List: JLPT Level N3 words
JLPT N3 words: Intermediate Level
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb
- to stop, to turn off
- to park
- to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain)
- to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit
- to notice, to be aware of, to concentrate on, to pay attention to, to remember, to bear in mind
- to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple
- to detain, to keep in custody
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) noun (suffix) historical term
- way, style, fashion, method, system, form, type
- ceremony, rite, ritual, celebration
- wedding (ceremony)
- equation, formula, expression
- enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryล legal codes)
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to scold, to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- fruit, nut
- seed
- (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.
- content, substance
popular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic)
- person
popular JLPT N3 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb transitive verb
- to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)
- to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.), to disappear, to come out (of a stain), to come off (e.g. of dust), to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles)
- to be harvested, to be picked, to be produced, to be caught (of fish), to be obtained, to be extracted
- to be interpreted (as), to be taken (as), to be understood (as), to be read (as)
- to be attained (of balance, harmony, etc.), to be achieved
- to be able to get, to be able to obtain, to be able to secure, to be able to win, to be able to catch
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) food, cooking usually written using kana alone hanafuda
- seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kernel, stone (e.g. of a peach)
- progeny, offspring, issue, breed
- paternal blood, lineage
- sperm, semen, seed
- cause, source, seed, origin
- material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject (of discussion), theme, (news) copy, source (of a story)
- ingredient, main ingredient (of a piece of sushi), leaven
- mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.), secret, trickery
- 10-point card, tane, animal card
popular JLPT N3 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.), to assume, to be hired, to be employed
- to ascend (the throne), to accede
- to start (on a journey), to commence, to depart
- to study (under teacher), to be an apprentice
popular search-only kana form JLPT N3 ใ adjective adjective (generic) suffix
- stinking, smelly
- suspicious, fishy
- clumsy, unskilled
- smelling of
- looking like, appearing like, smacking of, -ish
popular gikun or jukujikun JLPT N3 usually written using kana alone noun noun (generic)
- cousin (male)