Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
1.
body
2.
oneself
3.
one's place, one's position
4.
main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)

noun
1.
armpit, under one's arm, side, flank
2.
beside, close to, near, by(also written as 傍, 側)
3.
aside, to the side, away, out of the way
4.
off-track, off-topic
5.
deuteragonist, supporting role(usu. written ワキ in Noh)
6.
second verse (in a linked series of poems)(abbreviation)
See also:脇句
Other readings:
腋【わき】
、
掖【わき】

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

adverb
•
at the most, at best, to the utmost, as much (far) as possible(usually kana)
Other readings:
せいぜい《精精》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
finding employment, getting a job

numeric
1.
one-tenth, one percent (one-tenth of a wari), 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun), 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes), 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)
noun
2.
one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency)
3.
thickness
4.
advantageous circumstances
5.
one-tenth of a monme of silver

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
recommendation, referral, endorsement
See also:推奨

noun
1.
(picture) frame, framed picture
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
amount (esp. of money), sum

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
violation, offense, offence, breach, transgression, infringement, contravention

noun
•
cousin (male)(usually kana)
See also:従姉妹
Other readings:
じゅうけいてい《従兄弟》

noun
•
office

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation

noun
1.
actual spot, scene, scene of the crime, site, location, setting
2.
shop floor, factory floor, (on) site(only relevant for げんば)
Other readings:
現場【げんじょう】

noun
•
swimming
Other readings:
游ぎ【およぎ】

noun
•
beer(ビール is sometimes written as 麦酒)
See also:麦酒
Other readings:
ビア
、
ビヤ
、
ビヤー
、
ビーア
、
ビアー

noun
•
meeting, greeting, welcome

na-adjective, noun
•
favourable, favorable, doing well, OK, all right

na-adjective, noun
1.
honest, frank, candid, straightforward
adverb
2.
honestly, frankly

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
looking after, help, aid, assistance

noun
1.
Sunday(abbreviation)
See also:日曜
suffix
2.
day (of the month)(also んち or ち)
suffix, counter
3.
counter for days(also んち or ち)
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
4.
Japan(abbreviation)
See also:日本

noun
1.
ball, sphere, globe, orb
2.
bead (of sweat, dew, etc.), drop, droplet
3.
ball (in sports)(esp. 球)
4.
pile (of noodles, etc.)
5.
bullet(esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸)
6.
bulb (i.e. a light bulb)(esp. 球)
7.
lens (of glasses, etc.)
8.
bead (of an abacus)(esp. 玉,珠)
9.
ball (i.e. a testicle)(slang, abbreviation)(esp. 玉)
10.
gem, jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively), pearl(esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧)
11.
female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
12.
person (when commenting on their nature), character(derogatory)
13.
item, funds or person used as part of a plot
noun, noun (suffix)
14.
egg
See also:玉子
noun (suffix)
15.
coin(usu. だま)
16.
precious, beautiful, excellent
All readings:
玉【たま】
、
球【たま】
、
珠【たま】
、
弾【たま】

noun, prefix, suffix
1.
medium, average, middle
noun
2.
moderation
3.
middle school(abbreviation)
See also:中一,  中学校
4.
China(abbreviation)
See also:中国
5.
volume two (of three)(abbreviation)
See also:中巻
noun (suffix)
6.
during (a certain time when one did or is doing something), under (construction, etc.), while
See also:話し中
7.
in, out of, of the

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
order (for an item)
2.
request, demand, condition
Other readings:
註文【ちゅうもん】

na-adjective, noun
1.
strange, weird, odd, curious
noun, na-adjective
2.
wonder, mystery, miracle, excellence
3.
cleverness, adroitness, knack, skill

noun
1.
buttocks, behind, rump, bottom, hips
2.
undersurface, bottom
3.
last place, end
4.
consequence
Other readings:
臀【しり】
、
後【しり】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to touch, to feel
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
2.
to touch (with)(as 〜に手を触れる, 〜に口を触れる, etc.)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
3.
to experience, to come in contact with, to perceive
4.
to touch on (a subject), to allude to, to refer to, to mention, to bring up
5.
to be in conflict with, to violate (law, copyright, etc.), to infringe
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
6.
to proclaim, to make known, to spread (e.g. a rumour)

noun
1.
nature
na-adjective, noun
2.
natural, spontaneous, automatic
adverb, to-adverb
3.
naturally, spontaneously, automatically

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
triumph, prosperity
2.
pride
3.
one's strong point, one's forte, one's specialty
4.
frequent customer (client, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
criticism, judgement, judgment, comment

noun
•
brake

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait), (be) still(onomatopia, usually kana)(じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare.)
2.
fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare), intently (e.g. listen, think)(usually kana)
3.
patiently (endure), stoically(usually kana)
4.
firmly (e.g. hold), restrained(usually kana)
Other readings:
じーっと
、
じーと
、
じいっと《凝乎と》

noun, no-adjective
•
environment, circumstance

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
thanks, gratitude

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
license, permit, licence, certificate

conjunction
1.
or, either ... or(usually kana)
adverb
2.
maybe, perhaps, possibly(usually kana)
3.
some ... and others ..., sometimes ... and at other times ...(usually kana)(as あるいは...あるいは...)
Other readings:
あるいは《或るいは》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
thinking, thought, view, opinion, concept
2.
idea, notion, imagination
3.
intention, plan, design
4.
consideration, judgement, deliberation, reflection
5.
wish, hope, expectation

na-adjective
•
sudden, abrupt, rapid, sharp, drastic, radical
Other readings:
急劇【きゅうげき】

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

na-adjective, noun
•
important, momentous, essential, principal, major

prenominal
•
concrete, tangible, material
See also:抽象 (antonym)

noun
•
jet aeroplane, jet airplane

adverbial noun
•
just (now, at the moment, etc.), just as, in the act of, as soon as, at the moment that

no-adjective, noun
•
long-term
See also:短期 (antonym)

noun, noun (suffix)
•
uproar, disturbance
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