Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to rescue from, to help out of, to save

noun
1.
role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service
2.
position (of responsibility), post, office
3.
part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character
4.
scoring combination (in mahjong, card games, etc.), meld, hand, yaku

noun
prime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), premier

conjunction
but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
understanding, comprehension, appreciation, sympathy

noun
salary, wages, pay

expression, Godan-ru verb
to like, to be pleased with, to be delighted with, to take a liking to, to suit one's fancy
Other readings:
気にいる【きにいる】

na-adjective, noun
1.
dense, thick, crowded
See also: (antonym)
2.
close (relationship), intimate
3.
minute, fine, careful
4.
secret
noun
5.
esoteric Buddhism, secret Buddhist teachings(abbreviation, Buddhist term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
delivery
Other readings:
配達【はいだつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, na-adjective
futility, waste, uselessness, pointlessness, idleness
Other readings:
【むだ】
ムダ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to represent, to signify, to stand for(esp. 表す, 表わす)
2.
to reveal, to show, to display(esp. 現す, 現わす)
3.
to express(esp. 表す, 表わす)
See also:言い表す
4.
to make widely known(esp. 顕す)
Other readings:
現す【あらわす】
表わす【あらわす】
現わす【あらわす】
顕す【あらわす】

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

noun
land, shore
Other readings:
【おか】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
quotation, citation, reference

adverbial noun
just (now, at the moment, etc.), just as, in the act of, as soon as, at the moment that

noun
1.
human being, human, person, man, mankind, humankind
2.
character (of a person)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
surgery, operation, procedure
Other readings:
手術【しゅずつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
sweetly (smiling), broadly (grinning)(onomatopia)
See also:ニコニコ
Other readings:
ニッコリ
にこり
ニコリ

noun
1.
prince
2.
subordinate Kumano shrine

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
expression, presentation
2.
representation, notation(mathematics)

noun
joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
Other readings:
歓び【よろこび】
慶び【よろこび】
悦び【よろこび】

noun
1.
desire, wish, hope
2.
request, entreaty, plea, appeal
3.
prayer
noun, noun (suffix)
4.
(written) application(oft. 願 when used as a suffix)
Other readings:
【ねがい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to hand over, to transfer, to turn over, to assign, to convey, to bequeath
2.
to give up (e.g. one's seat), to give way
3.
to yield, to concede, to give ground, to surrender
4.
to sell
5.
to postpone, to put off, to defer

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to hide, to conceal
Other readings:
隠くす【かくす】[1]
匿す【かくす】
隱す【かくす】[2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
place, spot, space
2.
field, discipline, sphere, realm
3.
occasion, situation
See also:その場
4.
scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
5.
session (of the stock market)
6.
field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
7.
round (east, south, etc.)(mahjong term)
See also:東場,  南場,  西場,  北場
8.
field(physics term)
9.
field (gestalt psychology)

noun, auxillary suru verb
settlement, solution, resolution

noun, no-adjective
facing, opposite, across the street, other side
All readings:
向い【むかい】
向かい【むかい】
対い【むかい】

na-adjective
clear, precise, definite, distinct

noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
All readings:
年寄り【としより】
年寄【としより】
年より【としより】

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

noun
physical education, PE, physical training, PT
Other readings:
体育【たいく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
present day, modern times, recent times
2.
early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
See also:明治維新

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
development, growth, expansion, extension, flourishing
2.
development (of a situation, story, etc.), advancement, progression, unfolding
3.
playing around, having an active sex life(recently often associated with gay sex)
See also:発展場

noun
Christmas

noun, auxillary suru verb
contract, compact, agreement

noun, auxillary suru verb
smiling face, smile

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent, attorney, substitute, alternate, acting (principal, etc.)

noun
commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise

noun, no-adjective
emptiness, vacuum, blank

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to drain, to pour, to spill, to shed (blood, tears)
See also:涙を流す
2.
to wash away
3.
to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.), to circulate, to broadcast, to beam
4.
to cruise (e.g. taxi)
5.
to float, to set adrift
6.
to call off (a meeting, etc.)
7.
to exile, to banish

noun, auxillary suru verb
publication
Other readings:
出板【しゅっぱん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
dispute, controversy

interjection
1.
no
See also:イエス
noun (prefix)
2.
no, without, not needed, not allowed

noun
1.
health
na-adjective
2.
healthy, sound, fit, wholesome

noun, auxillary suru verb
participation, joining, entry, adherence

adverb
if, in case, supposing(usually kana)(emph. form of 若し, often in unfavorable situations)

noun
smoke, fumes
Other readings:
【けぶり】
【けむ】
【けぶ】
【けむり】
【けぶり】
【けむ】
【けぶ】

noun, no-adjective
capital city, metropolis
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