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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wrong, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable; not allowed, not possible; failing grade
expectation, anticipation, forecast
good luck, fortune
estimate, guess, conjecture, aim; direction, bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately, about, around
word, term; language; speech
crude, rough, plain, humble, shabby, poor-quality, low-quality
intelligence, intellect, brains
moderate (degree), proper (amount), temperate, suitable
hair (on the head), (a) hair
pleasant, delightful, enjoyable, joyful, cheerful, amusing, happy
able, capable, competent, talented, efficient
change, money exchange
armpit, under one's arm, side, flank; beside, close to, near, by; aside, to the side, away, out of the way; off-track, off-topic; deuteragonist, supporting role; second verse (in a linked series of poems)
to be (animate), to be, to exist; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed, to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to rely on, to depend on, to count on, to turn to (for help)
to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to pull, to draw, to pull tight; to string (lines), to run (cable), to stretch; to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag, to haul, to tow; to lead (e.g. one's followers); to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); to tempt into joining, to strongly invite to join; to delay, to prolong; to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); to quote, to cite, to reference; to pull the ball; to wear, to put on
manners, etiquette, propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.), way of making
to clasp, to grasp, to grip, to clutch; to hold (the answer), to have (e.g. the solution), to be the key, to be the reason; to seize (power), to hold (the reins), to dominate, to control; to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.), to form (with one's hands), to press into shape, to mold, to mould
degree, extent, amount, balance, state, condition; (health) condition, state of health; adjustment, moderation, regulation; addition and subtraction; slight sign of ..., slight state of ...; just right for ...
to make sure, to check, to ascertain, to confirm, to verify