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3524 words · JLPT N3
JLPT N3 vocabulary
Words 171–180
motomeru
to seek / request
会社は経験のある人を求めています。
かいしゃ は けいけん の ある ひと を もとめています。
kaisha wa keiken no aru hito o motometeimasu.
The company is looking for people with experience.
Make 求める yours: write one short sentence about “seek” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kuwaeru
to add
説明を少し加えました。
せつめい を すこし くわえました。
setsumei o sukoshi kuwaemashita.
I added a little explanation.
Say 加える out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “add” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kaeru
to change something
会議の日を金曜日に変えました。
かいぎ の ひ を きんようび に かえました。
kaigi no hi o kin'youbi ni kaemashita.
I changed the meeting day to Friday.
Make 変える yours: write one short sentence about “change something” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →sonaeru
to prepare for
地震に備えて水を用意しています。
じしん に そなえて みず を ようい しています。
jishin ni sonaete mizu o youi shiteimasu.
I keep water ready in preparation for earthquakes.
Make 備える yours: write one short sentence about “prepare for” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →tasukeru
to help / save
困っている人を助けました。
こまっている ひと を たすけました。
komatteiru hito o tasukemashita.
I helped someone who was in trouble.
Make 助ける yours: write one short sentence about “help” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →sakeru
to avoid
混む時間を避けて出かけます。
こむ じかん を さけて でかけます。
komu jikan o sakete dekakemasu.
I go out avoiding the crowded hours.
When you meet 避ける in real text, pause on it once — meeting “avoid” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →yameru
to quit (a job)
来月、今の仕事を辞めます。
らいげつ、いま の しごと を やめます。
raigetsu, ima no shigoto o yamemasu.
I will quit my current job next month.
Make 辞める yours: write one short sentence about “quit (a job)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →soroeru
to arrange / complete a set
必要な書類を揃えました。
ひつような しょるい を そろえました。
hitsuyouna shorui o soroemashita.
I gathered all the necessary documents.
Make 揃える yours: write one short sentence about “arrange” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kazoeru
to count
会議の資料の数を数えました。
かいぎ の しりょう の かず を かぞえました。
kaigi no shiryou no kazu o kazoemashita.
I counted the number of meeting handouts.
Make 数える yours: write one short sentence about “count” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kakaeru
to hold / to have (problems)
彼は大きな問題を抱えています。
かれ は おおきな もんだい を かかえています。
kare wa ookina mondai o kakaeteimasu.
He is dealing with a big problem.
When you meet 抱える in real text, pause on it once — meeting “hold” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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