Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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numeric
1.
seven(漆 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
hepta-
All readings:
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
mistake, error, failure
noun
2.
Miss
3.
myth

adverb, no-adjective, noun
1.
without change, as is(usually kana)
no-adjective, noun
2.
just like, extremely similar(usually kana)
adverb
3.
immediately, just after, without a pause(usually kana)
Other readings:
そのまま《その儘》
そのまま《其の儘》
そのまま《其儘》[1]
そのまんま《その儘》
そのまんま《其の儘》
そのまんま《其儘》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
lowness (of degree, value, etc.), inferiority
2.
second volume (of two), third volume (of three)
See also:下巻,   (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
order, command, decree, directive
2.
(software) instruction, statement(computer term)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told(humble language)
2.
to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
3.
to visit(humble language)
4.
to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)(from 御機嫌を伺う)

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

na-adjective, noun
precious, valuable

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
memory, recollection, remembrance
2.
storage

noun, na-adjective
1.
unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident
noun
2.
death (usu. of a relative), bereavement

noun
1.
storm, tempest
2.
uproar, hullabaloo, storm (e.g. of protest), winds (e.g. of change)(idiom )

noun
friend(more formal than 友達)
See also:友達

adverb
rather, better, instead(usually kana)
Other readings:
むしろ《寧》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
verb(linguistics)

noun, no-adjective
capital city, metropolis

noun
1.
(picture) frame, framed picture
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
amount (esp. of money), sum

noun, no-adjective
top, summit, peak

noun
will, volition, intention, intent, determination

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fire fighting
noun
2.
fire department, fire brigade

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to (take out and) show, to demonstrate, to tell, to exemplify, to make apparent
2.
to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
3.
to indicate, to show, to represent, to signify, to display

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to cut (grass, hair, etc.), to mow, to clip, to trim, to prune, to shear, to reap, to harvest
Other readings:
苅る【かる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
consent, assent, agreement
2.
understanding, comprehension, grasp

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
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
good, goodness, right, virtue
See also: (antonym)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to use, to make use of, to utilize, to utilise

noun
type, pattern, model, epitome, exemplar, archetype, perfect example

noun, auxillary suru verb
expenditure, disbursement, expenses

noun
1.
board, plank
2.
sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab
3.
cutting board, chopping board
See also:俎板
4.
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine), cook(abbreviation)(usu. as 板さん)
5.
stage (i.e. at a theatre)

noun (temporal)
1.
one o'clock
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
2.
once, at one time, formerly, before
adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
3.
for a time, for a while, for the time being, for the present, for the moment, temporarily(in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period)
noun
4.
a time, one time, once
See also:一時に

conjunction
therefore, consequently, accordingly(usually kana)

noun
state, condition, situation, appearance, circumstances
Other readings:
情態【じょうたい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
criticism, judgement, judgment, comment

noun, adverbial noun
all members, all hands, everyone, everybody, whole crew
Other readings:
全員【ぜいいん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
congress, parliament, diet, legislative assembly

noun, no-adjective
1.
heart(anatomical term)
2.
guts, nerve, cheek, gall, spine
3.
central part

noun, no-adjective
1.
everything, all, the whole(usually kana)
adverb
2.
entirely, completely, wholly, all(usually kana)
Other readings:
すべて《総て》
すべて《凡て》
すべて《惣て》
すべて《渾て》
すべて《総べて》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
curtain, bunting
noun, counter
2.
act (in play)

noun
prices of commodities, prices (in general), cost-of-living

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, auxillary suru verb
progress, advance, improvement, development
See also:退歩 (antonym)

noun, noun (suffix)
banknote, bill, note, paper money

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
absorbed in, immersed in, crazy about, obsessed with, devoted to
noun, na-adjective
2.
forgetting oneself, daze, trance, ecstasy, delirium
noun
3.
within a dream, while dreaming

noun, no-adjective
ink
Other readings:
インキ

noun
the person in question, the person themselves, said person

pronoun
1.
what
2.
you-know-what, that thing
3.
whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name
adverb
4.
(not) at all, (not) in the slightest(with neg. sentence)
interjection
5.
what?, huh?(indicates surprise)
6.
hey!(indicates anger or irritability)
7.
oh, no (it's fine), why (it's nothing), oh (certainly not)(used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
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