JLPT Vocabulary
Explore vocabulary by level
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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unexpectedly, surprisingly; unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, surprising
bride
iron pot, kettle
end of the month
fat, tallow, lard, grease
humidity
slanting, tilted, sloping, diagonal, oblique; distorted (feeling), slanted (e.g. view of the world), bad (mood), amiss, awry
to boil, to simmer, to stew, to seethe
boarding (a train, bus, etc.), getting into (e.g. a taxi)
horizontal, level, even
Common Era, CE, Christian Era, anno domini, AD; Western (Gregorian) calendar
connection, attachment, union, join, joint, link; changing trains; conjunction
measurement, surveying
contrast, antithesis, comparison
regulation, adjustment, control
strong point, merit, virtue, advantage
passbook, bankbook
electric current
kerosene, paraffin, lamp oil
sign, mark, marker, beacon; marker
disassembly, dismantling, disaggregating, taking apart, breaking up, analysis, parsing; decomposition, resolution, disintegration, degradation; factorization