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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first 10 days of the month
steam, vapour, vapor; steamboat, steam locomotive
phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line
drainage basin, catchment basin, river basin, watershed, valley
coal mine, (coal) pit, colliery; coal-mine shaft
compression; condensing, shortening, summarizing; compression (of data)
English writing, English sentence, English text; English literature, English lit
liquid
to strike, to hit, to beat, to punch
approval, adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.), passage
house, building
to change, to alter, to revise, to replace; to reform, to correct, to mend, to improve; to examine, to check, to inspect; to do properly, to do formally
shellfish; seashell, shell
expansion, extension, enlargement; escape, ESC
scholarly ability, scholarship, knowledge, literary ability
space, interval; space character, whitespace
utensil, implement, tool, instrument, appliance, apparatus
order, observance, discipline; rules, law, regulations
group, crowd, flock, herd, bevy, school, swarm, cluster (e.g. of stars), clump, pack (e.g. of dogs)
go (board game)
official business, public business