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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hot spring; onsen, hot spring resort, hot spring spa
cargo, freight; money or assets
outside (e.g. of a building), exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.), outside world
subject (of study), course of study; department (of a university)
indication, sign, hint, sensation, feeling; tone (of the market)
confident, assured, self-assured, firm, strong, cocksure; bullish
to endeavor (to do), to endeavour, to try hard, to work hard, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to devote oneself, to be committed (to doing)
area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
manuscript, copy, draft, notes, contribution
high-rise (building), multistory, multistoried, tall; high (altitude), upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
altitude, height, elevation; high-degree, high-grade, advanced, sophisticated, strong
high class, high grade
creator (of a work), author, writer, artist, composer, playwright, dramatist
dead body, corpse, cadaver, carcass
practical use, utility
reduction, curtailment, cut, cutback, scaling down, contraction, shrinkage
front and rear, front and back, before and behind, back and forth; before and after; around, about, approximately; order, context; consequences; just when, around the time of; inversion, reversion, getting out of order; co-occurring, happening at the same time
whole (body), full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
carving, engraving, sculpture
commuting to work
natural, reasonable, obvious; usual, common, ordinary, commonplace, the norm