Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
independence, self-reliance, supporting oneself, being on one's own
2.
independence (e.g. of a nation), freedom
3.
separation, isolation

na-adjective, noun
wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, splendour, pomp, extravagance

adverb, noun
species, kind, variety
Other readings:
一種【ひとくさ】

noun
1.
business conditions, the market, economic activity, economic climate
2.
good (economic) times, prosperity, boom
See also:好景気
3.
liveliness, energy, vigour, vigor, spirit

noun
good, goodness, right, virtue
See also: (antonym)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
table, chart, list
noun
2.
memorial to an emperor

noun, counter
1.
stock, share
noun
2.
stump(orig. meaning)
noun, counter
3.
root, rootstock, plant, stalk
4.
strain (of bacteria, etc.)
noun, noun (suffix)
5.
tradeable rank, goodwill
noun
6.
one's forte
See also:お株

Godan-su verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to repeat, to do something over again
Other readings:
くり返す【くりかえす】
繰りかえす【くりかえす】
繰返す【くりかえす】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to resign, to retire, to quit, to leave (one's job, etc.)
Other readings:
罷める【やめる】
退める【やめる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
peculiarity, uniqueness, characteristic
2.
understood only by oneself(only relevant for 独得)
Other readings:
独得【どくとく】

taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
slow, gradual, steady(archaism)
2.
calm, composed, relaxed(archaism)
Other readings:
徐徐【じょじょ】

noun
doubt, question, suspicion, dubiousness

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
2.
to conjecture, to infer, to surmise
Other readings:
測る【はかる】
量る【はかる】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fire fighting
noun
2.
fire department, fire brigade

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

noun
1.
(non-documentary) television series, TV drama, teledrama, play(abbreviation)
2.
drama, dramatic incident, spectacle, tragedy

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
evening(only relevant for 夕べ)
2.
last night, yesterday evening(usu. 昨夜)
Other readings:
昨夜【ゆうべ】
昨夜【さくや】
昨夜【ゆんべ】

noun
1.
storm, tempest
2.
uproar, hullabaloo, storm (e.g. of protest), winds (e.g. of change)(idiom )

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

expression, adjective
1.
intolerable, unbearable, unendurable(usually kana)
2.
irresistible, tremendous, out of this world(usually kana)
3.
cannot help (doing), cannot but do, anxious to do(usually kana)(after te-form of verbs and adj.)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to ascend, to go up, to climb
2.
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun), to rise(usu. 昇る)
3.
to go to (the capital)
4.
to be promoted
5.
to add up to
6.
to advance (in price)
7.
to swim up (a river), to sail up
8.
to come up (on the agenda)
All readings:
上る【のぼる】
登る【のぼる】
昇る【のぼる】
陞る【のぼる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-su verb
1.
to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across
2.
to get over (e.g. hardship)
3.
to pass time (e.g. a winter)
4.
to surpass, to be better than, to exceed(often 超す)
5.
to move house
6.
to go, to come(honorific language)
See also:お越し
Other readings:
超す【こす】

noun
railroad, railway, rail transport

noun
1.
article, item, thing, goods, stock(esp. 品)
2.
quality
3.
flirtatiousness, coquetry(usually kana)(esp. 科)
See also:科を作る
Other readings:
【しな】
【しな】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
fish
All readings:
【さかな】
【うお】

noun, no-adjective
nutrition, nourishment
Other readings:
営養【えいよう】

noun
feeling, sense, impression

noun
typewriter
Other readings:
タイプライタ

noun, auxillary suru verb
succession, inheritance

noun
rice plant
Other readings:
【いね】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
least, lowest, minimum
See also:最高 (antonym)
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
worst
See also:最高 (antonym)
3.
awful, horrible, nasty, disgusting
adverb
4.
at the very least

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph
2.
sight, scene

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
discontent, dissatisfaction, complaint, grievance

noun
mike, mic, microphone(abbreviation)

noun
1.
iron (for pressing clothes)
2.
hair iron, hair tong, curling tong

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

adverb
almost, roughly, approximately(usually kana)
Other readings:
ほぼ《粗》

adverb
1.
(not) at all, (not) in the slightest(with neg. sentence)
2.
wholly, entirely, completely, totally(neg. context, e.g. 全然反対)
3.
extremely, very(colloquialism)(pos. context, e.g. 全然いいよ)

noun, auxillary suru verb
clapping hands, applause

noun
1.
charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk(esp. 係)
2.
connection, linking(linguistics)(esp. 係り)
See also:係り結び
Other readings:
係り【かかり】

noun
1.
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
See also:音 (おん)
noun, suffix
2.
precept, lesson, one's teachings
Other readings:
【くに】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to suffer, to groan, to be worried

noun
1.
stage (theatre, theater)
2.
scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
unemployment
2.
losing one's job, becoming unemployed
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