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The next 86 N3 words by frequency (school and language, travel and nature, home and food, work and money, society and events, feelings and judgement), each in an original N3 sentence with its translation, the pitch accent for most words and a note where it helps.

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  1. うつ (撃つ) (v., u-verb)
    映画の中で、男はピストルを空に向けてうちました。
    to shoot, to fire (a gun) [1]

    In the film, the man fired his pistol into the air.

    Watch out: Homophones 打つ (うつ), to hit, and 討つ (うつ), to strike down (an enemy).
    Everyday Verbs
  2. かつようする (活用する) (v., irregular)
    電車に乗っている時間を活用して、英語の単語を少しずつ覚えています。
    to make good use of; (grammar) to conjugate [0]

    I make use of my time on the train to learn English words little by little.

    Note: In grammar: 動詞の活用 = verb conjugation.
    する-verbs
  3. きかん (器官) (n.)
    目や耳は、外からの情報を受け取る大切なきかんです。
    organ (of the body) [1]

    The eyes and ears are important organs that take in information from outside.

    Watch out: Homophones 機関 (きかん), an engine or body, and 期間 (きかん), a period.
    Body & Health
  4. もと (素) (n.)
    おゆにスープのもとを入れるだけで、すぐに食事ができます。
    base; source; essential ingredient (what something is made from) [2]

    Just put the soup base in hot water and the meal is ready at once.

    Watch out: Homophones 元 (もと), origin, and 基 (もと), basis; 素 is the stuff a product is made from.
    Home & Daily Life
  5. ぜい (税) (n.)
    この値段にはぜいが入っていないので、注意してください。
    tax [1]

    Please note that tax is not included in this price.

    Note: In conversation usually 税金 (ぜいきん); as a suffix: 消費税 (consumption tax).
    Work & Money
  6. チャイム (n.)
    じゅぎょうが始まるチャイムが鳴っても、先生はまだ来ませんでした。
    chime; (school) bell; doorbell

    Even after the bell rang for the start of the lesson, the teacher still hadn't come.

    Note: Also a doorbell: 玄関のチャイムを鳴らす (to ring the doorbell).
    Study & Communication
  7. にっちゅう (日中) (n.)
    日中は家にだれもいないので、にもつは夜にとどけてもらっています。
    daytime; during the day [0]

    There's nobody at home during the day, so I have my parcels delivered in the evening.

    Watch out: Same spelling and reading for Japan and China: 日中関係 (Japan–China relations).
    Time & Change
  8. ひひょうする (批評する) (v., irregular)
    映画の好きな兄は、見た映画をいつもブログでひひょうしています。
    to criticise; to review; to comment on (a work) [0]

    My film-loving older brother always reviews the films he has seen on his blog.

    Note: Weighs good and bad points; 批判する (ひはんする) leans towards finding fault.
    Feelings & Thinking
  9. まっか (真っ赤) (な-adj./n.)
    花屋で、真っ赤なバラの花を十本買いました。
    bright red; deep red; (of the face) flushed [3]

    I bought ten bright red roses at the florist's.

    Note: 真っ赤なうそ = a barefaced lie; compare 真っ青 (まっさお), deathly pale.
    Describing Words
  10. ごく (極) (adv.)
    これはごく一部の人しか知らない、小さなレストランです。
    very; extremely; quite [1]

    This is a small restaurant that only a very few people know about.

    Note: Mostly before a word of amount or degree: ごく一部 (a tiny part), ごく普通 (perfectly ordinary).
    Adverbs & Small Words

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  • Word selection follows the JLPT N3 vocabulary list compiled by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY); there is no official JLPT list since 2010. Order by frequency in the OpenSubtitles 2016 Japanese word list (hermitdave/FrequencyWords). Meanings, kanji spellings and verb groups checked against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Reference only; all example sentences are original.
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