Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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

noun
field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness

prefix
1.
kilo-, 1000
noun
2.
kilogram, kilogramme(abbreviation)
3.
kilometre, kilometer(abbreviation)
prefix
4.
kilo-, 1024, 2^10(computer term)

noun
1.
engine
2.
agency, organisation, organization, institution, organ, body
3.
system, facility, facilities

noun
audience, spectator, spectators

conjunction
even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite(usually kana)

noun
height (of body), stature

noun, no-adjective
state of affairs (around you), situation, circumstances
Other readings:
情況【じょうきょう】

noun
1.
life, life force(sometimes written as 生命)
See also:生命
2.
lifetime, lifespan
3.
most important thing, foundation, core
4.
paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)(archaism)
5.
fate, destiny, karma(archaism)

noun
Japan
Other readings:
日本【にっぽん】

noun
1.
belt (waist, seat, etc.), strap
2.
belt, zone, area
3.
drive belt, machine belt

noun
group (usu. of people)

pre-noun adjectival
mere, simple, sheer

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
併せる【あわせる】
合せる【あわせる】

noun
1.
plate, dish, platter, disc
See also:お皿
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2.
serving, helping, course
noun
3.
kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
Other readings:
【さら】

noun
stop (bus, tram, etc.), station, stopping place

noun, no-adjective
aviation, flying

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to count, to enumerate
Other readings:
算える【かぞえる】

noun, no-adjective
national border, provincial border
Other readings:
国境【くにざかい】
国界【こっきょう】
国界【くにざかい】
国界【こっかい】[1]
国堺【こっきょう】
国堺【くにざかい】
国堺【こっかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
topic, subject

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
presentation (of documents), submission (of an application, report, etc.), production (e.g. of evidence), introduction (e.g. of a bill), filing, turning in
Other readings:
堤出【ていしゅつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

suffix
after
See also:午後
Other readings:
【ご】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
scene, spectacle, sight, view

Godan-u verb
1.
to say, to utter, to declare
2.
to name, to call
3.
to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise(only relevant for 言う)
All readings:
言う【いう】
言う【ゆう】
云う【いう】
云う【ゆう】
謂う【いう】
謂う【ゆう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
movement, transfer, migration, removal, travel
prenominal
2.
mobile, moving, traveling, travelling, roving

noun
the person in question, the person themselves, said person

noun
land, shore
Other readings:
【おか】

noun, auxillary suru verb
guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty
Other readings:
保障【ほしょう】

noun
chain, chains
Other readings:
【くさり】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
secret, secrecy, confidentiality, privacy
noun
2.
mystery
3.
secret (e.g. to success)
See also:秘訣
4.
esoteric teachings(Buddhist term)

suru verb (special)
to concern, to be related

noun
reality, actuality, hard fact
See also:理想

noun, auxillary suru verb
commemoration, celebration, honoring the memory of something, turning something into a memento, memory
Other readings:
紀念【きねん】

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
close friend, bosom (old, intimate) friend, buddy, crony, chum

noun
1.
iron (for pressing clothes)
2.
hair iron, hair tong, curling tong

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to divide
2.
to cut, to halve, to separate, to split, to rip
3.
to break, to crack, to smash
4.
to dilute
5.
to fall below
6.
to discount
7.
to step over (a line, etc.)

na-adjective, noun
poor, pitiable, pathetic, pitiful(usually kana)
Other readings:
かわいそう《可哀相》[1]
かわいそう《可哀そう》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, no-adjective
1.
everything, all, the whole(usually kana)
adverb
2.
entirely, completely, wholly, all(usually kana)
Other readings:
すべて《総て》
すべて《凡て》
すべて《惣て》
すべて《渾て》
すべて《総べて》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette

numeric
1.
seven(漆 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
hepta-
All readings:
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
【しち】
【なな】
【ひち】[1]
【な】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
left and right, right and left
2.
(asserting) control, influence, domination
noun
3.
one's attendants, people accompanying one
4.
(serving at somebody's) side
5.
equivocation
Other readings:
左右【そう】[1]
左右【さう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to divide (into), to split (into), to part, to separate, to divide up, to classify, to sort out, to divide out
2.
to share, to distribute, to deal out, to dish out
3.
to distinguish, to discriminate, to differentiate (between)
4.
to break up (a fight), to mediate
5.
to call a draw, to tie
6.
to push one's way through (a crowd)
7.
to sell(also written as 頒ける)
Other readings:
別ける【わける】

na-adjective, noun
precious, valuable

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
quotation, citation, reference

noun
1.
money
See also:お金
2.
metal
Other readings:
【かな】[2]
【かね】[1]
【かね】[1]
【かね】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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