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
下げる
さげる
to lower (v.t.); to hang
N4
間違える
まちがえる
to make a mistake
N4
騒ぐ
さわぐ
to make noise, to clamor
N4
かまう
to mind, to care about, to be concerned about
N4
移る
うつる
to move (from a house); to transfer (from a department); to shift
N4
動く
うごく
to move
N4
引っ越す
ひっこす
to move to a new place of residence
N4
知らせる
しらせる
to notify
N4
空く
あく
to open, to become empty (vacant)
N4
開く
ひらく
to open; to hold (an event)
N4
塗る
ぬる
to paint, to plaster
N4
別れる
わかれる
to part from, to separate
N4
通る
とおる
to pass (by), to go through
N4
亡くなる
なくなる
to pass away
N4
払う
はらう
to pay
N4
拾う
ひろう
to pick up (something), to find
N4
投げる
なげる
to pitch, to cast away
N4
植える
うえる
to plant
N4
褒める
ほめる
to praise; to say nice things
N4
祈る
いのる
to pray; to wish
N4
育てる
そだてる
to raise (v.t.); to bring up
N4
思い出す
おもいだす
to recall, to remember
N4
もらう
to receive
N4
喜ぶ
よろこぶ
to rejoice, to be delighted, to be glad
N4
残る
のこる
to remain (v.i.), to be left
N4
似る
にる
to resemble, to be similar
N4
戻る
もどる
to return (v.i.); to come back
N4
上がる
あがる
to rise, to go up
N4
叱る
しかる
to scold
N4
探す
さがす
to search, to seek, to look for
N4
送る
おくる
to send, to dispatch
N4
揺れる
ゆれる
to shake, to sway
N4
光る
ひかる
to shine, to glitter
N4
眠る
ねむる
to sleep
N4
滑る
すべる
to slide, to slip
N4
折る
おる
to snap, to break; to bend
N4
漬ける
つける
to soak, to moisten, to pickle
N4
鳴る
なる
to sound, to ring (v.i.)
N4
立てる
たてる
to stand (something) up, to erect (something)
N4
～だす
to start doing ~
N4
～始める
～はじめる
to start doing ~
N4
始める
はじめる
to start, to begin
N4
泊まる
とまる
to stay (over night) (v.i.)
N4
盗む
ぬすむ
to steal; to rob
N4
踏む
ふむ
to step on, to tread on
N4
止める
とめる
to stop (something)
N4
寄る
よる
to stop by
N4
受ける
うける
to take (an examination, interview, etc.); to receive
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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