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.
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仲良し

なかよし

intimate friend, bosom buddy

掛ける

かける

to put on (e.g., glasses); to hang (e.g., on a wall)

そう

really, (is that) so; yes, right

収める

おさめる

to store to pay, to supply

放り出す

ほうりだす

to throw out, to give up, to abandon

埃

ほこり

dust

粥

かゆ

rice porridge

片道

かたみち

one-way (trip)

束ねる

たばねる

to tie up in a bundle, to control

ぐっすり

sound asleep, fast asleep

有望

ゆうぼう

good prospects, full of hope, promising

振り向く

ふりむく

to turn one's face, to turn around

季刊

きかん

quarterly (e.g., magazine)

元来

がんらい

originally, naturally

自慢

じまん

pride, boast

正義

せいぎ

justice, right, righteousness

悲劇

ひげき

tragedy

テーブル

table

コート

coat; court (e.g., tennis)

収まる

おさまる

to settle into; to be obtained

ばね

spring (e.g., coil, leaf)

理屈

りくつ

theory, reason

友好

ゆうこう

friendship

ジェット機

ジェットき

jet plane

邸宅

ていたく

mansion, residence

上達

じょうたつ

improvement, advance

お姉さん

おねえさん

older sister (formal)

だいいち (とりわけ)

first, foremost, #1

所定

しょてい

fixed, prescribed

断える

たえる

to cease, to become extinct

落す

おとす

to drop, to lose

脱出

だっしゅつ

escape

タイム

time

党

とう

party (political)

中味

なかみ

contents, interior, filling

社長

しゃちょう

president of a company

点線

てんせん

dotted line

説明

せつめい

explanation

～ほう (ひかく)

(in comparison)

それなら

If that's the case..., If so..., That being the case...

用いる

もちいる

to use, to make use of

対決

たいけつ

confrontation, showdown

漁村

ぎょそん

fishing village

記述

きじゅつ

describing, descriptor

共産～

きょうさん～

communist ~

快い

こころよい

pleasant, agreeable

紅茶

こうちゃ

black tea

見える

みえる

to be visible; -- polite verb meaning 来る (くる) --

少々

しょうしょう

a little; short (time) (formal for 少し (すこし))

罵る

ののしる

to speak ill of, to abuse

ホテル

hotel

日課

にっか

daily work, daily routine

たんす

chest of drawers

工学

こうがく

engineering

感情

かんじょう

emotion(s), feeling(s), sentiment

出口

でぐち

an exit

結び付ける

むすびつける

to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot

ユニフォーム

uniform

西暦

せいれき

Christian Era, after (Christ’s) death (A.D.)

清掃

せいそう

cleaning

うれしい

嬉しい

to be happy; to be glad

描写

びょうしゃ

depiction, description, portrayal

雑木

ぞうき

various kinds of small trees, assorted trees

湖

みずうみ

lake

告げる

つげる

to inform

やりとげる

to accomplish

分担

ぶんたん

apportionment, sharing

激増

げきぞう

sudden increase

くだらない

good-for-nothing, stupid, worthless

末期

まっき

deathbed, hour of death

喜ぶ

よろこぶ

to rejoice, to be delighted, to be glad

美人

びじん

beautiful person (woman)

打開

だかい

solution, breakthrough

御中

おんちゅう

Messrs.

中旬

ちゅうじゅん

second third of a month

外国人

がいこくじん

foreigner

音

おと

sound, note

擦る

こする

to rub, to chafe, to file, to frost (glass), to strike (match)

ステージ

stage; performance

内緒

ないしょ

secrecy, privacy, secret

羊毛

ようもう

wool

透き通る

すきとおる

to be(come) transparent

要求

ようきゅう

request, demand

罪

つみ

crime, fault, indiscretion

緊急

きんきゅう

urgent, pressing, emergency

跳ねる

はねる

to jump, to leap

遠方

えんぽう

long way, distant place

参照

さんしょう

reference, consultation, consultation

準備

じゅんびする

prepare

少ない

すくない

a little; a few

～済

～ずみ

finished

思いっ切り

おもいっきり

very, much, fully

同士

どうし

one another, companion, comrade

こす (みずを～)

to strain, to filter

坂

さか

slope, hill

便所

べんじょ

toilet, lavatory

資源

しげん

resources

富

とみ

wealth, fortune

衣食住

いしょくじゅう

food, clothing and shelter

免れる

まぬがれる

to escape from, to be exempted

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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?

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Is this really free?

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