Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
emergency
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
extraordinary, unusual

noun
1.
cloth
2.
bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)(only relevant for ふ)
See also:布銭
Other readings:
布【ふ】
、
布【にの】[1]
、
布【にぬ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
offender, criminal, culprit

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
least, lowest, minimum
See also:最高 (antonym)
no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
worst
See also:最高 (antonym)
3.
awful, horrible, nasty, disgusting
adverb
4.
at the very least

noun
1.
evening, night
2.
dinner(only relevant for よる)
All readings:
夜【よる】
、
夜【よ】

noun
1.
sleeve
2.
wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

noun
•
land, shore
Other readings:
陸【おか】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
studying abroad

noun
•
living room (Western style), sitting room

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
•
to fit, to suit

noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
discomfort, inconvenience
2.
poverty, want, destitution
noun, na-adjective
3.
disability, impairment (physical, mental, etc.)

noun
•
picnic

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quality, value
noun
2.
nature, inherent quality, character
3.
logical quality

noun, na-adjective
•
fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to pull, to draw, to pull tight
2.
to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch
3.
to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
4.
to drag, to haul, to tow
5.
to lead (e.g. one's followers)
6.
to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
7.
to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join
8.
to delay, to prolong
9.
to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
10.
to quote, to cite, to reference
11.
to pull the ball(baseball term)
12.
to wear, to put on
Other readings:
引っぱる【ひっぱる】
、
引張る【ひっぱる】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain(usually kana)
2.
to result in, to prove to be
3.
to consist of, to be composed of
4.
to succeed, to be complete
5.
to change into, to be exchanged for
6.
to play a role
7.
to be promoted(shogi term)
Godan-ru verb
8.
to do ...(honorific language)(as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
All readings:
なる《成る》
、
なる《為る》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to stick through, to force through
2.
to spread throughout, to thoroughly diffuse
3.
to make a path between two points
4.
to proceed in a logical manner
5.
to let pass, to allow through
6.
to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.), to show in
7.
to go through (a middleman)
8.
to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.)
9.
to pass (a law, applicant, etc.)
10.
to force to accept, to force agreement
11.
to continue (in a state), to persist in
12.
to do to the entirety of, to cover all of, to span the whole ...
13.
to do from beginning to end without a break(in the form とおして…する)
14.
to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party
15.
to do to the end, to carry through, to complete(after the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
徹す【とおす】
、
透す【とおす】

noun
1.
trace, tracks, mark, sign
2.
site, remains, ruins
3.
scar(esp. 痕)
Other readings:
迹【あと】
、
痕【あと】
、
址【あと】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
economising, saving

noun
•
gathering, meeting, assembly, collection, attendance
Other readings:
集り【あつまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
from now on, hereafter

noun, no-adjective
1.
death, mortality
auxillary suru verb
2.
to die, to pass away

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, no-adjective
•
aviation, flying

noun
1.
mama, mamma, mom, mommy, mum, mummy, mother(familiar language)
2.
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be silent, to say nothing

noun
1.
border, boundary(usu. さかい)
2.
turning point, watershed(only relevant for さかい)(often ...を境に)
3.
area, region, spot, space, environment(usu. きょう)
4.
psychological state, mental state(usu. きょう)
5.
cognitive object, something perceptible by the sense organs or mind(Buddhist term)(only relevant for きょう)
Other readings:
境【きょう】
、
界【さかい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
assistance, aid, support

na-adjective, adverb
1.
splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable
na-adjective
2.
utter (esp. defeat), total, complete(usu. 見事に)
noun
3.
something worth seeing, sight, spectacle(archaism)
Other readings:
美事【みごと】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

pronoun
•
we
Other readings:
吾々【われわれ】
、
我我【われわれ】
、
吾吾【われわれ】

na-adjective, noun
1.
valid, effective
See also:無効 (antonym)
noun
2.
yuko (judo)(martial arts)

noun, no-adjective
•
emptiness, vacuum, blank

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
bankruptcy, insolvency

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
operation (of a machine, etc.), operating, running, run
2.
driving
3.
working (capital, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
nodding off (while sitting), dozing

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

noun
1.
finance, financing, credit transacting, loaning of money, circulation of money
no-adjective
2.
monetary, financial, credit

noun
1.
cash, ready money, money on hand, currency
na-adjective
2.
mercenary, self-interested, calculating

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
accounting, finance, account, reckoning
noun
2.
bill (at a restaurant), check
See also:お会計
3.
accountant, treasurer, paymaster, cashier
auxillary suru verb
4.
settlement (of a bill, fee, etc.), payment
noun
5.
economic condition

noun, no-adjective
1.
city
noun
2.
Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly(abbreviation)
See also:都議会

noun
•
armed forces, military, troops

na-adjective, noun
•
certain, sure, definite, reliable, sound, solid, safe, secure

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
tower, steeple, spire
noun
2.
stupa, pagoda, dagoba(abbreviation)(original meaning)
See also:卒塔婆,  塔婆

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
publication
Other readings:
出板【しゅっぱん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
•
chairman, speaker (e.g. of assembly), president (e.g. of council, senate, etc.), moderator (e.g. of a newsgroup)

noun
1.
nature (of a person)
2.
sex
3.
gender
suffix
4.
-ty, -ity, -ness, -cy(indicating quality or condition)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
regarding as important, attaching importance to, taking a serious view of, putting emphasis on

adjective
1.
deep (colour), dark
2.
strong (flavour, smell, etc.)
3.
thick (consistency), dense
4.
strong (possibility, etc.)
5.
thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be hit, to strike
See also:外す (antonym)
2.
to touch, to be in contact, to be affixed
3.
to be equivalent to, to be applicable, to apply to
4.
to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
5.
to be selected (in a lottery, etc.), to win
6.
to be successful, to go well, to be a hit
7.
to face, to confront
8.
to lie (in the direction of)
9.
to undertake, to be assigned
10.
to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.), to be afflicted
11.
to be called on (e.g. by a teacher)
12.
to treat (esp. harshly), to lash out at
13.
to be unnecessary(as 〜するには当たらない, etc.)
14.
to be hitting well, to be on a hitting streak(baseball term)(usu. as 当たっている)
15.
to feel a bite (in fishing)
16.
(of fruit, etc.) to be bruised, to spoil
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
17.
to feel (something) out, to probe into, to check (i.e. by comparison)
18.
to shave
19.
to be a relative of a person, to be a ... in relation to ..., to stand in a relationship(as 〜の〜に当たる)
Other readings:
当る【あたる】
、
中る【あたる】
、
中たる【あたる】
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