Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
forehead, brow

na-adjective, noun
strange, odd, peculiar, queer, curious

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to defend against, to protect against
2.
to prevent, to avert, to avoid
Other readings:
禦ぐ【ふせぐ】
拒ぐ【ふせぐ】

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

expression, noun
society, the world, the times

na-adjective, noun
zealous, enthusiastic, ardent, fervent, keen, eager

noun, no-adjective
nutrition, nourishment
Other readings:
営養【えいよう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scholarship, study, learning
noun
2.
discipline, branch of learning, (a) science

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
without(usually kana)
noun
2.
unacceptable, not alright, unsatisfactory(colloquialism, usually kana)
See also:在り (antonym)

noun
1.
birth, birthplace
noun (suffix), no-adjective
2.
born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Other readings:
生れ【うまれ】

noun
1.
evening, night
2.
dinner(only relevant for よる)
All readings:
【よる】
【よ】

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
Other readings:
勝れる【すぐれる】
傑れる【すぐれる】

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
stimulus, impetus, incentive, encouragement, motivation, provocation, excitement, thrill
Other readings:
刺戟【しげき】
剌激【しげき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
travel, trip, journey

suru verb (special)
to punish, to penalize, to penalise

noun
(Western) soup(food term)

pre-noun adjectival
considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal

noun, auxillary suru verb
advance, moving forward, progress
See also:後進 (antonym) ,  後退 (antonym)

interjection
darn it!, darn!, oops!, oh dear!, oh no!(usually kana)

noun
scene, view, prospect, outlook

noun
1.
money
See also:お金
2.
metal
Other readings:
【かな】[2]
【かね】[1]
【かね】[1]
【かね】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
operation, management, handling
2.
manipulating (to one's benefit), manipulation, influencing

noun
1.
letter (of alphabet), character
2.
writing(only relevant for もんじ)
All readings:
文字【もじ】
文字【もんじ】

na-adjective, noun
careful, cautious, prudent, discreet, deliberate
See also:軽率 (antonym)

noun
shoulder

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to wave, to shake, to swing
2.
to sprinkle, to throw (dice)
3.
to cast (actor), to allocate (work)
4.
to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump
5.
to abandon, to give up, to ruin
6.
to add kana indicating a reading of a word
See also:振り仮名
7.
to slightly change headings, to change directions
8.
to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct
9.
to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
10.
to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic
11.
to replace, to substitute
12.
to set up a joke for somebody else

noun
1.
material, substance
2.
matter(physics term)

noun
footpath, walkway, sidewalk

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to rely on, to depend on, to count on, to turn to (for help)
Other readings:
便る【たよる】

noun
world, society, people, the public

expression
to that extent, to that degree

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
(a) little, (a) few, slight, small (amount), trifling, meagre, meager(usually kana)
adverb
2.
only, just, merely(usually kana)
Other readings:
わずか《纔か》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
welcome, reception

noun, no-adjective
1.
surroundings, environs
2.
circumference

noun
hiking

noun
1.
information, news, intelligence, advices
2.
information, data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

expression
1.
(not) anything, (nothing) at all, (not) any, nothing(with neg. verb)
2.
and everything else, and all(as ...も何も)
3.
(not) at all, (not) in the least, (not) especially, (not) to that extent(as ...なくてもいい, ...ことはない, etc.)

conjunction
1.
or, either ... or(usually kana)
adverb
2.
maybe, perhaps, possibly(usually kana)
3.
some ... and others ..., sometimes ... and at other times ...(usually kana)(as あるいは...あるいは...)
Other readings:
あるいは《或るいは》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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
1.
prince
2.
subordinate Kumano shrine

noun
1.
overcoat(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb, prenominal
2.
exceeding, going over, going beyond
na-adjective, noun
3.
exaggerated, over the top, overdrawn, overreaction
noun
4.
over par(abbreviation, sports term)
5.
overexposure
See also:アンダー (antonym)
Other readings:
オーバ

noun
1.
another person, other people, others
See also:人 (ひと)
2.
unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)(only relevant for たにん)
3.
outsider, stranger(only relevant for たにん)
Other readings:
他人【ひと】[1]
他人【あだびと】[2]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to touch, to feel
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
2.
to touch (with)(as 〜に手を触れる, 〜に口を触れる, etc.)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
3.
to experience, to come in contact with, to perceive
4.
to touch on (a subject), to allude to, to refer to, to mention, to bring up
5.
to be in conflict with, to violate (law, copyright, etc.), to infringe
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
6.
to proclaim, to make known, to spread (e.g. a rumour)

noun, no-adjective
simultaneous, concurrent, same time, synchronous, together

interjection
1.
by no means, never!, well, I never!, you don't say!, certainly (not)(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
2.
something unexpected, emergency(usually kana)
noun
3.
currently, for the time being, presently, for now(usually kana, archaism)
adverb, no-adjective
4.
indeed, really, truly, unexpectedly(usually kana, obscure)
See also:本当に
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