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
火口
かこう
crater (of a volcano)
N2
クリーム
cream
N2
作成
さくせい
creation, preparation, to make
N2
三日月
みかづき
crescent moon
N2
罪
つみ
crime, fault, indiscretion
N2
刑事
けいじ
criminal case, (police) detective
N2
目安
めやす
criterion, aim
N2
批判
ひはん
criticism
N2
評論
ひょうろん
criticism, critique
N2
批評
ひひょう
criticism, review, commentary
N2
×
ばつ
cross
N2
交差
こうさ
cross
N2
横断
おうだん
crossing
N2
人込み
ひとごみ
crowd of people
N2
群れ
むれ
crowd, flock, herd
N2
冠
かんむり
crown, wreath
N2
夢中
むちゅう
crush, crazy, be hooked on
N2
教養
きょうよう
culture, education, sophistication
N2
戸棚
とだな
cupboard, cabinet
N2
通貨
つうか
currency
N2
幕
まく
curtain, act (in play)
N2
曲線
きょくせん
curve
N2
カーブ
curve; curve ball (baseball)
N2
座布団
ざぶとん
cushion (Japanese)
N2
〜(日本) 式
～(にほん) しき
custom,
N2
税関
ぜいかん
customs
N2
皮肉
ひにく
cynicism, sarcasm
N2
日用品
にちようひん
daily necessities
N2
日課
にっか
daily work, daily routine
N2
ダム
dam
N2
損害
そんがい
damage, loss
N2
しまった (かん)
Damn it!
N2
ダンス
dance
N2
危うい
あやうい
dangerous, critical
N2
物騒
ぶっそう
dangerous, disturbed, insecure
N2
日日
ひにち
date
N2
日時
にちじ
date and time
N2
日付
ひづけ
date, dating
N2
明け方
あけがた
dawn
N2
夜明け
よあけ
dawn, daybreak
N2
～日
～じつ
day
N2
日
にち
day
N2
明後日
みょうごにち
day after tomorrow
N2
一昨日
いっさくじつ
day before yesterday
N2
曜日
ようび
day of the week
N2
日帰り
ひがえり
day trip
N2
空想
くうそう
daydream, fantasy
N2
日中
にっちゅう
daytime, broad daylight
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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