Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
floor
2.
stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player)
3.
dining platform built across a river
Other readings:
【ゆか】

na-adjective, noun
1.
cheerful, jovial, merry, lively
See also:陰気 (antonym)
noun
2.
weather, season
3.
spirit of yang

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
party (political)
noun (suffix)
2.
person who is fond of, fan of
See also:甘党

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
suicide

noun, no-adjective
1.
mud, slush, (wet) dirt, mire
noun
2.
thief(abbreviation)
See also:泥棒

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to make war (on), to wage war (against), to go to war (with), to fight (with), to do battle (against)(esp. 戦う)
2.
to compete (against)(esp. 戦う)
3.
to struggle (against adversities, etc.), to fight, to contend, to resist(esp. 闘う)
Other readings:
闘う【たたかう】

conjunction
therefore, consequently, accordingly(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be inferior to, to be less good at, to fall behind

interjection
1.
oh!, oh my!, dear me!
2.
not a chance, not likely, no way, no(Kansai-ben (dialect))(from いや+や)
See also:やだ
3.
oh no, yuck, eew(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:やだ

noun
1.
ring, circle, loop
2.
hoop
See also:フープ
3.
wheel
4.
circle (e.g. of friends)
Other readings:
【わ】

noun
books
Other readings:
図書【ずしょ】

na-adjective, noun
1.
clever, intelligent, wise, bright, sharp, sensible, smart, shrewd
2.
well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good(usu. as お利口)
See also:お利口
3.
good (with words)(archaism)
Other readings:
俐巧【りこう】
悧巧【りこう】
利巧【りこう】

noun, noun (suffix)
(one's) self, oneself

noun
world, society, people, the public

na-adjective
handsome

na-adjective, noun
able, capable, competent, talented, efficient
See also:無能 (antonym)

noun
1.
surplus, margin, leeway, room, space, time, allowance, flexibility, scope
2.
composure, placidity, complacency, calm

noun
1.
star (cinema, sports, etc.), celebrity, idol
2.
star symbol, asterisk(e.g. ★ or ☆)
3.
(celestial) star

noun, noun (suffix), counter
bundle, bunch, sheaf
Other readings:
【たば】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
manufacture, production

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

noun
results, record, grades, marks

noun
1.
learning, scholarship, study, erudition, knowledge, education
noun (suffix)
2.
study of ..., -ology, -ics

na-adjective, noun
chief, main, principal, major

noun, no-adjective
theatre, theater, playhouse

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
knock, knocking
2.
fungo hitting, hitting balls for fielding practice(baseball term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
proposal, proposition, suggestion

na-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
insufficiency, shortage, deficiency, lack, dearth
See also:満足 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective
prefectural governor

adverbial noun, noun, no-adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)

noun, auxillary suru verb
postponement, deferment, adjournment

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

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
absorbed in, immersed in, crazy about, obsessed with, devoted to
noun, na-adjective
2.
forgetting oneself, daze, trance, ecstasy, delirium
noun
3.
within a dream, while dreaming

noun
1.
fishing, angling
2.
change (for a purchase)(usually kana, abbreviation)
See also:釣り銭
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
trolling, writing deliberately inflammatory posts online(slang)
Other readings:
【つり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
correspondence, communication, transmission, news, signal, telecommunications

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)

noun
1.
needle, pin
See also:
3.
stinger, thorn
4.
hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer
5.
staple (for a stapler)
6.
needlework, sewing
See also:御針
7.
malice
counter, noun (suffix)
8.
counter for stitches
Other readings:
【はり】
【ち】[1]
【はり】
【ち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to wave, to shake, to swing
2.
to sprinkle, to throw (dice)
3.
to cast (actor), to allocate (work)
4.
to turn down (somebody), to reject, to jilt, to dump
5.
to abandon, to give up, to ruin
6.
to add kana indicating a reading of a word
See also:振り仮名
7.
to slightly change headings, to change directions
8.
to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct
9.
to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
10.
to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic
11.
to replace, to substitute
12.
to set up a joke for somebody else

no-adjective, adverbial noun
only, sole, unique
Other readings:
唯一【ゆいつ】
唯一【ゆういつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

pronoun
they, them(usu. in ref. to males)
All readings:
彼ら【かれら】
彼等【かれら】

noun, auxillary suru verb
sense, sensation, feeling, intuition

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
equality, impartiality, evenness

auxillary suru verb, adverb
1.
to be disappointed, to be dejected, to be downhearted, to lose heart, to feel let down(onomatopia)
2.
to feel exhausted, to feel drained(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ガッカリ

noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
hindrance, obstacle, nuisance, disturbance, interruption, interference
auxillary suru verb
2.
to visit (someone's home)(as お〜)
noun
3.
demon who hinders Buddhist training, demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour(Buddhist term)(orig. meaning)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quantity, amount, volume, capacity, portion (of food)
noun
2.
generosity, magnanimity, tolerance
See also:度量
3.
pramana, (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge(Buddhist term)

expression, noun
society, the world, the times

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
crime, sin, wrongdoing, indiscretion
noun
2.
penalty, sentence, punishment
3.
fault, responsibility, culpability
noun, na-adjective
4.
thoughtlessness, lack of consideration
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