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
通訳
つうやく
interpretation; interpreter
N3
インタビュー
interview
N3
面接
めんせつ
interview
N3
かかる
it takes (amount of time, money) (v.i.)
N3
日本
にほん
Japan
N3
ジーンズ
jeans
N3
ジュース
juice, soft drink; deuce
N3
後輩
こうはい
junior members of a group
N3
漢字
かんじ
kanji; Chinese character
N3
知識
ちしき
knowledge, information
N3
実験
じっけん
lab work; experiment
N3
語学
ごがく
language study
N3
昨夜
ゆうべ
last night
N3
最低
さいてい
least, lowest, worst
N3
講演
こうえん
lecture, talk
N3
たて
length, height
N3
レベル
level
N3
免許
めんきょ
license, permit, certificate
N3
暮らし
くらし
living; life style
N3
恋人
こいびと
lover; sweetheart; girlfriend
N3
温い
ぬるい
lukewarm
N3
昼食
ちゅうしょく
lunch (same as 昼ご飯 )
N3
機械
きかい
machine, machinery
N3
男の人
おとこのひと
man
N3
夫婦
ふうふ
married couple, husband and wife
N3
診察
しんさつ
medical examination (of a patient)
N3
思い出
おもいで
memories, recollections, reminiscence
N3
単なる
たんなる
mere, simple, sheer
N3
方法
ほうほう
method, means, technique
N3
中学
ちゅうがく
middle school, junior high school
N3
間違い
まちがい
mistake
N3
誤解
ごかい
misunderstanding
N3
月曜日
げつようび
Monday
N3
猿
さる
monkey
N3
もっと
more
N3
しかも
moreover, furthermore, besides, plus
N3
蚊
か
mosquito
N3
大半
たいはん
most of, majority, mostly
N3
大いに
おおいに
much, considerably (same as 大変 ), greatly
N3
楽器
がっき
musical instrument
N3
お互い
おたがい
mutual, reciprocal, each other
N3
つまり
namely; in other words; in short
N3
そば
near, close, beside; Japanese traditional buckwheat noodle
N3
九
きゅう
nine
N3
九
く
nine
N3
うるさい
noisy; annoying
N3
余り
あまり
not very; surplus
N3
現在
げんざい
now (same as 今 ), present, current
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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