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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poem, poetry, verse; Chinese poem
abnormal, unusual, extraordinary, remarkable, uncommon
a kind, a sort, a variety, a species; of sorts, something of a, a sort of; sort of, somewhat
retirement
yen (currency of Japan); circle
acting, performance
something, something or other, so-and-so; somehow, anyhow, one way or another
conflagration, fire
painter, artist
accounting, finance, account, reckoning; bill (at a restaurant), check; accountant, treasurer, paymaster, cashier; settlement (of a bill, fee, etc.), payment; economic condition
interpretation, explanation, reading, construction
sweat, perspiration; moisture, condensation; gulp, oops
desire, wish, hope; request, entreaty, plea, appeal; prayer; (written) application
(air) temperature
holiday, vacation, day off, time off, leave, furlough
sudden, abrupt, rapid, sharp, drastic, radical
robber, mugger; robbery, burglary
type, style, model, pattern; mold, mould, model, pattern, template, impression; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts), style (in kabuki, noh, etc.), form; convention, tradition, (standard) form, formula, usage; (set) size, inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.); (taxonomical) form
splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable; utter (esp. defeat), total, complete; something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
origin, source, beginning; basis, base, foundation, root; cause; (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock; (one's) side; capital, principal, cost price; root (of a plant), (tree) trunk; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand); first three lines of a waka; counter for plants or trees; counter for falcons (in falconry)
to restrict, to limit, to confine; to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to; to be best (for), to be the best plan, to be the only way (to)