Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, na-adjective
futility, waste, uselessness, pointlessness, idleness
Other readings:
【むだ】
ムダ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to catch up (with), to draw level, to pull even, to reach
2.
to be compensated, to make up for one's losses
All readings:
追いつく【おいつく】
追い付く【おいつく】
追い着く【おいつく】
追付く【おいつく】
追着く【おいつく】
おい付く【おいつく】

noun
1.
wound, injury, cut, gash, bruise, scratch, scrape, scar
2.
chip, crack, scratch, nick
3.
flaw, defect, weakness, weak point
See also:玉に疵
4.
stain (on one's reputation), disgrace, dishonor, dishonour
5.
(emotional) hurt, hurt feelings
See also:心の傷
Other readings:
【きず】
【きず】
【きず】
キズ

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
centre, center, middle, heart
2.
metropolis, capital city, central government
See also:地方 (antonym)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to fear, to be afraid of
Other readings:
怖れる【おそれる】
畏れる【おそれる】
懼れる【おそれる】
惧れる【おそれる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb
anyhow, at any rate, anyway, somehow or other, generally speaking, in any case, at least(usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to hand over, to transfer, to turn over, to assign, to convey, to bequeath
2.
to give up (e.g. one's seat), to give way
3.
to yield, to concede, to give ground, to surrender
4.
to sell
5.
to postpone, to put off, to defer

na-adjective, noun
serious, important, significant, grave, weighty

noun, auxillary suru verb
preparation, arrangements, getting ready, provision, setup, reserving

noun
1.
scholarship, stipend, bursary
2.
student loan

noun, auxillary suru verb
disorder, chaos, confusion, mayhem

noun
1.
manners, etiquette, propriety(only relevant for さほう)
2.
manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.), way of making
Other readings:
作法【さくほう】

adjective
good, OK, all right, fine, very well, will do, may, can(usually kana, honorific language)

noun
1.
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate(usually kana)
2.
sly person(derogatory)
3.
idiot, hick(derogatory)
4.
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
5.
clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
See also:自在鉤
6.
bathhouse prostitute(archaism)
See also:湯女
Other readings:
さる《猨》[1]
サル
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
juice
2.
soft drink

na-adjective, noun
1.
pitiful, unfortunate, poor, miserable, wretched
2.
unpardonable, regrettable
Other readings:
気のどく【きのどく】

noun
great war, great battle

noun, auxillary suru verb
exchange, interchange, switching, reciprocity, barter, substitution, replacement, clearing (of checks, cheques)

noun
1.
direction, orientation, bearing, way
2.
course (e.g. of action)

noun
sandbank, sandbar
Other readings:
【す】

noun
1.
human being, human, person, man, mankind, humankind
2.
character (of a person)

Godan-aru verb (special)
1.
to give, to confer, to bestow(honorific language, usually kana)
2.
to kindly do for one, to oblige, to favour, to favor(honorific language, usually kana)

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
properly, accurately, exactly, precisely, regularly(onomatopia)
2.
neatly, tidily, orderly(onomatopia)

noun, auxillary suru verb
medical examination

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to decrease (in size or number), to diminish, to abate
See also:増える (antonym)

noun
food, food products, foodstuffs

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to release, to let go, to free, to set free, to let loose, to turn loose
2.
to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
slow, gradual, steady(archaism)
2.
calm, composed, relaxed(archaism)
Other readings:
徐徐【じょじょ】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.), action
noun
2.
movie (esp. during the silent movie period)(abbreviation, obsolete)
See also:活動写真

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
clean, hygienic, sanitary
2.
pure, virtuous, immaculate

noun
1.
demonstration, protest(abbreviation)
2.
(giving a) demo, demonstration, presentation(abbreviation)

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

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

adverb, conjunction
that is, namely, i.e.(usually kana)
Other readings:
すなわち《則ち》
すなわち《乃ち》
すなわち《輒》

noun, auxillary suru verb
tendency, trend, inclination

noun
grandchild

noun
1.
constitution
2.
rules, regulation
Other readings:
憲法【けんぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
injury (to animate object), hurt(usually kana)
Other readings:
ケガ

na-adjective, noun
crude, rough, plain, humble, shabby
See also:お粗末

noun
1.
atmosphere, mood, ambience, ambiance, aura, feel
2.
a certain air, presence, special aura, something (about someone)
3.
(Earth's) atmosphere(obsolete)
See also:大気
Other readings:
雰囲気【ふいんき】[1]
ふんい気【ふんいき】
ふん囲気【ふんいき】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

noun
inhabitant, resident, citizen, population
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