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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poverty-stricken, destitute, poor, penurious
boiling, seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate), excitement, agitation, fermentation; soaring (of prices), shooting up
division of labor, division of labour, specialization, specialisation, assembly-line production
fine powder
unripe, green, immature; immature, inexperienced, unskilled, green
exemplar, model, example, pattern
revision (of text), alteration, change
monarch, sovereign, ruler, liege (lord)
condition, situation, prospects
first edition
previous generation (of a family), previous head of the family, one's (late) father; predecessor; previous age, previous generation
small dining table (usu. for a single person), serving tray (with legs); meal, food, serving; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
majority decision, majority vote, majority rule
section, cross section, profile
crown (of head), summit (of mountain), spire; easy win for one; something received
stealing, theft
to take into one's possession, to receive, to accept, to collect, to claim; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet), to take custody of, to adopt; to leave, to go away, to withdraw, to get out
liquid, fluid
(a) little, somewhat, somehow
money, currency, coin
status, position, rank; method, way, style; rule, regulation, law; case; figure (form of a syllogism)