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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pollution, public nuisance, contamination
item, heading, category, clause; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.), entry
high-class, high-grade, high-quality, high-end, luxury; high-ranking, high-level, senior
important point, emphasis, stress, importance, priority; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
bookshop, bookstore
assistant professor, associate professor
commerce, trade, business
trading company
elementary school student, primary school student, grade school student
prize money, monetary award, reward
forest, woods
front, frontage, facade, main
manufacture, production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
counter, window, teller window, ticket window; contact person, point of contact
graduate school
short-term
friend, acquaintance
zone, area, belt, region
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
eldest daughter, first-born daughter
fixed number (of people), prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.), quota, numerical limit, complement; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.), seating capacity