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.
Total entries
JLPT levels
Example sentences
Audio clips
chill, the shivers, shivering fit
(written) application, written request, petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
warship, battleship
rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty, imprudent
solid (body), solid matter, solid-state
to boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in
surrender, capitulation, submission; yield
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.), admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with), declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
mixed race, mixed parentage
illusion, hallucination; misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, illusion, delusion, mistake
purpose, utility, objective; way to use something
skill, ability, dexterity; performance, workmanship, craftsmanship, execution
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
guess, conjecture
to place (in position), to fix, to set (e.g. table), to lay (foundation); to install, to seat (someone); to settle (upon something), to fix (e.g. one's gaze); to apply (moxa)
grand, magnificent, lavish, large scale, prosperous, thriving, lively; forceful, powerful, vigorous
hatred
contrast, comparison
firmly, flatly, resolutely, decisively, absolutely, definitely; definitely (wrong, different, etc.), absolutely; by far, far and away, by a long shot, hands down
slander, libel, defamation, calumny, smear
trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist; plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship); dealer