Vocabulary list for JLPT N3
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noun
1.
skin, hide, pelt, fur
See also:革
2.
rind, peel, husk, bark
3.
shell, sheath, wrapping
4.
mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to restrict, to limit, to confine
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to
3.
to be best (for), to be the best plan, to be the only way (to)(as ...は...に限る)
noun
1.
figure, form, shape
2.
appearance, dress, guise
3.
state, condition, picture, image
noun
1.
abdomen, belly, stomach
2.
womb
See also:胎 (はら)
3.
one's mind, one's real intentions, one's true motive
4.
courage, nerve, willpower
5.
generosity, magnanimity
6.
feelings, emotions
7.
wide middle part, bulging part
8.
inside, interior, inner part
9.
anti-node(physics term)
suffix, counter
10.
counter for hard roe
11.
counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)
Other readings:
肚【はら】
noun
1.
hill, height, knoll, rising ground(only relevant for 丘 and 岡 and 壟)
2.
bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game(usually kana, mahjong term)(only relevant for 丘 and 陸符)
Other readings:
岡【おか】
、壟【おか】[1]
、陸符【おか】
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
•
turn (in line), order of things, sequential order
See also:出番
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
attack, assault, raid, onslaught, offensive
2.
criticism, censure, denunciation, condemnation
na-adjective, noun
1.
dense, thick, crowded
2.
close (relationship), intimate
3.
minute, fine, careful
4.
secret
noun
5.
noun (temporal)
1.
today, this day
2.
these days, recently, nowadays(only relevant for こんにち)
All readings:
今日【きょう】
、今日【こんにち】
、今日【こんち】
、今日【こんじつ】
noun
•
error, mistake, slip, bug
Other readings:
謬り【あやまり】
、謬【あやまり】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
pre-noun adjectival
•
a certain ..., some ...(usually kana)
All readings:
ある《或る》
、ある《或》
noun, noun (suffix)
•
life, living, livelihood, life circumstances(usu. ぐらし as a suffix)
Other readings:
暮し【くらし】
noun
1.
manners, etiquette, propriety(only relevant for さほう)
2.
manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.), way of making
Other readings:
作法【さくほう】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
confidence, trust, faith, reputation
noun
2.
credit (finance)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
signal, signalling, signaling
noun
2.
traffic light, traffic signal
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
Other readings:
被う【おおう】
、掩う【おおう】
、蔽う【おおう】
、蓋う【おおう】
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
king, ruler, sovereign, monarch
2.
tycoon, magnate, champion, master
3.
auxillary suru verb, noun, adverb, to-adverb
•
to get irritated, to get annoyed, to be on the edge, to fret, to lose patience(usually kana)
Other readings:
いらいら《苛苛》
、いらいら《刺々》[1]
、いらいら《刺刺》[1]
、イライラ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go mad, to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to go insane
2.
to get out of order, to go amiss, to malfunction, to become imprecise
3.
to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.), to fall through, to get mixed up
4.
to go crazy (over someone or something), to get enthusiastic, to go wild
noun
1.
thing, matter(usually kana)
2.
incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis(usually kana)
3.
circumstances, situation, state of affairs(usually kana)
4.
work, business, affair(usually kana)
5.
after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to(usually kana)
noun (suffix)
6.
7.
noun
8.
alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or(usually kana)(as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
9.
necessity, need(usually kana)(as 〜ことはない)
10.
you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...(usually kana)(as 〜ことだ)
Other readings:
こと《縡》[1]
、こん《事》
、こん《縡》[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
na-adjective, noun
2.
chatty, talkative, chatterbox, blabbermouth(usually kana)
Other readings:
おしゃべり《御喋り》
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
request, commission, entrusting (with a matter)
2.
dependence, reliance
Common word
expression, interjection
1.
excuse me, pardon me, I'm sorry(usually kana, polite language)(used both to apologize and to get someone's attention)
2.
thank you(usually kana, polite language)
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
bureau, department
2.
3.
affair, situation
noun, noun (suffix), counter
4.
game (of go, shogi, etc.)
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to separate, to part, to divide, to keep apart
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)
na-adjective, noun
•
important, momentous, essential, principal, major
pre-noun adjectival
•
considerable, great, important, significant, a big deal
expression
•
I beg your pardon, excuse me(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごめんなさい《ご免なさい》
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty
2.
to be hungry
See also:お腹が空く
adverb
•
suddenly, casually, accidentally, incidentally, unexpectedly, unintentionally(usually kana)
Other readings:
ふと《不斗》[1]
、ふと《不圖》[1][2]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
•
joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
Other readings:
歓び【よろこび】
、慶び【よろこび】
、悦び【よろこび】
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