Vocabulary list for JLPT N3
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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
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to contract (a disease), to suffer from(usually kana)
noun
1.
time, (the) hour
2.
favourable time, opportunity, chance
Other readings:
時剋【じこく】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
Other readings:
勝れる【すぐれる】
、傑れる【すぐれる】
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to obey (an order, law, etc.), to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.), to follow, to observe, to conform to, to yield to
2.
to follow (a person), to accompany, to go with
3.
to go alongside (e.g. a river), to follow (e.g. a sign)
4.
to serve (as), to engage in (work)
Other readings:
随う【したがう】
、順う【したがう】
、遵う【したがう】
、從う【したがう】[1]
、隨う【したがう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
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:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
regarding as important, attaching importance to, taking a serious view of, putting emphasis on
na-adjective, noun
1.
happiness, blessedness, luck, fortune, felicity
See also:幸いする (さいわいする)
adverb
2.
luckily, fortunately
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
lately, recently, nowadays
Other readings:
近ごろ【ちかごろ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
make-up, makeup, cosmetics
Other readings:
化粧【けわい】
、化粧【けそう】[1]
、仮粧【けしょう】
、仮粧【けわい】
、仮粧【けそう】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
expression, adverb
•
in short, in a word, to sum up, to put it simply, to make a long story short, after all
noun
1.
human being, human, person, man, mankind, humankind
2.
character (of a person)
noun, no-adjective
•
national border, provincial border
Other readings:
国境【くにざかい】
、国界【こっきょう】
、国界【くにざかい】
、国界【こっかい】[1]
、国堺【こっきょう】
、国堺【くにざかい】
、国堺【こっかい】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pick up
2.
to adopt (e.g. a proposal), to accept, to take up (a topic, complaint, etc.), to listen to, to deal with, to feature
3.
to take away, to confiscate, to deprive (someone) of, to revoke
4.
to deliver (a baby)
5.
to collect (taxes)
Other readings:
取りあげる【とりあげる】
、取上げる【とりあげる】
、採り上げる【とりあげる】
、とり上げる【とりあげる】
、採りあげる【とりあげる】
、採上げる【とりあげる】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install
2.
to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for
3.
to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with
4.
to be born with, to have since birth
Other readings:
具える【そなえる】
na-adjective
•
lovely, wonderful, nice, great, fantastic, superb, cool
Other readings:
素適【すてき】[1]
、素的【すてき】[1]
、ステキ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
1.
continuation, rest (of the story, work, etc.), next instalment, sequel
2.
flow (e.g. of a piece of writing), pacing (of a story)
noun (suffix)
3.
succession (of), sequence, series, spell, stretch, streak, run
booru
Common word
noun
1.
ball
2.
ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone)(baseball term)
3.
bowl
4.
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
invitation
Other readings:
招待【しょうだい】[1]
、請待【しょうたい】
、請待【しょうだい】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation
noun
1.
Buddha, merciful person, Buddhist image
2.
the dead, dead person, spirit of the dead
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
major subject, special study
zutto
Common word
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
1.
finance, financing, credit transacting, loaning of money, circulation of money
no-adjective
2.
monetary, financial, credit
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to pour (into)
See also:注ぐ (つぐ)
2.
to sprinkle on (from above), to water (e.g. plants), to pour onto, to spray
3.
to shed (tears)
4.
to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to devote to, to fix (one's eyes) on
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
5.
to flow into (e.g. of a river), to run into, to drain into
6.
to fall (of rain, snow), to pour down
Other readings:
灌ぐ【そそぐ】
、潅ぐ【そそぐ】
、濺ぐ【そそぐ】
、漑ぐ【そそぐ】
noun, na-adjective
•
strangeness, abnormality, disorder
adjective
1.
painful, bitter, heart-breaking, difficult (emotionally)(usually kana)
2.
3.
cruel, harsh, cold(usually kana)
noun (suffix)
1.
depending on
2.
as soon as, immediately (upon)(often after the -masu stem of a verb)
3.
in accordance with
noun
4.
order, program, programme, precedence
5.
circumstances, course of events, reason
adverb
•
at any moment (now), at any minute, on the verge of (doing), just about to
noun
1.
mass meeting, convention, rally, conference, assembly, gathering
2.
tournament, competition, contest, meet
3.
grand event
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
general, universal
2.
ordinary, average, common, non-celebrity
na-adjective, noun
3.
the same, no different, (just) as if(archaism)
adverb
•
rather, better, instead(usually kana)
Other readings:
むしろ《寧》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock(only relevant for 開ける)
2.
to open (for business, etc.)(only relevant for 開ける)
3.
to empty, to remove, to make space, to make room(esp. 空ける)
4.
to move out, to clear out(esp. 空ける)
5.
to be away from (e.g. one's house), to leave (temporarily)(esp. 空ける)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
6.
to dawn, to grow light(esp. 明ける)
7.
to end (of a period, season)(esp. 明ける)
8.
to begin (of the New Year)(esp. 明ける)
9.
to leave (one's schedule) open, to make time (for)(esp. 明ける)
10.
to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)
All readings:
開ける【あける】
、空ける【あける】
、明ける【あける】
conjunction
•
because, the reason is, if you want to know why(usually kana)
noun
•
basket (shopping, etc.), hamper, cage(usually kana)
Other readings:
かご《篭》
、カゴ
kitsui
Common word
adjective
1.
tough, hard, severe, demanding, harsh(sometimes written 緊い)
2.
determined, strong-minded, forceful, formidable, fierce
3.
strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol), severe, intense
4.
(too) tight, constricting, close
5.
extreme, unusually strong
Other readings:
キツい
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