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Multiple-choice practice questions, one best answer each, on N3 kanji readings and spellings, words in context, grammar forms, sentence order and short reading passages.

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Practice deck · part of JLPT N3 · written against: Every word of the JLPT N3 vocabulary list compiled by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY; no official list since 2010) and every N3 kanji of kanji-data not already in the N5 and N4 decks (352 of its 367, with 泣 and 暖: 354 kanji), with grammar patterns and in-context cloze; sentences use N5–N3 kanji, pitch accent from Kanjium. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. 「彼女はいつも【笑顔】でお客さんを迎えます。」

    How is the bold word read?

    A) えがお
    B) えいがお
    C) しょうがお
    D) えかお
    A) えがお

    笑顔 is read えがお, "a smiling face": いつも笑顔で迎えます = "always welcomes (them) with a smile." 笑顔 is one of the whole-word readings listed in the jōyō table's appendix (付表); its え comes from 笑む (えむ), and 顔 (かお) is voiced to がお.
    Feelings & Thinking
  2. 「大雪のため、【空港】では朝から飛行機が一機も飛んでいません。」

    How is the bold word read?

    A) くこう
    B) くうごう
    C) くうこう
    D) そらこう
    C) くうこう

    空港 is read くうこう, "airport": 空港では朝から飛行機が一機も飛んでいません = "not a single plane has flown at the airport since this morning." Both kanji use on readings, 空 with a long vowel (くう) and 港 unvoiced (こう).
    Town · Travel & Nature
  3. 「弟は自転車で転んで、足を【骨折】しました。」

    How is the bold word read?

    A) こっせつ
    B) こつせつ
    C) こっせき
    D) こうせつ
    A) こっせつ

    骨折 is read こっせつ, "bone fracture": 足を骨折しました = "broke his leg." 骨 (こつ) shortens to a small っ before せつ, the on reading of 折.
    Everyday Verbs
  4. A「試合、どうだった？」
    B「あと一点で勝てたのに、負けちゃった。本当に（　　）よ。」

    Which option best fills the blank?

    A) かしこい
    B) あさい
    C) くやしい
    D) おさない
    C) くやしい

    くやしい (悔しい) is the frustration of losing or failing: 本当にくやしいよ = "it's really frustrating." Losing by just one point is the typical situation for it.
    Describing Words
  5. A「田中さん、毎朝五時に起きて走っているそうですよ。」
    B「それで、あんなに元気な（　　）ね。」

    Which option best fills the blank?

    A) わけにはいきません
    B) わけではありません
    C) わけです
    D) わけがありません
    C) わけです

    〜わけだ states the natural conclusion: それで、あんなに元気なわけですね = "so that's why they're so energetic." わけがない (there's no way) and わけではない (it's not that) would contradict それで.
    Judgement & Certainty
  6. 「先生のていねいな説明は、＿＿ ★ ＿＿ ＿＿ ありがたかったです。」

    Arrange the four options to complete the sentence. Which one goes in the ★ slot?

    A) にとって
    B) わたし
    C) とても
    D) 留学生の
    B) わたし

    The order is 留学生の / わたし / にとって / とても: 留学生のわたしにとって、とてもありがたかった = "were very welcome to me as an international student." にとって gives the point of view and is followed by an evaluation.
    Topic & Relation

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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

Checked against:

  • Kanji readings checked against the jōyō kanji table (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan, 2010) and KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); vocabulary against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); grammar against Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese Grammar (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) and デジタル大辞泉 (Kotobank). Reference only; no text copied.
  • Kanji, vocabulary and grammar follow the sets commonly listed for JLPT N3 (no official list exists since 2010); every tested word is taught in this folder's study decks, though two target kanji (結, 骨) have no kanji card of their own and appear only inside words such as 結果 and 骨折.

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