Vocabulary list for JLPT N3
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na-adjective
•
positive, assertive, active, proactive, aggressive
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to invite, to ask (someone to do), to call (for), to take (someone) along
2.
to tempt, to lure, to entice, to seduce
3.
to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.), to arouse (e.g. sympathy), to provoke(only relevant for さそう)
Other readings:
誘う【いざなう】
noun
1.
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate(usually kana)
See also:ニホンザル
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.
Other readings:
さる《猨》[1]
、サル
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
rotation
See also:周り
2.
making the rounds
3.
spreading
4.
effect, efficacy
noun (suffix), noun
5.
by way of, via
suffix, counter
6.
round, turn
7.
size
8.
12-year period, 12-year age difference
Other readings:
廻り【まわり】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
quotation, citation, reference
sutaa
Common word
noun
1.
star (cinema, sports, etc.), celebrity, idol
2.
star symbol, asterisk(e.g. ★ or ☆)
3.
(celestial) star
noun
1.
plain, field
2.
hidden (structural) member(only relevant for の)
noun (prefix)
3.
4.
lacking a political post(only relevant for や)
Other readings:
野【や】
、野【ぬ】[1]
、埜【の】
、埜【や】
、埜【ぬ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
development, growth, expansion, extension, flourishing
2.
development (of a situation, story, etc.), advancement, progression, unfolding
3.
noun
1.
professor
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
teaching, instruction
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to leave, to go away
2.
to pass, to elapse
3.
to be distant
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
4.
to send away, to drive off, to divorce
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
5.
to (do) completely(after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb)
pre-noun adjectival
6.
Other readings:
避る【さる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scholarship, study, learning
noun
2.
discipline, branch of learning, (a) science
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
1.
service, duty, business, responsibility, task
2.
Buddhist religious services
All readings:
勤め【つとめ】
、務め【つとめ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
invention
na-adjective
2.
intelligent, clever, smart(dated term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
making sense (of something), understanding(archaism)
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
general, universal
2.
ordinary, average, common, non-celebrity
na-adjective, noun
3.
the same, no different, (just) as if(archaism)
noun
1.
light, illumination, glow, gleam(only relevant for 明かり and 明り)
2.
lamp, light
See also:明かりを消す
Other readings:
明り【あかり】
、灯り【あかり】
、灯【あかり】
、灯かり【あかり】
、灯火【あかり】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to occur, to happen
Other readings:
起る【おこる】
maa
Common word
adverb
1.
just (e.g. "just wait here"), come now, now, now(when urging or consoling)
2.
tolerably, passably, moderately, reasonably, fairly, rather, somewhat
3.
well..., I think..., it would seem..., you might say..., Hmmm, I guess so...(when hesitating to express an opinion)
interjection
4.
oh!, oh dear!, oh, my!, wow!, goodness gracious!, good heavens!(female term)
Other readings:
まー
、まぁ
、ま
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty
noun
1.
river, stream(only relevant for かわ)
suffix
2.
River, the ... river(suffix used with the names of rivers)
All readings:
川【かわ】
、川【がわ】
、河【かわ】
、河【がわ】
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to smile
Other readings:
ほほ笑む【ほほえむ】
、頬笑む【ほほえむ】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown
2.
to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to be addicted, to wallow in
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
recognition, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, approval, consent, agreement
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
reverse, opposite
na-adjective, noun
2.
converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
noun (prefix)
3.
inverse (function)(mathematics)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
consideration, examination, investigation, study, scrutiny, discussion, analysis, review
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
request, commission, entrusting (with a matter)
2.
dependence, reliance
noun
1.
tear, tears, lachrymal secretion
2.
sympathy
Other readings:
涙【なだ】[1]
、涙【なんだ】[1]
、泪【なみだ】
、涕【なみだ】
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), tendency
2.
peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, mannerism
3.
crease, wrinkle, curl, kink
Other readings:
癖【へき】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be solved, to be resolved
2.
to loosen, to come untied, to come undone
See also:解ける (ほどける)
3.
to be removed (of restrictions), to be lifted (e.g. a ban), to be broken (spells, curses, etc.)
4.
to dissipate (of anger, tension, etc.), to melt away, to ease, to be appeased, to be resolved (of a dispute, misunderstanding, etc.), to be cleared up
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to look at, to gaze at, to watch, to stare at
2.
to look out over, to get a view of, to admire (e.g. the scenery)
3.
to look on (from the sidelines), to stand by and watch, to observe
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
departure (of a train, car, etc.), starting, leaving
adverb
1.
first (of all), firstly, to begin with, before anything else(usually kana)
2.
probably, most likely, almost certainly, virtually(usually kana)
3.
more or less (satisfactory), on the whole, reasonably(usually kana)
4.
anyway, at any rate, for now (at least), for the time being(usually kana)
noun
•
circumstances, conditions, situation, reasons, state of affairs
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear
Other readings:
匿れる【かくれる】
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