Vocabulary list for JLPT N3
This list has no items
noun
•
bento, Japanese box lunch
See also:お弁当
Other readings:
辨當【べんとう】[1]
、弁當【べんとう】[1]
、辨当【べんとう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
married couple, husband and wife, man and wife
noun (prefix)
2.
his and hers, pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)(only relevant for めおと)
See also:夫婦茶碗
Other readings:
夫婦【めおと】
、夫婦【みょうと】
noun
1.
plot of land, lot, soil
2.
locality, region, place
Other readings:
土地【どおじ】[1]
、土地【どじ】[1]
、土地【どち】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation
noun
•
rubbish, trash, garbage, refuse(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごみ《芥》
、ゴミ
、あくた《芥》
Godan-ku verb
•
to shine, to glitter, to sparkle
Other readings:
耀く【かがやく】
、赫く【かがやく】
、燿く【かがやく】
、煌く【かがやく】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
discomfort, inconvenience
2.
poverty, want, destitution
noun, na-adjective
3.
disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.)
noun
1.
lunch, midday meal
2.
food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)(usu. 中食)
Other readings:
昼食【ちゅうじき】
、昼食【ひるげ】
、中食【ちゅうじき】
、昼餉【ひるげ】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
See also:顔を合わせる
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
併せる【あわせる】
、合せる【あわせる】
adverb, no-adjective
1.
more or less, somewhat, a little, a few, some
noun
2.
amount, quantity
noun
1.
fault, defect, flaw, weak point, weakness, shortcoming, drawback
2.
failure (in an examination), failing grade
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against)(esp. 戦う)
2.
to compete (against)(esp. 戦う)
3.
to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist(esp. 闘う)
Other readings:
闘う【たたかう】
Common word
expression, adverb, no-adjective
•
as much as one can, as much as possible, if at all possible(usually kana)
Other readings:
できるだけ《出来る丈》
noun
•
(town) market, (street) market, marketplace
Other readings:
市庭【いちば】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit
2.
to expose
3.
to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against
4.
to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class)
5.
to guess (an answer)
6.
to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
adverb
1.
finally, at last(usually kana)
2.
in the end, after all, never (happened)(usually kana)(with neg. verb)
Other readings:
ついに《終に》
、ついに《竟に》
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to divide
2.
to cut, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip
3.
to break, to crack, to smash
4.
to dilute
5.
to fall below
6.
to discount
7.
to step over (a line, etc.)
Common word
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stand up, to get up
2.
to rise
3.
to recover
4.
to take action, to start
5.
to make the initial charge(sumo term)
6.
to start up, to boot up(computer term)
Other readings:
立上がる【たちあがる】
、起ち上がる【たちあがる】
、立ちあがる【たちあがる】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (as a gift), to present
2.
to confer, to bestow, to award
noun
1.
meeting, rendezvous, encounter
2.
confluence(esp. 出合い, 出合)
Other readings:
出逢い【であい】
、出合い【であい】
、出会【であい】
、出合【であい】
、出遭い【であい】
noun
1.
flame, blaze
2.
flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion
Other readings:
炎【ほむら】
、焔【ほのお】
、焔【ほむら】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
violation, offense, offence, breach, transgression, infringement, contravention
See also:違犯 (いはん)
noun, na-adjective
•
futility, waste, uselessness, pointlessness, idleness
Other readings:
徒【むだ】
、ムダ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
refereeing, trial, judgement, judgment, umpire, referee
Other readings:
審判【しんばん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
publication, issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.)
2.
issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.)
3.
raising an event (software)(computer term)
adverb
1.
quite, entirely, completely, at all(usually kana)
2.
as if, as though, just like(usually kana)
adverb
•
increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less(usually kana)
Other readings:
ますます《増々》
、ますます《益益》
、ますます《増す増す》
、ますます《増増》
、ますます《益》
noun
1.
ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane(only relevant for 船 and 舟)(舟 is often small and hand-propelled)
2.
tank, tub, vat, trough
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)(only relevant for 船 and 舟)
Other readings:
舟【ふね】
、槽【ふね】
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:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to count, to enumerate
Other readings:
算える【かぞえる】
noun
•
gathering, meeting, assembly, collection, attendance
Other readings:
集り【あつまり】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
little girl, maiden, young lady, female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2.
female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)(archaism)(only relevant for 少女 and しょうじょ)
Other readings:
少女【おとめ】
、乙女【おとめ】
、小女【しょうじょ】
Common word
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to go past, to pass, to pass by
Other readings:
通りすぎる【とおりすぎる】
beruto
Common word
noun
1.
belt (waist, seat, etc.), strap
2.
belt, zone, area
3.
drive belt, machine belt
See also:調べ革 (しらべがわ)
Showing 251 to 300 of 1722