JLPT N3 Vocabulary — Section 21

Words 401–420 of 1793, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

401
銀(ぎん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.silver (Ag)
2. 2.silver (color)
3. 3.silver (medal, prize, etc.)
銀行に行かねば。
I have to go to the bank.
銀 silver
402
句(く)
Nouncommon
1. 1.section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. 2.phrase
3. 3.verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
句読点がないよ。
The punctuation is missing.
句 phrase
403
食(く)う
Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
1. 1.to eat
2. 2.to live; to make a living; to survive
3. 3.to bite; to sting (as insects do)
この事業は金を食う。
This job eats money.
食 eat
404
臭(くさ)い
I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
1. 1.stinking; smelly
2. 2.suspicious; fishy
3. 3.hammy (acting); over-the-top; cheesy
タバコ臭いわよ。
You smell like smoke.
臭 stinking
405
鎖(くさり)
Nouncommon
1. 1.chain; chains
2. 2.Kusari
3. 3.Cable length
5時半に閉鎖します。
It shuts at 5.30.
鎖 chain
406
腐(くさ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil
2. 2.to corrode; to weather; to crumble
3. 3.to become useless; to blunt; to weaken (from lack of practice)
夏には、卵がすぐ腐る。
In the summer, eggs go bad quickly.
腐 rot
407
癖(くせ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.habit (usu. a bad one); tendency
2. 2.peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; quirk
3. 3.crease; wrinkle; curl; kink
癖になったんだ。
It became a habit.
癖 mannerism
408
管(くだ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.pipe; tube
2. 2.bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
配管工を呼んで。
Call a plumber.
管 pipe
409
下(くだ)さる
Godan verb - -aru special classcommon
1. 1.to give; to confer; to bestow
2. 2.to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor
約束を守って下さるわね。
You will keep your word, won't you?
下 below
410
下(くだ)り
Nouncommon
1. 1.down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route
2. 2.down-slope; downward going
3. 3.downbound (esp. away from Tokyo)
彼女は屋根から下りた。
She climbed down from the roof.
下 below
411
苦痛(くつう)
Nouncommon
1. pain; agony; suffering; distress
富はあまたの苦痛を覆う。
Riches cover a multitude of woes.
苦 suffering 痛 pain
412
区別(くべつ)
Nouncommon
1. distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
それとこれを区別できない。
I can't tell the difference between them.
区 ward 別 separate
413
組(くみ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.class (of students)
2. 2.group (of people); party; team; crew
3. 3.lot; bunch; set
この番組見たい？
Do you want to watch this program?
組 association
414
組合(くみあい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.association; union; guild
2. 2.Voluntary association
労働組合はストを呼びかけた。
The labor union called for a strike.
組 association 合 fit
415
組(く)む
Godan verb with 'mu' endingcommon
1. 1.to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms)
2. 2.to put together; to construct; to assemble; to produce (e.g. TV program)
3. 3.to braid; to plait
過去ではなく、未来に向けて取り組むのが当社の方針です。
Our policy is to build for the future, not the past.
組 association
416
曇(くもり)
Nouncommon
1. 1.cloudiness; cloudy weather
2. 2.fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); blur; mist
3. 3.gloom; dejection
空が曇ってきた。
The sky is becoming cloudy.
曇 cloudy weather
417
位(くらい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat
2. 2.government position; court rank
3. 3.social standing; rank; class; echelon
彼は三位に入賞した。
He won the third prize.
位 rank
418
暮(く)らし
Nouncommon
1. (way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances
暮らしやすそう。
It sounds like a nice place to live.
暮 evening
419
暮(く)らす
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. 1.to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to get along; to get by
2. 2.to make a living; to earn a livelihood
3. 3.to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing); to live; to get on (doing)
魚は水の中で暮らす。
Fish live in the water.
暮 evening
420
繰(く)り返(かえ)す
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. to repeat; to do over again
歴史は繰り返す。
History repeats itself.
繰 winding 返 return

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