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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simple, easy, uncomplicated; brief, quick, light
danger, peril, hazard; risk
chance, opportunity, occasion
competition, contest, rivalry, race; competition (between organisms or species)
traffic, transportation; communication, exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
(manufacturing) industry
this time, now; next time, another time, shortly, soon; recently, lately, the other day
examination, exam, test; trial, experiment, test
temple (Buddhist)
enough, sufficient, plenty, adequate, satisfactory; sufficiently, fully, thoroughly, well, perfectly; division into ten
forest; shrine grove
parent, parents, mother and father; dealer, banker; founder, inventor; (pet) owner; key, parent (organization), main; ancestor, forefather
the old days, the past, former times, a long time ago; the past ten years, the past decade
explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend
earthquake
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf
she, her; girlfriend
to compare, to make a comparison (between); to compete (on), to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
normal, ordinary, regular, usual, common, average; normally, ordinarily, usually, generally, commonly; local train, train that stops at every station
literature
wall, partition; barrier, obstacle, hindrance, difficulty; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)