Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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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:
【おか】
【おか】[1]
陸符【おか】
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
commuting to school, school commute

adverb
at any moment (now), at any minute, on the verge of (doing), just about to

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to fear, to be afraid of
Other readings:
怖れる【おそれる】
畏れる【おそれる】
懼れる【おそれる】
惧れる【おそれる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
origin, source(usu. 元)
2.
base, basis, foundation, root(esp. 基)
3.
cause(also 因, 原)
4.
ingredient, material(esp. 素)
5.
(somebody's) side, (somebody's) location(only relevant for 元)
6.
original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
7.
(plant) root, (tree) trunk
8.
first section of a waka
See also:和歌
counter
9.
counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)(only relevant for 本)
noun
10.
handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip
All readings:
【もと】
【もと】
【もと】
【もと】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
trouble, hardship, difficulty, labour, labor, toil, pains
2.
anxiety, worry, concern, cares
Other readings:
苦勞【くろう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to avoid (physical contact with)(only relevant for よける)
2.
to avoid (situation)(only relevant for さける)
Ichidan verb
3.
to ward off, to avert
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
4.
to put aside, to move out of the way(only relevant for よける)
Other readings:
避ける【よける】
除ける【よける】

noun
bubble, foam, froth, head on beer
Other readings:
【あぶく】
【あわ】

noun
1.
trace, tracks, mark, sign
2.
site, remains, ruins
3.
scar(esp. 痕)
Other readings:
【あと】
【あと】
【あと】

adverb
before long, even now

adverb
directly, in person, firsthand(usually kana)

noun, noun (suffix)
uproar, disturbance

noun
racket, paddle (in table-tennis)

noun, auxillary suru verb
damage, injury, loss

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】

noun
1.
rotation
See also:周り
2.
making the rounds
3.
spreading
4.
effect, efficacy
noun (suffix), noun
5.
by way of, via
suffix, counter
6.
round, turn
7.
size
8.
12-year period, 12-year age difference
Other readings:
廻り【まわり】

noun
1.
diplomacy
2.
selling (e.g. door-to-door), canvassing

noun
video
Other readings:
ヴィデオ
ビディオウ
ヴデオ

adverb
1.
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way(ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
2.
much (better, etc.), by far, far and away
3.
far away, long ago
4.
direct, straight
Other readings:
ずーっと
ずうっと

noun
coal
Other readings:
石炭【いしずみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

numeric
1.
ten(拾 is used in legal documents)
noun
2.
ten years of age(only relevant for とお)
All readings:
【じゅう】
【とお】
【と】
10【じゅう】
10【とお】
【じゅう】
一〇【じゅう】

noun, na-adjective
happiness, well-being, joy, welfare, blessedness

noun
friendship, fellowship, camaraderie

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
violation, offense, offence, breach, transgression, infringement, contravention

noun
1.
riddle, puzzle, enigma, mystery
no-adjective
2.
enigmatic, mysterious

na-adjective, noun
1.
strange, weird, odd, curious
noun, na-adjective
2.
wonder, mystery, miracle, excellence
3.
cleverness, adroitness, knack, skill

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
calculation, reckoning, count
2.
forecast

noun
king(honorific language)
Other readings:
王さま【おうさま】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
license, permit, licence, certificate

noun
question, query
Other readings:
【とい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance

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

noun
1.
congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival
See also:お祝い
2.
congratulatory gift, present
Other readings:
祝い【ゆわい】[1]
【いわい】
【ゆわい】[1]
【いわい】
【ゆわい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
group (usu. of people)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to remove, to eliminate, to eradicate
2.
to exclude, to except

noun, auxillary suru verb
thanks, gratitude

noun, no-adjective
town, city, municipal, urban

noun
1.
position, situation
2.
viewpoint, standpoint, point of view

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to unplug, to weed
2.
to omit, to leave out, to go without, to skip
auxiliary verb, Godan-ku verb
3.
to do to the end, to carry through
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
4.
to let out (e.g. air from a tyre), to drain (e.g. water from a bath), to empty
5.
to pick out, to choose, to select, to extract
6.
to pilfer, to steal
7.
to remove, to get rid of, to take out
8.
to pass, to overtake, to outstrip, to get ahead of
9.
to pierce, to break through, to go through(also written 貫く)
10.
to cut out (a shape), to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
11.
to seize, to capture, to reduce
12.
to scoop (a story)
13.
to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
Godan-ku verb
14.
to masturbate (of a male), to ejaculate (while masturbating)(slang, vulgar)
15.
to take (a photo), to record (video)(slang)

na-adjective, noun
careful, cautious, prudent, discreet, deliberate
See also:軽率 (antonym)

noun
knowledge, information
Other readings:
智識【ちしき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
argument, discussion, dispute, controversy

no-adjective, noun
1.
ordinary, common, usual(usually kana)
2.
free of charge(usually kana)(only 只)
3.
unaffected, as is, safe(usu. as ただでは...)
adverb
4.
only, merely, just, simply
conjunction
5.
but, however, nevertheless(esp. 但)
Other readings:
ただ《唯》
ただ《徒》
ただ《但》
ただ《常》
タダ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
import, importation, introduction
See also:輸出 (antonym)
prenominal
2.
afferent(biology term)
See also:輸出 (antonym)
Other readings:
輸入【しゅにゅう】

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:
【わき】
【わき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
management, administration, operation, running (business), conducting
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