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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dispatch, despatch, deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency), temporary worker, agency temp
background, scenery, backdrop, setting; background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context; backing, support (from behind the scenes)
statement, remark, observation, utterance, speech, proposal
judicial decision, judgement, judgment, sentence, decree
(economic) depression, recession, slump
division (of a larger group), branch, field, class (subclass), group, category, department
protection, safeguard, guardianship, custody, patronage; preservation, conservation
report (of news), reporting, news, information, (media) coverage
defense, defence, protection
democracy, popular sovereignty; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016)
opposition party, the opposition
association, society, organization, organisation
arrangement, pact, agreement
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
secretary (government), director, chief
bill (law), measure
financing, loan
discussion, argument, debate
influential, prominent, leading; strong, powerful, likely, plausible, promising, convincing, substantial
expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture
appeal, call for something, request, claim, demand; axiom