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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.

How to Play the Swipe Flashcard Game

  1. Register (free account) or Log in so we can save your progress.
  2. Scroll to the deck below and start swiping.
  3. Swipe right = I remember / I know this word.
  4. Swipe left = Don’t remember / need to study.
  5. Visit your Remembered Words and Words to Review sections anytime.

Tip: Come back daily and keep swiping fresh decks to level up your Japanese fast.


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Swipe Deck

Below is your interactive Japanese vocabulary flashcard deck. Swipe to mark each word.

あげる

あげる

to give

~台

~だい

counter for vehicles; machines

角

かど

corner (e.g., desk, pavement)

休養

きゅうよう

rest, break, recreation

配布

はいふ

distribution

材木

ざいもく

lumber, timber

低下

ていか

fall, decline

スピーカー

スピーカー

speaker

寝台

しんだい

bed

睡眠

すいみん

sleep

がっしり

がっしり

firmly, solidly, tough

主任

しゅにん

person in charge, responsible official

通学

つうがく

commuting to school

助手

じょしゅ

helper, assistant

懐かしい

なつかしい

dear, desired, missed

座席

ざせき

seat

芸

げい

art, accomplishment, performance

~画

~かく

~ strokes

昨

さく

last (year), yesterday

転々

てんてん

from one to another

体重

たいじゅう

(body) weight

構成

こうせい

organization, composition

転校

てんこう

change schools

地面

じめん

ground, earth's surface

動員

どういん

mobilization

バンド

バンド

band

免除

めんじょ

exemption, exoneration, discharge

殺人

さつじん

murder

美しい

うつくしい

beautiful, lovely

崖

がけ

cliff

精密

せいみつ

precise, exact, detailed, minute

全員

ぜんいん

all members

段階

だんかい

gradation, grade, stage

強行

きょうこう

forcing, enforcement

転じる

てんじる

to turn, to shift

衝突

しょうとつ

collision, conflict

上る

のぼる

to ascend, to go up, to climb

心臓

しんぞう

heart

吠える

ほえる

to bark, to howl

雨天

うてん

rainy weather

箸

はし

chopsticks

医院

いいん

doctor's office (surgery), clinic

~難い

~がたい

hard (difficult) to do ~

ハイキング

ハイキング

hiking

身近

みぢか

near oneself, close to one, familiar

約

やく

approximately, about, some

いくつ

いくつ

how many, how old

神

かみ

god

描く

えがく

to draw, to depict, to describe

脂肪

しぼう

fat, grease

トイレ

トイレ

bathroom; toilet

個々

ここ

individual, one by one

輸入

ゆにゅう

import

学科

がっか

study subject, course of study

キャリア

キャリア

career, career government employee

名人

めいじん

master, expert

カメラマン

カメラマン

cameraman

住

じゅう

dwelling, living

増す

ます

to increase, to gain

帯

おび

band, sash

経つ

たつ

(time) passes

通常

つうじょう

common, normal, usual

ポスター

ポスター

poster

刈る

かる

to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest

歯車

はぐるま

gear, cog-wheel

町

まち

town; city

嘗める

なめる

to lick; to experience; to make fun of

呆然

ぼうぜん

dumbfounded, overcome with surprise

微笑

びしょう

smile

基準

きじゅん

standard, basis, criteria

レクリェーション

レクリェーション

recreation

ベンチ

ベンチ

bench

非難

ひなん

blame, attack, criticism

越える

こえる

to exceed, to cross over, to cross

苦しむ

くるしむ

to suffer, to groan, to be worried

終える

おえる

to finish

ミュージック

ミュージック

music

達者

たっしゃ

skillful, in good health

水泳

すいえい

swimming

勝る

まさる

to excel, to surpass, to out-rival

鉱物

こうぶつ

mineral

玩具

がんぐ

toy

行い

おこない

conduct, behavior, action

代理

だいり

representation, proxy, deputy

合致

がっち

agreement, concurrence, conforming to

文

ぶん

sentence

本当

ほんと

truth, reality

軍備

ぐんび

armaments, military preparations

過去

かこ

past

操る

あやつる

to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings

砕ける

くだける

to break, to be broken

側面

そくめん

side, sidelight, lateral

賢明

けんめい

wisdom, intelligence, prudence

訓練

くんれん

practice, training

君主

くんしゅ

ruler, monarch

下

した

under, below, beneath

弾む

はずむ

to bounce, to be encouraged, to splurge on

出口

でぐち

an exit

印象

いんしょう

impression

客間

きゃくま

parlor, guest room


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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?

You must be logged in to save progress across sessions. Guests can swipe but results are not stored.

Is this really free?

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