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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trouble, hardship, difficulty, labour, labor, toil, pains; anxiety, worry, concern, cares
armed forces, military, troops
warning, caution, admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
defect, fault, flaw, deformity, deficiency, shortage, gap
language
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard, drunk, sot
scene, spectacle, sight, view
high-speed, rapid, express; highway, freeway, expressway, motorway
left and right, right and left; (asserting) control, influence, domination; one's attendants, people accompanying one; (serving at someone's) side; equivocation
to kill, to slay, to murder, to slaughter; to suppress, to block, to hamper, to destroy (e.g. talent), to eliminate (e.g. an odour), to spoil (e.g. a flavour), to kill (e.g. one's speed); to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.), to hold back, to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.), to hold (one's breath); to put out (a runner); to pawn, to put in hock
poet
suicide
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one), to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
mainly, primarily, mostly, largely, chiefly
to finish; to graduate
accommodation, lodging
occurrence, happening, incident, event
order, turn, sorting; obedient, docile, submissive, meek
assistant, helper; assistant (to a professor), research assistant
queen; female champion
trade, business, commerce; occupation, calling, profession, job