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
貨物
かもつ
cargo, freight
N2
大工
だいく
carpenter
N2
じゅうたん (カーペット)
carpet
N2
彫刻
ちょうこく
carving, engraving, sculpture
N2
カセット
cassette (tape)
N2
城
しろ
castle
N2
所為
せい
cause, reason, fault
N2
虫歯
むしば
cavity, tooth decay
N2
祝い
いわい
celebration, festival
N2
セメント
cement
N2
センター
center
N2
センチ
centimeter
N2
中央
ちゅうおう
central, center, middle
N2
世紀
せいき
century
N2
儀式
ぎしき
ceremony, rite, ritual
N2
たしか
certain, sure, if I remember correctly
N2
かしこまりました
Certainly
N2
確実
かくじつ
certainty, reliability, soundness
N2
鎖
くさり
chain
N2
列島
れっとう
chain of islands
N2
議長
ぎちょう
chairman
N2
チョーク
chalk
N2
チャンス
chance, opportunity
N2
変更
へんこう
change, modification, alteration
N2
両替
りょうがえ
change, money exchange
N2
交替
こうたい
change, relief, alteration
N2
変化
へんか
change, variation, shift
N2
着替え
きがえ
changing clothes, change of clothes
N2
混乱
こんらん
chaos, confusion, mayhem
N2
章
しょう
chapter, section; medal
N2
人物
じんぶつ
character, personality, talented man
N2
特色
とくしょく
characteristic, feature
N2
魅力
みりょく
charm, fascination, appeal
N2
図表
ずひょう
chart, diagram, graph
N2
お喋り
おしゃべり
chattering, talk
N2
頬
ほほ
cheek (of face)
N2
頬
ほお
cheek (of face)
N2
乾杯
かんぱい
Cheers! (a toast)
N2
化学
かがく
chemistry
N2
桜
さくら
cherry blossom, cherry tree
N2
たんす
chest of drawers
N2
ガム
chewing gum
N2
主要
しゅよう
chief, main
N2
育児
いくじ
childcare, nursing
N2
児童
じどう
children, juvenile
N2
童謡
どうよう
children's song, nursery rhyme
N2
煙突
えんとつ
chimney
N2
漢和
かんわ
Chinese CharacterJapanese (e.g., dictionary)
N2
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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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