Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
•
months and years
All readings:
年月【としつき】
、
年月【ねんげつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
average, mean
2.
balance, equilibrium
Other readings:
平均【へいぎん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
pilot

noun
1.
(non-documentary) television series, TV drama, teledrama, play(abbreviation)
2.
drama, dramatic incident, spectacle, tragedy

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to strike, to clap, to knock, to beat, to tap, to pat
2.
to play drums
3.
to abuse, to bash, to flame (e.g. on the Internet), to insult
4.
to consult, to sound out
5.
to brag, to talk big
6.
to call, to invoke (e.g. a function)(computer term)
Other readings:
敲く【たたく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat), provisions, rations, food supply

noun
•
gun, rifle, small arms
Other readings:
砲【じゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
prevention, precaution, protection against

pre-noun adjectival
•
what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to differ, to vary, to disagree
Other readings:
異る【ことなる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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
•
start, commencement, beginning, initiation

noun
1.
card
2.
curd
3.
match, game, grouping in a competition or tournament

counter
1.
counter for occurrences
noun
2.
a time, an instance
3.
inning (baseball), round, game
noun, noun (suffix)
4.
episode, chapter, instalment(colloquialism)
noun
5.
Hui (people)(abbreviation)
See also:回族
6.
Islam(abbreviation)
See also:回教

na-adjective, noun
•
various, varied, diverse, all sorts of
Other readings:
様様【さまざま】

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

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

noun
•
most part, greater part, majority
See also:小部分 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reading
Other readings:
読書【とくしょ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
denial, negation, repudiation, disavowal
See also:肯定 (antonym)
noun
2.
negation (logic)
3.
NOT operation(computer term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
applying (e.g. a technology), adoption

noun
•
time, season, period, phase, stage

noun, no-adjective
1.
rule, regulation
2.
settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement
3.
habit, custom, habitual way
See also:御決まり
4.
countenance in front of another person, face(usu. as 決まりが悪い, etc.)
5.
love relationship between a customer and a prostitute(archaism)
Other readings:
決り【きまり】
、
極まり【きまり】
、
極り【きまり】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
dimly, faintly, indistinctly, vaguely(onomatopia)(also written as 呆んやり)
2.
absentmindedly, vacantly, carelessly(onomatopia)
3.
idly, aimlessly(onomatopia)
noun
4.
absence of mind, fool, blockhead, dunce
Other readings:
ボンヤリ

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
1.
sweat, perspiration
2.
moisture, condensation
interjection
3.
gulp, oops(Internet slang)(often as (汗))

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
at leisure, in a relaxed manner, in a carefree manner, quietly, peacefully(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ノンビリ

adverb
•
mainly, primarily

na-adjective, noun
•
simple, plain, uncomplicated, straightforward
See also:複雑 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
going through, going via, going by way of
Other readings:
経由【けいゆう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
warning, advice

conjunction
1.
moreover, furthermore(usually kana)
2.
nevertheless, and yet(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかも《而も》
、
しかも《併も》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
moderate (degree), proper (amount), temperate, suitable

noun
1.
poison, toxicant
2.
harm, evil influence
3.
ill will, spite, malice
4.
abusive language(abbreviation)

adverb
1.
occasionally, once in a while, seldom(usually kana)
2.
casually, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance(usually kana)
Other readings:
たまたま《偶偶》
、
たまたま《偶》
、
たまたま《適》

noun, no-adjective
•
topic, subject

noun, no-adjective
•
top, summit, peak

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to get, to earn, to acquire, to procure, to gain, to secure, to attain, to obtain, to win(獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.)
2.
to understand, to comprehend
3.
to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment), to get (ill)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb, transitive verb
4.
to be able to ..., can ...(only relevant for 得る)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
獲る【える】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
noon, midday

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival)
2.
to present (a gift) in celebration, to drink in celebration
3.
to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.), to pray for
Other readings:
斎う【いわう】

noun
1.
tear, tears, lachrymal secretion
2.
sympathy
Other readings:
涙【なだ】[1]
、
涙【なんだ】[1]
、
泪【なみだ】
、
涕【なみだ】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sell (well)
See also:売る
2.
to be well known, to be popular, to be famous

noun
•
(fine) art, the arts
Other readings:
藝術【げいじゅつ】

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

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

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to live, to get along
2.
to spend (time)
Other readings:
暮す【くらす】

prenominal
•
concrete, tangible, material
See also:抽象 (antonym)
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