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3524 words · JLPT N3
JLPT N3 vocabulary
Words 101–110
setsuyaku
saving (money)
自炊してお金を節約しています。
じすい して おかね を せつやく しています。
jisui shite okane o setsuyaku shiteimasu.
I save money by cooking for myself.
When you meet 節約 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “saving (money)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →chokin
saving money
将来のために貯金しています。
しょうらい の ため に ちょきん しています。
shourai no tame ni chokin shiteimasu.
I am saving money for the future.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “saving money” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 貯金 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →toushi
investment
少しずつ株に投資しています。
すこしずつ かぶ に とうし しています。
sukoshizutsu kabu ni toushi shiteimasu.
I invest in stocks little by little.
Say 投資 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “investment” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →keiei
business management
叔父は小さな会社を経営しています。
おじ は ちいさな かいしゃ を けいえい しています。
oji wa chiisana kaisha o keiei shiteimasu.
My uncle runs a small company.
When you meet 経営 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “business management” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →seizou
manufacturing
この会社は医療機器を製造しています。
この かいしゃ は いりょう きき を せいぞう しています。
kono kaisha wa iryou kiki o seizou shiteimasu.
This company manufactures medical equipment.
Make 製造 yours: write one short sentence about “manufacturing” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kensetsu
construction
駅前に新しいビルを建設しています。
えきまえ に あたらしい びる を けんせつ しています。
ekimae ni atarashii biru o kensetsu shiteimasu.
A new building is being constructed in front of the station.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “construction” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 建設 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kouji
construction work
道路の工事で少しうるさいです。
どうろ の こうじ で すこし うるさい です。
douro no kouji de sukoshi urusai desu.
It is a bit noisy because of the road construction.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “construction work” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 工事 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →tenken
inspection
エレベーターの点検が行われています。
えれべーたー の てんけん が おこなわれています。
erebeetaa no tenken ga okonawareteimasu.
The elevator is being inspected.
When you meet 点検 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “inspection” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kyousou
competition
この業界は競争が激しいです。
この ぎょうかい は きょうそう が はげしい です。
kono gyoukai wa kyousou ga hageshii desu.
Competition in this industry is fierce.
Tie 競争 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “competition” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →yuushou
championship / victory
私たちのチームが大会で優勝しました。
わたしたち の ちーむ が たいかい で ゆうしょう しました。
watashitachi no chiimu ga taikai de yuushou shimashita.
Our team won the tournament.
Make 優勝 yours: write one short sentence about “championship” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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