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
兵器
へいき
arms, weapons, ordinance
N1
配置
はいち
arrangement (of resources), disposition
N1
配列
はいれつ
arrangement, array (programming)
N1
協定
きょうてい
arrangement, pact, agreement
N1
並列
へいれつ
arrangement, parallel, abreast
N1
手筈
てはず
arrangement, plan, program
N1
手配
てはい
arrangement, search (by police)
N1
矢
や
arrow
N1
上演
じょうえん
art performance
N1
版画
はんが
art print
N1
芸
げい
art, accomplishment, performance
N1
美術
びじゅつ
art, fine arts
N1
技
わざ
art, technique
N1
用品
ようひん
articles, supplies, parts
N1
学芸
がくげい
arts and sciences, liberal arts
N1
なるたけ
as much as possible, if possible
N1
上がり
あがり
ascent; income; completion, stop
N1
様相
ようそう
aspect
N1
相
そう
aspect, phase, countenance
N1
暗殺
あんさつ
assassination
N1
断言
だんげん
assertion, declaration, affirmation
N1
助け
たすけ
assistance
N1
補助
ほじょ
assistance, support, auxiliary
N1
協会
きょうかい
association, society, organization
N1
ちらっと
at a glance, by accident
N1
一挙に
いっきょに
at a stroke, with a single swoop
N1
とっさに
at once
N1
とりあえず
at once, first of all, for the time being
N1
一気
いっき
at one push, in one gulp
N1
目下
もっか
at present, now
N1
遅くとも
おそくとも
at the latest
N1
於いて
おいて
at, in, on
N1
気流
きりゅう
atmospheric current
N1
原子
げんし
atom
N1
原爆
げんばく
atomic bomb
N1
所属
しょぞく
attached to, belong to
N1
執着
しゅうじゃく
attachment, adhesion, tenacity
N1
執着
しゅうちゃく
attachment, adhesion, tenacity
N1
襲撃
しゅうげき
attack, charge, raid
N1
攻め
せめ
attack, offense
N1
発病
はつびょう
attack, to become sick
N1
登校
とうこう
attendance (at school)
N1
来場
らいじょう
attendance
N1
奉仕
ほうし
attendance, service
N1
お供
おとも
attendant, companion
N1
着目
ちゃくもく
attention
N1
態勢
たいせい
attitude, conditions, tendency
N1
権威
けんい
authority, power, influence
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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