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Browse and learn Japanese words organized by JLPT level
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
hemichordate (any worm of phylum Hemichordata)
voir dire (hearing to determine the admissibility of evidence, or the competency of a witness or juror)
flat-topped burial mound
auspicious bird (e.g. crane, Chinese phoenix, Vermilion Bird)
pentastomid (any worm of phylum Pentastomida)
seashore false bindweed (Calystegia soldanella)
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
to marry (of a woman)
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness)
small water spring
midsummer greetings
Monoplacophora (polyphyletic class of mollusks)
Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3, the supposed day of his death)
excipient (inactive ingredient added to a drug)
five dhyani buddhas
undisputedly
kanji reading and meaning
Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara)
forged card (e.g. cash card, credit card)
old gentleman
regular election (triennial election of half of the House of Councillors)
my
Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive zazen sitter)
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
nuclear submarine
Shikoku pilgrimage (to the 88 temples)
free lodging (for pilgrims, etc.)
Emperor Meiji's birthday (November 3; national holiday held from 1927 to 1948)