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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practice, training, drill, (an) exercise, workout
year before last
one person; being alone, being by oneself; being single, being unmarried; by oneself, alone; just, only, simply
today, this day; these days, recently, nowadays
town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; downtown, main street; street, road
picture, drawing, painting, sketch; image (TV, film, etc.), picture, footage
fish
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back), width, breadth; side (of a box, etc.); beside, aside, next to; unconnected
classroom, lecture room; department (in a university); class, lessons, course; school (for a particular discipline), teaching establishment
building
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris), canine; squealer, rat, snitch, informer, informant, spy; loser, asshole; counterfeit, inferior, useless, wasteful
black; black stone; guilt, guilty person
three; three years of age
paper
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge, crust, heel (of bread or cheese), selvedge (of woven fabric), selvage; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.), handle
letter, note
lesson, class, teaching, instruction, classwork, schoolwork
to take out, to get out; to put out, to reveal, to show; to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in; to publish, to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound), to start (fire); to serve (food); ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out); to begin ..., to start to ..., to burst into ...
blue, azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature, unripe, young
snow, snowfall
river, stream; River, the ... river