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
コーラス
chorus
N2
西暦
せいれき
Christian Era, after (Christ’s) death (A.D.)
N2
円
まる
circle
N2
丸
まる
circle, full (month)
N2
サークル
circle, sports club (e.g., at a company)
N2
円
えん
circle, yen
N2
循環
じゅんかん
circulation, rotation, cycle
N2
円周
えんしゅう
circumference
N2
周辺
しゅうへん
circumference, peripheral
N2
事情
じじょう
circumstances, situation, reasons
N2
都会
とかい
city
N2
文明
ぶんめい
civilization
N2
請求
せいきゅう
claim, demand, request
N2
主張
しゅちょう
claim, insistence, assertion
N2
拍手
はくしゅ
clapping hands, applause
N2
学級
がっきゅう
class
N2
級
きゅう
class, grade, rank
N2
組
くみ
class, team, set
N2
クラシック
classic(s)
N2
古典
こてん
classics, classic
N2
分類
ぶんるい
classification
N2
清潔
せいけつ
clean
N2
清書
せいしょ
clean copy
N2
清掃
せいそう
cleaning
N2
クリーニング
cleaning, dry cleaning, laundry service
N2
明確
めいかく
clear, definite
N2
清い
きよい
clear, pure, noble
N2
はきはき
clearly
N2
利口
りこう
clever, shrewd, bright
N2
気候
きこう
climate
N2
親友
しんゆう
close friend, buddy
N2
閉会
へいかい
closure
N2
休業
きゅうぎょう
closure, shutdown, holiday
N2
布
ぬの
cloth
N2
切れ
きれ
cloth, piece, cut
N2
衣服
いふく
clothes
N2
洋品店
ようひんてん
clothes store
N2
服装
ふくそう
clothes, attire
N2
コーチ
coach
N2
石炭
せきたん
coal
N2
炭鉱
たんこう
coal mine, coal pit
N2
粗い
あらい
coarse, rough
N2
コード
code; cord; chord
N2
硬貨
こうか
coin
N2
カラー
collar, color
N2
～集
～しゅう
collection of ~
N2
コレクション
collection; correction
N2
衝突
しょうとつ
collision, conflict
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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