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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desire, wish, hope; request, entreaty, plea, appeal; prayer; (written) application
(air) temperature
holiday, vacation, day off, time off, leave, furlough
sudden, abrupt, rapid, sharp, drastic, radical
robber, mugger; robbery, burglary
type, style, model, pattern; mold, mould, model, pattern, template, impression; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts), style (in kabuki, noh, etc.), form; convention, tradition, (standard) form, formula, usage; (set) size, inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.); (taxonomical) form
splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable; utter (esp. defeat), total, complete; something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
origin, source, beginning; basis, base, foundation, root; cause; (raw) material, ingredient, base, mix (e.g. for a cake), (soup) stock; (one's) side; capital, principal, cost price; root (of a plant), (tree) trunk; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand); first three lines of a waka; counter for plants or trees; counter for falcons (in falconry)
to restrict, to limit, to confine; to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to; to be best (for), to be the best plan, to be the only way (to)
breathing, respiration; knack, trick, secret (of doing something); harmony, balance, synchronization, accord; short interval, short pause
passing (an exam), pass, success, passing grade; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.), passing (inspection), qualification, being found eligible
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.), center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.), source, origin, cause, basis; one's true nature; (fishing) reef
crime, sin, wrongdoing, indiscretion; penalty, sentence, punishment; fault, responsibility, culpability; thoughtlessness, lack of consideration
to (take out and) show, to demonstrate, to tell, to exemplify, to make apparent; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate, to show, to represent, to signify, to display
play, drama
debt, loan, liabilities, borrowing money; number of games under the .500 mark
variety, kind, type, category; counter for kinds, species, etc.
departure, leaving, setting off
document, papers
invitation
common sense, good sense, common knowledge, general knowledge, common practice, accepted practice, social etiquette