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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tropics
clapping hands, applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface, grain (e.g. of wood), texture; disposition, temperament, character, type
cooked rice; meal, food; one's living, livelihood
tragedy, tragic drama, tragic play; tragedy, calamity, disaster
association, socializing, socialising, fellowship
cloth, fabric, material, textile; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
grave, gravesite, tomb
sunset, sundown, nightfall, dusk; end, close; year-end, end of the year
genuine article, real thing, real deal
trouble, bother, annoyance, nuisance, inconvenience; to be troubled (by), to be bothered (by), to be inconvenienced (by)
divorce
(romantic) love
whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
fashion, trend, vogue, craze, fad, popularity; prevalence (of a disease), epidemic
memories, recollections, reminiscence
aroma, fragrance, scent, smell
desert
festival, feast, matsuri; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, online shaming, flaming; galore (as in "goals galore"), frenzy, mania
job, work, employment, occupation, position; duties; trade, skill
class (of students); group (of people), party, team, crew; lot, bunch, set; crime family, organized-crime syndicate; set (of items), assortment, deck (of cards), pack; typesetting, composition