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
取締り
とりしまり
control, crackdown, supervision
N1
抑制
よくせい
control, restraint, suppression
N1
便宜
べんぎ
convenience, accommodation
N1
重宝
ちょうほう
convenient, useful
N1
月並
つきなみ
conventional, trite, common
N1
対話
たいわ
conversation, dialogue
N1
会談
かいだん
conversation, interview
N1
換算
かんさん
conversion, change, exchange
N1
転換
てんかん
convert, divert
N1
確信
かくしん
conviction, confidence
N1
調理
ちょうり
cooking
N1
冷淡
れいたん
coolness, indifference
N1
提携
ていけい
cooperation, tieup, joint business
N1
座標
ざひょう
coordinates
N1
写し
うつし
copy, duplicate
N1
コーナー
corner
N1
正解
せいかい
correct, right answer, solution
N1
是正
ぜせい
correction, revision
N1
訂正
ていせい
correction, revision
N1
該当
がいとう
corresponding, answering to, coming under
N1
光熱費
こうねつひ
cost of fuel and light
N1
～条
～じょう
counter for article
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～敗
はい
counter for loss, defeat
N1
～回
～かい
counter for occurrences (~ times)
N1
～度
～ど
counter for occurrences; ~ degree; ~ point
N1
反撃
はんげき
counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow
N1
田園
でんえん
country, rural districts
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経路
けいろ
course, route, channel
N1
法廷
ほうてい
courtroom
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取材
しゅざい
coverage, collecting data
N1
報道
ほうどう
coverage, report
N1
～まみれ
covered with (by, in) ~
N1
臆病
おくびょう
cowardice, timidity
N1
おどおど
coweringly, hesitantly
N1
ひび (かべの～)
crack, fissure, flaw
N1
クレーン
crane
N1
創造
そうぞう
creation
N1
掛～
かけ～
credit
N1
危機
きき
crisis
N1
断面
だんめん
cross section
N1
十字路
じゅうじろ
crossroads
N1
密集
みっしゅう
crowd, close formation, dense
N1
過密
かみつ
crowded
N1
原油
げんゆ
crude oil
N1
冷酷
れいこく
cruelty, coldheartedness, ruthless
N1
残酷
ざんこく
cruelty, harshness
N1
結晶
けっしょう
crystal, crystallization
N1
立方
りっぽう
cube
N1
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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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