JLPT N3 Vocabulary — Section 58

Words 1141–1160 of 1793, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

1141
鍋(なべ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.pan; pot; saucepan
2. 2.stew; hot pot
3. 3.Cookware and bakeware
鍋の水は満杯だった。
The pot was filled with water.
1142
怠(なま)ける
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to be lazy; to be idle; to slack
2. 2.to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
彼は怠ける傾向がある。
He is inclined to be lazy.
怠 neglect
1143
波(なみ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.wave; billow; ripple; breaker
2. 2.ups and downs
3. 3.(something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; succession of changes
今日は波が高い。
The waves are high today.
波 waves
1144
涙(なみだ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.tear; tears; lachrymal secretion
2. 2.sympathy
3. 3.Tears
女性は涙もろい。
Women are easily moved to tears.
涙 tears
1145
悩(なや)む
Godan verb with 'mu' endingcommon
1. to be worried; to be troubled
大画面のモニタか中型を二枚買うか悩むな。
I can't decide if I'll buy one big monitor or two normal sized ones.
悩 trouble
1146
成(な)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to become; to get; to grow; to turn
2. 2.to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
3. 3.to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
この文は七語から成る。
This sentence is composed of seven words.
成 turn into
1147
縄(なわ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.rope; cord
2. 2.policeman's rope
縄梯子、見っけ。
I've found the rope ladder.
縄 straw rope
1148
何(なん)で
Adverb (fukushi)common
1. 1.why?; what for?
2. 2.how?; by what means?
名字は何ですか？
What's your last name?
何 what
1149
何(なん)でも
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)common
1. 1.any; anything; whatever; whatever one likes
2. 2.I am told; I hear; I understand; they say
何でもできるぜ。
I can do anything.
何 what
1150
何(なん)とか
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)common
1. 1.something; something or other; so-and-so
2. 2.somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
何とかなるよね？
It's going to be all right, isn't it?
何 what
1151
似合(にあ)う
Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
1. to suit; to match; to become; to be like
この服、私に似合う？
Does this dress look OK on me?
似 becoming 合 fit
1152
匂(にお)い
Nouncommon
1. 1.smell; scent; odour; odor
2. 2.aura; whiff; smack; flavour
3. 3.faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
雨の匂いがする。
It smells like rain.
1153
苦手(にがて)
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
1. 1.poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
2. 2.not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
沈黙は苦手でね。
I don't like silence.
苦 suffering 手 hand
1154
握(にぎ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch
2. 2.to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to be the key; to be the reason
3. 3.to seize (power); to hold (the reins); to dominate; to control
それは、手に汗握る試合だった。
That was an exciting game.
握 grip
1155
日(にち)
Nouncommon
1. 1.Sunday
2. 2.nth day (of the month)
3. 3.counter for days
日 day
1156
日常(にちじょう)
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'common
1. everyday; daily; ordinary; usual
こういう事は、日常茶飯事だ。
This kind of thing happens all the time.
日 day 常 usual
1157
日曜(にちよう)
Nouncommon
1. Sunday
日曜まで雨です。
It'll rain until Sunday.
日 day 曜 weekday
1158
日光(にっこう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
2. 2.Nikkō (city in Tochigi)
3. 3.Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
私、日光アレルギーなの。
I'm allergic to sunlight.
日 day 光 ray
1159
にっこり
Adverb (fukushi)common
1. sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
にっこり笑って。
Smile.
1160
日中(にっちゅう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.daytime; during the day
2. 2.Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
3. 3.Nicchuu
一日中寝てました。
I stayed in bed all day.
日 day 中 in

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