JLPT N3 Vocabulary — Section 2

Words 21–40 of 1793, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

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扱(あつか)う
Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
1. 1.to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of
2. 2.to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
3. 3.to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
歴史は過去を扱う。
History deals with the past.
扱 handle
22
集(あつ)まり
Nouncommon
1. gathering; meeting; assembly; collection
仕事の後集まりたい？
Do you want to get together after work?
集 gather
23
当(あ)てる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to hit
2. 2.to expose
3. 3.to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to put against; to hold on
彼らは石油を掘り当てる思惑だった。
They intended to drill for oil.
当 hit
24
跡(あと)
Nouncommon
1. 1.trace; tracks; mark; sign
2. 2.site; remains; ruins
3. 3.scar
GPSで追跡した。
I tracked it via GPS.
跡 tracks
25
穴(あな)
Nouncommon
1. 1.hole; opening; orifice; perforation
2. 2.pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
3. 3.burrow; den; lair; holt
彼は穴を掘った。
He dug a hole.
穴 hole
26
浴(あ)びる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in
2. 2.to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with
シャワー浴びるの？
Are you going to shower?
浴 bathe
27
油(あぶら)
Nouncommon
1. 1.oil
2. 2.Oil
油を少し加えて。
Add a little oil.
油 oil
28
余(あま)り
Nouncommon
1. 1.remainder; remnant; rest; balance
2. 2.(not) very; (not) much
3. 3.too much; excessively; overly
余り楽しくなかったな。
I didn't enjoy it very much.
余 too much
29
誤(あやま)り
Nouncommon
1. error; mistake; slip; bug
弘法も筆の誤り。
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
誤 mistake
30
嵐(あらし)
Nouncommon
1. 1.storm; tempest
2. 2.uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest); winds (e.g. of change)
3. 3.pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
嵐になるだろう。
We are going to have a storm.
嵐 storm
31
新(あら)た
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
1. new; fresh; novel
新たな事実が発覚した。
New facts have been brought to light.
新 new
32
現(あらわ)す
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. 1.to represent; to signify; to stand for
2. 2.to reveal; to show; to display
3. 3.to express
私の夢はもうすぐ実現する。
My dream is soon realized.
現 present
33
表(あらわ)す
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. 1.to represent; to signify; to stand for
2. 2.to reveal; to show; to display
3. 3.to express
酒は本心を表す。
In wine, there is truth.
表 surface
34
現(あらわ)れ
Nouncommon
1. embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation
窓に顔が現れた。
A face appeared at the window.
現 present
35
現(あらわ)れる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to come out
2. 2.to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
きっと彼女はもうすぐ現れるよ。
I'm sure she will turn up soon.
現 present
36
或(ある)
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)common
1. a certain ...; some ...
君に或る物を見せましょう。
I'll show you something.
37
有(あ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)common
1. 1.to be; to exist; to live
2. 2.to have
3. 3.to be located
奇麗な花には刺が有る。
Beautiful flowers have thorns.
有 possess
38
泡(あわ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.bubble; foam; froth; suds
2. 2.Foam
長年の苦労が水の泡だ。
Years of effort came to nothing.
泡 bubbles
39
合(あ)わせる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
2. 2.to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up
3. 3.to face; to be opposite (someone)
２．身頃の肩を縫い合わせる。
2. Sew together the shoulder of the garment body.
合 fit
40
哀(あわ)れ
Nouncommon
1. 1.pity; sorrow; grief; misery
2. 2.pitiable; pitiful; pathetic; miserable
3. 3.alack; alas
哀れみと愛情は紙一重。
Pity is akin to love.
哀 pathetic

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