Play & Learn Japanese Vocabulary – Free JLPT Flashcard Swipe Game

Swipe right if you know it, swipe left if you need to review. Instantly build your personal study lists for every JLPT level (N5-N1) using our card-style trainer powered by the Nihoner database of thousands of real exam-grade words.

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Why Use This Japanese Vocabulary Game?

10K+ JLPT words pulled from the Nihoner Japanese learning database.
Instant memory tracking: swipe right = remembered; swipe left = review later.
Personalized review lists update automatically as you play.
No app install: works in your browser (desktop & mobile).
Free forever: Basic access for language learners, students, JLPT prep, anime & manga fans.

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儀式

ぎしき

ceremony, rite, ritual

投げ出す

なげだす

to abandon, to throw out

電話

でんわ

a telephone

観察

かんさつ

observation, survey

白髪

しらが

white or grey hair, trendy hair bleaching

取り寄せる

とりよせる

to order, to send away for

一様

いちよう

uniform, similar, equal

なんだかんだ

something or other

革命

かくめい

revolution

小屋

こや

hut, cabin, shed

括弧

かっこ

parenthesis, brackets

人

ひと

man, person

秩序

ちつじょ

order, regularity

遠足

えんそく

trip, hike, picnic

始終

しじゅう

continuously, always, constantly

身

み

body, main part

田

た

rice field

割合に

わりあいに

relatively, comparatively

～光

～こう

light

女の子

おんなのこ

girl

田植え

たうえ

rice planting

日夜

にちや

day and night, always

近郊

きんこう

suburbs, outskirts

性

せい

sex, gender

老衰

ろうすい

senility, senile decay

辿り着く

たどりつく

to reach, to make it somehow

停留所

ていりゅうじょ

bus or tram stop

スト

(abbr.) strike

休息

きゅうそく

rest, relief, relaxation

効き目

ききめ

effect, virtue, efficacy

実例

じつれい

example, instance

資源

しげん

resources

付合う

つきあう

to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with

欺く

あざむく

to deceive

こぼす

to spill

遊牧

ゆうぼく

nomadism

レース

race; lace

ギャング

gang

抽象

ちゅうしょう

abstract

値引き

ねびき

price reduction, discount

脱ぐ

ぬぐ

to take off (clothes)

その

that

滑稽

こっけい

funny, humorous, comical

評判

ひょうばん

fame, reputation

逃がす

にがす

to let loose, to set free, to let escape

感情

かんじょう

emotion(s), feeling(s), sentiment

しょうがない

It is not worth ~

最初

さいしょ

beginning, first

地域

ちいき

area, region

疑惑

ぎわく

doubt, misgivings, suspicion

肯定

こうてい

positive, affirmation

実る

みのる

to bear fruit, to ripen

説明

せつめい

explanation

狙う

ねらう

to aim at

感動

かんどう

being deeply moved, excitement

引き出し

ひきだし

drawer

鳥居

とりい

Shinto shrine archway

ぶらさげる

to hang, to suspend, to swing

相違

そうい

difference, discrepancy, variation

臨む

のぞむ

to look out on, to face, to attend (function)

残り

のこり

remaining, left-over

助手

じょしゅ

helper, assistant

迷信

めいしん

superstition

堂々

どうどう

magnificent, grand, impressive

なにも

nothing

経由

けいゆ

go by the way, via

貫禄

かんろく

presence, dignity

～だす

to start doing ~

内容

ないよう

subject, contents, detail

触る

さわる

to touch, to feel

外出

がいしゅつ

outing, going out

接する

せっする

to attend to (someone); to associate with

着席

ちゃくせき

sit down, seat

歌う

うたう

to sing

和英

わえい

Japanese-English

大統領

だいとうりょう

president

たんす

chest of drawers

欲張り

よくばり

greedy

いかにも

truly (same as 実に (じつに))

主義

しゅぎ

doctrine, cause, principle

余裕

よゆう

excess; surplus

酸素

さんそ

oxygen

仕上がる

しあがる

to be finished

採集

さいしゅう

collecting, gathering

～形

～けい

shape of ~

高原

こうげん

tableland, plateau

個性

こせい

individuality, personality, idiosyncrasy

解説

かいせつ

explanation, commentary

生まれ

うまれ

birth, birth-place

過ち

あやまち

fault, error, indiscretion

達成

たっせい

achievement

森林

しんりん

forest, woods

もちろん

certainly, of course

インフレ

(abbr.) inflation

少しも

すこしも

anything of, not one bit

垣根

かきね

hedge

班

はん

group, party, section (mil)

大層

たいそう

very much, greatly

写る

うつる

to be photographed, to be projected

すてき

lovely, great

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Japanese Vocabulary Game FAQ

Does this help with JLPT test prep?

Yes. Every card comes from a JLPT-tagged database so you can drill the vocabulary that actually appears on the exam.

What happens when I swipe?

Swipe right = we store that word in your personal Remembered list. Swipe left = it lands in your Review list. You can re-train anytime.

Do I need to create an account?

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Is this really free?

Yes, the Nihoner swipe trainer is free to use. Upgrade options coming later for deeper spaced-repetition analytics.