Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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interjection
hello, good day, good afternoon(usually kana)(は is pronounced as わ; used during daytime)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
equation, formula, expression
2.
ceremony
3.
style
4.
enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)(archaism)
See also:律令

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken(usually kana)
2.
hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless(usually kana)
3.
cannot, must not, not allowed(usually kana)
noun
4.
neutral point (in go), intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
Other readings:
ダメ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
equipment, device, installation, apparatus
noun
2.
stage setting
See also:舞台装置

conjunction, interjection
well, now, then(usually kana)
Other readings:
さて《扨》
さて《扠》

noun, no-adjective
1.
basement, cellar, underground place
prefix
2.
underground, below ground
3.
secret, under cover
noun
4.
underground (railway), subway, metro(colloquialism, abbreviation)

na-adjective, noun
chief, main, principal, major

noun, auxillary suru verb
gargling, rinsing one's mouth(usually kana)
Other readings:
うがい《漱》

noun
1.
information, news, intelligence, advices
2.
information, data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

conjunction
or, or else(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
expectation, assume will happen, forecast

conjunction
1.
but then, although, though(usually kana)
na-adjective, noun
2.
reasonable, natural, just(usually kana)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.), province (e.g. Canada), canton (e.g. Switzerland), oblast (e.g. Russia), department (e.g. ancient China)
See also:県 (けん)
2.
continent
suffix
3.
dear(archaism)(after someone's name)
Other readings:
【しゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis, review

noun, no-adjective
ambassador

noun
1.
pipe, tube
2.
channels, official or otherwise, (business) connections
3.
tobacco pipe

noun, no-adjective
district, section, sector

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

noun, no-adjective
environment, circumstance

noun, no-adjective
basics, fundamentals, basis, foundation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
obstacle, impediment, hindrance, difficulty, barrier
2.
handicap, impairment, disability, disorder, malfunction(only relevant for しょうがい)
See also:視力障害
Other readings:
障がい【しょうがい】
障碍【しょうがい】
障碍【しょうげ】
障礙【しょうがい】
障礙【しょうげ】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to desire, to wish, to hope
2.
to beg, to request, to implore, to pray
auxiliary verb
3.
to have something done for oneself

Godan-mu verb
to be worried, to be troubled

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
goal, basket (basketball), finishing line, winning post(sports term)
noun
2.
Gaul
See also:ガリア

noun, auxillary suru verb
single word, a few words, brief comment
Other readings:
一言【いちげん】
一言【いちごん】
ひと言【ひとこと】

noun, no-adjective
artificial, man-made, human work, human skill, artificiality
See also:天然 (antonym)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
speech, address

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to invite, to ask
2.
to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to
3.
to call in, to send for, to summon
4.
to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to be grounded on, to be based on, to be due to, to originate from
Other readings:
基付く【もとづく】
基く【もとづく】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
second (unit of time)
2.
arc second
See also:秒角

noun, na-adjective
anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense

noun, auxillary suru verb
returning home

noun, auxillary suru verb
use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation

noun, no-adjective
medical care, medical treatment

noun, na-adjective
injustice, unfairness, wrongdoing, iniquity, impropriety, irregularity, dishonesty, illegality, fraud

noun
1.
dust(usually kana)
2.
one ten-billionth(only relevant for あい)
Other readings:
ホコリ
あい《埃》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
plate, dish, platter, disc
See also:お皿
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2.
serving, helping, course
noun
3.
kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
Other readings:
【さら】

noun
(in) the middle of, (in) the midst of, (in) the course of, (at) the height of
Other readings:
最中【さなか】
さ中【さなか】

noun, auxillary suru verb
increase, rise, growth, addition, increment
See also:減少 (antonym)

noun
fortune, luck

na-adjective, noun
1.
subtle, delicate, fine
2.
difficult, complex, tricky, delicate (situation, position, etc.), close (e.g. decision)
3.
doubtful, questionable, dicey
4.
not great, iffy(colloquialism)(oft. ビミョー)
Other readings:
ビミョー

noun
1.
festival, feast
See also:お祭り
2.
harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, online shaming, flaming(colloquialism)
noun (suffix)
3.
galore (as in "goals galore"), frenzy, mania(colloquialism)
All readings:
祭り【まつり】
【まつり】

noun
1.
tunnel
auxillary suru verb
2.
to tunnel (through a potential barrier)(physics term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
letting a grounder go through one's legs(baseball term)

suru verb (special)
to reach, to get to, to arrive at

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meal, dinner
noun
2.
diet

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for
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