Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
See also:増える (antonym)

noun
1.
platform(abbreviation)
2.
home
3.
home base, home plate(abbreviation, baseball term)

noun
•
engine

noun, no-adjective
•
ideal, ideals
See also:現実

noun
•
circumstances, conditions, situation, reasons, state of affairs

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
denial, negation, repudiation, disavowal
See also:肯定 (antonym)
noun
2.
negation (logic)
3.
NOT operation(computer term)

noun
1.
seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kind, variety, quality, tone
2.
material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject, theme, (news) copy
3.
ingredient, leaven (bread), main ingredient of a sushi(food term)
4.
cause, source
5.
trick, secret, magician's trick, inside story
6.
paternal blood, lineage
See also:胤
7.
breed (of a stock), sperm, semen
8.
10-point card (in hanafuda), tane, animal card(usually kana)(oft. as タネ)

noun
1.
pair, couple, set
2.
antithesis
See also:対句
counter
3.
counter for items that come in pairs
4.
counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
tension, mental strain, nervousness

na-adjective, noun
•
powerful, strong

noun
•
rim, brim, edge, brink

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to believe, to believe in, to place trust in, to confide in, to have faith in

adjective
•
coarse, rough

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to rely on, to depend on, to count on, to turn to (for help)
Other readings:
便る【たよる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
discovery, detection, finding

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
bone fracture

adverbial noun, noun
•
on the occasion of, circumstances, juncture

noun
1.
cherry tree, cherry blossom
2.
fake buyer, paid audience, shill, seat filler(also as 偽客)
3.
hired applauder
4.
horse meat(colloquialism)
See also:桜肉
Other readings:
櫻【さくら】[1]
、
サクラ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for

noun
•
speech

no-adjective, noun
1.
ordinary, common, usual(usually kana)
2.
free of charge(usually kana)(only 只)
3.
unaffected, as is, safe(usu. as ただでは...)
adverb
4.
only, merely, just, simply
conjunction
5.
but, however, nevertheless(esp. 但)
All readings:
ただ《只》
、
ただ《唯》
、
ただ《徒》
、
ただ《但》
、
ただ《常》
、
タダ

noun
•
market

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to burn, to get fired up

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to contain, to comprise, to have, to hold, to include, to embrace
2.
to hold in the mouth
See also:口に含む
3.
to bear in mind, to understand, to harbor (grudge, etc.), to harbour
4.
to express (emotion, etc.), to imply
Other readings:
含む【くくむ】
、
銜む【ふくむ】
、
銜む【くくむ】

noun
1.
poison, toxicant
2.
harm, evil influence
3.
ill will, spite, malice
4.
abusive language(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
going out, outing, leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
Other readings:
外出【そとで】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
frantic, frenetic, desperate
noun
2.
inevitable death
3.
brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)(shogi term)
See also:必至

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
coincidence, agreement, union, match
2.
conformity, consistency
3.
cooperation

noun
•
charm, fascination, glamour, glamor, attraction, appeal

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

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

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to pour (into)
2.
to sprinkle on (from above), to water (e.g. plants), to pour onto, to spray
3.
to shed (tears)
4.
to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on, to devote to, to fix (one's eyes) on
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
5.
to flow into (e.g. of a river), to run into, to drain into
6.
to fall (of rain, snow), to pour down
Other readings:
灌ぐ【そそぐ】
、
潅ぐ【そそぐ】
、
濺ぐ【そそぐ】
、
漑ぐ【そそぐ】

noun
1.
name, given name
2.
title
3.
fame, renown, reputation
4.
pretext, pretense, justification, appearance

no-adjective, noun
1.
automatic
See also:手動 (antonym)
noun
2.
intransitive verb(abbreviation, linguistics)(only relevant for 自動)
See also:自動詞
Other readings:
自働【じどう】

noun
1.
examination paper, examination script, answer sheet
2.
answer (to an exam question)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
manual labor, manual labour, toil, work
2.
Labour Party(abbreviation)
See also:労働党
Other readings:
労動【ろうどう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
1.
nakedness, nudity
2.
bareness, nakedness, baldness, being uncovered
3.
being penniless
4.
concealing nothing, openness

noun
1.
army, armed forces, troops
See also:軍隊
2.
military authorities
See also:軍部
3.
team, group, troupe

noun
1.
iron (Fe)
no-adjective, noun
2.
strong and hard (as iron)
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
3.
railway(abbreviation)
See also:鉄道
noun, noun (prefix)
4.
railway enthusiast(colloquialism)
Other readings:
鐵【てつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
proposal, proposition, suggestion

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one's opinion), releasing, unveiling

noun, no-adjective
•
reference, consultation
Other readings:
參考【さんこう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be chipped, to be damaged, to be broken
2.
to be lacking, to be missing
3.
to be insufficient, to be short, to be deficient, to be negligent toward
4.
to wane (e.g. moon), to go into eclipse(also 虧ける)
See also:満ちる (antonym)
Other readings:
缺ける【かける】
、
闕ける【かける】

adverb
•
anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, at least(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
•
desert
Other readings:
沙漠【さばく】

na-adjective, noun
1.
honest, frank, candid, straightforward
adverb
2.
honestly, frankly
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