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JLPT N3 Colors & Shapes vocabulary

23 words from JLPT N3 that relate to Colors & Shapes, ordered by real-world frequency. Words that have an example sentence show it alongside.

WordMeaning
型かた朝型人間?mold, model, styleAre you a morning person?
濃いこい帰ってこい。thick (as of color, liquid), dense, strongCome home.
姿すがた姿をあらわせ!figure, shape, appearanceShow yourself.
硬いかたい鉄は硬い。hard, firm, solidIron is hard.
面めん蛙の面に水。face, mug, surface, side or facet, corner, pageLike water off a duck's back.
まぶしい太陽がまぶしい。dazzling, radiantMy eyes are dazzled by the sun.
枠わく彼はドア枠の下に立った。frame, slideHe stood under the door frame.
丸まる彼女は丸顔です。circle, full (month)She has a round face.
穴あな彼は穴を掘った。holeHe dug a hole.
玉たま艱難汝を玉にす。ball, sphere, coinAdversity makes a man wise, not rich.
模様もよう雨模様だ。pattern, figure, designIt looks rainy.
輪わ私もだわ。ring, hoop, circleSo do I.
縁ふち縁は異なもの。edge, rimMarriages are made in heaven.
球たますべての星は球だ。globe, sphere, ballEvery star is a sphere.
柄がら恥ずかしがらないで。pattern; build; characterDon't be shy.
表面ひょうめん彼は月の表面に立った。surface, outside, faceHe stood on the surface of the moon.
形態けいたい怒りは狂気の1形態です。form, shape, figureAnger is a form of madness.
端はしこっちの端を持っててくれる?end (e.g., of street), edge, marginWill you please hold this edge?
派手はで派手すぎるよ。showy, flashy, gaudyIt's too loud.
真っ赤まっか彼は真っ赤になった。deep red, flushed (of face)He turned bright red.
判はんポケット判の方が安い。size (of paper or books)The pocket edition is cheaper.
平らたいらあの山の頂上は平らだ。flatness, level, smoothThe top of that mountain is flat.
四角しかく例えば、『ねえ、ちょうど今青い四角の紙を見たよ。』のようにだ。squareLike, 'Hey, I just saw a blue paper square!'

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