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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pregnancy, conception, gestation
agricultural land, farmland
exclusion, removal, elimination, clearing away, getting rid of
echo, reverberation; response, reaction, repercussions, sensation, influence
counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow
quality (of a product or a service)
poverty, penury, need, destitution; shortage, lack, want
indispensable, essential
debt, liabilities
taking on one's share (e.g. of work), dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between, apportionment, allotment, allocation, assignment
radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material
obstruction, hindrance, blocking, disturbance, interference, interruption, sabotage, jamming (a signal)
insurrection, riot, uprising, rebellion, revolt
invalid, void, ineffective, unavailable
entrusting (something to a person), consignment (of goods), putting in someone's charge, trust, commission
uniform, even, across-the-board, equal
low rank, lower position, subordinate position, lower order (e.g. byte)
arts and sciences, liberal arts
customary practice, habit, traditional event
union, unity, solidarity; bundling, binding, tying; putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
the deceased, the departed; old friend, longtime acquaintance