Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
sextet / six-part ensemble
around 8 p.m. / evening time
even an ogre at eighteen / beauty at eighteen
reincarnation / transmigration of souls
mailbag / postal sack / postbag
drawing paper / sketch paper
mud / clay / muddy soil
ugly man / unattractive man
night bird / nocturnal bird
loser woman / self-deprecating term for an unmarried woman seen as unsuccessful
gecko / house lizard
task / assignment / lesson
gluttony / overeating / eating too much
tattoo artist / tattooer
video creator / videographer / video artist
associate pastor / assistant pastor
ebony brown / maroon
lying-around tribe / couch potato / stay-at-home youth
Bletilla orchid / hyacinth orchid
wisteria purple / violet
purple magnolia / lily magnolia
white magic / benevolent magic
ninja technique / stealth art
utopia / paradise / ideal world
golden ratio / divine proportion
zodiac / the twelve signs of the zodiac
overacting / exaggerated performance
frenemy / enemy-friend
moon-viewing sake / sake drunk while admiring the moon
female geisha / woman geisha