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
絵の具
えのぐ
colors, paints
N2
欄
らん
column of text (e.g., as in a newspaper)
N2
桁
けた
column, beam, digit
N2
櫛
くし
comb
N2
組合せ
くみあわせ
combination
N2
合同
ごうどう
combination, incorporation
N2
出身
しゅっしん
come from
N2
楽
らく
comfort, ease
N2
来日
らいにち
coming to Japan, visit to Japan
N2
記念
きねん
commemoration, memory
N2
商業
しょうぎょう
commerce, trade, business
N2
委員
いいん
committee member
N2
商品
しょうひん
commodity, merchandise
N2
常識
じょうしき
common sense
N2
平凡
へいぼん
common, ordinary
N2
共通
きょうつう
commonness, mutual
N2
共産～
きょうさん～
communist ~
N2
定期券
ていきけん
commuter pass, season ticket
N2
通学
つうがく
commuting to school
N2
通勤
つうきん
commuting to work
N2
連れ
つれ
companion, company
N2
仲間
なかま
company, fellow, colleague, associate
N2
比較的
ひかくてき
comparatively; relatively
N2
比較
ひかく
comparison
N2
不平
ふへい
complaint, discontent, dissatisfaction
N2
苦情
くじょう
complaint, grievance, grumble
N2
全集
ぜんしゅう
complete works
N2
完成
かんせい
complete, completion; perfection
N2
残らず
のこらず
completely, without exception
N2
完了
かんりょう
completion, conclusion
N2
作曲
さっきょく
composition (of music)
N2
圧縮
あっしゅく
compression, condensation, pressure
N2
濃度
のうど
concentration, density
N2
集中
しゅうちゅう
concentration, focusing the mind
N2
関心
かんしん
concern, interest
N2
結論
けつろん
conclusion
N2
断定
だんてい
conclusion, decision
N2
コンクリート
concrete
N2
具体
ぐたい
concrete, tangible, material
N2
調味料
ちょうみりょう
condiment, seasoning
N2
状態
じょうたい
condition, situation
N2
景気
けいき
condition, state, business (condition)
N2
条件
じょうけん
conditions, terms
N2
菓子
かし
confectionery, sweet
N2
信用
しんよう
confidence, dependence
N2
火災
かさい
conflagration, fire
N2
合流
ごうりゅう
confluence, merge, join
N2
対立
たいりつ
confrontation, opposition, antagonism
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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