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JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

wait
depend on

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฟใ‚ค
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใพ.ใค
-ใพ.ใก
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใพใก
ใพใค

Common Words

ใพใค
ไฟŸใค
Godan verb
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #102
1

to wait

Examples
ใ—ใฐใ‚‰ใ้›ป่ฉฑใ‚’ๅˆ‡ใ‚‰ใšใซใŠๅพ…ใกใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
Please hold the line a moment.
2

to await; to look forward to; to anticipate

3

Usu. in negative form

to depend on; to need

ใใŸใ„
Freq #428
1

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

expectation; anticipation; hope

Examples
ใจใซใ‹ใไธ‡ไบ‹ใ†ใพใใ„ใใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆœŸๅพ…ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚
Let's hope for the best anyway.
2

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

promising; rising; up-and-coming

ใŸใ„ใ
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #3339
1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

Examples
ใใฎๅฎŸ้จ“ใ‚’่จ˜้Œฒใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ€ๅคงๅ‹ขใฎ็ง‘ๅญฆ่€…ใŒๅพ…ๆฉŸใ—ใŸใ€‚
A group of scientists stood by, ready to record the experiment.
2

quarantine

ใŠใพใŸใ›ใ—ใพใ—ใŸ
Expression
Polite
Freq #4602
1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

Examples
้•ทใ„ใ“ใจใŠๅพ…ใŸใ›ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚
Have I kept you waiting long?
ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใŸใ„
่ซ‹ๅพ…
ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ ใ„
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #4712
1

invitation

Examples
ใ”ๆ‹›ๅพ…ใ‚’ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
Thank you for your invitation.
ๅพ…ใกๅˆใ›
ใพใกใ‚ใ‚ใ›
Noun
Freq #5633
1

appointment

Examples
ไฝ•ๆ™‚ใซใฉใ“ใงๅพ…ใกๅˆใ‚ใ›ใ™ใ‚‹๏ผŸ
What time and where could we meet?
ใพใกใ‹ใพใˆใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6014
1

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

Examples
็งใฏๆœ€ๅพŒใฎใƒใƒฃใƒณใ‚นใ‚’ๅพ…ใกๆง‹ใˆใŸใ€‚
I watched for the last chance.
ๅพ…ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹
ใพใกใ†ใ‘ใ‚‹
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #6669
1

to await; to wait for; to expect

Examples
ใฉใฎ้€ฒ่ทฏใ‚’้ธใ‚“ใงใ‚‚ๅฑ้™บใŒๅพ…ใกๅ—ใ‘ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Whichever way we choose will involve danger.
ใพใก
Noun suffix
Noun
Freq #7229
1

waiting; waiting time

Examples
ใ‚ใฎใƒ„ใ‚ขใƒผใ€ใ‚ญใƒฃใƒณใ‚ปใƒซๅพ…ใกใฎ็Šถๆ…‹ใ ใฃใฆใ€‚
That tour already has a waiting list.
2

Mahjong

wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

ใŸใ„ใใ†
๏ฝžใ™ใ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #7805
1

Noun, used as a suffix

treatment; reception; service

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ„ใคใ‚‚ๅพ…้‡ใŒๆ‚ชใ„ใจไธๅนณใ‚’่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
He is always complaining of ill treatment.
2

working conditions; salary; pay; remuneration

๐ŸŽ“

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