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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a family, a household, a home, one's family, whole family; (one's own) style, school; gang, (yakuza) family
girl (usu. between 7 and 17), young lady; female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
passenger
place, position, location; position, standing, status, situation
hill, height, knoll, rising ground; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
shadow, silhouette, figure, shape; reflection, image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace, shadow (of one's former self); behind, background, other side
shape, form, figure, posture, pose; appearance, style; state, situation; suitable, fit, reasonable; about
contribution, donation
cherry tree, cherry blossom, sakura; light pink; fake buyer, paid audience, shill, seat filler; hired applauder; horse meat
old person, elderly person, senior citizen; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(explanation); senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone), to not finish; to save, to set aside, to reserve; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death), to bequeath; to stay (in the ring), to hold on
mail service, postal service, mail, post; mail, postal matter, postal items
advantageous, favourable, better, stronger; profitable, lucrative, gainful, paying
joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations
win, victory
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat), provisions, rations, food supply
house, home; one's house, one's home; one's husband
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain, end (of a scene); end, close; case, occasion, role (to play), part, place; makuuchi, top division
prediction, estimation
in succession, one by one
king, ruler, sovereign, monarch; tycoon, magnate, champion, master; king (of the senior player)