:
【けぶり】
【けむ】
【けぶ】
【けむり】
【けぶり】
【けむ】
【けぶ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
explanation, interpretation

noun
proverb, saying, aphorism, maxim(usually kana)

adjective
1.
tough, hard, severe, demanding, harsh(sometimes written 緊い)
2.
determined, strong-minded, forceful, formidable, fierce
3.
strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol), severe, intense
4.
(too) tight, constricting, close
5.
extreme, unusually strong
Other readings:
キツい

verb unspecified, suffix
1.
to be able to ..., can ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
verb unspecified, transitive verb
2.
to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain(literary or formal term)

noun
1.
married couple, husband and wife, man and wife
noun (prefix)
2.
his and hers, pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)(only relevant for めおと)
See also:夫婦茶碗
Other readings:
夫婦【めおと】
夫婦【みょうと】

noun, auxillary suru verb
divorce

no-adjective, noun
1.
automatic
See also:手動 (antonym)
noun
2.
intransitive verb(abbreviation, linguistics)(only relevant for 自動)
See also:自動詞
Other readings:
自働【じどう】

adverbial noun, noun
Thursday

na-adjective, noun
1.
poor (at), weak (in), not very good (at)
2.
not one's cup of tea, not one's favorite

noun, no-adjective
doctor, physician

noun
manufactured goods, finished goods, product

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to finish, to make an end of, to get through with, to let end

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, intransitive verb
to burn, to get fired up

noun, no-adjective
oxygen (O)

noun, auxillary suru verb
smiling face, smile

noun
1.
surplus, margin, leeway, room, space, time, allowance, flexibility, scope
2.
composure, placidity, complacency, calm

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guidance, leading (the way), showing around
2.
information, notice, notification
3.
announcement (of one's arrival)
4.
invitation
5.
acquaintance, knowledge
Other readings:
案内【あない】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)

noun
1.
expert, learned person
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
doctor, PhD, Dr.(colloquialism)
noun
3.
instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period)
4.
pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
See also:墨譜

noun, auxillary suru verb
debt, loan, liabilities, borrowing money

noun, auxillary suru verb
fear, dread, dismay, terror, horror, scare, panic
Other readings:
恐怖【くふ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
rarely, seldom(with neg. verb)

noun
plant, vegetation
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