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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wise, clever, smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets), obedient, good
relative, relation, kin
very, extremely, surprisingly, fairly, quite, considerably, awfully, terribly; terrible, horrid, contemptible, reprehensible; remarkable, extraordinary
lost child, lost person, stray child, missing child
to separate, to part, to divide, to keep apart
to elevate, to raise, to lift up; to flatter, to extol, to praise to the sky
to spend (time), to pass, to lead (a life), to live; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol), to carry too far, to carry to excess; to take care of, to support; to overdo, to do too much; to ... without acting on it, to ... without getting involved
to desire, to wish, to hope; to beg, to request, to implore, to pray; to have something done for oneself
to exert (influence), to exercise, to cause (e.g. damage), to do (e.g. harm), to bring about (e.g. benefits), to extend, to have an effect (on)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability), advance, progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
that is to say, that is, in other words, I mean, that (this, it) means; in short, in brief, to sum up, ultimately, in the end, in the long run, when all is said and done, what it all comes down to, when you get right down to it, basically; clogging, obstruction, stuffing, (degree of) blockage; shrinkage; end, conclusion; dead end, corner; distress, being at the end of one's rope
rabbit, hare, coney, cony, lagomorph (esp. leporids)
deep (colour), dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency), dense; strong (possibility, etc.); thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"), close, deep (love, etc.)
cheek (of the face)
memorization, memorisation, learning by heart
to freeze, to become frozen, to freeze over
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book); fish; counter for fish
hard, solid, tough; stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing); strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe, steady, honest, steadfast; obstinate, stubborn; bookish, formal, stuffy
verb
second (unit of time); arc second
noise, sound