JLPT Vocabulary
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Master essential Japanese words organized by JLPT level. Each entry includes readings, meanings, and example sentences to help you learn effectively.
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corner, edge; (street) corner, turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.), abrasiveness, harshness, sharpness
person, someone, somebody; human beings, mankind, man, people, humans; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people, others; character, personality, nature; capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person; adult, grown-up; I, me, one
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive; to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into; to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated; to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed; to be received, to be obtained; to be scored (of points), to be won (of votes); to turn on, to start functioning, to start working; to enter (a month, season, etc.), to reach (e.g. a climax), to get to (e.g. the main topic), to enter into (e.g. negotiations), to start (doing), to begin; to form (of a crack, fissure, etc.), to develop; to be put in (of effort, spirit, feeling, etc.), to be applied (e.g. of strength); to be ready (of tea, coffee, etc.), to be made; to enter the body (of alcohol), to become drunk
(place) near by, (place) close by, (place) right next to, the side (of something), beside, vicinity, proximity, neighbourhood (neighborhood); as soon as, right after
store, shop, establishment, restaurant
I, me
skillful, skilled, proficient, good (at), adept, clever; flattery; upper part; upper stream, upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV), stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons), dexterity; over-arm grip on opponent's belt
healthy, robust, strong, solid, durable
to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive; to come back, to do ... and come back; to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue; to come from, to be caused by, to derive from; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter, window shutter; entrance (to a home); narrows
south
younger brother, little brother, kid brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); pupil, apprentice
area, vicinity, region; side, edge; circumstances
salt, common salt, table salt, sodium chloride; hardship, toil, trouble; saltiness; cold, unwelcoming, indifferent
body; torso, trunk; build, physique, frame, figure; health, constitution
east; eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces; east; wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither(explanation); my spouse; east wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of east wind tiles; eastern, east; Tokyo
10,000, ten thousand; myriad; everything, all; various
sky, the air, the heavens; weather; far-off place, distant place; state of mind, feeling; (from) memory, (by) heart; falsehood, lie; somehow, vaguely; fake
another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside; another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al.; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside; except, but, other than, apart from; besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
back; reverse, rear side, back (e.g. of a chair), spine (of a book); height, stature; ridge (of a mountain)