Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N3 Vocab 1401-1500

This collection contains 100 words.
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suffix
1. Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss  (honorific)
noun
2. clan
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0
1. where; which; who  (often written with kana only)
2. anyway; anyhow; at any rate  (often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: 現われ
noun
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
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1
noun
beer  (see also: 麦酒; ビール is sometimes written as 麦酒; originally from Dutch 'bier', eng)
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to employ
2. to hire; to charter
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1
conjunction
1. after all; because  (colloquialism)
2. but  (colloquialism)
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1
noun
1. floor
2. stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to desire; to wish; to hope
2. to beg; to request; to implore; to pray
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0
noun
manners; behavior; behaviour  (see also: お行儀)
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Most common form: いただく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy  (see also: 貰う; humble; often written with kana only)
2. to eat; to drink  (humble; polite (teineigo) language; often written with kana only)
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0
1. absorbed in; immersed in; crazy about; obsessed with; devoted to
2. forgetting oneself; daze; trance; ecstasy; delirium
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat  (male term or language)
2. to live; to make a living; to survive
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1. tightly; closely  (ぴったし is col.; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. exactly; precisely  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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3
happy; glad; pleasant
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Most common form: くせ
noun
1. habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency
2. peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism
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noun
market
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed
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1. mistake; error; failure  (see also: エラー; abbr. of the English "mistake")
noun
2. Miss
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
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1
noun, suffix
tax
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3 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to exert; to cause; to exercise
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2
Most common form: 或は
adverb, conjunction, expression
or; possibly  (often written with kana only)
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1
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; at least  (often written with kana only)
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1
date; go on a date
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3 4
Most common form: 気のどく
pitiful; unfortunate; (a) pity
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1
noun
jeans
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1
conjunction
so; therefore  (see also: だから)
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interjection (kandoushi), noun (prefix), noun
no
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3
Most common form: 曇り
noun
cloudiness; cloudy weather; shadow
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2
Most common form: しも
noun
frost
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go mad
2. to get out of order; to go amiss
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Most common form: 一人ひとり
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), suffix
one by one; each; one at a time
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1. to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
2. to go over (e.g. with audience)
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1
noun
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
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0 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
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noun
1. energy  (see also: エナジー; originally from German 'Energie')
2. strength; power; stamina; get-up-and-go
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suru verb - special class
1. to face (each other); to be facing
2. to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to be related to
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1
noun
1. path
2. pass (e.g. skipping a move, passing an examination, ticket to allow entry, etc.)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
2. to deem; to judge; to assess
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1
noun
1. lighter
2. writer
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wise; clever; smart
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Most common form: ずいぶん
1. very; extremely; surprisingly; considerably  (often written with kana only)
2. contemptible; reprehensible  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
chance; opportunity
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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to have enough
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2
interjection (kandoushi)
damn it!; damn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!  (see also: 仕舞う; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 暮す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to live; to get along
2. to spend (time)
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0 1
ink  (originally from Dutch 'inkt')
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0 1
noun
sandbank; sandbar
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain  (文語)
2. to lead to (a place); to get to
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memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
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2
Most common form: もちろん
of course; certainly; naturally  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
relative; relation; kin  (see also: 親類)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
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1
noun
tent
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memo; note; memorandum
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge; to lodge (objections); to request (an interview); to subscribe for; to book; to reserve
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conjunction
1. moreover; furthermore  (often written with kana only)
2. nevertheless; and yet  (often written with kana only)
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prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: ; usu. before a term with an kun-yomi reading, おん is more formal; honorific; polite (teineigo) language; humble; often written with kana only)
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noun
(Western) soup
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1. to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. surprise (e.g. surprise party)  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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so; like this; in this way  (see also: こんな)
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3 4
noun
sounds
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0
going nuts (over something); enthusiasm; zeal; mania
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0 3
suru verb - special class
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
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4 1
by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely  (often written with kana only)
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noun, prefix
ex-; former; old
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0
noun
1. rotation  (see also: 周り)
2. making the rounds
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noun
ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg); tonne  (often written with kana only)
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skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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conjunction
1. by the way; incidentally  (often written with kana only)
2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)  (after the plain past form of a verb)
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1. exactly; surely; certainly  (esp. 正に when in kanji; often written with kana only)
2. right then; just then; at that moment  (often written with kana only)
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expression
1. excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. thank you  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
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noun or verb acting prenominally, adverb
only; merely; but; no more than
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noun
milk
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1
noun
1. cheese  (see also: 乾酪)
expression
2. say cheese! (when taking photographs)
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0
expression
1. wrong; not good; of no use  (often written with kana only)
2. hopeless; past hope  (often written with kana only)
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noun
boat; rowing boat
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all; every  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: あん
noun, noun (suffix)
1. idea; plan; thought
2. draft plan; motion; rough copy  (see also: 原案)
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2
noun
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
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Most common form: のど
noun
1. throat  (often written with kana only)
2. singing voice
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Most common form: エサ
noun
1. (animal) feed; fodder; pet food
2. bait; lure; enticement
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0
conjunction
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: うさぎ
noun
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
pilot
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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak  (often written with kana only)
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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: お前
1. you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior)  (familiar language; male term or language)
2. presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)  (this meaning is restricted to reading おまえ)
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Most common form: どうし
verb  (linguistics terminology)
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1
noun
1. bun
2. van (caravan)
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1
expression, noun, adverb
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
1. iron (for pressing clothes)
2. hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
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interjection (kandoushi)
Oh!; Oh my!; Dear me!
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'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to fall down; to fall over
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0
interjection (kandoushi)
congratulations!; an auspicious occasion!  (see also: おめでたい; often written with kana only)
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0
noun
paint  (originally from Dutch 'pek')
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hiking
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1
noun
mike; mic; microphone  (see also: マイクロホン; abbreviation)
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suru verb - special class
to concern; to be related
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