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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sharp (knife, claws, etc.), pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.), acute, stabbing, cutting (remark, criticism, etc.), stinging, biting, fierce (attack), pointed (question, look, etc.), piercing (gaze), shrill (sound); keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.), acute, sharp (eye, mind, etc.), astute, shrewd, discerning, penetrating (insight, question, etc.), perceptive
flame, blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger), passion
calculation, computation, counting, reckoning, count; bill, check, account, payment (of a bill), settlement (of an account); consideration, allowance
pain, agony, suffering, distress, torment
company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance; (romantic) involvement, dating
happiness, well-being, joy, welfare, blessedness
highly priced, expensive, valuable, costly
grain, cereal, corn
engagement, betrothal
congestion, crush, crowding, jam; confusion, disorder
disappointment, despair
order, turn
knowledge, awareness; acceptance, consent, assent, agreement, compliance, acknowledgment, acknowledgement; forgiving, pardoning, excusing
food, foodstuff
tongue; tongue-like object, clapper (of a bell), talon (of a lock), reed (of a musical instrument)
used, second-hand, old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
staying up all night
headache
pan, pot, saucepan; stew, hot pot
sunlight, sunshine, sunbeams; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
delivery