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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7619 results
N5
待つまつ

to wait; to await, to look forward to, to anticipate; to depend on, to need

N5
遅いおそい

slow; late; too late

N5
忙しいいそがしい

busy, occupied, hectic; restless, hurried, fidgety

N5
毎晩まいばん

every night

N5
欲しいほしい

wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)

N5
甘いあまい

sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared; fragrant (smelling), sweet (music); lightly salted, light in salt, not spicy; naive, overly optimistic, soft on, generous, indulgent, easy-going, lenient; half-hearted, not finished properly; insufficient, not satisfactory, inadequate, loose; mild; tempting, enticing, luring

N5
靴下くつした

socks, sock, stockings, stocking

N5
はし

chopsticks

N5
面白いおもしろい

interesting, fascinating, intriguing, enthralling; amusing, funny, comical; enjoyable, fun, entertaining, pleasant, agreeable; good, satisfactory, favourable, desirable, encouraging

N5
今朝けさ

this morning

N5
丸いまるい

round, circular, spherical; curved, smooth; harmonious, calm, peaceful, amiable, amicable

N5
泳ぐおよぐ

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world, to get along (in life); to totter, to lose one's balance

N5
掛けるかける

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang, to suspend (from), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag); to put on (e.g. a blanket), to put on top of, to cover, to lay, to spread; to put on (glasses, etc.), to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call); to spend (time, money), to expend, to use; to pour (liquid) onto, to sprinkle (powder or spices) onto, to splash, to throw (e.g. water) onto; to turn on (an engine, radio, etc.), to set (a dial, alarm clock, etc.), to put on (a DVD, song, etc.), to use (a device, implement, etc.); to cause (someone inconvenience, trouble, etc.), to burden (someone), to impose; to multiply (arithmetic operation); to secure (e.g. lock); to take a seat, to sit, to rest (something on something else), to support (something on something else); to bind; to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble; to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; to hold (a play, festival, etc.); to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); to argue (in court), to deliberate (in a meeting), to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); to increase further; to catch (in a trap, etc.); to set atop; to erect (a makeshift building); to apply (insurance); to pun (on a word), to use (a word) as a pivot word, to play on words; to be partway doing ..., to begin (but not complete) ..., to be about to ...; to address (someone), to direct (something, to someone), to do (something, to someone)

N5
休むやすむ

to be absent, to take a day off; to rest, to have a break; to go to bed, to (lie down to) sleep, to turn in, to retire; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time, to suspend business

N5
近いちかい

near, close, short (distance); close (in time), soon; close (relationship), friendly, intimate; closely related; similar, almost the same, close to, nearly

N5
太いふとい

fat, thick; deep (of a voice), thick, sonorous; daring, shameless, brazen, audacious

N5
薄いうすい

thin (of an object); pale, light, faint; watery, thin, diluted; weak (taste, etc.), little (affection, etc.), not much (of a presence); slim (probability, etc.), small; sparse, patchy, scattered

N5
返すかえす

to return (something), to restore, to put back; to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn; to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate; to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back; to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back); to do again, to do repeatedly

N5
万年筆まんねんひつ

fountain pen

N5
曇りくもり

cloudiness, cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.), cloud (e.g. in marble), blur, mist, shadow, dimness; gloom, dejection

N5
飲み物のみもの

drink, beverage