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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neck; head; dismissal (from a job), firing, sacking
rate, ratio, percentage, proportion; comparatively; contrary to expectations
once, one time, on one occasion; temporarily, for a moment; one degree, one tone, one musical interval
not exceeding ..., not more than ..., ... and under, ... and below, ... or fewer; below (a standard, level, etc.), under, beneath, less than; the following, the below-mentioned, the rest, followed by ...; including ..., ... and other (employees, officials, etc.)
driver, chauffeur
conversation, talk, chat
enjoyment, pleasure, amusement, delight, joy, fun, diversion, hobby; anticipation, looking forward to, something to look forward to
season, time of year
interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)
harbour, harbor, port
suburb, residential area on the outskirt of a city, commuter belt
failure, mistake, blunder
to live, to exist; to make a living, to subsist; to be in effect, to be in use, to function; to come to life, to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.), place; position, post
line, stripe, stria; line (e.g. telephone line), wire; ray (e.g. X-ray), beam; line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane; outline, contours, form; level; division; line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle; impression one leaves, air one gives off
junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school
attention, notice, heed; care, caution, precaution, looking out (for), watching out (for); advice, warning, caution, reminder; admonishment, reprimand, telling-off
answer, reply, response; answer, solution, result
hospitalization, hospitalisation
admission (to a school or university), entrance, enrolment, enrollment, matriculation
play, playing, game; pleasure, amusement, pastime, recreation, diversion; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.), freedom; flyleaf