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

慎重

しんちょう

careful, prudent, cautious

申し分

もうしぶん

objection, shortcomings

匙

さじ

spoon

受け入れ

うけいれ

receiving, acceptance

修正

しゅうせい

amendment, correction

内陸

ないりく

inland

くどい

verbose, importunate, heavy (taste)

堀

ほり

moat, canal

君

きみ

you (informal for men)

好意

こうい

good will, favor, courtesy

アマチュア

amateur

看護

かんご

nursing

惜しむ

おしむ

to be frugal, to value, to regret

古代

こだい

ancient times

落着く

おちつく

to calm down, to settle down

見解

けんかい

opinion, point of view

野外

やがい

fields, outskirts, open air, suburbs

無断

むだん

without permission, without notice

許容

きょよう

permission, pardon

後ろ

うしろ

back, behind, rear

～酒

～しゅ

kind of alcohol

所

ところ

place

できもの

boil, rash

～時間目

～じかんめ

~th hour, ~th period

失敗

しっぱい

failure, mistake

予習

よしゅう

preparation of lessons (for class)

寝かせる

ねかせる

to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment

可決

かけつ

approval, adoption (e.g., motion, bill), passage

用いる

もちいる

to use, to make use of

おどおど

coweringly, hesitantly

離れる

はなれる

(something, someone) separates; parts from; to be apart

そんなに

so much, like that

一生懸命

いっしょうけんめい

very hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effort

願書

がんしょ

application form

合成

ごうせい

synthetic, mixed

参加

さんか

participation

掌

てのひら

the palm

～丁目

～ちょうめ

~ district (of a town; city, block)

寄与

きよ

contribution, service

頭

あたま

head

共同

きょうどう

cooperation, association, collaboration

長引く

ながびく

to be prolonged, to drag on

倉庫

そうこ

storehouse, warehouse

永遠

えいえん

eternity, perpetuity, immortality

機関

きかん

engine; institution, organization

連続

れんぞく

consecutive, continuity, continuing

舞台

ぶたい

stage (theater)

期日

きじつ

fixed date, settlement date

存続

そんぞく

duration, continuance

興味

きょうみ

interest (in something)

会社

かいしゃ

company, corporation

家

いえ

house, home

云々

うんぬん

and so on, and so forth

そのころ

in those days, at that time, then

歪む

ひずむ

to warp, to be distorted

泳ぐ

およぐ

to swim

追及

ついきゅう

investigation, inquiry

経験

けいけんする

experience

従う

したがう

to abide (by the rules), to obey

混ざる

まざる

to be mixed, to mingle with

妨げる

さまたげる

to disturb, to prevent

税金

ぜいきん

tax, duty

間柄

あいだがら

relationship

役人

やくにん

government official

夢

ゆめ

a dream

相変わらず

あいかわらず

as ever, as usual

踏み込む

ふみこむ

to step into (someone else's territory, to break into, to raid

貧乏

びんぼう

poverty, destitute, poor

交替

こうたい

change, relief, alteration

スイッチ

switch

基

もと

basis

感染

かんせん

infection, contagion

打合せ

うちあわせ

business meeting, previous arrangement

驚き

おどろき

surprise, astonishment, wonder

丁寧

ていねい

polite, courteous, careful

心

こころ

heart, mind

言付け

ことづけ

to leave a message

辞職

じしょく

resignation

第～

だい～

~th

定規

じょうぎ

(measuring) ruler

治る

なおる

to get better; to recover from illness (v.i.)

薬指

くすりゆび

ring finger

格別

かくべつ

exceptional

弱い

よわい

weak

～風

～ふう

~ style

イメージ

one's image

日常

にちじょう

ordinary, regular, everyday

裸

はだか

naked, nude

弾く

はじく

to play (piano, guitar)

領土

りょうど

territory, possession

働き

はたらき

work, labor

塗る

ぬる

to paint, to plaster

墜落

ついらく

falling, crashing

張り切る

はりきる

to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor

上

うわ

upper, outer, surface

物音

ものおと

sounds

小さな

ちいさな

small, little

お待ちください

おまちください

Please wait a moment

変革

へんかく

change, reform(the) Reformation

うまい

delicious; skillful; fortunate

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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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