JLPT Vocabulary
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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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ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)
difference, disparity, gap
to recite, to chant; to cry, to yell, to shout; to advocate, to advance, to preach, to insist
barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty
birth and growth, giving birth and raising, development, breeding
to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close
migratory bird, bird of passage
edict, ordinance, proclamation
spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion
storm, windstorm, gale
heaven and earth, the universe, the world, nature; land, world, realm, sphere; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
(bargain) sale
to be disordered, to be disarranged, to be disarrayed, to be disheveled, to be dishevelled; to be discomposed, to be upset, to get confused, to be disturbed; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to encourage, to cheer on, to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
(public) notice, attention, public eye, public gaze
lending (money, commodities, etc.), finance, loan; adaptability, versatility, flexibility, accommodation
to sever, to cut off; to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate; to abstain (from), to give up
to drag, to trail, to pull along the ground, to lug; to force (someone) along, to drag (along); to prolong, to drag out; to influence, to persuade, to entice, to lure
corresponding to, being applicable to, being relevant to, coming under, falling under, fulfilling (requirements), meeting (conditions), qualifying for