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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possibly, maybe, perhaps
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water), shore; the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area
gargling, rinsing one's mouth
look, glance, glimpse; one stone
prediction, prophecy, prognostication, foretelling, forecast; (religious) prophecy
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles; south; southern, south; nanban, dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis
fashion, fad, vogue, craze; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
the top (e.g. top ten), the best
Emperor of Japan
side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore
sauce; Worcestershire sauce; source (of information); source code
virus
light, lamp, torch
(young) girl, maiden, young lady
plain, frank, candid, open, direct, straightforward, unabashed, blatant, flagrant
gaudy, showy, garish, loud; crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest
that well-known ..., the one and only ...; that, those, the
now, come (now), well
awfully, terribly
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)