Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rot, to go bad, to decay, to spoil, to fester, to decompose, to turn sour (e.g. milk)
2.
to corrode, to weather, to crumble
3.
to become useless, to blunt, to weaken (from lack of practice)
4.
to become depraved, to be degenerate, to be morally bankrupt, to be corrupt
5.
to be depressed, to be dispirited, to feel discouraged, to feel down
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
6.
to have the audacity to, to be bastard enough to(usually kana, Kansai-ben (dialect))(after the -masu stem of a verb; indicates scorn or disdain for another's action)
See also:やがる
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to lose a bet(archaism)
8.
to be drenched, to become sopping wet(archaism)

noun
1.
company, fellow, colleague, associate, comrade, mate, group, circle of friends, partner
2.
member of the same category

noun
thought, idea, ideology

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
Other readings:
被う【おおう】
掩う【おおう】
蔽う【おおう】
蓋う【おおう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
confidence, trust, faith, reputation
noun
2.
credit (finance)

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

noun
1.
skiing
2.
ski, skis

noun
1.
time, pause
2.
space
3.
room

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
since, henceforth

noun, no-adjective
basics, fundamentals, basis, foundation

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to notice, to recognize, to recognise, to become aware of, to perceive, to realize, to realise
All readings:
気づく【きづく】
気付く【きづく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
damage, injury, loss

prenominal
concrete, tangible, material
See also:抽象 (antonym)

adverbial noun, noun, noun (suffix)
middle, half, semi, halfway, partly

noun
(Western) soup(food term)

noun, noun (suffix)
bay, gulf, inlet

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to hide, to conceal
Other readings:
隠くす【かくす】[1]
匿す【かくす】
隱す【かくす】[2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
day after tomorrow
All readings:
明後日【あさって】
明後日【みょうごにち】

noun
1.
back, lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region
2.
body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring(usu. コシ)
Other readings:
コシ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to contract (a disease), to suffer from(usually kana)

noun
1.
examination paper, examination script, answer sheet
2.
answer (to an exam question)

noun
1.
robber, mugger
2.
robbery, burglary

pre-noun adjectival
mere, simple, sheer

noun
landlord, landlady
Other readings:
大屋【おおや】

adverb
1.
after all, in the end, ultimately, eventually
noun, no-adjective
2.
conclusion, end
noun
3.
end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
See also:終局

noun
1.
handle, grip
2.
stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

noun
bench

noun, no-adjective
emotion, feeling, feelings, sentiment

noun
field, sphere, realm, division, branch

noun
thesis, essay, treatise, paper, article

noun, adverb, na-adjective, no-adjective
safety, peace, quietness

noun
1.
weapon, arms, ordnance
2.
weapon (something used to gain an advantage), asset

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
to pour (into a vessel), to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with, to dish out (food or drink)(usually kana)

noun
1.
rope, cord
2.
policeman's rope
See also:御縄

noun, no-adjective
1.
nakedness, nudity
2.
bareness, nakedness, baldness, being uncovered
3.
being penniless
4.
concealing nothing, openness

noun, auxillary suru verb
overall victory, championship

noun
cheek (of face)
All readings:
【ほお】
【ほほ】
【ほお】
【ほほ】

pre-noun adjectival
1.
what, what kind of
See also:あんな,  こんな,  そんな
2.
(with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)(as in どんな人でも)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to discuss, to talk about, to deal with (a topic)
See also:論ずる
2.
to argue, to dispute
See also:論ずる
3.
to take into consideration, to make an issue of(usu. in negative sentences)
See also:論ずる

noun
prime minister, chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.), premier

na-adjective, noun
serious, important, significant, grave, weighty

noun
1.
birth, birthplace
noun (suffix), no-adjective
2.
born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Other readings:
生れ【うまれ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
house, home
noun
2.
one's house, one's home
3.
one's husband

noun, no-adjective
appetite (for food)
Other readings:
食慾【しょくよく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
explosion, detonation, eruption
2.
eruption (of discontent, etc.), outburst, outpouring

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to snatch away, to dispossess, to steal

noun
liking, taste, choice
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