Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
mark, sign(esp. 印, 標)
2.
symbol, emblem(also written as 徴)
3.
badge, crest, flag(esp. 印, 標)
4.
evidence, proof(esp. 証, 証し)
5.
token (of gratitude, affection, etc.)(usually kana)(esp. 証, 証し)
Other readings:
【しるし】
【しるし】
証し【しるし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
companion, partner, company
2.
other party, addressee
3.
opponent (sports, etc.)

noun, noun (suffix), counter
time (three times, each time, etc.), times
Other readings:
たんび

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
guidance, leadership, instruction, direction, coaching
noun
2.
shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)(martial arts)

noun, auxillary suru verb
enforcement, implementation, putting into practice, carrying out, operation, working (e.g. working parameters), enactment

noun
poem, verse of poetry

noun
1.
ice
2.
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
See also:かき氷
Other readings:
凍り【こおり】

adjective
1.
violent, furious, tempestuous
2.
extreme, intense, fierce, strong
3.
fervent, vehement
4.
incessant, relentless
5.
precipitous, steep(archaism)
Other readings:
劇しい【はげしい】
烈しい【はげしい】

adverbial noun, no-adjective
each, respectively(usually kana)
Other readings:
それぞれ《其れ其れ》
それぞれ《夫々》
それぞれ《夫夫》
それぞれ《其々》[1]
それぞれ《其其》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
target, object (of worship, study, etc.), subject (of taxation, etc.)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break, to snap, to be cut, to split, to crack
2.
to be injured
3.
to wear out, to be worn out
4.
to break, to burst, to collapse
5.
to wear off, to stop working, to go dead
6.
to expire (time limit, etc.), to run out, to become due
7.
to run out (of stock, etc.), to be exhausted, to be used up, to be sold out, to be out of
8.
to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship), to break up, to have severed ties, to be cut off, to be disconnected
9.
to cut well, to be sharp
10.
to be sharp-minded, to be keen, to be shrewd, to be quick-witted, to be able
11.
to be short of, to drop under (a certain figure), to beat (e.g. a record time)
12.
to dry off
13.
to curve, to veer
14.
to shuffle (cards)
15.
to get angry, to snap, to blow one's top, to lose one's temper, to flip(colloquialism)
See also:キレる
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
16.
to be able to do completely(usually kana)(after the -masu stem of a verb)

noun, no-adjective
chemistry(ばけがく spoken to avoid confusion with 科学)
Other readings:
化学【ばけがく】

noun
1.
eaves
2.
narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
See also:
Other readings:
【のき】
【のき】
【のき】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be open (to traffic), to lead to, to communicate (with)
2.
to flow (liquid, current), to pass, to get through to
3.
to be understood, to be comprehended
4.
to be honored, to be good
5.
to be well versed in, to be well-informed
6.
to communicate clandestinely, to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)
7.
to form a liaison, to be intimate
8.
to spread widely, to disseminate

noun
1.
down-train, train heading toward the ending point of its route
noun, no-adjective
2.
down-slope, downward going
no-adjective, noun
3.
downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
betterment, improvement
2.
kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)(usually kana)(often written カイゼン)

noun, auxillary suru verb
refereeing, trial, judgement, judgment, umpire, referee
Other readings:
審判【しんばん】

noun
1.
material, substance
2.
matter(physics term)

noun
1.
service, duty, business, responsibility, task
2.
Buddhist religious services
Other readings:
務め【つとめ】

noun, noun (suffix)
pipe, tube
All readings:
【かん】
【くだ】

na-adjective, noun
important, momentous, essential, principal, major

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

na-adjective
1.
calm, quiet, gentle, peaceful, mild
2.
moderate, reasonable, amicable

noun, auxillary suru verb
gargling, rinsing one's mouth(usually kana)
Other readings:
うがい《漱》

noun, auxillary suru verb
success, hit

noun
1.
string, cord(usually kana)
2.
man who is financially dependent on a woman, gigolo, pimp(usually kana)(esp. ヒモ)
3.
restrictions, conditions(usually kana)
4.
mantle (shellfish, etc.)(usually kana)
5.
small intestine (beef, pork), oviduct meat (chicken)(usually kana, food term)
Other readings:
ヒモ

noun
junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school(abbreviation)
See also:中学校

noun
1.
information, news, intelligence, advices
2.
information, data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

noun
1.
duty, responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
2.
liability, onus

noun, counter
1.
can, tin
noun
2.
canned food(abbreviation)
See also:缶詰
Other readings:
【かん】[1][2]
【かん】[1][2]
カン
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
feeling refreshed, feeling relieved(onomatopia)
2.
neat, tidy, clean
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
3.
frank, open-hearted, plain, simple, light
adverb, to-adverb
4.
completely, entirely
adverb
5.
not in the least (with neg. verb), not at all
na-adjective
6.
nothing at all, completely useless, hopeless, awful

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to fear, to be afraid of
Other readings:
怖れる【おそれる】
畏れる【おそれる】
懼れる【おそれる】
惧れる【おそれる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
farmer, peasant

noun
1.
scene, setting, place (where something happens), scenario, case
2.
scene (in a movie, play), shot
3.
state of the market

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to point
2.
to nominate, to select someone, to specify some person
3.
to identify, to indicate, to point out
4.
to play (a game of shogi), to move (a piece)(shogi term)
5.
to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance)
See also:差す

noun
1.
diplomacy
2.
selling (e.g. door-to-door), canvassing

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
ago, since, before, previous
Other readings:
已前【いぜん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
sunlight, sunshine, sunbeams

noun
1.
aviation, flight, flying
auxillary suru verb
2.
to fly, to take a flight

noun
books
Other readings:
図書【ずしょ】

noun
1.
attitude, manner, behaviour, demeanour, bearing
2.
attitude (towards an issue, etc.), position, stance, stand

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

noun, no-adjective
ink
Other readings:
インキ

noun
1.
complaint, grumbling, objection
2.
phrase, words, expression

noun
height, stature
See also:背 (せ)
Other readings:
【せい】
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