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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liking very much, loving (something or someone), adoring, being very fond of
to sell; to betray, to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known, to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.), to provoke, to force on someone
nose
to request, to beg, to ask; to call, to order, to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on; please, please do, help me out here
refrigerator, fridge
movie theatre, movie theater, cinema
fruit
luggage, baggage, package; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
writing (an essay, prose, etc.), composition; formal writing with little real meaning
washing, laundry; relaxation, rejuvenation, melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing
morning; breakfast
hat, cap
light, bright, well-lit, well-lighted; bright (colour); cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition); bright (future, prospects, etc.), rosy, encouraging, promising; knowledgeable (about), familiar (with), well versed (in), well acquainted (with); fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun), to bathe in, to be flooded with (e.g. light), to be covered in; to suffer (e.g. an attack), to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise), to have heaped upon, to be showered with
(common) cold, influenza, flu, ague, inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
box, case, chest, package, pack, crate; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case, shamisen; public building, community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste, feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
coffee shop, tearoom, coffee lounge, coffeehouse, cafe; kissaten, traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere(explanation)
last year
wallet, purse, coin purse, billfold, pocketbook