Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to bark, to howl, to bay, to bellow
2.
to howl (e.g. of the wind), to roar
3.
to yell, to cry, to moan, to grunt
Other readings:
吠る【ほえる】[1]
吼える【ほえる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
idiot, moron, fool(usually kana)
2.
trivial matter, folly, absurdity(usually kana)
na-adjective
3.
stupid, foolish, dull, absurd, ridiculous(usually kana)
noun, na-adjective
4.
fervent enthusiast, nut, person singularly obsessed with something(usually kana)(usu. in compounds)
noun
5.
Mactra chinensis (species of trough shell)(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:馬鹿貝
Other readings:
ばか《莫迦》[1]
ばか《破家》[1]
ばか《馬稼》[1]
バカ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
bench

adverbial noun, noun
Sunday

noun, auxillary suru verb
regarding as important, attaching importance to, taking a serious view of, putting emphasis on

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
agriculture

noun
spring, fountain

na-adjective, noun
warm, mild, temperate

noun, auxillary suru verb
notice, attention, observation

noun
joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
Other readings:
歓び【よろこび】
慶び【よろこび】
悦び【よろこび】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
at leisure, in a relaxed manner, in a carefree manner, quietly, peacefully(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ノンビリ

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

adverb
gradually, steadily, slowly, little by little, step by step, by degrees
Other readings:
徐徐に【じょじょに】
除々に【じょじょに】[1]
除除に【じょじょに】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
so to speak, so to call it, as it were(usually kana)
Other readings:
いわば《謂わば》

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, suffix
relation, connection, relevance
Other readings:
関聯【かんれん】

noun, no-adjective
the latter
See also:前者 (antonym)

noun
1.
lowness (of degree, value, etc.), inferiority
2.
second volume (of two), third volume (of three)
See also:下巻,   (antonym)

noun
1.
speed, velocity, pace, rate
2.
velocity(physics term)

conjunction
1.
after all, because(colloquialism)
2.
but(colloquialism)
particle
3.
even
4.
too, as well, also
5.
they say, I hear, you mean

na-adjective, noun
new, fresh, novel

adjective
wise, clever, smart
Other readings:
畏い【かしこい】

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
everyday, daily, ordinary, usual, routine, regular

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

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

conjunction
even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite(usually kana)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
explanation, interpretation

noun
doctrine, rule, principle, -ism

noun
tent

noun
1.
level, standard
2.
water level

noun
1.
pine tree (Pinus spp.)
2.
highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
マツ

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

noun
1.
light, illumination, glow, gleam(only relevant for 明かり and 明り)
2.
lamp, light
Other readings:
明り【あかり】
灯り【あかり】
【あかり】
灯かり【あかり】
灯火【あかり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
star (cinema, sports, etc.), celebrity, idol
2.
star symbol, asterisk(e.g. ★ or ☆)
3.
(celestial) star

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

noun
1.
second (unit of time)
2.
arc second
See also:秒角

pre-noun adjectival
a certain ..., some ...(usually kana)
All readings:
ある《或る》
ある《或》

noun, auxillary suru verb
proposal, proposition, suggestion

noun
win, victory
See also:負け (antonym)

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】

na-adjective, noun
1.
no good, not serving its purpose, useless, broken(usually kana)
2.
hopeless, wasted, in vain, purposeless(usually kana)
3.
cannot, must not, not allowed(usually kana)
noun
4.
neutral point (in go), intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
Other readings:
ダメ

noun
date, dating
Other readings:
日付け【ひづけ】[1]
日附【ひづけ】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
Other readings:
実に【げに】
実に【まことに】
實に【じつに】[1]
實に【げに】[1]
實に【まことに】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
tale, story, legend

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
expression, presentation
2.
representation, notation(mathematics)

suru verb (special), transitive verb
to love
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