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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judge, judiciary
peninsula; Korea
site, plot, lot, grounds
father and mother, parents
eruption, volcanic eruption
literature; the arts, art and literature, liberal arts
to throw, to fling, to hurl, to toss; to neglect, to abandon, to leave alone, to give up on, to leave undone, to leave unfinished
direction, district, area; field (e.g. of study), sphere, quarter, aspect, angle
night, nighttime
government office, public office
section (e.g. in a newspaper), column, page; field (in a form, web page, etc.), blank; handrail, railing, banister, balustrade
archipelago, chain of islands
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown, diadem, coronet; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best, peerless, first; name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.; counter for titles; order, rank
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
deadline, closing, cut-off; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
as was expected, just as one thought, sure enough; really, actually, ever
huge, vast, enormous, colossal, extensive, large; swelling, expansion
ground, crust (earth), bed (gravel, river, etc.); foundation (building, etc.), base; constituency, power base, support (electoral), footing, foothold
agricultural produce
sales, demand
easy, simple; easygoing, lighthearted, simplistic, irresponsible, careless, quick (to do)