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3524 words · JLPT N3
JLPT N3 vocabulary
Words 121–130
kibou
hope
希望の勤務地を教えてください。
きぼう の きんむち を おしえて ください。
kibou no kinmuchi o oshiete kudasai.
Please tell me your preferred work location.
When you meet 希望 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “hope” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →keisan
calculation
旅行の費用を計算しました。
りょこう の ひよう を けいさん しました。
ryokou no hiyou o keisan shimashita.
I calculated the cost of the trip.
Tie 計算 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “calculation” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →sokutei
measurement
部屋の広さを測定しました。
へや の ひろさ を そくてい しました。
heya no hirosa o sokutei shimashita.
I measured the size of the room.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “measurement” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 測定 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kansatsu
observation
子供の様子をよく観察してください。
こども の ようす を よく かんさつ して ください。
kodomo no yousu o yoku kansatsu shite kudasai.
Please observe the child's condition carefully.
Make 観察 yours: write one short sentence about “observation” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →jikken
experiment
新しい方法で実験してみました。
あたらしい ほうほう で じっけん して みました。
atarashii houhou de jikken shite mimashita.
We experimented with a new method.
When you meet 実験 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “experiment” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →gakushuu
learning
毎日三十分、漢字を学習しています。
まいにち さんじゅっぷん、かんじ を がくしゅう しています。
mainichi sanjuppun, kanji o gakushuu shiteimasu.
I study kanji for thirty minutes every day.
Make 学習 yours: write one short sentence about “learning” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →anki
memorization
単語を百個暗記しました。
たんご を ひゃっこ あんき しました。
tango o hyakko anki shimashita.
I memorized a hundred words.
Tie 暗記 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “memorization” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →juken
taking an exam
十二月にN3を受験します。
じゅうにがつ に N3 を じゅけん します。
juunigatsu ni N3 o juken shimasu.
I will take the N3 exam in December.
Tie 受験 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “taking an exam” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →goukaku
passing (an exam)
JLPTのN3に合格しました。
JLPT の N3 に ごうかく しました。
JLPT no N3 ni goukaku shimashita.
I passed JLPT N3.
Make 合格 yours: write one short sentence about “passing (an exam)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →ryuugaku
studying abroad
大学のとき、日本に留学しました。
だいがく の とき、にほん に りゅうがく しました。
daigaku no toki, nihon ni ryuugaku shimashita.
I studied abroad in Japan during university.
Tie 留学 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “studying abroad” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →Full-level practice
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