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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crescent moon, young moon
miserable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable
disappointed love, broken heart, unrequited love, being lovelorn
to hear, to be told, to know; to receive (order), to undertake, to comply, to take (a reservation, etc.)
artificial, man-made, imitation, synthetic
surface mail (by ship), sea mail; ferry service, steamer service
to carve, to engrave, to sculpt, to chisel; to tattoo
contagion, infection
sign, mark, symbol, code; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
vague, ambiguous, unclear; shady, disreputable; fuzzy
hindrance, impediment
to become quiet, to quiet down, to quieten down; to calm down, to die down, to subside, to abate, to be suppressed
ellipse, oval
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.), worship
great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary; distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous; awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe; tiring, tough, hard; very, extremely
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
rough, wild, violent, rude, coarse, harsh, fierce, heavy (e.g. breathing); immoderate, extravagant, reckless
to take out, to produce, to pick out; to fetch, to retrieve
to be saved, to be rescued, to survive; to escape harm, to be spared damage; to be helped, to be saved trouble
drunkard
at once, immediately, without delay, promptly