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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if, in case, supposing
to do
to raise, to rear, to bring up; to train, to teach, to educate; to promote the growth of, to nurture, to foster, to develop
far away, distant place, a (great) distance, a long way off, afar; long ago, far back, far (into the future); by far
to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly
to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen; to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root), to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture); to extend
to break, to be smashed; to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed; to become distorted (of sound), to clip; to be divisible (without a remainder); to drop below a minimum
to bite; to chew, to gnaw, to masticate; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.), to falter with one's words, to stutter, to stammer; to crash against (e.g. of waves), to break onto (shore); to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.), to mesh, to fit together; to be involved in; to convince, to persuade
to get dry
to cry, to shed tears, to weep, to sob; to suffer (from), to be troubled (by), to face hardship; to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.), to do reluctantly, to make sacrifices; to be not worth the name, to suffer (of a reputation), to be spoiled, to be put to shame; to lament, to bemoan, to bewail
to be surprised, to be taken aback, to be amazed, to be astonished, to be shocked; to be frightened, to be startled, to be alarmed
to say, to speak, to tell; to be called
Mr, master, boy; Ms, miss; sir, madam
to build, to construct
your husband, her husband
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
thanks, gratitude; manners, etiquette; bow; reward, gift; ceremony, ritual
month after next
week after next
for a moment, for a minute; for a while, for some time; for the time being, for now; it's been a long time, long time no see
to cease, to stop, to be over