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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.

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  2. Scroll to the deck below and start swiping.
  3. Swipe right = I remember / I know this word.
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  5. Visit your Remembered Words and Words to Review sections anytime.

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

受け付ける

うけつける

to be accepted, to receive (an application)

違い

ちがい

difference, discrepancy

元年

がんねん

first year (of a specific reign)

~まみれ

~まみれ

covered with (by, in) ~

出くわす

でくわす

to happen to meet, to come across

恐ろしい

おそろしい

terrible, dreadful

余り

あまり

not very; surplus

注ぐ

つぐ

to pour (into)

融資

ゆうし

financing, loan

推理

すいり

reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre

捲る

めくる

to turn over, to turn pages of a book

炊く

たく

to boil, to cook

資産

しさん

property, fortune, assets

試し

ためし

trial, test

開発

かいはつ

development, exploitation

大きい

おおきい

big, large

物音

ものおと

sounds

寄せる

よせる

to collect, to gather, to put aside

底

そこ

bottom, sole

現像

げんぞう

developing (film)

展望

てんぼう

view, outlook, prospect

肌

はだ

skin

不意

ふい

sudden, abrupt, unexpected

通り

とおり

~ Street, ~ Avenue

祈る

いのる

to pray; to wish

心情

しんじょう

mentality

十

じゅう

ten

ギター

ギター

guitar

ベスト

ベスト

best; vest

傷付ける

きずつける

to wound, to hurt someone's feelings

人

ひと

man, person

造船

ぞうせん

shipbuilding

火花

ひばな

spark

どうも

どうも

Thank you; somehow; no matter how hard one may try

~界

~かい

world, circle, kingdom

まさに

まさに

correctly, surely

油絵

あぶらえ

oil painting

相応

そうおう

suitability, fitness

連れ

つれ

companion, company

ミリ (メートル)

ミリ (メートル)

milli-

毒

どく

poison, toxicant

突っ張る

つっぱる

to support, to become stiff; to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to insist on

朝寝坊

あさねぼう

oversleeping, late riser

足跡

あしあと

footprint

見せびらかす

みせびらかす

to show off, to flaunt

辛い

からい

hot and spicy; salty

内閣

ないかく

cabinet, (government)

君主

くんしゅ

ruler, monarch

紅葉

もみじ

(Japanese) maple

マスコミ

マスコミ

mass communication

擦る

する

to rub, to chafe

吸収

きゅうしゅう

absorption, suction

回数

かいすう

number of times, frequency

催促

さいそく

demand, urge (action), press for

章

しょう

chapter, section; medal

迫害

はくがい

persecution

母校

ぼこう

alma mater

全然

ぜんぜん

not at all; wholly, entirely

休業

きゅうぎょう

closure, shutdown, holiday

行く

いく; ゆく

to go

稲光

いなびかり

(flash of) lightning

タイプライター

タイプライター

typewriter

夏休み

なつやすみ

summer vacation

歩く

あるく

to walk

可決

かけつ

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

共感

きょうかん

sympathy, response

ブラウス

ブラウス

blouse

木曜日

もくようび

Thursday

ぴかぴか

ぴかぴか

glitter, sparkle

クラシック

クラシック

classic(s)

甚だ

はなはだ

very, greatly, exceedingly

貨物

かもつ

cargo, freight

方言

ほうげん

dialect

助詞

じょし

(gram) particle(s), postposition

研究室

けんきゅうしつ

the professor's office; laboratory

運転手

うんてんしゅ

driver (by occupation)

蹴る

ける

to kick

抜ける

ぬける

to come out, to fall out, to be omitted

さっと

さっと

suddenly, smoothly

もしかして

もしかして

perhaps, possibly

墓地

ぼち

cemetery, graveyard

スキー

スキー

ski

向上

こうじょう

rise, improvement, progress

肝腎

かんじん

essential, fundamental, crucial

手引

てびき

guidance, guide, introduction

乳

ちち

milk, breast, loop

賄う

まかなう

to give board to, to provide meals, to pay

避難

ひなん

taking refuge, finding shelter

周り

まわり

surroundings

内陸

ないりく

inland

速達

そくたつ

express, special delivery

下品

げひん

vulgar, indecent, coarse

生存

せいぞん

existence, being, survival

土

つち

earth, soil

足元

あしもと

at one's feet

浜

はま

beach, seashore

導入

どうにゅう

introduction, bringing in, leading in

一通り

ひととおり

general, briefly

~製

~せい

made in ~

会う

あう

to meet, to see


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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.