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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to go, to come, to call; to be defeated, to collapse, to die; to be annoyed, to be nonplussed; to be madly in love; to visit (shrine, grave)
to fish, to angle, to catch; to lure in, to tempt, to attract, to entice, to allure
sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful; sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous
to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain; to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to; to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain; towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
intention, plan, purpose, expectation; belief, assumption, thought, conviction; estimate, estimation, calculation
to touch, to feel, to handle; to get involved (with), to approach; to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
preparation for a lesson
to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers); to fold, to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt, to end
review (of learned material), revision
to put in order, to tidy up, to clean up, to put away, to clear away; to settle (a matter), to solve, to deal with, to dispose of; to finish, to get through, to complete, to get (something) done; to marry off (one's daughter); to do away with (someone), to bump off, to kill, to eliminate
to find, to discover, to come across, to spot, to catch (someone doing); to be used to seeing, to be familiar with
to move (house), to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)
to finish, to end, to be completed, to be resolved; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry
to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits); to change, to alter, to convert, to translate; to put back, to put away; to cure, to heal; to move up, to promote; to do over again, to redo
to pick up, to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select, to choose, to pick out; to get (unexpectedly), to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.), to snatch (an unexpected victory), to pull off; to pick up (someone; in a car, etc.); to flag down (a taxi), to hail; to pick up (a signal, sound, interference, etc.); to (just manage to) return (the ball), to return (a difficult shot); to take on (someone in adverse circumstances), to employ, to give a job, to take in; to walk, to go on foot
to sleep; to die, to rest (in peace), to lie (buried), to sleep (in the grave); to lie idle (e.g. of resources), to lie unused, to lie untapped, to lie untouched; to close one's eyes
to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
to add (numbers); to add (something), to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to be sufficient, to be enough; to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve; to do (the job), to serve, to answer
to get wet
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble