Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
observation, survey, watching

prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix(honorific language, polite language, humble language, usually kana)(usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
See also:御 (ご)
Other readings:
おん《御》

noun
perception, intuition, the sixth sense

na-adjective, noun
crude, rough, plain, humble, shabby
See also:お粗末

noun
1.
oil, petroleum
2.
kerosene, paraffin(colloquialism)
See also:灯油

noun, auxillary suru verb
refereeing, trial, judgement, judgment, umpire, referee
Other readings:
審判【しんばん】

noun, no-adjective
appetite (for food)
Other readings:
食慾【しょくよく】

expression, adverb
in short, in a word, to sum up, to put it simply, to make a long story short, after all

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
everyday, daily, ordinary, usual, routine, regular

noun, auxillary suru verb
decision, determination

noun
manufactured goods, finished goods, product

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
eternity, permanence, perpetuity(とわ tends to be more abstract)
noun
2.
Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)(only relevant for えいきゅう)
Other readings:
永久【とこしえ】
永久【とわ】
【とわ】
長しえ【とこしえ】
常しえ【とこしえ】
永え【とこしえ】
【とこしえ】

noun
food, food products, foodstuffs

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
pain, agony, bitterness

noun
1.
bone
2.
frame
3.
outline, core
4.
backbone, spirit, fortitude
na-adjective, noun
5.
laborious, troublesome, difficult

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon(出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(esp. 出合う)
3.
to emerge and engage (an enemy)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(often used imperatively as 出会え)
Other readings:
出逢う【であう】
出合う【であう】
出遭う【であう】
出あう【であう】

noun
1.
joint, knuckle
2.
tune, melody
3.
knot (in wood), node in a bamboo stem
4.
part, notable characteristic

noun
racket, paddle (in table-tennis)

noun
1.
odour, odor, scent, smell, stench(臭い usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense, flavour, flavor
Other readings:
臭い【におい】
【におい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
salary, wages, pay

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

Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb, intransitive verb
to get tired of, to lose interest in, to be fed up with, to have enough
Other readings:
厭きる【あきる】
倦きる【あきる】
倦る【あきる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
chairman, speaker (e.g. of assembly), president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.), moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)

noun
1.
row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession
2.
company (of someone), group, ranks
3.
sequence(mathematics)
counter
4.
counter for rows

noun, no-adjective
1.
popularity, public favor
noun
2.
condition (e.g. market), tone, character, nature

noun, auxillary suru verb
disregarding, ignoring

na-adjective, noun
1.
pitiful, unfortunate, poor, miserable, wretched
2.
unpardonable, regrettable
Other readings:
気のどく【きのどく】

adverb
1.
certainly, without fail
noun
2.
right and wrong, pros and cons

na-adjective, noun
1.
advantageous, favourable, better, stronger
See also:不利
2.
profitable, lucrative, gainful, paying
Other readings:
優利【ゆうり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
Other readings:
ゾウ

noun, no-adjective
topic, subject

adverb
so to speak, so to call it, as it were(usually kana)
Other readings:
いわば《謂わば》

pronoun
these(usually kana)
Other readings:
これら《此等》
これら《是等》
これら《此れ等》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
knock, knocking
2.
fungo hitting, hitting balls for fielding practice(baseball term)

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

noun
1.
tea
See also:お茶
2.
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
3.
tea preparation, making tea
See also:茶道
4.
brown(abbreviation)
See also:茶色
noun, na-adjective
5.
mockery(archaism)
See also:茶化す

noun
1.
work, labor, labour
2.
achievement, performance, ability, talent
3.
salary, income, earnings
4.
action, activity, workings, function, operation, movement, motion
5.
conjugation, inflection(linguistics)(also written as 活)

noun, auxillary suru verb
plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch
2.
to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form, to press into shape, to mold, to mould
3.
to seize (power, etc.), to take hold of

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
stability, steadiness, equilibrium

noun
1.
belt (waist, seat, etc.), strap
2.
belt, zone, area
3.
drive belt, machine belt

pre-noun adjectival
mere, simple, sheer

noun
cotton
Other readings:
【めん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meal, dinner
noun
2.
diet

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)

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.
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume), Japanese plum, ume, Chinese plum
2.
lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
【むめ】[1]
【うめ】
【むめ】[1]
ウメ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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