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.
Total entries
JLPT levels
Example sentences
Audio clips
earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery; Seto ware, ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)
integer
fair copy, clean copy
to grow, to spring up, to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to produce, to yield, to cause; to result from, to arise, to be generated
constantly, always, continually, steadily
to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up; to pick (e.g. fruit), to pluck, to tear off; to do ... heavily, to do ... heartily, to do ... vigorously
to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp; to be on edge, to be nervous, to be irritable, to be touchy; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.), to be harsh, to be angry, to look displeased, to look sour; to be provocative, to be radical, to be rebellious
envious, jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to go upstream, to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin), to date back (to), to trace back (to), to be retroactive (to)
fresh, refreshing, invigorating, pleasant, delightful; clear (voice), fluent (speech), eloquent
to sweep, to brush, to clean; to gather silkworms
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel, to paddle
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word, declensional kana ending
odious, hateful, detestable, horrible; (speaking ironically) darling
to be complete, to be all present, to make a full set, to be satisfied (of conditions); to be equal, to be uniform, to be even, to match, to agree; to gather, to assemble, to be collected
to collect, to gather, to get together, to complete (a collection); to arrange, to put in order, to prepare, to get ready; to make uniform, to make even, to match
waiting room
(not) very, (not) so, (not) very much, (not) particularly, (not) especially
gentle, quiet, mild, meek, obedient, docile, well-behaved, tame; quiet (color, pattern, etc.), sober
very, extremely, exceedingly, greatly, terribly; extreme, excessive, great many, large number of; splendid, impressive, tremendous, immense; exaggerated