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
捨てる
すてる
throw away (trash), dump, discard
N4
遅れる
おくれる
to (be) become late
N4
片付ける
かたづける
to (clean) tidy up (v.t.), to put away
N4
足す
たす
to add (numbers)
N4
進む
すすむ
to advance, to proceed
N4
謝る
あやまる
to apologize
N4
うかがう
to ask
N4
焼く
やく
to bake, to grill
N4
～ございます
to be (polite), to exist
N4
壊れる
こわれる
to be broken, to break
N4
続く
つづく
to be continued
N4
込む
こむ
to be crowded
N4
空く
すく
to be empty (in reference to people), to be less crowded
N4
直る
なおる
to be fixed
N4
見つかる
みつかる
to be found (v.i.), to be discovered
N4
うれしい
嬉しい
to be happy; to be glad
N4
聞こえる
きこえる
to be heard, to be audible
N4
役に立つ
やくにたつ
to be helpful, to be useful
N4
間に合う
まにあう
to be in time for
N4
決まる
きまる
to be set; fixed (v.i.)
N4
点く
つく
to be started, to be switched on
N4
足りる
たりる
to be sufficient; to be enough
N4
びっくりする
to be surprised
N4
驚く
おどろく
to be surprised, to be astonished
N4
見える
みえる
to be visible; polite verb meaning 来る
N4
汚れる
よごれる
to become dirty
N4
噛む
かむ
to bite, to chew
N4
沸かす
わかす
to boil
N4
沸く
わく
to boil, to grow hot
N4
割れる
われる
to break
N4
折れる
おれる
to break, to be folded, to give in; to turn (a corner)
N4
壊す
こわす
to break, to break down
N4
建てる
たてる
to build
N4
いじめる
to bully, to torment
N4
焼ける
やける
to burn, to be roasted
N4
行う
おこなう
to carry out; to conduct (typically used in written language)
N4
捕まえる
つかまえる
to catch, to arrest
N4
止む
やむ
to cease, to stop
N4
変わる
かわる
to change (v.i.), to be transformed, to vary
N4
変える
かえる
to change, to alter, to vary
N4
調べる
しらべる
to check; to look up; to inquire; to search
N4
選ぶ
えらぶ
to choose; to select
N4
倒れる
たおれる
to collapse, to break down
N4
集める
あつめる
to collect, to gather (v.t.), to assemble
N4
比べる
くらべる
to compare
N4
～続ける
～つづける
to continue doing ~
N4
続ける
つづける
to continue, to keep up
N4
伝える
つたえる
to convey (a message); to tell, to report
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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