Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go mad, to lose one's mind, to go crazy, to go insane
2.
to get out of order, to go amiss, to malfunction, to become imprecise
3.
to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.), to fall through, to get mixed up
4.
to go crazy (over someone or something), to get enthusiastic, to go wild

noun
person(rarely used without a qualifier)
Other readings:
【もん】

noun
1.
health
na-adjective
2.
healthy, sound, fit, wholesome

noun, no-adjective, adverb
each other, one another(polite language)
See also:互い
Other readings:
御互い【おたがい】

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)

noun
crowd of people
All readings:
人ごみ【ひとごみ】
人込み【ひとごみ】
人混み【ひとごみ】
人込【ひとごみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
wall
2.
fence
Other readings:
【へい】

noun, noun (suffix)
pipe, tube
All readings:
【かん】
【くだ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
trial, judgement, judgment

noun, no-adjective
1.
basement, cellar, underground place
prefix
2.
underground, below ground
3.
secret, under cover
noun
4.
underground (railway), subway, metro(colloquialism, abbreviation)

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
majority, more than half, most (of)
adverbial noun
2.
mostly, largely, mainly, predominately, nearly

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

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)

noun
1.
people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen(honorific language)
2.
you (usu. plural)(honorific language)
adverb
3.
various
Other readings:
方方【かたがた】
方がた【かたがた】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
recommendation, referral, endorsement
See also:推奨

adverb
often, again and again, over and over again, repeatedly, frequently(usually kana)
Other readings:
たびたび《度度》

adverb
1.
certainly, without fail
noun
2.
right and wrong, pros and cons

noun, no-adjective
simultaneous, concurrent, same time, synchronous, together

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
gargling, rinsing one's mouth(usually kana)
Other readings:
うがい《漱》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to occupy, to hold
2.
to account for, to make up, to take up

no-adjective, noun
long-term
See also:短期 (antonym)

noun
1.
letter (of alphabet), character
2.
writing(only relevant for もんじ)
Other readings:
文字【もんじ】

noun
1.
meeting, rendezvous, encounter
2.
confluence(esp. 出合い, 出合)
Other readings:
出逢い【であい】
出合い【であい】
出会【であい】
出合【であい】
出遭い【であい】

conjunction
but (still), and yet, nevertheless, even so, notwithstanding(usually kana)

prefix
1.
kilo-, 1000
noun
2.
kilogram, kilogramme(abbreviation)
3.
kilometre, kilometer(abbreviation)
prefix
4.
kilo-, 1024, 2^10(computer term)

noun
error, mistake, slip, bug
Other readings:
謬り【あやまり】
【あやまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
desire, wish, hope
2.
request, entreaty, plea, appeal
3.
prayer
noun, noun (suffix)
4.
(written) application(oft. 願 when used as a suffix)
Other readings:
【ねがい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
memo, note, memorandum

noun, no-adjective
1.
centre, center, middle, heart
2.
metropolis, capital city, central government
See also:地方 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
suicide

prefix
1.
next (year, spring, etc.), coming
suffix
2.
since (last month, etc.), for (20 years, etc.)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to leave, to go away
2.
to pass, to elapse
3.
to be distant
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
4.
to send away, to drive off, to divorce
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
5.
to (do) completely(after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb)
pre-noun adjectival
6.
last ... (e.g. "last April")(only relevant for 去る)
See also:来る (antonym)
Other readings:
避る【さる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
composition, construction, formation, makeup, structure, organization, organisation

noun, auxillary suru verb
divorce

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to arrive at (e.g. a decision), to reach (a stage), to attain
2.
to lead to (a place), to get to
3.
in the extreme case of(as ~に至っては)
4.
to come, to arrive, to result in(archaism)
Other readings:
到る【いたる】

noun
feature, trait, characteristic, peculiarity, distinction

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to want, to wish for
2.
to request, to demand, to require, to ask for
3.
to seek, to search for, to look for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job)
4.
to purchase, to buy(polite language)
See also:買う

noun
1.
tiger (Panthera tigris)
2.
drunkard, drunk, sot(colloquialism)
Other readings:
トラ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be inferior to, to be less good at, to fall behind

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
imagination, guess

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, no-adjective
1.
friend, ally, supporter
See also: (antonym)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
taking sides with, supporting, standing by, backing up
Other readings:
身方【みかた】[1]
御方【みかた】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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

noun
1.
drive, trip by car, driving
auxillary suru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to (go for a) drive, to go on a trip by car
auxillary suru verb, transitive verb
3.
to drive (e.g. a car)
4.
to drive (innovation, change, etc.), to propel
noun
5.
drive(computer term)
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