teacher ②sensei ③intimate or teasing form of address ④one's elder
せ
ん
洗
た
く
濯
washing ②relaxing
ぜ
ん
全
ぶ
部
all
そ
う
掃
じ
除
cleaning
そ
う
し
て
and
そ
し
て
and
そ
こ
there (place relatively near listener) ②there (place just mentioned) ③then (of some incident just spoken of) ④you
そ
ち
ら
that way ②there ③that (one) ④you
そ
ち
ら
that way ②there ③that (one) ④you
そ
と
外
outside ②the open (air) ③other place
そ
の
that ②part (as in "part two") ③um ...
そ
ば
near ②third person
そ
ら
空
sky ②weather ③somehow ④fake
そ
れ
that ②then ③there ④you
そ
れ
か
ら
and then
そ
れ
で
は
well, ... ②so ③that way (would mean ...) ④bye then
だ
い
大
が
く
学
university ②former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators) ③the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
た
い
大
し
使
か
ん
館
embassy
だ
い
大
じょ
う
丈
ぶ
夫
safe ②certainly ③no thanks ④great man
だ
い
大
す
好
き
liking very much
た
い
大
せ
つ
切
important ②precious ③careful
だ
い
台
ど
こ
ろ
所
kitchen ②financial situation
た
い
大
へ
ん
変
very ②immense ③serious ④major incident
た
か
高
い
high ②expensive ③high (level) ④loud
た
く
さ
ん
a lot ②enough ③enough
タ
ク
シ
ー
taxi
だ
出
す
to take out ②to put out ③... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) ④to begin ...
た
立
つ
to stand ②to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) ③to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
た
て
縦
the vertical ②front-to-back ③vertical (relationship) ④(weaving) warp
た
て
建
も
の
物
building
た
の
楽
し
い
enjoyable
た
の
頼
む
to request ②to call ③please
た
ば
こ
tobacco ②tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
た
多
ぶ
ん
分
perhaps ②generous
た
食
べ
も
の
物
food
た
食
べ
る
to eat ②to live on (e.g. a salary)
た
ま
ご
卵
eggs ②(hen's) egg ③(an expert) in the making ④beginning
だ
れ
誰
who
だ
れ
誰
か
someone
た
ん
誕
じょ
う
生
び
日
birthday
だ
ん
だ
ん
gradually ②steps
ち
い
小
さ
い
small ②slight ③low (e.g. sound) ④unimportant
ち
い
小
さ
な
small
ち
か
近
い
near ②close (in time) ③close (relationship) ④closely related
ち
が
違
う
to differ (from) ②to be wrong ③isn't it?
ち
か
近
く
near ②nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year") ③shortly
ち
地
か
下
て
つ
鉄
underground train
ち
地
ず
図
map
ちゃ
茶
い
ろ
色
light brown
ちゃ
茶
わ
ん
碗
rice bowl
ちょ
う
ど
exactly ②just (like)
ちょ
っ
と
a little ②just a minute ③hey! ④thanks, but no
つ
い
た
ち
１日
1st day of the month ②first 10 days of the lunar month
つ
か
使
う
to use (a tool, method, etc.) ②to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.) ③to use (time, money, etc.) ④to use (language)
つ
か
疲
れ
る
to get tired ②to become worn out (of a well-used object) ③to starve
つ
ぎ
次
next ②stage
つ
着
く
to arrive at ②to sit on
つ
く
え
机
desk
つ
く
作
る
to make ②to prepare (food) ③to raise ④to till
つ
け
る
to attach ②to furnish (a house with) ③to wear ④to keep a diary
つ
と
勤
め
る
to work (for) ②to serve (as) ③to conduct a religious service
つ
ま
ら
な
い
dull ②insignificant ③absurd ④useless
つ
め
冷
た
い
cold (to the touch) ②(emotionally) cold
つ
よ
強
い
strong ②strong ③good (at) ④being able to handle
て
手
hand ②forepaw ③move (in go, shogi, etc.)
テ
ー
プ
tape
テ
ー
ブ
ル
table
テ
ー
プ
レ
コ
ー
ダ
ー
tape recorder
で
出
か
け
る
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing) ②to be about to leave
て
手
が
み
紙
letter
で
き
る
to be able (in a position) to do ②to be ready ③to be made ④to be good at
で
出
ぐ
ち
口
exit ②outlet
テ
ス
ト
examination ②test ③rehearsal (in filming)
で
は
then ②if not ... ③bye then
デ
パ
ー
ト
department store ②department
で
も
but ②even ③however ④pseudo- ⑤for lack of anything better to do
で
出
る
to leave ②to leave (on a journey) ③to move forward ④to come to
テ
レ
ビ
television ②TV program
て
ん
天
き
気
weather ②fair weather
で
ん
電
き
気
electricity ②(electric) light
で
ん
電
しゃ
車
train
で
ん
電
わ
話
telephone call ②telephone (device)
と
戸
door (esp. Japanese-style) ②shutter ③entrance (to a home) ④narrows
ド
ア
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
ト
イ
レ
toilet
ど
う
how
ど
う
し
て
how ②why ③no way
ど
う
ぞ
please ②by all means ③to give
ど
う
動
ぶ
つ
物
animal
ど
う
も
thank you ②much (thanks) ③quite ④greetings
と
お
遠
い
far ②distant (past) ③distant (relationship or kinship) ④far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
と
お
１０
か
日
10th day of the month ②ten days
と
き
時
ど
き
々
sometimes ②seasonal
と
時
け
い
計
clock
ど
こ
where ②how much (long, far)
Note: There is no longer an official word or kanji list for the JLPT. This list is a suggestion based on data from Tanos