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

敷地

しきち

site

海流

かいりゅう

ocean current

医院

いいん

doctor's office (surgery), clinic

用心

ようじん

care, precaution, caution

税

ぜい

tax

黒字

くろじ

balance (figure) in the black

生け花

いけばな

flower arrangement

兵隊

へいたい

soldier

いってまいります

(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'

ごみ

trash, garbage

良好

りょうこう

favorable, satisfactory

ユニーク

unique

綿

わた

cotton

どっと

suddenly

向かい

むかい

facing, opposite, across

弾力

だんりょく

elasticity, flexibility

奉仕

ほうし

attendance, service

執着

しゅうちゃく

attachment, adhesion, tenacity

鈍る

にぶる

to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken

武士

ぶし

warrior, samurai

幾多

いくた

many, numerous

整える

ととのえる

to put in order, to arrange, to adjust; to get ready, to prepare; to raise money

似通う

にかよう

to resemble closely

玄人

くろうと

expert, professional

暴露

ばくろ

disclosure, exposure, revelation

濡らす

ぬらす

to wet, to soak

膨大

ぼうだい

enormous, extensive

流行る

はやる

to be popular, to come into fashion

融通

ゆうずう

adaptability, versatility, finance

著者

ちょしゃ

author, writer

滅ぼす

ほろぼす

to destroy, to overthrow, to ruin

九日

ここのか

nine days; ninth day of the month

オイル

oil

準備

じゅんびする

prepare

人材

じんざい

man of talent

芝

しば

lawn

迷惑

めいわく

trouble, bother, annoyance

椅子

いす

chair

コーヒー

coffee

～ございます

to be (polite), to exist

縮小

しゅくしょう

reduction, curtailment

潰れる

つぶれる

to be smashed, to go bankrupt

クレーン

crane

末

まつ

the end of

着々

ちゃくちゃく

steadily

境界

きょうかい

boundary

叩く

はたく

to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat

捕まえる

つかまえる

to catch, to arrest

感度

かんど

sensitivity, severity (quake)

～合せ

～あわせ

in all

通う

かよう

to go back and forth; to commute

ずれる

move, off the point

表

おもて

surface; front; outside

ストライキ

strike

たとえ

even if, no matter, though

荷

に

load, baggage, cargo

プラットホーム

platform

レントゲン

X-ray (lit: Roentgen)

羨ましい

うらやましい

envious, enviable

貴族

きぞく

noble, aristocrat

地区

ちく

district, section

スペース

space

中世

ちゅうせい

Middle Ages, medieval times

中央

ちゅうおう

central, center, middle

補助

ほじょ

assistance, support, auxiliary

退治

たいじ

extermination

発掘

はっくつ

excavation, exhumation; discovery (e.g., new talent)

お腹

おなか

stomach

カット

cut, cutting

圧倒

あっとう

overwhelm, overpower

～気味

～ぎみ

slightly ~

国立

こくりつ

national

小遣い

こづかい

pocket money, allowance

宗教

しゅうきょう

religion

～難い

～がたい

hard (difficult) to do ~

絶滅

ぜつめつ

destruction, extinction

本来

ほんらい

essentially, naturally, by nature

目途

めど

goal, outlook

転回

てんかい

revolution, rotation

粘る

ねばる

to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persist, to stick to

建築

けんちく

construction, architecture

昨夜

ゆうべ

last night

～もち

person who has ~

あ

占領

せんりょう

occupation, possession, have a room to oneself

知恵

ちえ

wisdom, wit, intelligence

～冊

～さつ

counter for books

贅沢

ぜいたく

luxury, extravagance

臨む

のぞむ

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

さっと

suddenly, smoothly

語源

ごげん

word root, word derivation, etymology

枝

えだ

branch, twig

かまう

to mind, to care about, to be concerned about

成果

せいか

results, fruits

豪華

ごうか

luxurious, gorgeous, extravagance

堪える

たえる

to endure, to put up with

児童

じどう

children, juvenile

～帳

～ちょう

~ book, notebook

意志

いし

will, volition

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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.