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3524 words · JLPT N3
JLPT N3 vocabulary
Words 261–270
shiriai
acquaintance
イベントで知り合いが増えました。
いべんと で しりあい が ふえました。
ibento de shiriai ga fuemashita.
I made more acquaintances at the event.
Make 知り合い yours: write one short sentence about “acquaintance” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →tantousha
person in charge
担当者に直接連絡してください。
たんとうしゃ に ちょくせつ れんらく して ください。
tantousha ni chokusetsu renraku shite kudasai.
Please contact the person in charge directly.
Make 担当者 yours: write one short sentence about “person in charge” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →senmonka
expert
専門家の意見を聞きました。
せんもんか の いけん を ききました。
senmonka no iken o kikimashita.
We asked for an expert's opinion.
When you meet 専門家 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “expert” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shain
company employee
この会社には外国人の社員が多いです。
この かいしゃ に は がいこくじん の しゃいん が おおい です。
kono kaisha ni wa gaikokujin no shain ga ooi desu.
This company has many foreign employees.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “company employee” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 社員 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →juugyouin
employee / staff
この店の従業員は親切です。
この みせ の じゅうぎょういん は しんせつ です。
kono mise no juugyouin wa shinsetsu desu.
The staff at this store are kind.
Tie 従業員 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “employee” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →jinzai
human resources / talent
IT業界は人材が不足しています。
IT ぎょうかい は じんざい が ふそく しています。
IT gyoukai wa jinzai ga fusoku shiteimasu.
The IT industry is short of talent.
When you meet 人材 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “human resources” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →seikaku
personality
彼女は明るい性格です。
かのじょ は あかるい せいかく です。
kanojo wa akarui seikaku desu.
She has a cheerful personality.
When you meet 性格 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “personality” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →taido
attitude
面接では態度も見られています。
めんせつ で は たいど も みられています。
mensetsu de wa taido mo mirareteimasu.
In interviews, your attitude is also being watched.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “attitude” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 態度 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →koudou
action / behavior
考える前に行動してしまいました。
かんがえる まえ に こうどう して しまいました。
kangaeru mae ni koudou shite shimaimashita.
I acted before thinking.
Say 行動 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “action” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →shuukan
habit
早寝早起きの習慣をつけたいです。
はやね はやおき の しゅうかん を つけたい です。
hayane hayaoki no shuukan o tsuketai desu.
I want to build a habit of going to bed and getting up early.
Tie 習慣 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “habit” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
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