Appendix:JLPT/N3/あ行

愛, あい -love
愛情, あいじょう -love, affection
合図, あいず -sign, signal
愛する, あいする -to love
相手, あいて -companion, partner, company
あいにく -unfortunately, Sorry, but....
明かり, あかり -lamplight, light (in general),brightness
空き, あき -room, time to spare, emptiness
明らか, あきらか -obvious, evident, clear
諦める, あきらめる -to give up, to abandon
飽きる, あきる -to get tired of, to lose interest in, to have enough
握手, あくしゅ -handshake
悪魔, あくま -devil, demon, evil spirit
明ける, あける -to dawn, to become daylight
預ける, あずける -to give into custody, to entrust, to deposit
汗, あせ -sweat, perspiration
与える, あたえる -to give, to present, to award
暖かい, あたたか(い) -warm, mild
辺り, あたり -vicinity, nearby
当たる, あたる -to be hit, to be successful, to be equivalent to
あちこち -here and there
あっ -Ah!, Oh!
扱う, あつかう -to handle, to deal with, to treat
集まり, あつまり -gathering, meeting, assembly, collection
当てる, あてる -to hit, to apply a patch
跡, あと -(1) trace, tracks, mark, sign, (2) remains, ruins, (3) scar
穴, あな -hole
浴びる, あびる -to bathe, to bask in the sun, to shower
油, あぶら -oil
余り, あまり -not very (used as adverb),not much
誤り, あやまり -error
粗い, あらい -Coarse
嵐, あらし -storm, tempest
新た, あらた -new, fresh, novel
あらゆる -all, every
表す, あらわす -to express, to show, to reveal
現す, あらわす -to show, to indicate, to display
現れ, あらわれ -embodiment, materialization
現れる, あらわれる -(1) to appear, to come in sight, to become visible,(2) to express oneself
ありがとう -(conj,exp,int) Thank you
有る, ある -to be, to have(used for inanimate objects)
或, ある -a certain...,some...
あるいは -or, possibly
泡, あわ -bubble, foam, froth, head on beer
合わせる, あわせる -to join together, to be opposite, to face, to unite
哀れ, あわれ -helpless, pity, sorrow, grief
案, あん -plan, suffix meaning draft
暗記, あんき -memorization, learning by heart
安定, あんてい -stability, equilibrium
案内, あんないする -information, guidance, leading, to guide
あんなに -to that extent, to that degree
あんまり -not very, not much, remainder, rest
胃, い -stomach
委員, いいん -committee member
いえ, いえ -same as いいえ in spoken
意外, いがい -unexpected, surprising
息, いき -breath, tone
行き, いき / ゆき -going,
勢い, いきおい -force, vigour, energy, spirit
生き物, いきもの -living thing, animal
幾つ, いくつ -how many?, how old?
幾ら, いくら -how much?,
いけない -must not do, bad, wrong, not good
医師, いし -doctor, physician
意思, いし -mind, intention
意志, いし -will, volition
維持, いじ -maintenance, preservation
意識, いしき -consciousness, senses
異常, いじょう -strangeness, abnormality, disorder
椅子, いす -chair
泉, いずみ -spring, fountain
いずれ -which, either, one
以前, いぜん -ago since, before, previous
板, いた -board, plank
偉大, いだい -greatness
抱く, いだく -(sl) to embrace, to hug, to harbour, to entertain
いたずら -tease, prank, trick, practical joke
いただきます -expression of gratitude before meals
頂く, いただく -to receive, to take food or drink (hum)
痛み, いたみ -pain, ache, sore, grief, distress
至る, いたる -to come, to arrive
市, いち -market, fair
位置, いち -place, situation, position, location
一時, いちじ -moment, time
一度に, いちどに -all at once
市場, いちば -(the) market (as a concept)
一番, いちばん -best, first, number one
一家, いっか -a house, a home, a family, a household
いつか -sometime, someday, one day
一種, いっしゅ -a species, a kind, a variety
一瞬, いっしゅん -a moment, an instant
一生, いっしょう -whole life, a lifetime, all through life
一層, いっそう -much more, still more, all the more
一体, いったい -(1) one object, one body,(2) what on earth?, really?,(3) generally
一致, いっち -(1) coincidence, agreement,(2) conformity
いつでも -(at) any time, always, at all times, never (neg)
一般, いっぱん -general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average
一方, いっぽう -(1) on the other hand,(2) meanwhile,(3) only, simple, in turn
いつまでも -forever, for good, eternally, as long as one likes, indefinitely
いつも -always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb)
移動, いどう -removal, migration, movement
従兄弟, いとこ -cousin (male)
稲, いね -rice-plant
居眠り, いねむり -dozing, nodding off
命, いのち -,life, destiny
違反, いはん -violation (of law),transgression, infringement, breach
衣服, いふく -clothes
居間, いま -living room (western style)
今に, いまに -before long, even now
今にも, いまにも -at any time, soon
否, いや -no, the nose
以来, いらい -since, henceforth
依頼, いらい -(1) request, commission, dispatch,(2) dependence, trust
いらいら -getting nervous, irritation
いらっしゃい -welcome
医療, いりょう -medical care, medical treatment
岩, いわ -rock, crag
祝い, いわい -celebration, festival
祝う, いわう -to congratulate, to celebrate
言わば, いわば -so to speak
いわゆる -the so-called, so to speak
印刷, いんさつ -printing
印象, いんしょう -impression
引退, いんたい -retire
引用, いんよう -quotation, citation
魚, うお -fish
うがい -gargle, rinse mouth
伺う, うかがう -(hon) to visit, to ask, to inquire
受け取る, うけとる -to receive, to get, to accept, to take
動かす, うごかす -to move, to shift
兎, うさぎ -rabbit, hare
牛, うし -cattle, cow
失う, うしなう -to lose, to part with
後ろ, うしろ -afterwards, since then, in the future, behind
嘘, うそ -lie, falsehood, incorrect fact, inappropriate
疑う, うたがう -to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect
内, うち -inside
宇宙, うちゅう -universe, cosmos, space
撃つ, うつ -to attack, to defeat, to destroy
移す, うつす -to remove, to transfer, to infect
訴える, うったえる -to sue (a person),to resort to, to appeal to
うなる -to groan, to moan
奪う, うばう -to snatch away
馬, うま -(1) horse,(2) promoted bishop (shogi)
うまい, うまい -be good at, delicious (spoken)
生まれ, うまれ -birth, birth-place
梅, うめ -plum, plum-tree, lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
裏切る, うらぎる -to betray, to turn traitor to, to double-cross
得る, うる -to get, to gain, to win
嬉しい, うれしい -happy, glad, pleasant
売れる, うれる -to be sold
噂, うわさ -rumour, report, gossip, common talk
運, うん -fortune, luck
運転, うんてんする -operation, motion, driving, to drive
運動, うんどうする -motion, exercise, to exercise
柄, え -handle, grip
永遠, えいえん -eternity, perpetuity, immortality, permanence
永久, えいきゅう -eternity ,perpetuity, immortality
影響, えいきょう -influence, effect
営業, えいぎょう -business, trade, management
衛星, えいせい -satellite
栄養, えいよう -nutrition, nourishment
笑顔, えがお -smiling face
描く, えがく -to draw, to paint, to sketch, to depict, to describe
餌, えさ -feed, bait
得る, える -to get, to gain, to win
円, えん -circle, money
縁, えん -relation, connection, ties, fate
延期, えんき -postponement, adjournment
演技, えんぎ -acting, performance
援助, えんじょ -assistance, aid, support
演説, えんぜつ -speech, address
演奏, えんそう -musical performance
遠慮, えんりょ -diffidence, restraint, reserve
御, お -honourable
老い, おい -old age, old person, the old, the aged
追い付く, おいつく -to overtake, to catch up (with)
王, おう -king, ruler, sovereign, monarch
追う, おう -to chase, to run after
王様, おうさま -king
王子, おうじ -prince
応じる, おうじる -to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for
横断, おうだん -crossing
終える, おえる -to finish
大いに, おおいに -very, much, greatly
覆う, おおう -to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
大家, おおや -rich family, distinguished family
丘, おか -hill, height, knoll, rising ground
沖, おき -open sea
奥, おく -interior, inner part
贈る, おくる -to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on
起こる, おこる -to occur, to happen
幼い, おさない -very young, childish
収める, おさめる -to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept
おしゃべり -chattering, talk, idle talk
汚染, おせん -pollution, contamination
おそらく -perhaps
恐れる, おそれる -to fear, to be afraid of
恐ろしい, おそろしい -terrible, dreadful
お互い, おたがい -mutual, reciprocal, each other
穏やか, おだやか -calm, gentle, quiet
男の人, おとこのひと -man
劣る, おとる -to fall behind, to be inferior to
お腹, おなか -stomach, tummy
鬼, おに -ogre, demon, it (i.e., in a game of tag)
帯, おび -band (e.g. conduction, valence)
お昼, おひる -lunch, noon
溺れる, おぼれる -to be drowned, to indulge in
おまえ -(fam) you (sing)
おめでとう -Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion!
思い出, おもいで -memories, recollections, reminiscence
主に, おもに -mainly, primarily
思わず, おもわず -unintentional, spontaneous
泳ぎ, およぎ -swimming
およそ -about, roughly, as a rule, approximately
及ぼす, およぼす -to exert, to cause, to exercise
居る, おる -to be (animate),to be, to exist
下す, おろす -to lower, to let go down
降ろす, おろす -to take down, to launch, to drop
音, おん -sound, note
恩, おん -favour, obligation, debt of gratitude
温暖, おんだん -warmth
温度, おんど -temperature