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
角
すみ
corner
N2
死体
したい
corpse
N2
まさに
correctly, surely
N2
通信
つうしん
correspondence, communications
N2
～費
～ひ
cost of ~
N2
費用
ひよう
cost, expense
N2
綿
めん
cotton
N2
綿
わた
cotton
N2
～女
～じょ
count for sisters
N2
～畳
～じょう
count for tatami, mat
N2
～勝
～しょう
count for victory
N2
～頭
～とう
counter for animals
N2
～発
～はつ
counter for bullets
N2
～着
～ちゃく
counter for clothes; finishing place
N2
～社
～しゃ
counter for company
N2
～日
～か
counter for days
N2
～戦
～せん
counter for games, matches
N2
～通
～つう
counter for letters
N2
～本
～ほん
counter for long cylindrical things
N2
～号
～ごう
counter for magazine; the name of ship
N2
～夜
～や
counter for nights
N2
度
たび
counter for occurrences
N2
～名
～めい
counter for people
N2
～問
～もん
counter for questions
N2
～羽
～わ
counter for rabbits; birds
N2
～室
～しつ
counter for room
N2
～校
～こう
counter for school
N2
～年生
～ねんせい
counter for school year
N2
～点
～てん
counter for scores
N2
～席
～せき
counter for seats
N2
～船
～せん
counter for ships
N2
～艘
～そう
counter for ships
N2
～足
～そく
counter for shoes
N2
～個
～こ
counter for small items (e.g., fruits, cups)
N2
～泊
～はく
counter for staying (e.g., 2 nights)
N2
対策
たいさく
counterplan, countermeasure
N2
無数
むすう
countless number, infinite number
N2
郡
ぐん
country, district
N2
勇気
ゆうき
courage, bravery, boldness
N2
コース
course
N2
課程
かてい
course, curriculum
N2
針路
しんろ
course, direction
N2
従姉妹
いとこ
cousin (female)
N2
従兄弟
いとこ
cousin (male)
N2
カバー
cover (e.g., book)
N2
蓋
ふた
cover, lid, cap
N2
卑怯
ひきょう
cowardice, meanness, unfairness
N2
隙間
すきま
crack, gap, opening
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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