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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manufacture, production
washing one's hands, water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom, lavatory, toilet; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
to tell someone's fortune, to divine (the future); to predict, to forecast
farewell, send-off
to become muddy, to become cloudy, to become turbid, to become impure (of a liquid or gas); to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become indistinct, to become fuzzy, to become hoarse; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted; to become voiced (of a consonant), to be pronounced as a voiced sound
to roll, to wheel, to trundle, to drive (a car); to turn over, to tip over, to throw down; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to roll, to tumble; to fall over, to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about, to be lying around; (of a situation or outcome) to change, to turn out; to come easily, to be common, to fall into one's hands, to grow on trees
to shout (in anger), to yell
copying, duplication, reproduction, copy
plain, unfigured, patternless, solid (color)
to compare (something) to, to liken, to speak figuratively, to use a simile, to use a metaphor
to be ready, to be prepared, to be arranged; to be in order, to be put in order, to be well-ordered, to be well-proportioned, to be harmonious; to be adjusted, to be regulated, to be refined (e.g. of a face); to be settled (e.g. treaty, contract), to be completed
deep blue, bright blue; ghastly pale, pallid, white as a sheet
foot (of a mountain or hill), bottom, base
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing, looking, watching
to form, to make, to constitute; to build up (e.g. a fortune), to create, to establish; to accomplish, to achieve, to win (fame), to gain; to change (into), to convert; to do, to commit, to carry out, to bring about; to do intentionally
penmanship, calligraphy
net (amount), clear, full (e.g. working hours); net weight; net price, cost price; actual content, useful part
boy, son, child; mere boy, stripling, greenhorn
assumption, supposition, hypothesis; supposition
inverted, upside down, reversed, back to front