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む
向
　
こ
　
う
opposite side ②over there ③the other party ④future (starting now)
むずか
難
　
し
　
い
difficult ②impossible ③fussy ④gloomy
むっ
六
　
つ
six ②six years of age ③six o'clock (old time system)
むら
村
village
め
目
eye ②eyesight ③ordinal number suffix ④somewhat
　
メ
　
ー
　
ト
　
ル
meter (unit of length) ②meter
めがね
眼鏡
glasses ②judgment ③four-eyes
　
も
　
う
already ②soon ③jeez
　
も
　
う
いち
一
ど
度
once more
もく
木
よう
曜
び
日
Thursday
も
持
　
つ
to hold (in one's hand) ②to possess ③to have "it"
　
も
　
っ
　
と
(some) more
もの
物
thing ②one's things ③item classified as ... ④cause of ... ⑤somehow ⑥really
もん
門
gate ②branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master ③counter for cannons
もん
問
だい
題
question (e.g. on a test) ②problem (e.g. societal, political) ③question (i.e. doubt) ④public discussion
や
八
お
百
や
屋
greengrocer ②jack of all trades
や
野
さい
菜
vegetable ②marijuana
やさ
易
　
し
　
い
easy
やす
安
　
い
cheap ②calm
やす
休
　
み
rest ②vacation ③dormancy (of a silkworm prior to molting)
やす
休
　
む
to be absent ②to rest ③to go to bed ④to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time
やっ
八
　
つ
eight ②eight years of age ③two o'clock (old time system)
やま
山
mountain ②mine (e.g. coal mine) ③crown (of a hat) ④climax ⑤wild
や
遣
　
る
to do ②to live ③to do ... completely ④to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status)
ゆう
夕
がた
方
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm)
ゆう
夕
はん
飯
evening meal
ゆう
郵
びん
便
きょく
局
post office
ゆうべ
昨夜
evening ②last night
ゆう
有
めい
名
famous
ゆき
雪
snow
ゆ
行
　
く
to go ②to move through ③to continue ... ④to have an orgasm ⑤to trip
　
ゆ
　
っ
　
く
　
り
slowly ②easily (e.g. in time) ③well (e.g. sleep)
よう
八
か
日
8th day of the month ②eight days
よう
洋
ふく
服
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
　
よ
　
く
nicely ②frequently ③I'm glad that you ... ④(you have) quite the nerve to
よこ
横
horizontal (as opposed to vertical) ②side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back) ③side (of a box, etc.) ④beside
よっ
四
か
日
4th day of the month ②four days
よっ
四
　
つ
four ②four years of age ③ten o'clock (in the old time system)
よ
呼
　
ぶ
to call out (to) ②to summon (a doctor, etc.) ③to invite ④to designate
よ
読
　
む
to read ②to recite (e.g. a sutra) ③to predict ④to pronounce
よる
夜
evening ②dinner
よわ
弱
　
い
weak
らい
来
げつ
月
next month
らい
来
しゅう
週
next week
らい
来
ねん
年
next year
　
ラ
　
ジ
　
オ
radio
　
ラ
　
ジ
　
カ
　
セ
radio-cassette player
りっ
立
ぱ
派
splendid ②praiseworthy ③legal ④undeniable (e.g. crime)
りゅう
留
がく
学
せい
生
overseas student
りょう
両
しん
親
parents
Note: There is no longer an official word or kanji list for the JLPT. This list is a suggestion based on data from Tanos