Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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no-adjective, noun
1.
automatic
See also:手動 (antonym)
noun
2.
intransitive verb(abbreviation, linguistics)(only relevant for 自動)
See also:自動詞
Other readings:
自働【じどう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
restriction, restraint, limitation, limit

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)

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)

no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
identical, same, one and the same, equal
2.
fair, equal treatment, without discrimination

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
assistance, aid, support

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

noun
1.
circle
See also:○ (まる)
noun, noun (prefix)
2.
entirety, whole, full, complete
noun
3.
money, dough, moola(slang)
4.
enclosure inside a castle's walls(esp. 丸)
5.
soft-shelled turtle(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:スッポン
suffix
6.
suffix for ship names, suffix for names of people (esp. infants), suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc., suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.(esp. 丸)
See also:麻呂
Other readings:
円【まる】

noun
1.
atmosphere, air
2.
magnanimity, generosity
See also:大度
Other readings:
大氣【たいき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

expression
1.
wrong, not good, of no use(usually kana)
2.
hopeless, past hope(usually kana)
3.
must not do(usually kana)

noun
•
branch office, branch store
See also:本店

noun
•
will, volition, intention, intent, determination

noun
•
humor, humour
Other readings:
ヒューマー

adverb
•
directly, in person, firsthand(usually kana)

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
smallness, small item
2.
short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)
See also:小の月
3.
elementary school(abbreviation)
See also:小学校
4.
younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name)
5.
unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)(archaism)

noun, no-adjective
•
remnant, residue, remaining, left-over

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
arrest, apprehension, capture

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

conjunction
•
however

adverb
1.
too, also, likewise, either(usually kana)
2.
still, as before(usually kana)
3.
even so, either way, nonetheless, in any event, all the same(usually kana)
4.
as expected(usually kana)
Other readings:
やはり《矢張》[1][2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
wife, Mrs, madam(honorific language)(only relevant for ふじん and はしかし)
2.
wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.)(archaism)(only relevant for ふじん)
3.
consort of the emperor(archaism)(only relevant for ふじん and ぶにん)
Other readings:
夫人【ぶにん】[1]
、
夫人【はしかし】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kind, variety, quality, tone
2.
material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject, theme, (news) copy
3.
ingredient, leaven (bread), main ingredient of a sushi(food term)
4.
cause, source
5.
trick, secret, magician's trick, inside story
6.
paternal blood, lineage
See also:胤
7.
breed (of a stock), sperm, semen
8.
10-point card (in hanafuda), tane, animal card(usually kana)(oft. as タネ)

noun
1.
bone
2.
frame
3.
outline, core
4.
backbone, spirit, fortitude
na-adjective, noun
5.
laborious, troublesome, difficult

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
expectation, anticipation, hope
no-adjective
2.
promising, rising, up-and-coming

noun
1.
rocket
2.
locket

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
claim, demand, charge, application, request, billing (for a service)

noun (suffix), noun
1.
appearing ..., looking ...(usually kana)(usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
See also:様だ
2.
way to ..., method of ...ing(usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
3.
form, style, design(usu. after a noun)
4.
like, similar to(usu. after a noun)
See also:様だ
noun
5.
thing (thought or spoken)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
amendment, correction, revision, modification, alteration, retouching, update, fix

adverb, no-adjective, noun
1.
without change, as is(usually kana)
no-adjective, noun
2.
just like, extremely similar(usually kana)
adverb
3.
immediately, just after, without a pause(usually kana)
Other readings:
そのまま《その儘》
、
そのまま《其の儘》
、
そのまま《其儘》[1]
、
そのまんま《その儘》
、
そのまんま《其の儘》
、
そのまんま《其儘》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
the future (usually distant)
2.
future tense
3.
the world to come

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

noun
1.
jeans
2.
denim, jean
Other readings:
ジンス

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quantity, amount, volume, capacity, portion (of food)
noun
2.
generosity, magnanimity, tolerance
See also:度量
3.
pramana, (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge(Buddhist term)

noun
1.
wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence
2.
prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)(Buddhist term)(usu. 智慧)
Other readings:
智恵【ちえ】
、
智慧【ちえ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
departure

noun, na-adjective
1.
tedium, boredom, dullness
auxillary suru verb
2.
to feel bored, to get bored with, to get tired of
Other readings:
怠屈【たいくつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
discovery, detection, finding

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to order, to command
2.
to appoint

noun
•
turn (in line), order of things, sequential order
See also:出番

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
putting money aside, savings, deposit (e.g. in a bank)
2.
accumulated surplus of wins, wins in the bank(baseball term)

noun
1.
ingredients, material
2.
material (for a novel, experiment, etc.), subject matter, data
3.
basis (for a decision), grounds, evidence
4.
(market) factor(finance term)

noun
•
rice plant
Other readings:
稻【いね】

noun
•
type, pattern, model, epitome, exemplar, archetype, perfect example

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
dimly, faintly, indistinctly, vaguely(onomatopia)(also written as 呆んやり)
2.
absentmindedly, vacantly, carelessly(onomatopia)
3.
idly, aimlessly(onomatopia)
noun
4.
absence of mind, fool, blockhead, dunce
Other readings:
ボンヤリ

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