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
有利
ゆうり
advantageous, better
N2
利害
りがい
advantages and disadvantages, interest
N2
副詞
ふくし
adverb
N2
宣伝
せんでん
advertisement, publicity
N2
確認
かくにん
affirmation, confirmation
N2
やっぱり
after all, anyway
N2
結局
けっきょく
after all, eventually
N2
～振り
～ぶり
after an interval of ~
N2
以後
いご
after this; from now on; hereafter
N2
後
あと
afterwards (later); in the future; the rest; since then
N2
後
ご
afterwards, since then
N2
後
のち
afterwards, since then
N2
再三
さいさん
again and again, repeatedly
N2
年代
ねんだい
age, era, period
N2
年齢
ねんれい
age, years
N2
一致
いっち
agreement; conformity
N2
農薬
のうやく
agricultural chemicals
N2
農村
のうそん
agricultural community
N2
農産物
のうさんぶつ
agricultural produce
N2
応援
おうえん
aid, assistance, help
N2
狙い
ねらい
aim
N2
クーラー
air conditioner
N2
目覚し
めざまし
alarmclock
N2
アルバム
album
N2
酒
さけ
alcohol, sake
N2
床の間
とこのま
alcove
N2
下車
げしゃ
alighting, getting off
N2
一度に
いちどに
all at once
N2
全員
ぜんいん
all members
N2
いきなり
all of a sudden
N2
全力
ぜんりょく
all one's power, whole energy
N2
ずうっと
all the time, all the way
N2
あらゆる
all, every
N2
全て
すべて
all, the whole, entirely
N2
全
ぜん
all, whole, entire
N2
味方
みかた
ally, supporter
N2
ほぼ
almost, roughly
N2
独り
ひとり
alone, unmarried
N2
～沿い
～そい
along
N2
もう
already; again; more
N2
高度
こうど
altitude, height; advanced
N2
大使
たいし
ambassador
N2
修正
しゅうせい
amendment, correction
N2
金額
きんがく
amount of money
N2
売上
うりあげ
amount sold, proceeds
N2
分量
ぶんりょう
amount, quantity
N2
額
がく
amount; frame
N2
遊園地
ゆうえんち
amusement park
N2
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