JLPT N3 Vocabulary

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N3 目立つめだつ

To stand out and catch attention more than other things. Example: 「目立つ色の服」 (clothes in an eye-catching color).

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N3 めったにめったに

rarely. Almost (not). Followed by a negative form. Example: 「めったに風邪をひかない」 (rarely catches a cold).

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N3 免許めんきょ

license. Official qualification permitting one to do something. Example: 「運転免許」 (driver's license).

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N3 面接めんせつ

interview. Meeting someone directly to assess their character and ability, for school admission or employment, etc. Example: 「面接試験」 (interview exam).

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N3 面倒めんどう

Something that takes effort and is unpleasant. Example: 「手続きが面倒だ」 (the procedure is troublesome). 「面倒を見る」 means "to take care of someone."

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N3 申し込むもうしこむ

apply. To formally convey to another party one's intention to participate or make a contract, etc. Example: 「大会に申し込む」 (to apply/register for a tournament).

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N3 毛布もうふ

blanket. A thick woven blanket used when sleeping.

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N2, N3 燃えるもえる

For fire to catch and flames to rise. Example: 「紙が燃える」 (paper burns). Also used to mean feelings rising, as in 「やる気に燃える」 (burning with motivation). 「燃える」 is used when something is burning, while 「燃やす」 is used when a person sets it alight: compare 「紙が燃える」 with 「紙を燃やす」.

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N3 目的もくてき

purpose. The thing one is aiming to accomplish. Example: 「旅行の目的」 (the purpose of a trip).

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N3 目標もくひょう

goal. A point one aims to reach. Example: 「今月の目標」 (this month's goal). While 「目的」 tends to refer to the ultimate thing one wants to accomplish, 「目標」 often refers to the concrete point to reach toward that end.

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N3 文字もじ

A symbol used to write down language, such as hiragana, kanji, or the alphabet. Example: 「大きな文字」 (large characters/letters).

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N2, N3, N5 持つもつ

Hold. Grasping something with the hand. 「かばんを持つ」(hold a bag).

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N3 戻すもどす

To return something to its original place or state. Example: 「本を棚に戻す」 (to put a book back on the shelf). 「戻す」 is used when a person puts someone or something back, while 「戻る」 is used when one goes back oneself: compare 「本を棚に戻す」 with 「家に戻る」.

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N3 求めるもとめる

To want something and wish for it. To try to obtain it. Example: 「助けを求める」 (to ask for help). Also used to mean trying to find something out, as in 「答えを求める」 (to seek an answer).

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N3 もともともともと

originally. From the beginning, originally. Example: 「もともと丈夫な体だ」 (originally a sturdy body). Written with the kanji 「元々」.

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N3, N4 戻るもどる

To return to the place or state one was originally in.

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N3 物語ものがたり

story. A coherent tale told about people or events. Example: 「昔から伝わる物語」 (a story passed down from long ago).

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N2, N3 燃やすもやす

To set fire to something so that it burns. Example: 「落ち葉を燃やす」 (to burn fallen leaves). Also used to mean intensifying one's feelings, as in 「闘志を燃やす」 (to fire up one's fighting spirit). 「燃やす」 is used when a person sets something alight, while 「燃える」 is used when something is burning: compare 「紙を燃やす」 with 「紙が燃える」.

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N2, N3 模様もよう

pattern. A drawing or arrangement of colors on the surface of an object. Example: 「花の模様」 (a floral pattern). Also used to mean a general state or condition, as in 「空模様」 (the look of the sky/weather).

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N2, N3 文句もんく

complaint. Words of dissatisfaction. Example: 「文句を言う」 (to complain). Also has the meaning of wording or a set phrase, as in song lyrics or fixed expressions.

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