JapanLingo

Vocabulary

Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

3524 words · JLPT N3

plain negative: does not do postponement

enkishinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip postponement.

💡 する-verb form of 延期 (postponement).

plain negative: does not do cancellation

chuushishinai hi mo arimasu.

There are days when we skip cancellation.

💡 する-verb form of 中止 (cancellation).

plain negative: does not do start

kaishishinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to skip start.

💡 する-verb form of 開始 (start).

plain negative: does not do end

shuuryoushinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping end.

💡 する-verb form of 終了 (end / termination).

plain negative: does not do participation

mada sankashinai kamo shiremasen.

We might still skip participation.

💡 する-verb form of 参加 (participation).

plain negative: does not do cooperation

kyouryokushinai hito mo imasu.

There are people who skip cooperation.

💡 する-verb form of 協力 (cooperation).

plain negative: does not do sharing

kyouyuushinai riyuu o oshiete kudasai.

Please tell me the reason for skipping sharing.

💡 する-verb form of 共有 (sharing).

plain negative: does not do coordination

renkeishinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping coordination.

💡 する-verb form of 連携 (coordination).

plain negative: does not do exchange

konkai wa koukanshinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip exchange this time.

💡 する-verb form of 交換 (exchange).

plain negative: does not do interaction

kouryuushinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip interaction.

💡 する-verb form of 交流 (interaction / exchange).

plain negative: does not do conversation

kaiwashinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping conversation.

💡 する-verb form of 会話 (conversation).

plain negative: does not do remark

hatsugenshinai nara, hayame ni itte kudasai.

If you are going to skip remark, please say so early.

💡 する-verb form of 発言 (remark / statement).

plain negative: does not do presentation

happyoushinai tsumori desu.

I intend to skip presentation.

💡 する-verb form of 発表 (presentation / announcement).

plain negative: does not do report

houkokushinai hi mo arimasu.

There are days when we skip report.

💡 する-verb form of 報告 (report).

Memory tip

Do not learn 報告しない from zero: it carries 報告 inside it. Hold on to 報告 = report upward and the rest is grammar.

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plain negative: does not do explanation

setsumeishinai hito mo imasu.

There are people who skip explanation.

💡 する-verb form of 説明 (explanation).

Memory tip

Do not learn 説明しない from zero: it carries 説明 inside it. Hold on to 説明 = explain it clearly and the rest is grammar.

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plain negative: does not do introduction

shoukaishinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping introduction.

💡 する-verb form of 紹介 (introduction).

Memory tip

Once 紹介 clicks, 紹介しない comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 紹介 = introduce.

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plain negative: does not do advertising

konkai wa sendenshinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip advertising this time.

💡 する-verb form of 宣伝 (advertising).

plain negative: does not do advertisement

mada koukokushinai kamo shiremasen.

We might still skip advertisement.

💡 する-verb form of 広告 (advertisement).

plain negative: does not do order

konkai wa chuumonshinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip order this time.

💡 する-verb form of 注文 (order).

plain negative: does not do delivery

haitatsushinai nara, hayame ni itte kudasai.

If you are going to skip delivery, please say so early.

💡 する-verb form of 配達 (delivery).

plain negative: does not do shipping

haisoushinai nara, hayame ni itte kudasai.

If you are going to skip shipping, please say so early.

💡 する-verb form of 配送 (shipping).

plain negative: does not do transport

yusoushinai hi mo arimasu.

There are days when we skip transport.

💡 する-verb form of 輸送 (transport).

plain negative: does not do movement

konkai wa idoushinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip movement this time.

💡 する-verb form of 移動 (movement / transfer).

plain negative: does not do relocation

itenshinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip relocation.

💡 する-verb form of 移転 (relocation).

plain negative: does not do arrival

touchakushinai hi mo arimasu.

There are days when we skip arrival.

💡 する-verb form of 到着 (arrival).

Memory tip

到着しない is 到着 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 到着 = arrival.

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plain negative: does not do returning to one's country

kikokushinai nara, hayame ni itte kudasai.

If you are going to skip returning to one's country, please say so early.

💡 する-verb form of 帰国 (returning to one's country).

plain negative: does not do returning home

kitakushinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to skip returning home.

💡 する-verb form of 帰宅 (returning home).

plain negative: does not do going out

gaishutsushinai hito mo imasu.

There are people who skip going out.

💡 する-verb form of 外出 (going out).

plain negative: does not do hospitalization

nyuuinshinai riyuu o oshiete kudasai.

Please tell me the reason for skipping hospitalization.

💡 する-verb form of 入院 (hospitalization).

plain negative: does not do leaving hospital

taiinshinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to skip leaving hospital.

💡 する-verb form of 退院 (leaving hospital).

plain negative: does not do medical examination

shinsatsushinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping medical examination.

💡 する-verb form of 診察 (medical examination).

plain negative: does not do medical treatment

chiryoushinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to skip medical treatment.

💡 する-verb form of 治療 (medical treatment).

plain negative: does not do recovery

kaifukushinai riyuu o oshiete kudasai.

Please tell me the reason for skipping recovery.

💡 する-verb form of 回復 (recovery).

plain negative: does not do prevention

yoboushinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip prevention.

💡 する-verb form of 予防 (prevention).

plain negative: does not do prohibition

konkai wa kinshishinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip prohibition this time.

💡 する-verb form of 禁止 (prohibition).

plain negative: does not do permission

konkai wa kyokashinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip permission this time.

💡 する-verb form of 許可 (permission).

plain negative: does not do application (official)

shinseishinai riyuu o oshiete kudasai.

Please tell me the reason for skipping application (official).

💡 する-verb form of 申請 (application (official)).

plain negative: does not do application

moushikomishinai hito mo imasu.

There are people who skip application.

💡 する-verb form of 申し込み (application / sign-up).

plain negative: does not do contract

keiyakushinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping contract.

💡 する-verb form of 契約 (contract).

plain negative: does not do purchase

kounyuushinai tsumori desu.

I intend to skip purchase.

💡 する-verb form of 購入 (purchase).

plain negative: does not do payment

shiharaishinai hito mo imasu.

There are people who skip payment.

💡 する-verb form of 支払い (payment).

plain negative: does not do saving (money)

setsuyakushinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip saving (money).

💡 する-verb form of 節約 (saving (money)).

plain negative: does not do saving money

konkai wa chokinshinai koto ni shimashita.

We decided to skip saving money this time.

💡 する-verb form of 貯金 (saving money).

plain negative: does not do investment

toushishinai you ni shiteimasu.

I make a point of skipping investment.

💡 する-verb form of 投資 (investment).

plain negative: does not do business management

keieishinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip business management.

💡 する-verb form of 経営 (business management).

plain negative: does not do production

seisanshinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip production.

💡 する-verb form of 生産 (production).

Memory tip

Do not learn 生産しない from zero: it carries 生産 inside it. Hold on to 生産 = production and the rest is grammar.

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plain negative: does not do manufacturing

mada seizoushinai kamo shiremasen.

We might still skip manufacturing.

💡 する-verb form of 製造 (manufacturing).

plain negative: does not do construction

kensetsushinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip construction.

💡 する-verb form of 建設 (construction).

plain negative: does not do construction work

koujishinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.

I think it is better to skip construction work.

💡 する-verb form of 工事 (construction work).

plain negative: does not do repair

shuurishinai to kimemashita.

I decided to skip repair.

💡 する-verb form of 修理 (repair).