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JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

traffic
pass through
avenue
commute
counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ„ใ‚ฆ
ใƒ„
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใจใŠ.ใ‚‹
ใจใŠ.ใ‚Š
-ใจใŠ.ใ‚Š
-ใฉใŠ.ใ‚Š
ใจใŠ.ใ™
ใจใŠ.ใ—
-ใฉใŠ.ใ—
ใ‹ใ‚ˆ.ใ†
Nanori โ€” Specialized readings used in names
ใจใ‚“
ใฉใ†ใ—
ใฉใŠใ‚Š
ใฟใก

Common Words

ใตใคใ†
Freq #281
1

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average

Examples
ๆ—ฅๆ›œๆ—ฅใฏ็งใซใจใฃใฆๆ™ฎ้€šใฎๆ—ฅใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
Sunday is not an ordinary day to me.
ๅนธ็ฆใ‚’้ก˜ใ†ใฎใฏใ”ใๆ™ฎ้€šใฎใ“ใจใ ใ€‚
It is only normal to want to be happy.
2

Adverb (fukushi)

normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๆ™ฎ้€š๏ผ™ๆ™‚ใซๅฏใ‚‹ใ€‚
She usually goes to bed at nine.
3

Abbreviation; Common noun

local train; train that stops at every station

ใจใŠใ‚Š
Freq #686
1

Common noun

street; road; avenue; thoroughfare

Examples
ใ“ใฎ้€šใ‚Šใซๆฒฟใฃใฆ่กŒใ‘ใฐ้ง…ใซ็€ใใพใ™ใ€‚
If you follow this street, you will get to the station.
2

Common noun

traffic; coming and going

Examples
ใ“ใฎๆจช็”บใฏไบบใฎ้€šใ‚ŠใŒๅคšใ„ใ€‚
This cross street is busy with pedestrian traffic.
3

Common noun

flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; running

Examples
ใ“ใฎ็…™็ชใฏ้€šใ‚ŠใŒๆ‚ชใใชใฃใŸใ€‚
This chimney has begun to draw badly.
4

Common noun

transmission (of sound); reach (of voice)

5

Common noun

reputation; favor; favour; popularity

6

Common noun

understanding; comprehension; comprehensibility; clarity

7

Common noun

the same way (as); as (follows, stated, expected, etc.)

Examples
ไบบใ€…ใฏๅฟ…ใšใ—ใ‚‚่กจ้ขใซ่กจใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸ้€šใ‚Šใงใฏใชใ„ใ€‚
People are not always what they seem.
8

Counter

counter for sets of things

9

Counter

counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.

Examples
ใใ‚Œใฏ๏ผ’้€šใ‚Šใซ่งฃ้‡ˆใงใใ‚‹ใ€‚
That reads two different ways.
ใจใŠใ‚‹
้€ใ‚‹
ๅพนใ‚‹
Godan verb
Freq #984
1

Intransitive verb

to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of

Examples
็งใฏๆฏŽๆ—ฅใใฎๆ•™ไผšใฎๅ‰ใ‚’้€šใ‚‹ใ€‚
I go by that church every day.
2

Intransitive verb

to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect

Examples
้ง…ใจ้ฃ›่กŒๆฉŸใฎ้–“ใฏใ€ใƒใ‚นใŒ้€šใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
Buses run between the station and the airport.
3

Intransitive verb

to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in

4

Intransitive verb

to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through

Examples
ๅผพใŒใƒ˜ใƒซใƒกใƒƒใƒˆใ‚’้€šใฃใŸใ€‚
A bullet pierced the helmet.
5

Intransitive verb

to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout

6

Intransitive verb

to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far

Examples
ใ‚ฑใƒชใƒผใฎๅฃฐใฏใ€ใ‚ˆใ้€šใ‚‹ใ€‚
Kelly's voice carries well.
7

Intransitive verb

to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed

8

Intransitive verb

to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted

Examples
ๅฎนๆ˜“ใซ่ฉฆ้จ“ใซ้€šใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใ€‚
I expect her to pass the examination easily.
9

Intransitive verb

to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for

Examples
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใƒ™ใ‚นใจใ„ใ†ๅใง้€šใฃใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
She went by the name of Bess.
10

Intransitive verb

to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense

Examples
ใใ†ใ„ใ†่จ€ใ„่จณใฏใจใŠใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
That's no excuse.
11

Intransitive verb

to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood

Examples
้ป™ใฃใฆใ„ใฆๅฟƒใŒ้€šใฃใŸใ€‚
There was no need for verbal communication.
12

Intransitive verb

to pass for; to come across as; to seem like

Examples
ใ“ใฎ็ตตใฏๆœฌ็‰ฉใง้€šใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
This painting will pass for genuine.
13

Intransitive verb

to be straight (e.g. wood grain)

14

Archaic; Intransitive verb

to be well-informed; to be wise

15

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly

ใ‹ใ‚ˆใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #1131
1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between

2

to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent

Examples
๏ผ–ๆญณไปฅไธŠใฎๅญไพ›ใฏๅญฆๆ กใซ้€šใ‚ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚
Children of six and above should attend school.
3

to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

4

to resemble

ใคใ†ใ˜ใ‚‹
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #1150
1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with)

Examples
ใ“ใฎใƒ‰ใ‚ขใฏๆ›ธๆ–Žใซ้€šใ˜ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
This door leads to the study.
2

to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to

3

to be understood; to be comprehended

4

to be honored; to be good

5

to be well versed in; to be well-informed

6

to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)

7

to form a liaison; to be intimate

8

to spread widely; to disseminate

ๅพนใ™
้€ใ™
ใจใŠใ™
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #1270
1

to stick through; to force through

Examples
ใใฎๅญใฏใฉใ†ใ—ใฆใ‚‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ‚ใŒใพใพใ‚’้€šใใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
The boy will have his own way.
2

to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse

3

to make a path between two points

4

to proceed in a logical manner

5

to let pass; to allow through

6

to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in

7

to go through (a middleman)

8

to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.)

9

to pass (a law, applicant, etc.)

Examples
ๅ‚่ญฐ้™ขใฏใฉใ‚“ใชๆ”นๆญฃๆกˆใ‚‚้€šใ•ใชใใฆใ‚‚ๆง‹ใ‚ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚
The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.
10

to force to accept; to force agreement

11

to continue (in a state); to persist in

12

to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...

13

In the form ใจใŠใ—ใฆโ€ฆใ™ใ‚‹

to do from beginning to end without a break

14

to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party

15

After the -te form of a verb

to do to the end; to carry through; to complete

ๅ…ถใฎ้€šใ‚Š
ใใฎใจใŠใ‚Š
Expression
Freq #2032
1

just like that; quite so; I agree

Examples
ใ€Œใ‚ใชใŸใฏๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใงใ™ใ‹ใ€ใ€Œใใฎ้€šใ‚Šใงใ™ใ€
"Are you a teacher?" "So I am."
2

Common noun

that street

Examples
ใใฎ้€šใ‚Šใฏ๏ผ‘๏ผๆ™‚ใ‚’้ŽใŽใ‚‹ใจ้–‘ๆ•ฃใจใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ€‚
The street was deserted after ten.
ใคใ†ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†
Adverb
Noun
๏ฝžใฎ Adj.
Freq #2471
1

usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common

Examples
ๅฝผใฏใ€้€šๅธธใƒใ‚นใงๅญฆๆ กใธ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚
He usually goes to school by bus.
ใฉใŠใ‚Š
ใฉใ†ใ‚Š
Noun suffix
Freq #2562
1

Oft. as ๏ฝžใซ or ๏ฝžใฎ

in accordance with; following

Examples
ใ„ใพใ‚„ใƒ–ใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฅๅคง็ตฑ้ ˜ใŒๅฝ“้ธใ—ใŸใฎใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ๆฅญๅ‹™ใฏ้€šๅธธ้€šใ‚Šใซใชใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
Now that Bush has been elected, it will be business as usual.
2

roughly; about

3

Street; Avenue

Examples
๏ผ‘ไบบใฎ็”Ÿๅพ’ใŒใƒ™ใ‚คใ‚นใƒณ้€šใ‚Šใง่ปŠใซใฒใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚
A student was run over by a car on Basin Street.
ใ‚’ใจใŠใ—ใฆ
Expression
Freq #2709
1

through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

Examples
ใใ—ใฆๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏใใฎๆ–‡ๅญฆใ€ๆ˜ ็”ปใ€้Ÿณๆฅฝใชใฉใฎๆ„Ÿๅ‹•ใ‚’้€šใ—ใฆไธ–็•Œใซๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ‚’ไธŽใˆใคใฅใ‘ใ‚‹ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚
And they will continue to influence the world through the excitement of their literature, movies and music.
๐ŸŽ“

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