Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practical use, application
2.
conjugation, inflection(linguistics)

noun
1.
bag, sack, pouch
2.
skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
3.
dead end
4.
plot of land surrounded by water
Other readings:
【ふくろ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to receive, to get, to accept
2.
to take, to interpret, to understand
Other readings:
受けとる【うけとる】
受取る【うけとる】
請け取る【うけとる】
請取る【うけとる】
うけ取る【うけとる】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for)(usu. 効く)
See also:薬が効く
2.
to work, to function well(usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.)
See also:目が利く
3.
to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
4.
to taste (alcohol), to try
See also:聞く
Other readings:
利く【きく】

noun
defect, fault, flaw, deformity, deficiency, shortage, gap

noun
1.
hut, cabin, shed, (animal) pen
2.
small theatre (theater), temporary playhouse, circus tent, booth(only relevant for こや)
3.
one's own house(humble language, colloquialism)(esp. しょうおく)
Other readings:
小屋【しょうおく】

na-adjective, noun
1.
cheerful, jovial, merry, lively
See also:陰気 (antonym)
noun
2.
weather, season
3.
spirit of yang

pre-noun adjectival
1.
what, what kind of
See also:あんな,  こんな,  そんな
2.
(with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)(as in どんな人でも)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for

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

noun
person(rarely used without a qualifier)
Other readings:
【もん】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
acceptable, satisfactory, allowed, permitted
noun
2.
approval, being in favour, (a) vote in favour, aye
3.
Pass (grade), Fair, C, D(on a 優, 良, 可 scale)

noun
1.
piece, slice, strip, scrap
2.
cloth(also written as 布, 裂)
3.
sharpness
4.
agility
counter
5.
counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to surround, to encircle, to enclose, to fence, to wall in
2.
to besiege, to lay siege to
3.
to play (go, shogi, etc.)
Other readings:
囲む【かごむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
passage (of people, traffic), passing
2.
common usage

noun
rice field

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat)
2.
to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge(esp. 降ろす)
3.
to withdraw (money)
4.
to use for the first time, to wear for the first time
5.
to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches)
6.
to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop(esp. 降ろす)
7.
to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an alter), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down
8.
to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus)
See also:堕ろす
9.
to invoke (a spirit), to call down
All readings:
下ろす【おろす】
降ろす【おろす】
下す【おろす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
memo, note, memorandum

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to occupy, to hold
2.
to account for, to make up, to take up

na-adjective, noun
pleasant, delightful, enjoyable, joyful, cheerful, amusing, happy

noun
ice cream, icecream

noun, auxillary suru verb
looking after, help, aid, assistance

noun
aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
Other readings:
薫り【かおり】
馨り【かおり】
【かおり】[1]
【かおり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun (suffix)
1.
depending on
2.
as soon as, immediately (upon)(often after the -masu stem of a verb)
3.
in accordance with
noun
4.
order, program, programme, precedence
5.
circumstances, course of events, reason

noun
1.
farmer, farming family
2.
farmhouse

adverb, to-adverb
soundly (sleeping), fast (asleep)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
グッスリ

noun, no-adjective
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

noun
landlord, landlady
Other readings:
大屋【おおや】

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
doctrine, rule, principle, -ism

noun
valley
Other readings:
【たに】
谿【たに】

noun
(romantic) love
Other readings:
【こい】[1]
孤悲【こい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, na-adjective
fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity

noun
1.
safe, strongbox, cashbox, vault, strongroom
2.
depository, cash office, treasury, provider of funds

noun, no-adjective
doctor, physician

noun
milk

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

adjective
1.
good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable(also いい (all senses))
See also:いい
2.
sufficient, enough, ready, prepared
See also:いい
3.
profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial
See also:いい
4.
OK, all right, fine, no problem(as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
See also:いい
Other readings:
良い【えい】[2]
善い【よい】
善い【えい】[2]
好い【よい】
好い【えい】[2]
佳い【よい】
佳い【えい】[2]
吉い【よい】
吉い【えい】[2]
宜い【よい】[1]
宜い【えい】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
accommodation, lodging

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
date (with someone)
noun
2.
date (day)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
conclusion

adverb
1.
finally, at last(usually kana)
2.
in the end, after all, never (happened)(usually kana)(with neg. verb)
Other readings:
ついに《終に》
ついに《竟に》

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

noun, no-adjective
reference, consultation
Other readings:
參考【さんこう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)

auxillary suru verb, adverb
(blinking) repeatedly(onomatopia)
Other readings:
シバシバ
しぱしぱ
シパシパ

mochiageru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to elevate, to raise, to lift up
2.
to flatter, to extol, to praise to the sky
Other readings:
持上げる【もちあげる】
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