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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rest, break, recess, intermission
border, boundary; turning point, watershed; area, region, spot, space, environment; psychological state, mental state; cognitive object, something perceptible by the sense organs or mind
abstaining from smoking, quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking, Smoking Prohibited
muscle
Friday
poor (at), weak (in), not very good (at); not one's cup of tea, not one's favorite
to tie, to bind, to link; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal), to confirm, to conclude; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly, to purse (e.g. lips); to unite (with), to ally, to join hands
seeing (someone) off, send-off; deferment, postponement, shelving; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
liking, taste, fancy, fondness; wish, desire, choice, preference
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up; to face, to be opposite (someone); to compare, to check with; to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate); to place together, to connect, to overlap; to mix, to combine; to put blade to blade, to fight
extravagant, lavish, opulent, luxurious, magnificent, splendid, fancy, gorgeous
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language, mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating), seating
talent, ability
oxygen (O)
to pay
thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs; work, business, affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ..., playing make-believe ...; alias, also known as, otherwise known as, or; necessity, need; you should ..., I advise that you ..., it's important to ...
congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival; congratulatory gift, present
joke, jest, funny story
needle, pin; hook; stinger, thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.), pointer; staple (for a stapler); needlework, sewing; malice; counter for stitches
drawing, picture, diagram, figure, illustration, chart, graph, map; sight, scene