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Vocabulary · JLPT N5–N1

Learn words through pictures and context.

Discover Japanese words, readings and meanings, one illustration at a time.

Illustration of コーヒー

コーヒー

N5

コーヒー

coffee

Illustration of 早い

早い

N5

はやい

early

Illustration of 帽子

帽子

N5

ぼうし

hat

Illustration of 終る

終る

N5

おわる

to finish

Illustration of 黒

黒

N5

くろ

black

Illustration of 暮れる

暮れる

N4

くれる

to get dark; to come to an end

Illustration of ワープロ

ワープロ

N4

ワープロ

word processor

Illustration of ビル

ビル

N4

ビル

building or bill

Illustration of 焼く

焼く

N4

やく

to bake; to grill

Illustration of 急ぐ

急ぐ

N4

いそぐ

to hurry

Illustration of 誤り

誤り

N3

あやまり

error

Illustration of 礼儀

礼儀

N3

れいぎ

manners; courtesy; etiquette

Illustration of 半ば

半ば

N3

なかば

middle; half; semi; halfway; partly

Illustration of 絵画

絵画

N3

かいが

picture

Illustration of 働き

働き

N3

はたらき

work; labor

Illustration of 不通

不通

N2

ふつう

suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation

Illustration of 遭う

遭う

N2

あう

to meet; to encounter (undesirable nuance)

Illustration of 重役

重役

N2

じゅうやく

director; high executive

Illustration of おめでたい

おめでたい

N2

おめでたい

happy event; matter for congratulation; auspicious event; pregnancy

Illustration of じゃんけん

じゃんけん

N2

じゃんけん

rock-scissors-paper game

Illustration of 期末

期末

N1

きまつ

end of term

Illustration of 捜索

捜索

N1

そうさく

search (esp. for someone or something missing); investigation

Illustration of 差異

差異

N1

さい

difference; disparity

Illustration of 華々しい

華々しい

N1

はなばなしい

brilliant; magnificent; spectacular

Illustration of 事前

事前

N1

じぜん

prior; beforehand; in advance