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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secret, secrecy, confidentiality, privacy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
flight, flying, aviation
surface, face; outside, exterior; appearances, superficiality
injustice, unfairness, wrongdoing, iniquity, impropriety, irregularity, dishonesty, illegality, fraud
woman, lady, adult female
scenery, scene, landscape, view, sight; scene (e.g. of a crime)
(not) particularly, (not) especially, (not) specially; separately, apart, additionally, extra
(way of) life, lifestyle, living, life circumstances, livelihood, day-to-day life
(distant) future; future existence, world beyond the grave, the world to come; future (tense)
master, expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
life, life force; lifetime, lifespan; most important thing, foundation, core; paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); fate, destiny, karma
order, command, decree, directive; (software) instruction, statement
field, plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
oil
friend, companion, comrade, pal; accompaniment, companion (e.g. book), complement, accessory
prevention, protection (against), precaution
day of the week
component, factor, item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array), member (e.g. data structure)
tear, tears, lachrymal secretion; sympathy
train, railway train
thesis, essay, treatise, paper, article