Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
start, commencement, beginning, initiation

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, auxillary suru verb
•
expenditure, disbursement, expenses

noun, no-adjective
•
remnant, residue, remaining, left-over

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
postponement, deferment, adjournment

conjunction
•
therefore, consequently, accordingly(usually kana)

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

noun
•
congress, parliament, diet, legislative assembly

suru verb (special)
•
to punish, to penalize, to penalise

noun, no-adjective
1.
silver (Ag)
noun
2.
silver coin, money
3.
silver medal
noun, no-adjective
4.
silver colour, silver color
noun
5.
bank(abbreviation)(only relevant for ぎん)
See also:米銀
6.
silver general(abbreviation, shogi term)(only relevant for ぎん)
Other readings:
銀【しろがね】
、
銀【しろかね】[2]
、
白銀【しろがね】
、
白銀【しろかね】[2]
、
白金【しろがね】[1]
、
白金【しろかね】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
woman, lady, adult female(sensitive)(now a bit dated)
See also:紳士

noun
1.
bone
2.
frame
3.
outline, core
4.
backbone, spirit, fortitude
na-adjective, noun
5.
laborious, troublesome, difficult

noun
1.
curtain, bunting
noun, counter
2.
act (in play)

noun
•
close friend, bosom (old, intimate) friend, buddy, crony, chum

noun
1.
root (of a plant)
2.
root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.)
3.
root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis
4.
one's true nature
5.
(fishing) reef

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch
2.
to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form, to press into shape, to mold, to mould
3.
to seize (power, etc.), to take hold of

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
bureau, department
2.
office (e.g. post, telephone), broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio), channel, exchange(abbreviation)
See also:郵便局,  放送局
3.
affair, situation
noun, noun (suffix), counter
4.
game (of go, shogi, etc.)

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

noun
1.
opponent, rival, adversary
See also:味方 (antonym)
2.
menace, danger, threat, enemy

noun
•
sofa, couch
All readings:
ソファ
、
ソファー

noun
•
event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

noun
•
captain

expression, noun, adverb
•
somewhere, anywhere, in some respects(usually kana)
Other readings:
どっか《何処か》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
grain, cereal, corn

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
emergency
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
extraordinary, unusual

adverb
•
on purpose(usually kana)

noun
•
author (usu. of a particular book), writer

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to put back, to return, to give back, to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling), to turn back (e.g. clock hand)
2.
to vomit, to throw up
3.
to recover (of a market price)

noun
•
(Western) playing cards

noun
1.
race (of people)
2.
type of person

adverb, to-adverb, noun
•
in succession, one by one
Other readings:
次次【つぎつぎ】

adverb
•
mainly, primarily

noun
1.
row, line, file, column, queue, rank, procession
2.
company (of someone), group, ranks
3.
sequence(mathematics)
counter
4.
counter for rows

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

noun
1.
cheese(food term)
2.
tee (piping), T-joint
interjection
3.
cheese (said when taking a photograph)(usu. as はい、チーズ)

adverb
1.
at once, immediately, right away, without delay
2.
directly (face, lead to, etc.), automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

noun
•
tiredness, fatigue

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
contract, compact, agreement

noun
1.
armpit, under one's arm, side, flank
2.
beside, close to, near, by(also written as 傍, 側)
3.
aside, to the side, away, out of the way
4.
off-track, off-topic
5.
deuteragonist, supporting role(usu. written ワキ in Noh)
6.
second verse (in a linked series of poems)(abbreviation)
See also:脇句
Other readings:
腋【わき】
、
掖【わき】

noun
•
fortune, luck

noun
1.
laugh, laughter
See also:笑う
2.
smile
See also:笑う
3.
sneer(esp. 嗤い)
See also:笑う
4.
sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
Other readings:
咲い【わらい】
、
嗤い【わらい】
、
笑【わらい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
expectation, anticipation, hope
no-adjective
2.
promising, rising, up-and-coming

noun
•
metal
Other readings:
金ぞく【きんぞく】

no-adjective, noun
1.
usual, normal, everyday, habitual, ordinary(orig. written as 不断)
noun (temporal)
2.
usually, normally, generally, habitually, always
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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

noun, no-adjective
•
bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy(humble language, usually kana)
See also:貰う
2.
to eat, to drink(humble language, polite language, usually kana)
3.
to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top)(usually kana)(orig. meaning)
4.
to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president)(usually kana)
auxiliary verb, Godan-ku verb
5.
to get somebody to do something(humble language, usually kana)(follows a verb in "-te" form)
Other readings:
いただく《戴く》

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
moment, second, instant
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