Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

adverb
sometime, someday, one day, some time or other, the other day, in due course, in time(usually kana)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
earth, ground, land, soil
2.
place
3.
territory
4.
bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
See also:天地無用
5.
earth (one of the five elements)
See also:五大,  土 (ど)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to put on (one's head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one's head), to crown (oneself)(usually kana)
2.
to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water, etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water(usually kana)
3.
to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to take (blame), to assume (responsibility), to shoulder (burden)(usually kana)
4.
to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
5.
to be similar, to be redundant
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
6.
to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)(of film)
7.
to close, to come to an end(of a play, etc.)
8.
to get a full house, to sell out(of a play, etc.)
9.
to blunder, to bungle, to fail(archaism)(of a play, etc.)
10.
to be deceived(archaism)
Other readings:
かぶる《冠る》
かむる《被る》
かむる《冠る》

noun
mike, mic, microphone(abbreviation)

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
properly, accurately, exactly, precisely, regularly(onomatopia)
2.
neatly, tidily, orderly(onomatopia)

noun, no-adjective
state of affairs (around you), situation, circumstances
Other readings:
情況【じょうきょう】

noun, no-adjective
town, city, municipal, urban

noun, no-adjective
1.
scenery, scene, landscape, view, sight
2.
scene (e.g. of a crime)

adjective
wise, clever, smart
Other readings:
畏い【かしこい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
damage, injury, loss

adjective
1.
equal, identical, the same
2.
no different (to), just like, equivalent
Other readings:
均しい【ひとしい】
斉しい【ひとしい】

noun, noun (suffix)
week

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give up, to abandon (hope, plans), to resign oneself (to)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
left and right, right and left
2.
(asserting) control, influence, domination
noun
3.
one's attendants, people accompanying one
4.
(serving at somebody's) side
5.
equivocation
Other readings:
左右【そう】[1]
左右【さう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
atmosphere, air
2.
magnanimity, generosity
See also:大度
Other readings:
大氣【たいき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
doing together (as equals), sharing, common (land, etc.), joint (statement, etc.), cooperation, co-operation, collaboration, association(esp. 共同)
Other readings:
協同【きょうどう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
analysis

noun
1.
eaves
2.
narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
See also:
Other readings:
【のき】
【のき】
【のき】

noun
footpath, walkway, sidewalk

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

noun
months and years
All readings:
年月【としつき】
年月【ねんげつ】

Ichidan verb
to feel, to sense, to experience

noun, auxillary suru verb
opposition, resistance, insubordination, defiance, hostility, rebellion

noun
1.
row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession
2.
company (of someone), group, ranks
3.
sequence(mathematics)
counter
4.
counter for rows

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
invention
na-adjective
2.
intelligent, clever, smart(dated term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
making sense (of something), understanding(archaism)

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
eternity, perpetuity, permanence, immortality

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extinction, extermination
2.
eradication, stamping out, wiping out

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

noun
1.
learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education
noun (suffix)
2.
study of ..., -ology, -ics

noun, auxillary suru verb
stay, sojourn

noun
1.
(one's) figure, build, physique, shape
2.
style

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
common, shared, mutual
auxillary suru verb
2.
to be common (to), to be shared (by)
noun (suffix)
3.
-wide

noun
1.
living thing, organism, creature, life
2.
biology(abbreviation)
See also:生物学

noun, auxillary suru verb
plan, design, layout

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
supervision, control, superintendence, direction
noun
2.
director, superintendent, supervisor, coach, foreman, manager, overseer, controller, boss

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
breathing, respiration
noun
2.
knack, trick, secret (of doing something)
3.
harmony, balance, synchronization, accord
4.
short interval, short pause
See also:一呼吸

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
organization, organisation, formation
2.
structure, construction, setup, constitution
noun
3.
system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.)
4.
tissue(biology term)
5.
texture (of a rock)(geology term)
See also:石理
noun, auxillary suru verb
6.
weave (of a fabric)
Other readings:
組織【そしょく】[2]
組職【そしき】[1]
組職【そしょく】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
sandbank, sandbar
Other readings:
【す】

noun
1.
end, tip, top
2.
end (of the year, month, etc.), close
noun, no-adjective
3.
youngest child
See also:末っ子
noun
4.
descendants, offspring, posterity(usu. 〜の末)
5.
future
adverbial noun, noun
6.
(finally) after, (at last) after, at the end of(as 〜の末 or 〜した末)
noun, no-adjective
7.
trifles, trivialities
noun
8.
degenerate age

adverb
1.
(not) particularly, (not) especially, (not) specially
2.
separately, apart, additionally, extra

noun
1.
earth, soil, dirt, clay, mud
2.
the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens), the ground, the land
3.
low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
See also:鳥の子紙
4.
(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)(also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌)
See also:陰陽道
Other readings:
【つち】
【つし】

noun
1.
surplus, margin, leeway, room, space, time, allowance, flexibility, scope
2.
composure, placidity, complacency, calm

na-adjective, noun
pleasant, delightful, enjoyable, joyful, cheerful, amusing, happy

noun, auxillary suru verb
sum total, total amount
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