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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consent, agreement, acceptance; understanding, satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation), being convinced
bankruptcy, insolvency
height, stature
criticism, critique, review, commentary
leather
writing brush, paintbrush, pen; writing with a brush, drawing with a brush, penmanship, something drawn with a brush; writing (composing text), the written word; (land) lot, plot
attire, dress, clothes, clothing, costume, garb
laws of nature, physical laws; physics
friend, ally, supporter; taking sides (with), supporting, standing by, backing up
safety, security, peace, quiet; safely, without incident, successfully; good health; inaction, ennui
to be silent, to say nothing
nakedness, nudity; bareness, nakedness, baldness, being uncovered; being penniless; concealing nothing, openness
light, lamp
(school) subject, curriculum, course; item, heading, entry
happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing
gathering, meeting, assembly, collection, attendance
continuation, rest (of the story, work, etc.), next installment, sequel; flow (e.g. of a piece of writing), pacing (of a story); succession (of), sequence, series, spell, stretch, streak, run
pleasant, agreeable, comfortable
devil, demon, fiend; Satan, the Devil; Māra, evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment(explanation)
eternity, perpetuity, permanence, immortality
crossing (a road, river, etc.), cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town), cutting across, intersecting (e.g. a railway track); crossing (east-west), traversing, travelling across, flying across (e.g. the Pacific), sailing across; cutting horizontally, sectioning laterally