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
輸血
ゆけつ
blood transfusion
N2
ブラウス
blouse
N2
板
いた
board, plank
N2
身
み
body, main part
N2
骨
ほね
bone
N2
骨折
こっせつ
bone fracture
N2
ボーナス
bonus
N2
回数券
かいすうけん
book of tickets
N2
書籍
しょせき
book, publication
N2
図書
としょ
books
N2
書物
しょもつ
books
N2
書店
しょてん
bookshop
N2
境
さかい
border, boundary, mental state
N2
両～
りょう～
both ~
N2
両側
りょうがわ
both sides
N2
面倒臭い
めんどうくさい
bother to do, tiresome
N2
瓶
びん
bottle
N2
瓶詰
びんづめ
bottling, bottled
N2
底
そこ
bottom, sole
N2
境界
きょうかい
boundary
N2
お辞儀
おじぎ
bow
N2
椀
わん
bowl
N2
碗
わん
bowl
N2
弁当
べんとう
box lunch
N2
坊や
ぼうや
boy
N2
少年
しょうねん
boys, juveniles
N2
勇ましい
いさましい
brave, valiant
N2
解散
かいさん
breakup, dissolution
N2
胸
むね
breast, chest
N2
息
いき
breath
N2
呼吸
こきゅう
breath, respiration
N2
煉瓦
れんが
brick
N2
花嫁
はなよめ
bride
N2
嫁
よめ
bride, daughterinlaw
N2
朗らか
ほがらか
bright, cheerful, melodious
N2
持参
じさん
bringing, taking, carrying
N2
失恋
しつれん
broken heart, unrequited love
N2
ブローチ
brooch
N2
箒
ほうき
broom
N2
茶色い
ちゃいろい
brown
N2
ブラシ
brush
N2
泡
あわ
bubble, foam
N2
バケツ
bucket, pail
N2
仏
ほとけ
Buddha
N2
坊さん
ぼうさん
Buddhist priest, monk
N2
ビルディング
building
N2
弾
たま
bullet, shot
N2
束
たば
bunch, bundle
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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