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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dryness, aridity, drying (e.g. clothes), dehydration, desiccation; insipidity
deep emotion, impression, inspiration
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
indirection, indirectness
division, section, demarcation, partition, segmentation, compartment, (traffic) lane; classification, sorting, grouping, segmentation; division
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.), to review; to get a better opinion of, to see in a more positive light; to improve, to recover (market, illness, etc.)
actually, really
mountain forest, forest on a mountain, forest land, woodland; mountains and forests
garage, carport, depot (for trains, buses, etc.), shed, carbarn
gravity, gravitation, gravitational pull
going to work, leaving for work, attendance (at work), being at work, presence (in the office), reporting for work
digestion (of food); digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding; consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota), completion; losing one's form and turning into something else
bell (often a large hanging bell), chime
tableware
invasion, incursion, raid, aggression, intrusion, trespass, penetration, hacking
ancestor, forefather, foremother
size; large and small (sizes), various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game), tai sai, dai siu, big and small
straight line
power outage, power failure, power cut, blackout
movement (of the body), action, motion, gesture; bearing, carriage, behaviour, behavior, demeanour, demeanor; operation (of a machine, software, etc.), running, working, functioning
fragment, broken piece, splinter, chip, shard