Vocabulary list for JLPT N3

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na-adjective, noun
chief, main, principal, major

noun
number, amount

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fire fighting
noun
2.
fire department, fire brigade

noun, no-adjective
teacher (classroom)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
respect, esteem, reverence, honour, honor

noun
confectionery, sweets, candy, cake

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
scholarship, study, learning
noun
2.
discipline, branch of learning, (a) science

noun, no-adjective
grain, cereal, corn

noun
1.
(one's) figure, build, physique, shape
2.
style

noun, auxillary suru verb
regarding as important, attaching importance to, taking a serious view of, putting emphasis on

noun
market, fair

noun
1.
civilization, civilisation, culture
2.
Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
part, segment, share, ration
See also:分の
2.
rate
3.
degree, one's lot, one's status, relation, duty, kind, lot
See also:身分
noun (suffix)
4.
relationship, connection, correspondence
noun, noun (suffix)
5.
in proportion to, just as much as

adjective
1.
very young, little
2.
childish, immature(only relevant for おさない)
Other readings:
幼い【いとけない】
稚い【いとけない】
幼けない【いとけない】
稚けない【いとけない】

noun
1.
nest, rookery, breeding place, hive
2.
den
3.
haunt
4.
(spider's) web
See also:蜘蛛の巣
Other readings:
【す】

noun, auxillary suru verb
supply, provision

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be (animate), to be, to exist(usually kana, humble language)
Godan-ru verb, auxiliary verb
2.
to be ..ing(after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
3.
to (have the audacity to) do(after -masu base of verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions)
See also:やがる

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
prevention, precaution, protection against

noun
government, administration

noun
1.
ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane(only relevant for 船 and 舟)(舟 is often small and hand-propelled)
2.
tank, tub, vat, trough
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)(only relevant for 船 and 舟)
Other readings:
【ふね】
【ふね】

adverb
so, like this, in this way
See also:こんな

noun, no-adjective
1.
the past, bygone days, the previous
2.
a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret), one's past
3.
past (tense), preterit, preterite(linguistics)
4.
previous life(Buddhist term)

noun, na-adjective
1.
loss, damage, harm, unprofitable
2.
disadvantage, handicap, drawback, unfavorable

noun
treasure
Other readings:
【たから】
【たから】
【たから】
【たから】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
collision, crash, running into
2.
conflict, quarrel, clashing

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
sweetly (smiling), broadly (grinning)(onomatopia)
See also:ニコニコ
Other readings:
ニッコリ
にこり
ニコリ

noun
1.
housework, domestic chores
2.
family affairs, household matters

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

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
feeling refreshed, feeling relieved(onomatopia)
2.
neat, tidy, clean
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
3.
frank, open-hearted, plain, simple, light
adverb, to-adverb
4.
completely, entirely
adverb
5.
not in the least (with neg. verb), not at all
na-adjective
6.
nothing at all, completely useless, hopeless, awful

no-adjective, noun
1.
raw, uncooked, fresh
2.
natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed
3.
unprotected (sex)(colloquialism)
4.
live (i.e. not recorded)
5.
inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude
noun
6.
impudence, sauciness(abbreviation)
See also:生意気
7.
unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer(abbreviation)
See also:生ビール
no-adjective
8.
blank (e.g. disk), unused
See also:生テープ
prefix
9.
just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-(before an adjective)
10.
insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory
noun
11.
cash(archaism)
12.
tipsiness(abbreviation)
See also:生酔い

noun
1.
work, labor, labour
2.
achievement, performance, ability, talent
3.
salary, income, earnings
4.
action, activity, workings, function, operation, movement, motion
5.
conjugation, inflection(linguistics)(also written as 活)

noun
1.
chapter, section
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
medal, badge, insignia

suffix, counter
1.
counter for buildings (esp. houses)
suffix
2.
suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

noun
1.
pine tree (Pinus spp.)
2.
highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Other readings:
マツ

noun
1.
star (cinema, sports, etc.), celebrity, idol
2.
star symbol, asterisk(e.g. ★ or ☆)
3.
(celestial) star

どう
doushitemo
expression, adverb
1.
by all means, at any cost, no matter what, at any rate, surely(usually kana)
2.
whether (one is) willing or not, willingly or unwillingly, willy-nilly(usually kana)
3.
on no account, by no means(usually kana)(with. neg. verb)
4.
in the end, in the long run, after all, eventually(usually kana)

noun
1.
iron (for pressing clothes)
2.
hair iron, hair tong, curling tong

noun
stop (bus, tram, etc.), station, stopping place

noun
1.
border, boundary(usu. さかい)
2.
turning point, watershed(only relevant for さかい)(often ...を境に)
3.
area, region, spot, space, environment(usu. きょう)
4.
psychological state, mental state(usu. きょう)
5.
cognitive object, something perceptible by the sense organs or mind(Buddhist term)(only relevant for きょう)
Other readings:
【きょう】
【さかい】

noun
1.
lunch(polite language)
See also:昼 (ひる)
2.
noon, midday(polite language)
See also:昼 (ひる)
3.
daytime(polite language)
See also:昼 (ひる)
4.
waking up, getting up, rising(honorific language)
Other readings:
御昼【おひる】

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
disregarding, ignoring

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to turn towards, to point

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
doing together (as equals), sharing, common (land, etc.), joint (statement, etc.), cooperation, co-operation, collaboration, association(esp. 共同)
Other readings:
協同【きょうどう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
recommendation, referral, endorsement
See also:推奨

noun
residence, housing, residential building

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to leave (in someone's keeping), to put (in someone's care), to place (in someone's custody), to entrust (someone) with, to deposit
2.
to put (someone) in charge of, to leave (a matter) in someone's hands, to let (someone) decide
3.
to lean on, to put one's weight on
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