Vocabulary list for JLPT N3
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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to groan, to moan
2.
to roar, to howl, to growl
3.
to hum (engine, wind, etc.), to buzz, to whiz, to sough, to make a low, dull sound
4.
to ooh and aah (in admiration)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
5.
to sing in a strong, low voice (esp. traditional chant or recitation)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
6.
to be about to burst, to overflow
Other readings:
呻る【うなる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter
2.
to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed)
3.
to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath)
4.
to put out (a runner)(baseball term)
5.
to pawn, to put in hock
noun
1.
human being, human, person, man, mankind, humankind
2.
character (of a person)
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
middle of the night, dead of night
Other readings:
夜なか【よなか】
noun
1.
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate(usually kana)
See also:ニホンザル
2.
sly person(derogatory)
3.
idiot, hick(derogatory)
4.
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
5.
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
See also:自在鉤
6.
Other readings:
さる《猨》[1]
、サル
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
no-adjective
1.
used, second-hand, old
noun
2.
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)(only relevant for ちゅうこ)
Other readings:
中古【ちゅうぶる】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pile up, to accumulate
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to estimate
See also:見積もる
Other readings:
積る【つもる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
progress, advance, improvement, development
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to elevate, to raise, to lift up
2.
to flatter, to extol, to praise to the sky
Other readings:
持上げる【もちあげる】
na-adjective, noun
1.
poor (at), weak (in), not very good (at)
2.
not one's cup of tea, not one's favorite
noun, na-adjective
•
anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to hide, to conceal
Other readings:
隠くす【かくす】[1]
、匿す【かくす】
、隱す【かくす】[2]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on(usually kana)
2.
to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture(usually kana)
3.
to understand, to grasp, to comprehend(usually kana)
Other readings:
つかむ《摑む》
、つかむ《攫む》
、つかむ《把む》
、つかむ《捉む》
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to untie, to unfasten, to unwrap, to undo, to unbind, to unpack
2.
to unsew, to unstitch
3.
to solve, to work out, to answer
4.
to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.), to clear up, to remove (suspicion), to appease
5.
to dissolve (a contract), to cancel, to remove (a prohibition), to lift (a ban), to raise (a siege)
6.
to release (from duty), to relieve, to dismiss
7.
to comb (out), to card, to untangle (hair)
See also:梳く (すく)
na-adjective
1.
serious, earnest
noun
2.
real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)
Other readings:
真険【しんけん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to draw, to paint, to sketch
See also:書く
2.
to depict, to describe(only relevant for えがく)
3.
to picture in one's mind, to imagine
4.
to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)
Other readings:
描く【かく】
、画く【えがく】
、画く【かく】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to bring to (someone's attention)
2.
to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.), to work on (one's emotions), to play on (one's sympathies)
See also:理性に訴える
3.
to complain
4.
to sue (a person), to take someone to court
5.
to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
See also:暴力に訴える
prefix
1.
old, former, ex-
noun
2.
the old, old things, old customs
3.
old times, bygone days
noun, prefix
4.
na-adjective
1.
abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich, affluent
suffix, na-adjective
2.
very, extremely, full of, great
See also:個性豊か (こせいゆたか)
noun, noun (suffix)
•
prefecture (Japan), county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.), department (France), province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
Other readings:
縣【けん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, na-adjective
•
futility, waste, uselessness, pointlessness, idleness
Other readings:
徒【むだ】
、ムダ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to deal with (a person), to treat, to handle, to take care of, to entertain
2.
to deal with (a problem), to handle, to manage
3.
to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to work
4.
to deal in, to sell
5.
to cover (a topic), to treat, to discuss, to take up
6.
to treat A as B(as ＡをＢとして扱う)
7.
to mediate (an argument)(archaism)
8.
to be too much for one, to find unmanageable(archaism)
9.
to gossip(archaism)
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
emergency
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
extraordinary, unusual
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit
2.
to expose
3.
to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against
4.
to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class)
5.
to guess (an answer)
6.
to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
trouble, hardship, difficulty, labour, labor, toil, pains
2.
anxiety, worry, concern, cares
Other readings:
苦勞【くろう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to contract (a disease), to suffer from(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
admiration, being impressed
na-adjective
2.
admirable, praiseworthy
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
astonishment, being appalled
Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shout, to cry, to scream, to shriek, to yell, to exclaim
2.
to clamor (for or against), to clamour (for or against)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get drunk, to become intoxicated
2.
to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle), to become nauseated
3.
to be elated, to be exalted, to be spellbound, to be in raptures
Other readings:
酔う【えう】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling
See also:お土産
2.
present brought by a visitor
3.
something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation), unwelcome gift, disservice(usu. お土産)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
presentation (of documents), submission (of an application, report, etc.), production (e.g. of evidence), introduction (e.g. of a bill), filing, turning in
Other readings:
堤出【ていしゅつ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, na-adjective
•
happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
Other readings:
幸せ【しやわせ】[2]
、仕合わせ【しあわせ】
、仕合わせ【しやわせ】[2]
、倖せ【しあわせ】[1]
、倖せ【しやわせ】[1][2]
、仕合せ【しあわせ】
、仕合せ【しやわせ】[2]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- word containing irregular kana usage
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