Vocabulary Browser
Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
cephalothorax
single-kanji conversion (in an input method)
herbaceous layer
typing practice
Iwashimizu Festival (Sept. 15 festival held at Iwashimizu Hachimangu in Kyoto)
commensalism
the three creator gods (Amanominakanushi no Kami, Takamimusuhi no Kami and Kamimusuhi no Kami)
guardian deity of the three jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha)
predicate adjective
scapulimancy (divination using the cracks in the heated shoulder blade of a deer)
prefectural shrine (of prefectures other than Kyoto and Osaka)
Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
kami-buddha syncretization theory (e.g. manifestation theory)
Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tithe
to take fish, etc.
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
bay (space or distance between two pillars)
Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
eight hereditary titles (designated by Emperor Tenmu in 684 CE: Mahito, Ason, Sukune, Imiki, Michinoshi, Omi, Muraji, Inagi)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.)
Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Sandai Jitsuroku (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
gross national income
closed interval
highest bidder
tall hat
participial construction
Censorate (Later Han and Song dynasty surveillance agency)
to lose one's means of livelihood