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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spring, fountain
advance, moving forward, progress
noise, din
very, very much, greatly, considerably, highly, exceedingly, a great deal, a lot, to one's heart's content
mere, simple, sheer
simply, merely, only, solely
wisdom, wit, sagacity, sense, intelligence; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation, making tea; brown; mockery
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.), passing by (e.g. of a typhoon), transit; passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament), carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.), clearing, getting through (a preliminary round), qualification
mountain climbing, mountaineering, ascent of a mountain
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
work, labor, labour; achievement, performance, ability, talent; salary, income, earnings; action, activity, workings, function, operation, movement, motion; conjugation, inflection
tropics
clapping hands, applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface, grain (e.g. of wood), texture; disposition, temperament, character, type
cooked rice; meal, food; one's living, livelihood
tragedy, tragic drama, tragic play; tragedy, calamity, disaster
association, socializing, socialising, fellowship
cloth, fabric, material, textile; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
grave, gravesite, tomb
sunset, sundown, nightfall, dusk; end, close; year-end, end of the year