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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grass, weed, herb, thatch; ninja; marijuana, cannabis; not genuine, substandard; LOL, haha
to send, to dispatch, to forward, to transmit, to ship, to remit; to see (someone) off, to escort, to accompany, to take; to bid farewell to (the departed), to say goodbye to, to bury; to spend (time), to pass, to lead (a life), to live; to pass (on, along), to advance (a runner); to affix (okurigana)
insect, bug, cricket, moth; worm, roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings, (one's) unconscious; nervousness, fretfulness; person devoted to one thing, single-minded person; valve core; mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair; perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible, haphazard
hot water; hot bath, hot spring; molten iron
hair (on the head)
to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to
translation; deciphering, decoding; translation
hair; fur, wool; down, plumage, feathers
reservation, appointment, booking, advance order; contract, subscription, pledge; programming (e.g. a device), setting (e.g. a timer)
selling area, counter, section, department, sales floor; favorable time to sell, good time to sell
to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower, to reduce, to bring down; to demote, to move back, to pull back; to clear (plates), to remove (food, etc. from table or altar); to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards
return, coming back
a long time (since the last time), first in a long time; it's been a long time, long time no see
thread, yarn, string
to collect, to assemble, to gather
swimming
employee (of a store), shop assistant, clerk, salesperson
circumstances, condition, convenience; arranging, managing; lending money, raising money; in all, in total, all told
zoo, zoological gardens
tool, implement, instrument, utensil, apparatus, device; means; furniture