Vocabulary list for JLPT N3
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        noun, auxillary suru verb
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injury (to animate object), hurt(usually kana)
Other readings:
                ケガ
                noun, noun (suffix)
1.
number (in a series)
noun
2.
(one's) turn
3.
watch, guard, lookout
noun (suffix)
4.
rank, standing, position
noun, noun (suffix)
5.
bout, match(sumo term)
noun (suffix)
6.
pieces (in a collection)
noun
1.
body
2.
oneself
3.
one's place, one's position
4.
main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)
interjection
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hello, good day, good afternoon(usually kana)(は is pronounced as わ; used during daytime)
noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
hindrance, obstacle, nuisance, disturbance, interruption, interference
auxillary suru verb
2.
noun
3.
demon who hinders Buddhist training, demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour(Buddhist term)(orig. meaning)
noun, no-adjective
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genuine article, real thing, real deal
See also:偽物
noun
1.
atmosphere, mood, ambience, ambiance, aura, feel
2.
a certain air, presence, special aura, something (about someone)
3.
Other readings:
                雰囲気【ふいんき】[1]
、ふんい気【ふんいき】
、ふん囲気【ふんいき】
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kana usage
noun, na-adjective
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disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable position
See also:有利
noun, no-adjective
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reference, consultation
See also:参考にする
Other readings:
                參考【さんこう】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
receiving, reception, getting, being given(humble language)
2.
eating, drinking, having(humble language)
expression
3.
please, please do for me(familiar language, female term, usually kana)(also used after -te form of verb)
Other readings:
                頂だい【ちょうだい】
、頂載【ちょうだい】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing irregular kanji usage
noo
                    Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
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annotation, explanatory note, comment
Other readings:
                註【ちゅう】
                adjective
1.
close (e.g. friend), familiar, friendly, intimate
2.
familiar (e.g. story), well-known (to one)
3.
close (relatives), closely related
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】
                adverb
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rather, better, instead(usually kana)
Other readings:
                むしろ《寧》[1]
                Notes:
                - irregular okurigana usage
expression, adjective
1.
intolerable, unbearable, unendurable(usually kana)
2.
irresistible, tremendous, out of this world(usually kana)
3.
cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do(usually kana)(after te-form of verbs and adj.)
adjective
1.
violent, furious, tempestuous
2.
extreme, intense, fierce, strong
3.
fervent, vehement
4.
incessant, relentless
5.
precipitous, steep(archaism)
Other readings:
                劇しい【はげしい】
、烈しい【はげしい】
                noun
1.
eaves
2.
narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
See also:庇
Other readings:
                簷【のき】
、檐【のき】
、宇【のき】
                pin
                    Common word
noun
1.
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.)
2.
one (on dice, in cards, etc.)
3.
beginning, best
See also:キリ
4.
kickback
interjection
1.
no, nay(usually kana)
2.
well, er, why(usually kana)
3.
you're welcome, not at all, don't mention it(usually kana)
All readings:
                いいえ《否》
、いいや《否》
、いえ《否》
、いな《否》
、いや《否》
                noun, no-adjective
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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】
                noun, noun (suffix)
1.
law, act, principle
2.
method
3.
mood(linguistics)
4.
dharma, law(Buddhist term)
adverb
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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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
denial, negation, repudiation, disavowal
noun
2.
negation (logic)
3.
NOT operation(computer term)
noun, na-adjective
1.
difficulty, hardship, trouble, distress
2.
infeasibility, inability (to carry out)
noun
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inner part, inside, interior, depths (e.g. of a forest), back (of a house, drawer, etc.), bottom (e.g. of one's heart), recesses, heart
Other readings:
                奧【おく】[1]
                Notes:
                - word containing out-dated kanji
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
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day after tomorrow
All readings:
                明後日【あさって】
、明後日【みょうごにち】
                noun
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embodiment, manifestation, materialization, materialisation, expression, indication
Other readings:
                表れ【あらわれ】
、現われ【あらわれ】
、表われ【あらわれ】
、顕れ【あらわれ】
                Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to count, to enumerate
Other readings:
                算える【かぞえる】
                noun, counter
1.
can, tin
noun
2.
Other readings:
                罐【かん】[1][2]
、鑵【かん】[1][2]
、カン
                Notes:
                - ateji (phonetic) reading
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
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effort, exertion, endeavour, endeavor, hard work, striving
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack
2.
to be injured
3.
to wear out, to be worn out
4.
to break, to burst, to collapse
5.
to wear off, to stop working, to go dead
6.
to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due
7.
to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of
8.
to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected
9.
to cut well, to be sharp
10.
to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able
11.
to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time)
12.
to dry off
13.
to curve, to veer
14.
to shuffle (cards)
15.
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
16.
to be able to do completely(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
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