JLPT Vocabulary — 10,000+ Japanese Words
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食べる taberu · to eat飲む nomu · to drink行く iku · to go来る kuru · to come見る miru · to see聞く kiku · to hear話す hanasu · to speak書く kaku · to write読む yomu · to read学ぶ manabu · to learn好き suki · to like大きい ookii · big小さい chiisai · small新しい atarashii · new古い furui · oldありがとう arigatou · thank youすみません sumimasen · excuse meはじめまして hajimemashite · nice to meet you頑張る ganbaru · to do one's best日本語 nihongo · Japanese language勉強 benkyou · studying先生 sensei · teacher学生 gakusei · student学校 gakkou · school電車 densha · train会社 kaisha · company仕事 shigoto · work / job家族 kazoku · family友達 tomodachi · friend時間 jikan · time明日 ashita · tomorrow食べる taberu · to eat飲む nomu · to drink行く iku · to go来る kuru · to come見る miru · to see聞く kiku · to hear話す hanasu · to speak書く kaku · to write読む yomu · to read学ぶ manabu · to learn好き suki · to like大きい ookii · big小さい chiisai · small新しい atarashii · new古い furui · oldありがとう arigatou · thank youすみません sumimasen · excuse meはじめまして hajimemashite · nice to meet you頑張る ganbaru · to do one's best日本語 nihongo · Japanese language勉強 benkyou · studying先生 sensei · teacher学生 gakusei · student学校 gakkou · school電車 densha · train会社 kaisha · company仕事 shigoto · work / job家族 kazoku · family友達 tomodachi · friend時間 jikan · time明日 ashita · tomorrow
拝啓
はいけい
a formal greeting used at the beginning of a letter
N1
ちょうだい
colloquial form of ください; typically used by children or women
N3
申す
もうす
extramodest (humble) expression for 言う
N4
おる
extramodest expression for いる
N4
致す
いたす
extramodest expression for する
N4
いただく
頂く
extramodest expression for たべる and のむ; humble expression for もらう
N4
おっしゃる
honorific expression for いう
N4
いらっしゃる
honorific expression for いく, くる, and いる
N4
なさる
honorific expression for する
N4
ごらんになる
honorific expression for みる
N4
方
かた
honorific form for 人 ; way of doing
N3
召し上がる
めしあがる
honorific form of 食べる and 飲む
N4
差し上げる
さしあげる
humble expression for あげる
N4
気味
きみ
like, looking, looked
N2
ねじ
(a) screw
N2
アクセル
(abbr.) accelerator
N1
ビル
(abbr.) building
N4
デパート
(abbr.) department store
N5
インテリ
(abbr.) egghead, intelligentsia
N1
おはよう
(abbr.) Good morning
N2
外来
がいらい
(abbr.) imported, outpatient clinic
N1
インフレ
(abbr.) inflation
N1
キロ; キログラム
(abbr.) kilo (kilogram)
N3
キロ; キロメートル
(abbr.) kilo (kilometer)
N3
スト
(abbr.) strike
N1
道場
どうじょう
(arch) dojo, hall used for martial arts training, mandala
N1
いつでも
(at) any time, always
N2
録音
ろくおん
(audio) recording
N2
残高
ざんだか
(bank) balance, remainder
N1
貯金
ちょきん
(bank) savings
N2
売り出し
うりだし
(bargain) sale
N1
体重
たいじゅう
(body) weight
N3
偶然
ぐうぜん
(by) chance, unexpectedly
N3
到底
とうてい
(cannot) possibly
N1
車輪
しゃりん
(car) wheel
N2
抱っこ
だっこ
(child's) hug
N1
ハンガー
(coat) hanger
N1
往復
おうふく
(col) round trip, coming and going, return ticket
N2
はめる
(col) to get in, to insert, to put on
N2
小便
しょうべん
(col) urine, piss
N2
物価
ぶっか
(commodity/consumer) prices
N3
モニター
(computer) monitor
N1
倒産
とうさん
(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency
N1
ことによると
(depending on the circumstances)
N1
期末
きまつ
(end of the season or term)
N1
在学
ざいがく
(enrolled) in school
N2
看護婦
かんごふ
(female) nurse
N4
芸術
げいじゅつ
(fine) art, the arts
N3
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
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This database contains over 10,000 vocabulary items covering all five JLPT levels — N5 to N1. Each word includes kanji, kana and an English meaning to support your study.
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N5 is the easiest JLPT level, covering around 800 core words for basic daily conversation. N1 is the highest, requiring mastery of 10,000+ words including formal and literary vocabulary. Work through N5 → N4 → N3 → N2 → N1 in order.
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