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
申す
もうす
extramodest (humble) expression for 言う
N4
おる
extramodest expression for いる
N4
致す
いたす
extramodest expression for する
N4
いただく
頂く
extramodest expression for たべる and のむ; humble expression for もらう
N4
おっしゃる
honorific expression for いう
N4
いらっしゃる
honorific expression for いく, くる, and いる
N4
なさる
honorific expression for する
N4
ごらんになる
honorific expression for みる
N4
召し上がる
めしあがる
honorific form of 食べる and 飲む
N4
差し上げる
さしあげる
humble expression for あげる
N4
ビル
(abbr.) building
N4
看護婦
かんごふ
(female) nurse
N4
指輪
ゆびわ
(finger) ring
N4
よろしい
(hon.) good, OK, all right
N4
おいでになる
(hon.) to be
N4
くださる
(hon.) to give, to confer
N4
拝見
はいけんする
(humble) (polite) seeing, look at
N4
息子
むすこ
(humble) son
N4
申し上げる
もうしあげる
(humble)to say, to tell
N4
将来
しょうらい
(in the) future; prospects
N4
工業
こうぎょう
(manufacturing) industry
N4
家内
かない
(one's own) wife
N4
パソコン
(personal) computer
N4
お子さん
おこさん
(someone else's) child (polite)
N4
お宅
おたく
(someone else's) house; home polite word for 家
N4
お嬢さん
おじょうさん
(someone's) daughter (polite)
N4
ご主人
ごしゅじん
(your, her) husband
N4
～代
～だい
~ age; period
N4
～式
～しき
~ ceremony; ~ style
N4
～区
～く
~ district, ~ ward, ~ borough
N4
～会
～かい
~ meeting
N4
建て
～だて
~ storied, separate housing
N4
通り
とおり
~ Street, ~ Avenue
N4
夢
ゆめ
a dream
N4
贈り物
おくりもの
a gift; a present
N4
旅館
りょかん
a Japanese inn
N4
講義
こうぎ
a lecture
N4
さっき
a little while ago
N4
親
おや
a parent
N4
席
せき
a seat
N4
おもちゃ
a toy
N4
～(に) ついて
about, concerning
N4
留守
るす
absence; not at home
N4
アクセサリー
accessory
N4
事故
じこ
accident
N4
～(に) よると
according to ~
N4
住所
じゅうしょ
address; place of residence
N4
アフリカ
Africa
N4
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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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