Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
rumour, rumor, report, hearsay, gossip, common talk

noun, no-adjective
individual, private person, personal, private

noun
1.
stage (theatre, theater)
2.
scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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

noun
1.
fixed period, fixed term
no-adjective
2.
regular, periodic, periodical
noun
3.
fixed-term commuter pass(abbreviation)
4.
fixed-term deposit(abbreviation)
See also:定期預金
5.
futures contracts(abbreviation)
See also:定期取引

noun
sisters
Other readings:
姉妹【きょうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

na-adjective
clear, precise, definite, distinct

noun, auxillary suru verb
disappointment, despair

noun, auxillary suru verb
expenditure, disbursement, expenses

adverb
1.
after all, in the end, ultimately, eventually
noun, no-adjective
2.
conclusion, end
noun
3.
end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
See also:終局

noun
temperature, body temperature (human, animal)

noun
sofa, couch
All readings:
ソファ
ソファー

noun
1.
information, news, intelligence, advices
2.
information, data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

noun
1.
tongue
2.
tongue-like object, clapper (of a bell), talon (of a lock)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
earth, ground, land, soil
2.
place
3.
territory
4.
bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
See also:天地無用
5.
earth (one of the five elements)
See also:五大,  土 (ど)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
併せる【あわせる】
合せる【あわせる】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, suffix
relation, connection, relevance
Other readings:
関聯【かんれん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one's opinion), releasing, unveiling

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
1.
married couple, husband and wife, man and wife
noun (prefix)
2.
his and hers, pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)(only relevant for めおと)
See also:夫婦茶碗
Other readings:
夫婦【めおと】
夫婦【みょうと】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
call, visit

adverb, pronoun
1.
where, which, who(usually kana)
2.
anyway, anyhow, at any rate(usually kana)
adverb
3.
sooner or later, eventually, one of these days, at some future date or time(usually kana)
pronoun
4.
both, either, any, all, whichever(usually kana)
Other readings:
いずれ《孰れ》
いづれ《何れ》[1]
いづれ《孰れ》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

noun
dot (in Morse code)(colloquialism)

noun
whisky, whiskey
Other readings:
ウィスキー
ウヰスキー
ウイスキ
ウィスキ

noun, no-adjective
appetite (for food)
Other readings:
食慾【しょくよく】

noun, noun (suffix)
ticket, coupon, bond, certificate

noun
sunlight, sunshine, sunbeams

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
reliance, trust, faith, confidence

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
love, affection, care
See also:愛する
noun
2.
attachment, craving, desire(Buddhist term)
3.
agape (Christian love)(Christian term)
See also:アガペー
4.
Ireland(abbreviation)
See also:愛蘭

noun
1.
piece, slice, strip, scrap
2.
cloth(also written as 布, 裂)
3.
sharpness
4.
agility
counter
5.
counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

noun
1.
national language
2.
Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan)
See also:国語科
3.
native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
sound, noise, report
2.
note(music term)
3.
fame(only relevant for おと)
4.
Chinese-derived character reading(only relevant for おん)
See also:訓 (くん)
All readings:
【おと】
【ね】
【おん】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

noun
lighter
Other readings:
ライタ

noun, auxillary suru verb
hope, wish, aspiration
Other readings:
冀望【きぼう】

noun
date, dating
Other readings:
日付け【ひづけ】[1]
日附【ひづけ】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
lateness, tardiness, arriving late

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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
manufacture, production

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
mike, mic, microphone(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
expectation, assume will happen, forecast

na-adjective
1.
clear, obvious, evident, plain, definite
2.
bright, light
Other readings:
顕らか【あきらか】

auxillary suru verb
1.
to master (a skill)
noun
2.
proprietor, manager, owner, barkeeper
3.
leader, chief, head
4.
master (of arts, science, etc.)
5.
master (recording)
6.
master (device)
See also:スレーブ
Other readings:
マスタ

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
eternity, permanence, perpetuity(とわ tends to be more abstract)
noun
2.
Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)(only relevant for えいきゅう)
Other readings:
永久【とこしえ】
永久【とわ】
【とわ】
長しえ【とこしえ】
常しえ【とこしえ】
永え【とこしえ】
【とこしえ】
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