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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lecture attendance, auditing
farming, agriculture, cultivation
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents), destruction; annulment, cancellation, abrogation, voiding, breaking (e.g. a treaty); reversal (of an original ruling on appeal), quashing
beach, foreshore
irregular, unseasonable, changeable, unsettled, abnormal
explanation (e.g. for one's actions), excuse, justification, defense, defence
paving (a road), surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.), pavement
(direct) hit, hitting the mark
evening, dusk, twilight
labour, labor, effort, toil, trouble
ability, skill, facility
donation, presentation, gift
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.), to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.), to drive, to smash; to fire into, to shoot into; to input (data), to enter; to devote oneself to, to be absorbed in, to be (really) into, to be enthusiastic about, to put heart and soul into, to throw oneself into, to go head over heels for; to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.); to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.), to get a blow in; to invade one's opponent's territory, to place a stone in an opponent's formation; to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form
effect, virtue, efficacy, impression; one's dominant eye
sunburn, suntan, tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper), yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
parallelism, running parallel (to, with); running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
every other week, every two weeks
concise, brief, succinct, compact (style)
rock
contribution, service
quarterly publication