Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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adverb
rather, better, instead(usually kana)
Other readings:
むしろ《寧》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

conjunction
therefore, consequently, accordingly(usually kana)

noun
1.
cheese(food term)
2.
tee (piping), T-joint
interjection
3.
cheese (said when taking a photograph)(usu. as はい、チーズ)

noun
magic (illusion), conjuring, magic trick, conjuring trick, sleight of hand

noun
reality, actuality, hard fact
See also:理想

noun
1.
god, deity, divinity, spirit, kami
noun (prefix), noun
2.
incredible, fantastic, amazing(slang)
See also:神対応
noun
3.
emperor of Japan(honorific language, archaism)
4.
thunder(archaism)

noun
win, victory
See also:負け (antonym)

adverb
1.
before long, soon(usually kana)
2.
almost, nearly(usually kana)
3.
finally, in the end, eventually(usually kana)
Other readings:
やがて《頓て》
やがて《漸て》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-tsu verb
1.
to shoot (at)(usu. 撃つ)
2.
to attack, to defeat, to destroy, to avenge
Other readings:
討つ【うつ】
射つ【うつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
request, commission, entrusting (with a matter)
2.
dependence, reliance

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
confidence, trust, faith, reputation
noun
2.
credit (finance)

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

Godan-su verb
1.
to cross over (e.g. mountain), to go across
2.
to get over (e.g. hardship)
3.
to pass time (e.g. a winter)
4.
to surpass, to be better than, to exceed(often 超す)
5.
to move house
6.
to go, to come(honorific language)
See also:お越し
Other readings:
超す【こす】

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
payment
All readings:
支払い【しはらい】
支払【しはらい】

noun
1.
throat(usually kana)
2.
singing voice
Other readings:
のど《咽》
のど《吭》
のんど《喉》[1]
のんど《咽》[1]
のんど《吭》[1]
のみと《喉》[1]
のみと《咽》[1]
のみと《吭》[1]
のみど《喉》[1]
のみど《咽》[1]
のみど《吭》[1]
ノド
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
turn (in line), order of things, sequential order
See also:出番

noun
1.
wave
2.
ups and downs(idiom )
Other readings:
【なみ】
【なみ】

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to exert (influence), to exercise, to cause (e.g. damage), to do (e.g. harm), to bring about (e.g. benefits), to extend, to have an affect (on)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

conjunction
but, however, (and) yet, nevertheless, still, for all that
Other readings:
ですが

noun
1.
jeans
2.
denim, jean
Other readings:
ジンス

adverbial noun, noun
each (person), individually, one by one, one at a time, in turn
Other readings:
一人一人【ひとりびとり】
1人1人【ひとりひとり】
1人1人【ひとりびとり】
一人ひとり【ひとりひとり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
date (with someone)
noun
2.
date (day)

noun, auxillary suru verb
divorce

noun, no-adjective
1.
center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance
suffix
2.
-centered, -centred, -focused, -oriented, centered on, focused on

noun
1.
health
na-adjective
2.
healthy, sound, fit, wholesome

noun
1.
knee
2.
lap, knee and thigh (while sitting)
Other readings:
ヒザ

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
metal
Other readings:
金ぞく【きんぞく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)

noun
commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise

noun
cheek (of face)
All readings:
【ほお】
【ほほ】
【ほお】
【ほほ】

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)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect

noun
state, condition, situation, appearance, circumstances
Other readings:
情態【じょうたい】

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
now, current, present, present time, as of

na-adjective, noun
strange, odd, peculiar, queer, curious

adverb
1.
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way(ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
2.
much (better, etc.), by far, far and away
3.
far away, long ago
4.
direct, straight
Other readings:
ずーっと
ずうっと

noun, na-adjective
disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable position
See also:有利

noun
1.
ball
2.
ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone)(baseball term)
3.
bowl
4.
board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)(abbreviation)
See also:ボール紙

noun
fortune, luck

noun
1.
place, spot, space
2.
field, discipline, sphere, realm
3.
occasion, situation
See also:その場
4.
scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
5.
session (of the stock market)
6.
field, table, area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
7.
round (east, south, etc.)(mahjong term)
See also:東場,  南場,  西場,  北場
8.
field(physics term)
9.
field (gestalt psychology)

noun
1.
pity, sorrow, grief, misery, compassion, pathos
na-adjective
2.
pitiable, pitiful, pathetic, miserable
interjection
3.
alack, alas
Other readings:
哀れ【あはれ】[1]
憐れ【あわれ】
憐れ【あはれ】[1]
憫れ【あわれ】
憫れ【あはれ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

no-adjective, adverb, noun
1.
practicality, practical
2.
reality, actuality, actual conditions
3.
bhutakoti (limit of reality)(Buddhist term)

noun, no-adjective
gem, jewel, precious stone
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