Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun
•
results, record, grades, marks

noun
1.
service, duty, business, responsibility, task
2.
Buddhist religious services
Other readings:
務め【つとめ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
enforcement, implementation, putting into practice, carrying out, operation, working (e.g. working parameters), enactment

noun
•
thought, idea, ideology

noun
1.
model, type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
type, style, pattern(がた when a suffix)
See also:朝型
noun
3.
mold (mould), template, model
4.
kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
5.
form (i.e. customary procedure)
6.
size (i.e. clothing, shoes)
7.
inch (in diagonal display size)
8.
(taxonomical) form(obscure)
See also:品種
Other readings:
型【がた】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear
Other readings:
匿れる【かくれる】

noun, no-adjective
1.
fame, reputation, popularity
2.
rumour (rumor), talk

conjunction
•
even so, however, still, whereupon, even though, nevertheless, on the contrary, as a matter of fact, despite(usually kana)

noun
•
height, stature
See also:背 (せ)
Other readings:
脊【せい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat)
2.
to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge(esp. 降ろす)
3.
to withdraw (money)
4.
to use for the first time, to wear for the first time
5.
to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches)
6.
to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop(esp. 降ろす)
7.
to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an alter), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down
8.
to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus)
See also:堕ろす
9.
to invoke (a spirit), to call down
All readings:
下ろす【おろす】
、
降ろす【おろす】
、
下す【おろす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
end (e.g. of street), tip, point, edge, margin
2.
beginning, start, first
3.
odds and ends, scrap, odd bit, least
Other readings:
端【はじ】
、
端【はな】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
warning, advice

adverb
•
so to speak, so to call it, as it were(usually kana)
Other readings:
いわば《謂わば》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
plus, addition
noun
2.
positive number
noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
3.
gain, advantage, asset, positive feature
noun
4.
anode, plus terminal, positive pole
5.
+ shape

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, auxillary suru verb
•
congestion (e.g. traffic), delay, stagnation

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to advance, to move forward, to put (a clock, watch) forward
2.
to carry forward (plans, work, etc.), to proceed with, to make progress in, to further, to advance, to hasten, to speed up
3.
to raise, to elevate, to promote, to develop, to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
concentration, focusing, convergence, centralization, integration, gathering together
noun
2.
within a collection of works

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to shiver, to shake, to quake, to tremble, to quaver, to quiver
Other readings:
顫える【ふるえる】

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

adjective
1.
painful, bitter, heart-breaking, difficult (emotionally)(usually kana)
2.
tough, difficult, hard (usu. of situations)(usually kana)
3.
cruel, harsh, cold(usually kana)

noun
1.
difference, distinction, discrepancy
2.
mistake, error

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal
Other readings:
氷る【こおる】
、
凍おる【こおる】

noun
1.
sleeve
2.
wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
equality, impartiality, evenness

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to hate, to dislike, to loathe

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

noun
•
player (sports), athlete, team member

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
progress, advance, improvement, development
See also:退歩 (antonym)

noun
1.
moon
noun (temporal)
2.
month

noun
•
will, volition, intention, intent, determination

noun
1.
prince
2.
subordinate Kumano shrine

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
since, henceforth

noun
•
group (usu. of people)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handshake
2.
reconciliation, joining hands, cooperation

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to suffer, to groan, to be worried

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

na-adjective
•
positive, assertive, active, proactive, aggressive
See also:消極的 (antonym)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to take down, to bring down, to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.), to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.), to let down (hair), to launch (a boat)
2.
to drop off (a passenger), to let off, to unload (goods, a truck, etc.), to offload, to discharge(esp. 降ろす)
3.
to withdraw (money)
4.
to use for the first time, to wear for the first time
5.
to cut off, to fillet (fish), to grate (e.g. radish), to prune (branches)
6.
to remove (someone from a position), to oust, to drop(esp. 降ろす)
7.
to clear (the table), to remove (offerings from an alter), to pass down (e.g. old clothes), to hand down
8.
to expel from the body (e.g. worms), to abort (a fetus)
See also:堕ろす
9.
to invoke (a spirit), to call down
All readings:
下ろす【おろす】
、
降ろす【おろす】
、
下す【おろす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
•
possible, potential, practicable, feasible

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

pronoun
•
these(usually kana)
Other readings:
これら《此等》
、
これら《是等》
、
これら《此れ等》

noun, no-adjective
•
each other, one another
See also:お互い

noun
•
merchant, trader, tradesman, dealer, shopkeeper
Other readings:
商人【あきんど】
、
商人【あきうど】[1]
、
商人【あきゅうど】[1]
、
商人【あきびと】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
twins, twin
Other readings:
双子【そうし】
、
二子【ふたご】
、
ふた子【ふたご】

noun
1.
(single-edged) sword, katana
2.
dagger, knife
3.
scalpel(only relevant for とう)
4.
chisel, burin, graver(only relevant for とう)
5.
knife money, knife-shaped commodity money used in Zhou dynasty China(only relevant for とう)
See also:刀銭
Other readings:
刀【とう】
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