Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
explanation, interpretation

noun
parcel, package
Other readings:
小包み【こづつみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
muscle, tendon, sinew
2.
vein, artery
3.
fiber, fibre, string
4.
line, stripe, streak
5.
reason, logic
See also:筋が通る
6.
plot, storyline
7.
lineage, descent
8.
school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
9.
aptitude, talent
10.
source (of information, etc.), circle, channel
11.
well-informed person (in a transaction)
12.
logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
13.
ninth vertical line(shogi term)
14.
seam on a helmet
15.
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.)(abbreviation)
See also:筋蒲鉾
16.
social position, status(archaism)
noun (suffix), noun, no-adjective
17.
on (a river, road, etc.), along
suffix, counter
18.
counter for long thin things, counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
19.
(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency)(archaism)
Other readings:
【すじ】
スジ

noun
1.
mass meeting, convention, rally, conference, assembly, gathering
2.
tournament, competition, contest, meet
3.
grand event

adverb
simply, merely, only, solely

noun, auxillary suru verb
rest, break, recess, intermission
Other readings:
休けい【きゅうけい】

na-adjective, noun
various, varied, diverse, all sorts of
Other readings:
様様【さまざま】

expression
may, might, perhaps, may be, possibly(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
town, city, municipal, urban

noun
1.
odour, odor, scent, smell, stench(臭い usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
aura, whiff, smacks of ..., sense, flavour, flavor
Other readings:
臭い【におい】
【におい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
respect, esteem, reverence, honour, honor

noun
field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
from now on, hereafter

noun
1.
national language
2.
Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan)
See also:国語科
3.
native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

noun, auxillary suru verb
care, precaution, guarding, caution
Other readings:
要心【ようじん】
要慎【ようじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo
2.
to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel
3.
to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away
4.
to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season)
5.
to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
See also:当たる (antonym)

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

noun, na-adjective
calmness, composure, coolness, serenity, presence of mind

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
Friday

numeric
1.
seven(漆 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
hepta-
All readings:
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
origin, beginning

noun
1.
rock, boulder
2.
crag, cliff
3.
anchor
Other readings:
【いわ】
【いわ】
【いわ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
pole
2.
climax, extreme, extremity, culmination, height, zenith, nadir

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
publication, issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.)
2.
issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.)
3.
raising an event (software)(computer term)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.), to shut

noun
1.
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, such as beans, peas, pulses, etc.), beans, peas
2.
soya bean (Glycine max), soybean, soy
See also:大豆
3.
female genitalia (esp. the clitoris)(colloquialism)
4.
kidney(colloquialism, usually kana, food term)
noun (prefix)
5.
miniature, tiny
6.
child
Other readings:
【まめ】
【まめ】
マメ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to finish, to make an end of, to get through with, to let end

noun, no-adjective
topic, subject

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかる《𠮟る》
しかる《呵る》

noun, no-adjective
1.
surroundings, environs
2.
circumference

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop, to turn off(esp. 止める, 停める)
2.
to park(esp. 止める, 停める)
3.
to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain)(esp. 止める, 停める)
4.
to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit
5.
to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind
6.
to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple(esp. 留める)
7.
to detain, to keep in custody(esp. 留める)
All readings:
止める【とめる】
留める【とめる】
停める【とめる】

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

conjunction, interjection
well, now, then(usually kana)
Other readings:
さて《扨》
さて《扠》

noun
1.
origin, source(usu. 元)
2.
base, basis, foundation, root(esp. 基)
3.
cause(also 因, 原)
4.
ingredient, material(esp. 素)
5.
(somebody's) side, (somebody's) location(only relevant for 元)
6.
original cost (or capital, principal, etc.)
7.
(plant) root, (tree) trunk
8.
first section of a waka
See also:和歌
counter
9.
counter for blades of grass, tree trunks, etc., and for falcons (in falconry)(only relevant for 本)
noun
10.
handle (chopsticks, brush, etc.), grip
Other readings:
【もと】
【もと】
【もと】

adverb, pronoun
1.
where, which, who(usually kana)
2.
anyway, anyhow, at any rate(usually kana)
adverb
3.
sooner or later, eventually, one of these days, at some future date or time(usually kana)
pronoun
4.
both, either, any, all, whichever(usually kana)
Other readings:
いずれ《孰れ》
いづれ《何れ》[1]
いづれ《孰れ》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
prediction, estimation

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

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】

adverb
1.
(what) the heck, (why) in the world, (who) on earth(before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question)
noun
2.
one object, one body, unity
3.
one form, one style
4.
one Buddhist image (or carving, etc.)
adverbial noun
5.
generally, in general
See also:一体に

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
perfect, complete

noun
1.
chapter, section
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
medal, badge, insignia

noun
1.
sweat, perspiration
2.
moisture, condensation
interjection
3.
gulp, oops(Internet slang)(often as (汗))

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told(humble language)
2.
to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
3.
to visit(humble language)
4.
to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)(from 御機嫌を伺う)

noun, auxillary suru verb
signature

noun, no-adjective
1.
rule, regulation
2.
settlement, conclusion, end, agreement, arrangement
3.
habit, custom, habitual way
See also:御決まり
4.
countenance in front of another person, face(usu. as 決まりが悪い, etc.)
5.
love relationship between a customer and a prostitute(archaism)
Other readings:
決り【きまり】
極まり【きまり】
極り【きまり】

na-adjective, adverb
1.
splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable
na-adjective
2.
utter (esp. defeat), total, complete(usu. 見事に)
noun
3.
something worth seeing, sight, spectacle(archaism)
Other readings:
美事【みごと】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to celebrate, to congratulate, to observe (a festival)
2.
to present (a gift) in celebration, to drink in celebration
3.
to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.), to pray for
Other readings:
斎う【いわう】

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.)
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