JLPT Vocabulary
Explore vocabulary by level
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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development, growth; progress, development, advancement; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability, person with a developmental disability
beautiful woman, (a) beauty, belle, good-looker
gem, jewel, precious stone
fog, mist; spray
Thursday
to discuss, to talk together
eternity, permanence, perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
lightning, thunder, thunderbolt; god of thunder, god of lightning; anger, fit of anger
to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
to cross over, to cross, to pass through, to pass over (out of), to go beyond, to go past; to exceed, to surpass, to be more (than)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride, to give a lift, to pick up, to help on board; to load (luggage), to carry, to take on board; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive, to take for a ride; to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment); to let (someone) take part; to excite (someone); to publish (an article), to run (an ad)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune), call, inquiry (about someone's health), expression of sympathy; letter of inquiry, letter of sympathy, get-well letter, gift (in token of one's sympathy)
to hide, to conceal
energy, vigour, vigor, liveliness, spirit, life, animation
perception, intuition, the sixth sense
living room (Western style), sitting room
to shout, to cry (out), to scream, to shriek, to yell, to exclaim; to clamor (for or against), to advocate, to insist, to protest, to appeal
section (i.e. of text), sentence, passage, paragraph; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku, first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim, saying, idiom, expression; clause (e.g. in a database query language)
respect, honour, honor
fault, defect, flaw, weak point, weakness, shortcoming, drawback; failure (in an examination), failing grade
consideration, taking into account