Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb
restriction, restraint, limitation, limit

noun
lighter
Other readings:
ライタ

noun, auxillary suru verb
determination, resolution

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal
Other readings:
氷る【こおる】
凍おる【こおる】

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

interjection
1.
by no means, never!, well, I never!, you don't say!, certainly (not)(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
2.
something unexpected, emergency(usually kana)
noun
3.
currently, for the time being, presently, for now(usually kana, archaism)
adverb, no-adjective
4.
indeed, really, truly, unexpectedly(usually kana, obscure)
See also:本当に

interjection
hello, good day, good afternoon(usually kana)(は is pronounced as わ; used during daytime)

adverb, no-adjective
1.
really, truly, entirely, completely, wholly, perfectly
2.
indeed
interjection
3.
good grief(abbreviation, usually kana)(expression of exasperation)
See also:全くもう

noun
confectionery, sweets, candy, cake

noun
armed forces, military, troops

no-adjective
1.
large
noun
2.
gland(only relevant for グランド)
3.
ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)(only relevant for グランド)
Other readings:
グラン

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn, to rotate, to spin, to twist, to gyrate
2.
to pass around, to send around, to hand around, to circulate
3.
to move (someone or something to where its needed), to send, to bring, to transfer, to forward, to direct, to submit
4.
to turn (to a new use), to use (for something else)
5.
to turn on (something that turns or has a rotating part, e.g. a washing machine), to start up (e.g. an engine), to give (something) a spin
6.
to put (someone in a position), to make (e.g. an enemy of)
auxiliary verb, Godan-su verb
7.
to ... around (e.g. chase, fool, play), to do all over, to do everywhere, to do completely(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
8.
to surround (something) with, to enclose with
9.
to put (an arm) around (e.g. someone's waist), to reach around
10.
to invest (money), to lend
11.
to dial (a telephone number)
12.
to gang-rape
See also:輪姦す
Other readings:
廻す【まわす】

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

noun
humor, humour
Other readings:
ヒューマー

noun
1.
level, standard
2.
water level

conjunction
1.
after all, because(colloquialism)
2.
but(colloquialism)
particle
3.
even
4.
too, as well, also
5.
they say, I hear, you mean

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

noun
1.
flow (of a fluid or gas), stream, current
2.
flow (of people, things), passage (of time), tide, passing, (changing) trends, tendency
3.
course (of events), (step-by-step) procedure, process
4.
group of people who remain together after the end of an event
5.
descent, ancestry, school
6.
forfeiture, foreclosure(finance term)
7.
cancellation(usu. as お流れ)
See also:お流れ
8.
drifting, wandering, roaming

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
independence, self-reliance, supporting oneself, being on one's own
2.
independence (e.g. of a nation), freedom
3.
separation, isolation

noun, no-adjective
jest, joke, funny story(じょうだん is sometimes written 笑談)
Other readings:
戯談【じょうだん】
戯談【ぎだん】[1]
戯談【げだん】[1]
串戯【じょうだん】
串戲【じょうだん】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
invitation
Other readings:
招待【しょうだい】[1]
請待【しょうたい】
請待【しょうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
tune, tone, key, pitch, time, rhythm
2.
vein, mood, way, manner, style, knack
3.
condition, state of health
4.
impetus, spur of the moment, strain
5.
trend

noun, na-adjective
1.
trouble, bother
2.
trouble, difficulty
noun
3.
care, attention
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, na-adjective
1.
difficulty, hardship, trouble, distress
2.
infeasibility, inability (to carry out)

noun
plant, vegetation

pre-noun adjectival
all, every(usually kana)
Other readings:
あらゆる《凡ゆる》

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

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit (a person), to strike, to beat(usually kana)
2.
to deliver (a speech), to give (an address)(usually kana)
Other readings:
ぶつ《撃つ》
ぶつ《撲つ》

na-adjective, noun
possible, potential, practicable, feasible

noun, auxillary suru verb
inspection (e.g. customs, factory), examination, scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)

adverb
of course, certainly, naturally(usually kana)

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】

adverb
1.
quite, entirely, completely, at all(usually kana)
2.
as if, as though, just like(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
voting, poll

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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
professor
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
teaching, instruction

noun
spring, fountain

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】

numeric
four(肆 is used in legal documents)
All readings:
【し】
【よん】
【よ】
【し】
【し】

noun
method, process, manner, way, means, technique

noun
1.
time, (the) hour
2.
favourable time, opportunity, chance
Other readings:
時剋【じこく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption

noun
results, record, grades, marks

na-adjective, noun
1.
pitiful, unfortunate, poor, miserable, wretched
2.
unpardonable, regrettable
Other readings:
気のどく【きのどく】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to remove, to eliminate, to eradicate
2.
to exclude, to except

noun
knowledge, information
Other readings:
智識【ちしき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
mountain climbing
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