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JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

ward
district

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
オウ
コウ

Common Words

Noun
Freq #5333
1

ward; borough; city (in Tokyo)

Examples
英国の南東は人口密度が高い。
The South East region of England is densely populated.
2

district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)

べつ
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #5438
1

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

Examples
私は彼女と妹を区別できなかった。
I couldn't tell her from her sister.
Noun
Freq #5883
1

district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

Examples
あなたはこの地区をよく知っていますか。
Are you familiar with this area?
かく
区劃
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #8834
1

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot; partition; boundary

Examples
彼女はここから数区画離れた所に住んでいる。
She lives a few blocks away from here.
句切る
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #10719
1

to divide; to separate; to partition; to demarcate; to delimit; to mark off

Examples
グラウンドは白線で3つに区切られている
The playground is divided into three areas by white lines.
2

to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud); to space one's words

いき
Noun
Freq #10785
1

area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits; boundary

Examples
駐車禁止区域に車を止めてはいけません。
You must not park your car in a no parking zone.
うく
Noun
Freq #12930
1

Ornithology

pteryla; feather tract

句切り
ぎり
Noun
Freq #14338
1

pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation

2

break; end; (place to) stop; pause; milestone (e.g. in a project)

区別が付く
くべつがつく
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #16881
1

to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)

Examples
犬は白と黒との区別がつく
The dog knows black from white.
しゃく
Noun
Freq #19758
1

residential community (administrative district of the People's Republic of China)

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