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3524 words · JLPT N3
JLPT N3 vocabulary
Words 281–290
riyousuru
to do use
利用するために、資料を集めています。
りようする ため に、しりょう を あつめています。
riyousuru tame ni, shiryou o atsumeteimasu.
We are gathering materials for use.
💡 する-verb form of 利用 (use / utilization).
Do not learn 利用する from zero: it carries 利用 inside it. Hold on to 利用 = useful use and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →shiyousuru
to do use
使用するかどうか、まだ分かりません。
しようする か どう か、まだ わかりません。
shiyousuru ka dou ka, mada wakarimasen.
It is not clear yet whether use will happen.
💡 する-verb form of 使用 (use).
使用する is 使用 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 使用 = use a tool.
Read the full tip →katsuyousuru
to do practical use
活用するのは初めてです。
かつようする の は はじめて です。
katsuyousuru no wa hajimete desu.
This is my first time with practical use.
💡 する-verb form of 活用 (practical use).
活用する is 活用 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 活用 = make it useful.
Read the full tip →oubosuru
to do application (for a job)
応募するために、資料を集めています。
おうぼする ため に、しりょう を あつめています。
oubosuru tame ni, shiryou o atsumeteimasu.
We are gathering materials for application (for a job).
💡 する-verb form of 応募 (application (for a job)).
応募する 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.
Read the full tip →boshuusuru
to do recruitment
募集する人が増えてきました。
ぼしゅうする ひと が ふえて きました。
boshuusuru hito ga fuete kimashita.
More and more people take on recruitment.
💡 する-verb form of 募集 (recruitment).
Once 募集 clicks, 募集する comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 募集 = now recruiting.
Read the full tip →saiyousuru
to do hiring
採用するのは初めてです。
さいようする の は はじめて です。
saiyousuru no wa hajimete desu.
This is my first time with hiring.
💡 する-verb form of 採用 (hiring).
Under the surface, 採用する is still 採用 — same image, new grammar around it: 採用 = company chooses.
Read the full tip →mensetsusuru
to do interview
面接するのに時間がかかりました。
めんせつする の に じかん が かかりました。
mensetsusuru no ni jikan ga kakarimashita.
Interview took time.
💡 する-verb form of 面接 (interview).
Under the surface, 面接する is still 面接 — same image, new grammar around it: 面接 = job interview.
Read the full tip →taishokusuru
to do resignation
退職するのはそれほど難しくありません。
たいしょくする の は それほど むずかしく ありません。
taishokusuru no wa sorehodo muzukashiku arimasen.
Resignation is not that hard.
💡 する-verb form of 退職 (resignation).
Under the surface, 退職する is still 退職 — same image, new grammar around it: 退職 = leave the company.
Read the full tip →shukkinsuru
to do going to work
出勤するかどうか、まだ分かりません。
しゅっきんする か どう か、まだ わかりません。
shukkinsuru ka dou ka, mada wakarimasen.
It is not clear yet whether going to work will happen.
💡 する-verb form of 出勤 (going to work).
Do not learn 出勤する from zero: it carries 出勤 inside it. Hold on to 出勤 = go in to work and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →taikinsuru
to do leaving work
いつ退勤するか、まだ決まっていません。
いつ たいきんする か、まだ きまって いません。
itsu taikinsuru ka, mada kimatte imasen.
It is not decided yet when leaving work will happen.
💡 する-verb form of 退勤 (leaving work).
Under the surface, 退勤する is still 退勤 — same image, new grammar around it: 退勤 = leave work for the day.
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