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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right, correct; proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful
mostly, ordinarily, usually, generally; probably; most, almost all; ordinary; proper, appropriate, moderate
to do
electric light
to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down
to copy, to duplicate, to reproduce, to trace, to transcribe; to describe, to depict, to portray, to express; to imitate, to model after; to take (a photo), to photograph, to film, to shoot
business, things to do, engagement, errand, affairs
to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears; to sound (like), to come across (as); to be well known, to be famous; to accept (someone's words), to agree, to understand
excluding, except (for), apart from, other than, besides, in addition to; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to be restored, to heal
to ask, to enquire, to inquire; to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate
to paint, to spread, to plaster, to apply (cream, lotion), to smear, to lacquer, to varnish, to put up (wallpaper)
to shine, to glitter, to be bright
to win, to gain victory
embarrassing, embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated, shy; disgraceful, shameful
to slide, to glide, to skate, to ski; to slip, to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position), to be demoted; to bomb (when telling a joke), to fall flat; to slide (move)
to resemble, to look like, to be like, to be alike, to be similar, to take after
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked, to be berthed, to be moored
to lose, to be defeated, to be beaten; to give in (to), to yield, to succumb, to give way, to surrender, to be overcome (with); to be inferior (to), to be second (to), to be outdone (by); to get a rash (from), to come out in a rash; to reduce the price, to give a discount, to throw in (something extra) for free
sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to get wrong, to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing for another), to confuse