Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
voting, poll

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
control, management (e.g. of a business)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (as a gift), to present
2.
to confer, to bestow, to award

noun
•
lost child, lost person, stray child, missing child

noun
•
flour, meal, powder, dust
Other readings:
粉【こ】

noun
•
(fine) art, the arts
Other readings:
藝術【げいじゅつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
proposal, proposition, suggestion

noun
1.
(picture) frame, framed picture
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
amount (esp. of money), sum

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sightseeing, tourism

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
date (with someone)
noun
2.
date (day)

noun
1.
tragedy, tragic drama, tragic play
2.
tragedy, calamity, disaster

noun
•
pride, boast, credit (to)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be caught, to be arrested(usu. 捕まる)
2.
to hold on to, to grasp(usually kana)(usu. 掴まる)
3.
to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi)(usually kana)
4.
to be detained by(usually kana)
Other readings:
掴まる【つかまる】
、
捉まる【つかまる】
、
摑まる【つかまる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

auxillary suru verb, adverb
1.
to be surprised, to be amazed, to be frightened, to be astonished, to get startled, to jump(usually kana, onomatopia)
prenominal
2.
surprise (e.g. surprise party)(usually kana, onomatopia)
Other readings:
びっくり《喫驚》[1]
、
ビックリ
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun
1.
estimate, guess, conjecture, aim
2.
direction, bearings
3.
registration mark (printing)
noun (suffix)
4.
approximately, about, around

adverb
1.
about, roughly, approximately(usually kana)
See also:おおよそ
2.
generally, on the whole, as a rule(usually kana)
3.
completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
4.
outline, gist(usually kana)

noun
•
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty

adverbial noun
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just (now, at the moment, etc.), just as, in the act of, as soon as, at the moment that

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

noun
1.
tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm
2.
vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack
3.
condition, state of health
4.
impetus, spur of the moment, strain
5.
trend

noun
1.
upper reaches (of a river), upper stream
See also:下 (antonym)
2.
top, upper part, upper half (of the body)
3.
long ago
4.
beginning, first
5.
person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)(honorific language)
See also:御上
6.
government, imperial court
7.
imperial capital (i.e. Kyoto), capital region (i.e. Kansai), region (or direction of) the imperial palace
8.
head (of a table)
9.
wife, mistress (of a restaurant)(honorific language)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position
2.
to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence
3.
to change, to alter, to deny
4.
to operate, to set in motion, to get going
5.
to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy
6.
to manage (e.g. funds)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
completion, conclusion
See also:完了形,  完了相
noun
2.
perfect (tense, form, aspect)(linguistics)

noun
1.
sentence
2.
composition, text, writings
3.
the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature
See also:武
4.
statement(computer term)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
invitation
Other readings:
招待【しょうだい】[1]
、
請待【しょうたい】
、
請待【しょうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

numeric
1.
seven(漆 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
hepta-
All readings:
七【しち】
、
七【なな】
、
七【ひち】[1]
、
七【な】
、
7【しち】
、
7【なな】
、
7【ひち】[1]
、
7【な】
、
漆【しち】
、
漆【なな】
、
漆【ひち】[1]
、
漆【な】
、
柒【しち】
、
柒【なな】
、
柒【ひち】[1]
、
柒【な】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
admiration, being impressed
na-adjective
2.
admirable, praiseworthy
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
astonishment, being appalled

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

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
•
same, similar, (just) like, equal

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to furnish with, to equip with, to provide, to install
2.
to prepare for, to make preparations for, to make provision for
3.
to possess (all that is needed), to be endowed with, to be equipped with
4.
to be born with, to have since birth
Other readings:
具える【そなえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, programme

noun, adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
1.
(approximate) time, around, about, toward(usually kana)(ごろ when used as a suffix)
2.
suitable time (or condition)
See also:食べ頃
3.
time of year, season
Other readings:
ころ《比》
、
ごろ《頃》
、
ごろ《比》

noun
1.
person, character, figure, personage, man, woman
2.
one's character, one's personality
3.
able person, talented person

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to pour (into)
2.
to sprinkle on (from above), to water (e.g. plants), to pour onto, to spray
3.
to shed (tears)
4.
to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to devote to, to fix (one's eyes) on
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
5.
to flow into (e.g. of a river), to run into, to drain into
6.
to fall (of rain, snow), to pour down
Other readings:
灌ぐ【そそぐ】
、
潅ぐ【そそぐ】
、
濺ぐ【そそぐ】
、
漑ぐ【そそぐ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)

noun
1.
ball
2.
ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone)(baseball term)
3.
bowl
4.
board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)(abbreviation)
See also:ボール紙

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
•
to be raised (e.g. child), to be brought up, to grow (up)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one's opinion), releasing, unveiling

noun, no-adjective
•
capital city, metropolis

adverb, to-adverb, noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
•
full, in plenty, ample(onomatopia)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
coincidence, agreement, union, match
2.
conformity, consistency
3.
cooperation

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

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph
2.
phrase(linguistics)
3.
verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
4.
haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
5.
maxim, saying, idiom, expression
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