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 carry, to transport, to move, to convey; to come, to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.), to move; to carry out, to proceed with, to arrange; to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress
cloud
rule, regulation
mirror, looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
sand, grit, fine gravel
finger, toe, digit; between (e.g. two people), face to face; hindrance, impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis; counter for traditional dance songs
habit; (social) custom, practice, convention, tradition
water supply, water service, waterworks, tap water; channel, strait; water course, waterway
baby, infant
grass, weed, herb, thatch; ninja; marijuana, cannabis; not genuine, substandard; LOL, haha
to send, to dispatch, to forward, to transmit, to ship, to remit; to see (someone) off, to escort, to accompany, to take; to bid farewell to (the departed), to say goodbye to, to bury; to spend (time), to pass, to lead (a life), to live; to pass (on, along), to advance (a runner); to affix (okurigana)
insect, bug, cricket, moth; worm, roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings, (one's) unconscious; nervousness, fretfulness; person devoted to one thing, single-minded person; valve core; mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair; perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible, haphazard
hot water; hot bath, hot spring; molten iron
hair (on the head)
to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to
translation; deciphering, decoding; translation
hair; fur, wool; down, plumage, feathers
reservation, appointment, booking, advance order; contract, subscription, pledge; programming (e.g. a device), setting (e.g. a timer)
selling area, counter, section, department, sales floor; favorable time to sell, good time to sell