Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to state, to express, to mention
Other readings:
宣べる【のべる】
、
陳べる【のべる】

noun
1.
present day, modern times, recent times
2.
early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
See also:明治維新

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
contribution (furthering a goal or cause), services (to a cause)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
•
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sink, to go under, to submerge
2.
to go down (e.g. sun), to set, to descend
3.
to feel depressed, to become subdued, to become somber

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to snatch away, to dispossess, to steal

noun
1.
wave
2.
ups and downs(idiom )
Other readings:
浪【なみ】
、
濤【なみ】

na-adjective
1.
clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite
2.
bright, light
Other readings:
顕らか【あきらか】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
earth, ground, land, soil
2.
place
3.
territory
4.
bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
See also:天地無用
5.
earth (one of the five elements)
See also:五大,  土 (ど)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
repair, mending, fixing, servicing
Other readings:
修理【しゅり】[1]
、
修理【すり】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
now, current, present, present time, as of

noun
1.
armpit, under one's arm, side, flank
2.
beside, close to, near, by(also written as 傍, 側)
3.
aside, to the side, away, out of the way
4.
off-track, off-topic
5.
deuteragonist, supporting role(usu. written ワキ in Noh)
6.
second verse (in a linked series of poems)(abbreviation)
See also:脇句
Other readings:
腋【わき】
、
掖【わき】

noun, no-adjective
•
actor, actress, player, performer
See also:役者

noun
1.
classical music(abbreviation)
na-adjective
2.
classic, classical
noun
3.
classic (work), the classics
See also:古典
Other readings:
クラッシック
、
クラッシク

noun
•
event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

adverb
•
simply, merely, only, solely

noun
1.
service, duty, business, responsibility, task
2.
Buddhist religious services
Other readings:
務め【つとめ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
switch
Other readings:
スィッチ

noun, no-adjective
1.
death, mortality
auxillary suru verb
2.
to die, to pass away

noun
1.
jeans
2.
denim, jean
Other readings:
ジンス

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
commemoration, celebration, honoring the memory of something, turning something into a memento, memory
Other readings:
紀念【きねん】

noun, no-adjective
1.
nerve(anatomical term)
2.
nerves, sensitivity

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
breathing, respiration
noun
2.
knack, trick, secret (of doing something)
3.
harmony, balance, synchronization, accord
4.
short interval, short pause
See also:一呼吸

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stream, to flow (liquid, time, etc.), to run (ink)
2.
to be washed away, to be carried
3.
to drift, to float (e.g. clouds), to wander, to stray
4.
to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire), to spread, to circulate
5.
to be heard (e.g. music), to be played
6.
to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
7.
to pass, to elapse, to be transmitted
8.
to be called off, to be forfeited
9.
to disappear, to be removed

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

noun
•
leather

noun
1.
constitution
2.
rules, regulation
Other readings:
憲法【けんぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
1.
(not) particularly, (not) especially, (not) specially
2.
separately, apart, additionally, extra

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
the other day, a few days ago

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
investigation, examination, inquiry, enquiry, survey

adverb
1.
that is to say, that is, in other words, I mean, that (this, it) means(usually kana)
2.
in short, in brief, to sum up, ultimately, in the end, in the long run, when all is said and done, what it all comes down to, when you get right down to it, basically(usually kana)
noun
3.
clogging, obstruction, stuffing, (degree of) blockage(usually kana)
4.
shrinkage(usually kana)
5.
end, conclusion(usually kana)
6.
dead end, corner(usually kana, archaism)
7.
distress, being at the end of one's rope(usually kana, archaism)
Other readings:
つまり《詰り》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be added to, to be appended
2.
to join in (e.g. a group of friends), to participate
3.
to increase (e.g. heat), to gain in (e.g. influence), to grow, to gather (speed)
4.
to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure), to be exerted

noun
•
junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school(abbreviation)
See also:中学校

noun, no-adjective
•
food, foodstuff

noun
1.
human being, human, person, man, mankind, humankind
2.
character (of a person)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
implementation (e.g. of a system), materialization, materialisation, realization, realisation, actualization, actualisation

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quality, value
noun
2.
nature, inherent quality, character
3.
logical quality

noun, no-adjective
•
agriculture

noun
•
reality, actuality, hard fact
See also:理想

adverb
1.
something, some, any
2.
somehow, for some reason
3.
(is there) something (you want, etc.)
Other readings:
何か【なんか】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
patience, endurance, perseverance, tolerance, self-control, self-denial
Other readings:
ガマン

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
postponement, deferment, adjournment

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

noun
1.
lodging, inn, hotel
2.
house, home, dwelling
3.
home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

noun
1.
sentence
2.
composition, text, writings
3.
the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature
See also:武
4.
statement(computer term)
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