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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walk, stroll
dictionary, lexicon; letter of resignation
ticket
to run; to run (of a vehicle), to drive, to travel, to move, to sail; to rush (to), to dash, to race; to retreat, to flee, to defect (to); to run away, to abscond, to elope; to flash (of lightning), to streak, to shoot (through; e.g. of pain), to run (through), to flare, to flit (e.g. across one's face), to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.); to go (e.g. bad, to extremes), to become, to turn, to take to (e.g. crime), to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions), to get involved in, to get wrapped up in; to run (through; of a road, street, etc.), to extend (e.g. of a mountain range), to stretch, to lie
to buy, to purchase; to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.), to elicit (e.g. sneers), to invite (e.g. scorn), to evoke, to arouse, to win (someone's favour); to accept, to take on, to take up; to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
corridor, hallway, passageway
yesterday
no; you're welcome, not at all, don't mention it
to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount; to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold; to be granted, to be issued, to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
umbrella, parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat, shade (of a lamp), mushroom cap, pileus
to cut, to cut through, to perform (surgery); to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect; to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub); to open (something sealed); to start; to set (a limit), to do (something) in less or within a certain time, to issue (cheques, vouchers, etc.); to reduce, to decrease, to discount; to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry, to let drain; to cross, to traverse; to criticize sharply; to act decisively, to do (something noticeable), to go first, to make (certain facial expressions, in kabuki); to turn (vehicle, steering wheel, etc.); to curl (a ball), to bend, to cut; to shuffle (cards); to discard a tile; to dismiss, to sack, to let go, to expel, to excommunicate; to dig (a groove), to cut (a stencil, on a mimeograph); to trump; to cut (the connection between two groups); to start a fire (with wood-wood friction or by striking a metal against stone); to draw (a shape) in the air (with a sword, etc.); to do completely, to finish doing; to be completely ..., to be totally ..., to be terribly ...; to do clearly, to do decisively, to do firmly
to ferry across (e.g. a river), to carry across, to traverse; to lay across, to build across; to hand over, to hand in, to pass, to give, to transfer
envelope
every morning
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
yellow, amber
to end, to come to an end, to finish, to close, to be over; to finish, to complete, to conclude; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime; to be awful, to be terrible, to suck, to be hopeless
crossing, intersection
pencil
to leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out; to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out; to move forward; to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach; to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display; to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out; to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform; to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised; to sell; to exceed, to go over; to stick out, to protrude; to break out, to occur, to start, to originate; to be produced; to come from, to be derived from; to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid; to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get; to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave; to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain; to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed; to graduate; to ejaculate, to cum
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant; to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine; to pronounce, to read (e.g. a kanji); to decipher, to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.), to tell (the time); to count, to estimate; to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading