Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, no-adjective
system, institution, organization, organisation

noun
brake

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
See also:増える (antonym)

noun
coal
Other readings:
石炭【いしずみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

interjection
1.
oh!, oh my!, dear me!
2.
not a chance, not likely, no way, no(Kansai-ben (dialect))(from いや+や)
See also:やだ
3.
oh no, yuck, eew(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:やだ

na-adjective
1.
flat, level, even, smooth
2.
calm, tranquil, placid, composed, stable
3.
relaxed (sitting posture), comfortable(usu. as お平らに)
noun (suffix)
4.
plateau, tableland, plain(after a place name, usu. だいら)

noun
1.
circle
See also:○ (まる)
noun, noun (prefix)
2.
entirety, whole, full, complete
noun
3.
money, dough, moola(slang)
4.
enclosure inside a castle's walls(esp. 丸)
5.
soft-shelled turtle(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:スッポン
suffix
6.
suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.(esp. 丸)
See also:麻呂
Other readings:
【まる】

noun
beer(ビール is sometimes written as 麦酒)
See also:麦酒
Other readings:
ビア
ビヤ
ビヤー
ビーア
ビアー

noun
living room (Western style), sitting room

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to apply for, to make an application, to propose (marriage), to offer (mediation), to make an overture (of peace), to challenge, to lodge (objections), to request (an interview), to subscribe for, to book, to reserve
Other readings:
申込む【もうしこむ】
申しこむ【もうしこむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking
See also:喫煙
expression
2.
No Smoking!, Smoking Prohibited!(on a sign)
Other readings:
禁烟【きんえん】

noun
1.
top
2.
top position
3.
senior management, senior bureaucrat

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow after
2.
to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
3.
to drive out, to get rid of, to oust, to expel
4.
to drive (e.g. a herd)
5.
to be pressed (e.g. for time)(in passive voice)
Other readings:
逐う【おう】

noun
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:
【おく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
manners, courtesy, etiquette

na-adjective, noun
new, fresh, novel

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shout, to cry, to scream, to shriek, to yell, to exclaim
2.
to clamor (for or against), to clamour (for or against)

noun
1.
demonstration, protest(abbreviation)
2.
(giving a) demo, demonstration, presentation(abbreviation)

adjective
1.
happy, glad, pleased, delighted, overjoyed
2.
joyful, delightful, gratifying, pleasant

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect

na-adjective, adverb, noun, no-adjective
unfortunately, Sorry, but ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
あいにく《合憎》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

noun
courage, bravery, valour, valor, nerve, boldness

adverb
anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, at least(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Ichidan verb
1.
to come off, to be removed
2.
to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.)
3.
to be caught, to be harvested
See also:獲れる,  捕れる
4.
to be interpreted (as), to be taken (as)
5.
to be attained (of balance, etc.)
6.
to be obtainable(potential form of 取る)
See also:取る

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be (animate), to be, to exist(usually kana, humble language)
Godan-ru verb, auxiliary verb
2.
to be ..ing(after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
3.
to (have the audacity to) do(after -masu base of verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions)
See also:やがる

noun
1.
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July)
2.
rain during the rainy season
All readings:
梅雨【つゆ】
梅雨【ばいう】
黴雨【つゆ】
黴雨【ばいう】

noun, no-adjective
1.
everything, all, the whole(usually kana)
adverb
2.
entirely, completely, wholly, all(usually kana)
Other readings:
すべて《総て》
すべて《凡て》
すべて《惣て》
すべて《渾て》
すべて《総べて》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to produce, to yield, to cause
See also:生ずる
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2.
to result from, to arise, to be generated
See also:生ずる

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to unplug, to weed
2.
to omit, to leave out, to go without, to skip
auxiliary verb, Godan-ku verb
3.
to do to the end, to carry through
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
4.
to let out (e.g. air from a tyre), to drain (e.g. water from a bath), to empty
5.
to pick out, to choose, to select, to extract
6.
to pilfer, to steal
7.
to remove, to get rid of, to take out
8.
to pass, to overtake, to outstrip, to get ahead of
9.
to pierce, to break through, to go through(also written 貫く)
10.
to cut out (a shape), to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
11.
to seize, to capture, to reduce
12.
to scoop (a story)
13.
to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
Godan-ku verb
14.
to masturbate (of a male), to ejaculate (while masturbating)(slang, vulgar)
15.
to take (a photo), to record (video)(slang)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this time, now

adverb
1.
why?, what for?(usually kana)
2.
how?, by what means?

noun, noun (suffix), counter
time (three times, each time, etc.), times
Other readings:
たんび

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
acceptable, satisfactory, allowed, permitted
noun
2.
approval, being in favour, (a) vote in favour, aye
3.
Pass (grade), Fair, C, D(on a 優, 良, 可 scale)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
retirement

noun, auxillary suru verb
company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance

conjunction
but, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that
Other readings:
ですが

noun, auxillary suru verb
studying abroad

noun
1.
one person(esp. 一人, 1人)
2.
being alone, being by oneself(only relevant for ひとり)
See also:一人で
3.
being single, being unmarried(only relevant for ひとり)(esp. 独り)
adverb
4.
by oneself, alone(only relevant for ひとり)
5.
just, only, simply(usually kana)(only relevant for ひとり)(with neg. sentence)
All readings:
一人【ひとり】
一人【いちにん】
1人【ひとり】
1人【いちにん】
独り【ひとり】

noun
1.
devil, demon, fiend
2.
Satan, the Devil(in Christianity and Judaism)
See also:サタン
3.
Māra, evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment(Buddhist term)

noun, no-adjective
1.
later, afterwards, since(usually kana)
2.
future(usually kana)
3.
after one's death
4.
descendant(archaism)

noun
height (of body), stature

noun
towel

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, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
eternity, permanence, perpetuity(とわ tends to be more abstract)
noun
2.
Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)(only relevant for えいきゅう)
Other readings:
永久【とこしえ】
永久【とわ】
【とわ】
長しえ【とこしえ】
常しえ【とこしえ】
永え【とこしえ】
【とこしえ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
prevention, precaution, protection against

noun
1.
unit, denomination
2.
credit (in school)
suffix
3.
in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of
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