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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outward appearance, exterior appearance, outward show, looks
duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation; in-law, relation by marriage
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
help, rescue, aid, relief; salvation, solace, (source of) comfort, saving grace; (religious) salvation, (Christian) grace
permission, allowance, acceptance, tolerance, pardon
to pass, to elapse, to go by; to pass through, to go through; to experience, to go through, to undergo
stalk, stem
point of view, viewpoint, standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
wise, sensible, well-advised, intelligent, sagacious, prudent
alternate, alternating
meeting again, reunion
work, workmanship, craftsmanship, handiwork; artifice, trick, device, tampering, doctoring
cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
time difference
staple food
engaging in (work), pursuing (e.g. studies), following (a profession), being involved in
beast, brute, animal; animal with human characteristics
fate, destiny, predestination
success in life, getting ahead, successful career, promotion, climbing the corporate ladder, eminence
punishment, penalty
feeling, sensation, mood