く JLPT N3 Vocabulary

Browse 31 JLPT N3 Vocabulary entries for Japanese under く.

Kana く

  1. 暮らし くらし Way of life; lifestyle; living. Refers to how one lives day to day.
  2. 苦労 くろう Trouble; hardship; difficulty. The experience of struggling or toiling.
  3. 癖 くせ A habit (often a bad habit); peculiarity. A tendency that is hard to control.
  4. 加える くわえる To add; to append; to include additionally. Used for putting something extra into a group or mixture.
  5. 下す くだす To hand down; to pass judgement; to give an order. Issuing a decision or directive from a position of authority.
  6. 食う くう To eat. A rough, masculine way of saying 'to eat.'
  7. 腐る くさる To rot; to go bad; to spoil. Decomposition of food or materials.
  8. 組む くむ To put together; to assemble; to cross (arms/legs); to team up.
  9. 汲む くむ To draw water; to scoop; to pump. Collecting liquid from a source.
  10. 酌む くむ To serve sake; to pour drinks. The act of pouring alcohol for someone.
  11. 繰り返す くりかえす To repeat; to do something over again. Used for actions, words, or patterns that recur.
  12. 狂う くるう To go mad; to get out of order. Describes losing sanity, or something malfunctioning or deviating from normal.
  13. 苦しむ くるしむ To suffer; to be in pain; to be troubled. Describes experiencing physical or emotional distress.
  14. 咥える くわえる To hold something in the mouth; to carry in the mouth. Used for objects gripped between teeth or lips.
  15. 加わる くわわる To join in; to be added to. Describes becoming part of a group or something being added.
  16. 訓練 くんれん Training; practice; drill. Systematic instruction or exercise to develop a skill.
  17. 臭い くさい Stinky; smelly; bad-smelling. Describes an unpleasant odour.
  18. 悔しい くやしい Frustrating; vexing; mortifying. Describes the bitter feeling of regret or defeat.
  19. 苦しい くるしい Painful; agonising; tough. Describes physical or emotional distress and hardship.
  20. 暮れ くれ Year end; dusk; the close of a period. Refers to the end of the year or the fading of daylight.
  21. 詳しい くわしい Detailed; thorough; well-informed. Describes information that is comprehensive or a person who is knowledgeable.
  22. 区別 くべつ Distinction; differentiation; the act of telling things apart.
  23. 鎖 くさり Chain. A series of connected links, used both literally and figuratively.
  24. 下り くだり Down-train; outbound train going away from Tokyo. Also means descent or downhill.
  25. 苦痛 くつう Pain; agony; suffering. Intense physical or mental distress.
  26. 組 くみ Class; team; group; set. A unit of people or things grouped together.
  27. 組合 くみあい Association; union; cooperative. An organized group formed for a shared purpose.
  28. クラシック クラシック Classic; classical music; classics. Something traditional, timeless, or of enduring quality.
  29. クリーム クリーム Cream. Refers to dairy cream, cosmetic cream, or cream-colored items.
  30. クリスマス クリスマス Christmas. The annual holiday celebrated on December 25th.
  31. 訓 くん Kun-reading; the native Japanese reading of a Chinese character. Also means instruction or precept.