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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study of foreign languages; linguistics
fairness, impartiality, justice, objectivity
plate, dish, platter, disc; serving, helping, course; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
pride, boast
time, labour, labor
castle
dining table
succession; inheritance
to refuse, to reject, to dismiss, to turn down, to decline; to inform, to give notice, to ask in advance (and get approval), to get permission; to ask leave, to excuse oneself (from)
commuting to school, school commute
mud, (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch), to put on, to put against, to hold on, to hold against; to allot, to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer); to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)
poison, toxicant; harm, evil influence; ill will, spite, malice; abusive language
wish, desire, hope; prospect, expectation, (one's) hopes
friendship, fellowship, camaraderie
to invite, to ask (someone to do), to call (for), to take (someone) along; to tempt, to lure, to entice, to seduce; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.), to arouse (e.g. sympathy), to provoke
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for birds or bird wings
charge, duty, person in charge, official, clerk; connection, linking
flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service; mail, post, letter; opportunity, chance
to love
handshake; reconciliation, joining hands, cooperation