JLPT N3 Vocabulary

Usage · 用法

Choose the sentence in which the word is used correctly.

溜まる

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訳 · Translation

たまる (to pile up, to accumulate): Work has piled up and I can't take a day off.

正解 · Answer

仕事が溜まっていて、休みが取れない。

解説 · Why

溜まる describes things accumulating unattended — work, laundry, fatigue, dust.

誤答 · Why the other options are wrong

駅に人が溜まって電車を待っている。 — For people waiting you would use 集まる or 並ぶ.

彼は日本語が溜まっている。 — Ability does not take 溜まる.

この本は溜まっておもしろい。 — 溜まる is not an adverb.

語彙 · Breakdown

溜まるたまるto pile up, to accumulate

ストレスがたまる—stress builds up

例文 · Example

つかれがたまっている。

Tsukare ga tamatte iru.

Fatigue has built up.

配点 · Points & details

Est. points1 pt

DifficultyMedium

Avg. time38 sec

Correct rate50%

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AddedAug 2026

出典AI draft · human-reviewed

This question was drafted by AI and audited by human reviewers. Official JLPT scoring is scaled (0–60 per section); point values here are catalogue estimates.

衆智 · Community check2 attempts

50%of attempts answer correctly

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