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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term, terminology; wording, choice of words, phraseology
hostel, dormitory; bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); tea-ceremony room; villa
to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge, to widen, to broaden; to unfold, to open, to unroll, to unwrap; to scatter about, to spread around; to make flourish, to cause to prosper
to bear fruit
science, learning, scholarship, arts and sciences, academic pursuits
young people, youth, the younger generation
South America
concentration, density; cardinality
accident (caused by negligence), error, blunder; fault, defect
excess, surplus, superabundance, overabundance
vitality, energy, dynamism
overbearing, coercive, pushy, forcible, high-handed
(understanding or appreciation of) culture, (one's) education, cultivation, sophistication, refinement
inspection, study by observation, field trip, tour, review; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
heading, headline, title, caption; index; headword
to see (someone) off, to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight, to follow with one's eyes, to gaze after; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by, to let pass, to pass up (an opportunity); to postpone, to put off, to shelve, to leave (as it is); to take care of (someone) until death, to attend (someone's) funeral, to bury; to hold off (buying or selling), to wait and see
to visit and comfort or console, to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital), to ask after (e.g. someone's health), to inquire after; to attack, to hit, to strike, to deal (a punch)
junior (at work, school, etc.), younger people, younger student
industrial arts, craft
area, extent, dimensions, size; width, breadth
school building, schoolhouse