Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
at that time, in those days

noun, auxillary suru verb
misunderstanding

noun, auxillary suru verb
apology, excuse
Other readings:
申しわけ【もうしわけ】
申訳【もうしわけ】
申し分け【もうしわけ】
申分け【もうしわけ】
申し訳け【もうしわけ】[1]
申分【もうしわけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

pre-noun adjectival
mere, simple, sheer

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to discuss, to talk together
Other readings:
話しあう【はなしあう】
話合う【はなしあう】

noun, no-adjective
1.
majority, more than half, most (of)
adverbial noun
2.
mostly, largely, mainly, predominately, nearly

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.), passing by (e.g. of a typhoon), transit
2.
passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament), carriage
3.
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.), clearing

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
association (of ideas), being reminded (of something), suggestion
Other readings:
聯想【れんそう】

noun
1.
joint, knuckle
2.
tune, melody
3.
knot (in wood), node in a bamboo stem
4.
part, notable characteristic

noun, no-adjective
ink
Other readings:
インキ

noun
1.
string, cord(usually kana)
2.
man who is financially dependent on a woman, gigolo, pimp(usually kana)(esp. ヒモ)
3.
restrictions, conditions(usually kana)
4.
mantle (shellfish, etc.)(usually kana)
5.
small intestine (beef, pork), oviduct meat (chicken)(usually kana, food term)
Other readings:
ヒモ

noun
1.
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government
2.
capital (of music, fashion, etc.), city (e.g. of light)
3.
location of the Imperial Palace
Other readings:
【みやこ】

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
1.
sweat, perspiration
2.
moisture, condensation
interjection
3.
gulp, oops(Internet slang)(often as (汗))

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up
Ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
2.
to shorten, to move closer together
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
3.
to reduce (spending), to conserve
Ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
4.
to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do(usu. as 根を詰める)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
5.
to go through thoroughly, to work out (details), to bring to a conclusion, to wind up
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
6.
to be on duty, to be stationed
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
7.
to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi), to trap, to checkmate
8.
to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology), to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.)(the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
9.
to do non-stop, to do continuously, to keep doing (without a break)
10.
to do completely, to do thoroughly
11.
to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

noun, auxillary suru verb
experience

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

noun
friendship, fellowship, camaraderie

noun
1.
a family, a household, a home, one's family, whole family
2.
(one's own) style, school
3.
gang, (yakuza) family
Other readings:
一家【いっけ】

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.)

noun
1.
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.)(usually kana)
2.
batting, wadding, padding
Other readings:
わた《棉》
わた《草綿》
ワタ

noun
body, physical system, person
Other readings:
身体【しんだい】[1]
身体【しんてい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit
2.
to expose
3.
to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against
4.
to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class)
5.
to guess (an answer)
6.
to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty
2.
to be hungry

noun
1.
fruit, nut
2.
seed
3.
(in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.
4.
content, substance
Other readings:
【み】

noun, auxillary suru verb
musical performance

noun
housewife, mistress (of the house), homemaker

noun
1.
level, standard
2.
water level

noun
1.
skin, hide, pelt, fur
See also:
2.
rind, peel, husk, bark
3.
shell, sheath, wrapping

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to smile
Other readings:
ほほ笑む【ほほえむ】
頬笑む【ほほえむ】

noun
spring, fountain

adverb
1.
about, roughly, approximately(usually kana)
See also:おおよそ
2.
generally, on the whole, as a rule(usually kana)
3.
completely, quite, entirely, altogether, totally, not at all (with neg. verb)(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
4.
outline, gist(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch
2.
to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form, to press into shape, to mold, to mould
3.
to seize (power, etc.), to take hold of

na-adjective, noun
1.
happiness, blessedness, luck, fortune, felicity
adverb
2.
luckily, fortunately

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
evening(only relevant for 夕べ)
2.
last night, yesterday evening(usu. 昨夜)
Other readings:
昨夜【ゆうべ】
昨夜【さくや】
昨夜【ゆんべ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to burn, to get fired up

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
criticism, review, commentary

noun
1.
oil, petroleum
2.
kerosene, paraffin(colloquialism)
See also:灯油

noun
1.
shade, shadow
2.
other side, back, background
Other readings:
【かげ】
【かげ】

noun
humor, humour
Other readings:
ヒューマー

noun
origin, beginning

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

noun
1.
top
2.
top position
3.
senior management, senior bureaucrat

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
1.
shape, form, figure, posture, pose
2.
appearance
3.
state, situation
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
4.
suitable, fit, reasonable
noun (suffix)
5.
about(after an age)
Other readings:
格好【かっこ】
恰好【かっこう】
恰好【かっこ】
カッコ

noun
1.
bag, sack, pouch
2.
skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
3.
dead end
4.
plot of land surrounded by water
Other readings:
【ふくろ】

noun
1.
lower reaches (of a river)
See also: (antonym)
2.
bottom, lower part
3.
lower half (of the body, esp. the privates), feces (faeces), urine, menses
4.
end, far from the imperial palace (i.e. far from Kyoto, esp. of western Japan)
no-adjective
5.
dirty (e.g. dirty jokes, etc.)

prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix(honorific language, polite language, humble language, usually kana)(usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
See also:御 (ご)
Other readings:
おん《御》
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