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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to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound; to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move, to impress, to touch; to drive in, to hammer in, to put in, to inject, to vaccinate; to type, to send, to transmit; to insert, to write in, to mark; to make (noodles, etc.), to prepare; to till (soil); to sprinkle, to throw, to cast; to do, to carry out, to play, to perform, to engage in (gambling, etc.); to pay (a deposit, etc.); to visit (on a pilgrimage); to line (a coat); to bind (a criminal); to drop (a piece); to play a move, to play a game
reason, cause, grounds; meaning, sense; (good) sense, reason; circumstances, case; (romantic) relationship, love affair
safety, security
opinion, view, comment; scolding, reprimand, rebuke, admonition, cautioning, warning
meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress
relation, relationship, connection; participation, involvement, concern; influence, effect; sexual relations, sexual relationship; related to, connected to
spirit, mind, heart; nature, disposition; intention, mind, will, motivation; mood, feelings; consciousness; care, attention, consideration, worry; interest; (the) air, atmosphere; ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood; fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste; qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki
technology, engineering; technique, skill; art, craft
guest, visitor; customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger; counter for containers used to entertain guests
education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing; culture, cultivation, education
airport
(physical) form, shape, figure; visage, (facial) features, appearance (of a person), figure, looks; form (as opposed to substance), manner (of action), style, (outward) appearance; (resultant) state, situation, condition, form; behaviour (towards others), attitude, demeanor, manners; shape (positional qualities of a group of stones)
economy, economics; finance, (one's) finances, financial circumstances; being economical, economy, thrift
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.), busybody, vigilante, gatekeeper
research, study, investigation
cause, origin, source
light; illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow; happiness, hope; influence, power; vision, eyesight; optical fiber, optical fibre
senior high school, high school
international; diplomatic intercourse
recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now; nearest, closest
end, conclusion; last, final, latest, most recent; no sooner than, once, right after (often having negative consequences); one's final moments