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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example, instance, illustration, case; precedent; custom, habit, practice, usage
district, region, area, locality; the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area; civilian society
rim, brim, edge, brink
field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness
bone; frame; outline, core; backbone, spirit, fortitude; laborious, troublesome, difficult
occasion, time, circumstances, (in) case (of), when
crop, crops, (agricultural) produce, farm products
Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss; clan; he, him; counter for people
seed (e.g. of a plant), pip, kernel, stone (e.g. of a peach); progeny, offspring, issue, breed; paternal blood, lineage; sperm, semen, seed; cause, source, seed, origin; material (e.g. for an article), matter (e.g. of a story), subject (of discussion), theme, (news) copy, source (of a story); ingredient, main ingredient (of a piece of sushi), leaven; mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.), secret, trickery; 10-point card, tane, animal card
raw, uncooked, fresh; natural, as it is, unedited, unprocessed; unprotected (sex), raw, bareback; live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced, unpolished, green, crude; impudence, sauciness; unpasteurized beer, draft beer, draught beer; blank (e.g. disk), unused; just a little, somehow, vaguely, partially, somewhat, half-, semi-; insufficient, incomplete, half-baked, half-hearted, perfunctory; cash; tipsiness
moreover, furthermore; nevertheless, and yet
end, tip, top; end (of the year, month, etc.), close; youngest child; descendants, offspring, posterity; future; (finally) after, (at last) after, at the end of; trifles, trivialities; degenerate age
role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service; position (of responsibility), post, office; part (in a play, film, etc.), role, character; scoring combination, hand, yaku, meld
seven
since, henceforth
committee member
maintenance, preservation, improvement
violation, offense, offence, breach, transgression, infringement, contravention
medical treatment, medical care
general, universal; ordinary, average, common, non-celebrity; the same, no different, (just) as if
one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party; on the one hand, on the other hand; whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn; just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only