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
写す
うつす
to copy (v.t.); to photograph
N4
直す
なおす
to correct (v.t.); to fix
N4
泣く
なく
to cry
N4
踊る
おどる
to dance
N4
決める
きめる
to decide (v.t.)
N4
飾る
かざる
to decorate, to adorn
N4
届ける
とどける
to deliver (v.t.)
N4
下る
さがる
to descend, to drop, to fall
N4
無くなる
なくなる
to disappear, to get lost
N4
見つける
みつける
to discover, to find (v.t.)
N4
やる
to do; to give (to pets, parents, siblings, etc.)
N4
落す
おとす
to drop, to lose
N4
～(て) しまう
to end up ~
N4
止める
やめる
to end, to stop
N4
楽む
たのしむ
to enjoy
N4
逃げる
にげる
to escape, to run away
N4
過ぎる
すぎる
to exceed, to go beyond
N4
取り替える
とりかえる
to exchange, to replace
N4
向かう
むかう
to face, to go towards
N4
落る
おちる
to fall, to drop
N4
～おわる
to finish doing ~
N4
済む
すむ
to finish, to end
N4
釣る
つる
to fish
N4
合う
あう
to fit, to match
N4
太る
ふとる
to gain weight
N4
集まる
あつまる
to gather (v.i.), to collect
N4
怒る
おこる
to get angry; to scold angrily
N4
治る
なおる
to get better; to recover from illness (v.i.)
N4
暮れる
くれる
to get dark, to come to an end
N4
下りる
おりる
to get down, to go; come down
N4
乾く
かわく
to get dry
N4
濡れる
ぬれる
to get wet
N4
あげる
to give
N4
くれる
to give, to do for
N4
回る、回す
まわる、まわす
to go around, to revolve
N4
通う
かよう
to go back and forth; to commute
N4
慣れる
なれる
to grow accustomed to
N4
冷える
ひえる
to grow cold, to cool down
N4
手伝う
てつだう
to help
N4
打つ
うつ
to hit, to strike
N4
急ぐ
いそぐ
to hurry, to be in a hurry, to rush
N4
増える
ふえる
to increase, to multiply
N4
尋ねる
たずねる
to inquire (same as 質問する)
N4
笑う
わらう
to laugh, to smile
N4
連れる
つれる
to lead, to take (a person)
N4
生きる
いきる
to live
N4
負ける
まける
to lose (a game) (v.i.), to be defeated
N4
痩せる
やせる
to lose weight
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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