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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this year
three, 3
two persons, two people, pair, couple
eight, 8
six, 6
to say, to utter, to declare; to name, to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise
country, state; region; national government, central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land, earth
talk, speech, chat, conversation; topic, subject; discussions, negotiation, argument; rumor, talk, hearsay; tale, story, fable; circumstances, particulars
(doing) together; one lump, one mixture, the same category; the same, identical; (at) the same time
rain; rainy day, rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
English (language)
song, singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
sea, ocean, waters
outside, exterior; the open (air); other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
marriage
to call out (to), to call, to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate, to name, to brand; to garner (support, etc.), to gather; to take as one's wife
(public) park
mouth; opening, hole, gap, orifice; mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece; gate, door, entrance, exit; speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip); taste, palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy), available position; invitation, summons; kind, sort, type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money) and stove burners; counter for swords, blades, etc.
magazine, journal, periodical
mountain, hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap, pile, stack, mountain; protruding or high part of an object, crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire); climax, peak, critical point; guess, speculation, gamble; (criminal) case, crime; mountain climbing, mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); deck (from which players draw cards), draw pile, stock; wall, wall tile; wild
to use (a tool, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume; to use (language), to speak