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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to distribute, to hand out, to deliver, to deal out, to serve out; to allot, to allocate, to place (staff, soldiers, etc.), to station
irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire; unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned; (only) surface, something superficial; skin and bone, body
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
classification, categorization, sorting
armed forces, military, troops; (common) soldier, rank-and-file soldier; underling, ordinary employee, grunt
dialect, provincialism
infinity, infinitude, eternity; infinite, limitless
fur, skin, pelt; kanji "fur" radical
powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous; reassuring, encouraging
samurai, warrior; warrior, soldier, samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period
both sides
registered mail, registered post, registration (of mail); (putting on) record, writing down, noting down, registry
roadside trees, row of trees
sunlight, rays of the Sun
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.), going into operation (e.g. telephone communication), beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic), resumption of services
large tree
biography, life story
blood transfusion
groundwater, underground water
unexpectedly, surprisingly; unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, surprising
bride