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
夜
よる
evening, night
N3
余裕
よゆう
excess; surplus
N3
目
め
eye(s)
N3
顔
かお
face (body part)
N3
秋
あき
fall (season)
N3
料金
りょうきん
fee, charge, fare
N3
五
ご
five
N3
五日
いつか
five days; fifth day of the month
N3
ずっと
for a long time; all the time; consecutively
N3
幸い
さいわい
fortunately; luckily
N3
四
し
four
N3
ただ
free of charge; just (~); only (~)
N3
金曜日
きんようび
Friday
N3
友人
ゆうじん
friend (formal)
N3
家具
かぐ
furniture
N3
うがい
gargling
N3
政府
せいふ
government, administration
N3
成績
せいせき
grade (i.e., on a test), academic record
N3
おじいさん
grandfather, male senior citizen
N3
努力
どりょく
great effort, exertion, endeavor
N3
半
はん
half (e.g., にじはん | halfpast two)
N3
苦労
くろう
hardship; suffering
N3
重い
おもい
heavy; serious
N3
ここ
here, this place
N3
家庭
かてい
home; family
N3
うち
home; house; my place
N3
希望
きぼう
hope, wish, aspiration
N3
馬
うま
horse; promoted bishop (in Japanese chess known as shogi)
N3
寮
りょう
hostel, dormitory
N3
家事
かじ
household matters; housework (same as 家の仕事 )
N3
主婦
しゅふ
housewife
N3
いくつ
how many, how old
N3
いくら
how much, how many
N3
人間
にんげん
human being, person
N3
ごめんなさい
I beg your pardon, excuse me, I'm sorry
N3
理想
りそう
ideal
N3
進歩
しんぽ
improvement, progress, development
N3
普段
ふだん
in everyday situations, usually, ordinarily
N3
実際
じっさい
in fact; in actuality
N3
以前
いぜん
in the past; before
N3
収入
しゅうにゅう
income, revenue
N3
ますます
increasingly (same as もっと), more and more
N3
個人
こじん
individual, private person
N3
企業
きぎょう
industry, business, undertaking
N3
影響
えいきょう
influence, effect
N3
情報
じょうほう
information, (military) intelligence
N3
中
なか
inside, middle, among
N3
例
れい
instance, example, case
N3
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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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