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3524 words · JLPT N3

JLPT N3 vocabulary

Part 241

Words 2401–2410

Meaning and examples

progressive: is doing use

kaisha de wa omo ni watashi ga riyoushiteimasu.

At the company I am mainly the one handling use.

💡 する-verb form of 利用 (use / utilization).

Memory tip

利用しています is 利用 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 利用 = useful use.

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progressive: is doing use

ima, chiimu de shiyoushiteimasu.

Right now our team is working on use.

💡 する-verb form of 使用 (use).

Memory tip

Do not learn 使用しています from zero: it carries 使用 inside it. Hold on to 使用 = use a tool and the rest is grammar.

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Meaning and examples

progressive: is doing practical use

hoka no shigoto to issho ni katsuyoushiteimasu.

I work on practical use alongside my other tasks.

💡 する-verb form of 活用 (practical use).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 活用しています is still 活用 — same image, new grammar around it: 活用 = make it useful.

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progressive: is doing application (for a job)

konshuu wa zutto ouboshiteimasu.

I have been working on application (for a job) all week.

💡 する-verb form of 応募 (application (for a job)).

Memory tip

応募しています is 応募 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 応募 = answer an opportunity.

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progressive: is doing recruitment

kono hantoshi wa boshuushiteimasu.

I have been working on recruitment for the past six months.

💡 する-verb form of 募集 (recruitment).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 募集しています is still 募集 — same image, new grammar around it: 募集 = now recruiting.

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progressive: is doing hiring

hoka no shigoto to issho ni saiyoushiteimasu.

I work on hiring alongside my other tasks.

💡 する-verb form of 採用 (hiring).

Memory tip

Once 採用 clicks, 採用しています comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 採用 = company chooses.

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progressive: is doing interview

mainichi sukoshizutsu mensetsushiteimasu.

We work on interview a little every day.

💡 する-verb form of 面接 (interview).

Memory tip

Once 面接 clicks, 面接しています comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 面接 = job interview.

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progressive: is doing resignation

mainichi sukoshizutsu taishokushiteimasu.

We work on resignation a little every day.

💡 する-verb form of 退職 (resignation).

Memory tip

Once 退職 clicks, 退職しています comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 退職 = leave the company.

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progressive: is doing going to work

hoka no shigoto to issho ni shukkinshiteimasu.

I work on going to work alongside my other tasks.

💡 する-verb form of 出勤 (going to work).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 出勤しています is still 出勤 — same image, new grammar around it: 出勤 = go in to work.

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progressive: is doing leaving work

asa no jikan o tsukatte taikinshiteimasu.

I use my mornings to work on leaving work.

💡 する-verb form of 退勤 (leaving work).

Memory tip

Under the surface, 退勤しています is still 退勤 — same image, new grammar around it: 退勤 = leave work for the day.

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