Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
conclusion

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
thoroughness, completeness, consistency
2.
thorough enforcement, seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception

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

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to live, to get along
2.
to spend (time)
Other readings:
暮す【くらす】

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

noun
1.
example(esp. 例え)
2.
simile, metaphor, allegory, fable, parable(esp. 喩え, 譬え)
Other readings:
喩え【たとえ】
譬え【たとえ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
preparation, arrangements
Other readings:
仕度【したく】

adverb
1.
why?, what for?(usually kana)
2.
how?, by what means?

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
diligently, seriously, earnestly, reliably, steadily, legitimately(onomatopia)
2.
perfectly, properly, exactly, orderly, punctually, regularly(onomatopia)
3.
sufficiently, satisfactorily(onomatopia)
4.
quickly(onomatopia)

adverbial noun, noun
here and there, this way and that way, everywhere, all over
Other readings:
方方【ほうぼう】

noun
1.
tear, tears, lachrymal secretion
2.
sympathy
Other readings:
【なだ】[1]
【なんだ】[1]
【なみだ】
【なみだ】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall down, to fall over
2.
to turn out, to play out(only relevant for ころぶ)(oft. as どう転んでも)
3.
to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism), to apostatize(only relevant for ころぶ)(in early Japanese Christianity)
4.
to roll, to tumble
See also:ころがる
5.
(for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret(archaism)
Other readings:
転ぶ【まろぶ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
acceptable, satisfactory, allowed, permitted
noun
2.
approval, being in favour, (a) vote in favour, aye
3.
Pass (grade), Fair, C, D(on a 優, 良, 可 scale)

noun
1.
one person(esp. 一人, 1人)
2.
being alone, being by oneself(only relevant for ひとり)
See also:一人で
3.
being single, being unmarried(only relevant for ひとり)(esp. 独り)
adverb
4.
by oneself, alone(only relevant for ひとり)
5.
just, only, simply(usually kana)(only relevant for ひとり)(with neg. sentence)
All readings:
一人【ひとり】
一人【いちにん】
1人【ひとり】
1人【いちにん】
独り【ひとり】

noun
1.
(non-documentary) television series, TV drama, teledrama, play(abbreviation)
2.
drama, dramatic incident, spectacle, tragedy

expression, noun
society, the world, the times

na-adjective, noun
superior, excellent, brilliant, outstanding

noun
shoulder

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to cross (e.g. road), to traverse
Other readings:
横ぎる【よこぎる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
being enthusiastic about, being wild about, being absorbed in, being engrossed in, being devoted to

noun
numeral, figure, digit, numeric character(mathematics)

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

adjective
1.
painful, difficult, tough, hard
2.
distressing, (psychologically) difficult, stressful, awkward (e.g. position)
3.
straitened (circumstances), tight (financial situation), needy, struggling
4.
strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.), lame (e.g. excuse), forced (e.g. smile), far-fetched
suffix, adjective
5.
hard to do, unpleasant(after -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい)

no-adjective, adverbial noun
only, sole, unique
Other readings:
唯一【ゆいつ】
唯一【ゆういつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, no-adjective
town, city, municipal, urban

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
knock, knocking
2.
fungo hitting, hitting balls for fielding practice(baseball term)

na-adjective, noun
huge, gigantic, enormous

noun
fortune, luck

noun, no-adjective
oxygen (O)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
change, variation, alteration, mutation, transition, transformation, transfiguration, metamorphosis
noun
2.
variety, diversity
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
inflection, declension, conjugation(linguistics)
4.
sidestepping(sumo term)

noun
bank, coast, shore

noun, auxillary suru verb
skating (esp. ice), skate, skates

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
moderate (degree), proper (amount), temperate, suitable

noun, no-adjective
doctor, physician

noun, auxillary suru verb
supply, provision

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to fit, to suit

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to invite, to ask
2.
to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to
3.
to call in, to send for, to summon
4.
to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in

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)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give up, to abandon (hope, plans), to resign oneself (to)

noun, noun (suffix)
prize, award

noun
physical education, PE, physical training, PT
Other readings:
体育【たいく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

expression
thank you (for the meal just served), I receive (this meal)(usually kana)
Other readings:
いただきます《戴きます》

prefix
1.
next (year, spring, etc.), coming
suffix
2.
since (last month, etc.), for (20 years, etc.)

noun
1.
unit, denomination
2.
credit (in school)
suffix
3.
in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
evening(only relevant for 夕べ)
2.
last night, yesterday evening(usu. 昨夜)
Other readings:
昨夜【ゆうべ】
昨夜【さくや】
昨夜【ゆんべ】

noun
1.
tea
See also:お茶
2.
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
3.
tea preparation, making tea
See also:茶道
4.
brown(abbreviation)
See also:茶色
noun, na-adjective
5.
mockery(archaism)
See also:茶化す

noun
1.
wave
2.
ups and downs(idiom )
Other readings:
【なみ】
【なみ】
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