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
それほど
to that degree; extent
N4
考える
かんがえる
to think (about); to consider
N4
思う
おもう
to think, to feel
N4
触る
さわる
to touch, to feel
N4
乗り換える
のりかえる
to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train, etc.)
N4
運ぶ
はこぶ
to transport, to carry
N4
頑張る
がんばる
to try one's best, to try hard, to persist
N4
訪ねる
たずねる
to visit
N4
起こす
おこす
to wake (someone) up
N4
迎える
むかえる
to welcome; to meet; to greet
N4
勝つ
かつ
to win
N4
包む
つつむ
to wrap, to cover
N4
明日
あす
tomorrow
N4
道具
どうぐ
tool
N4
貿易
ぼうえき
trade
N4
交通
こうつう
traffic, transportation
N4
汽車
きしゃ
train (steam)
N4
翻訳
ほんやく
translation
N4
ごみ
trash, garbage
N4
タイプ
type, style
N4
台風
たいふう
typhoon
N4
米
こめ
uncooked rice
N4
下着
したぎ
underwear
N4
無理
むり
unreasonable, impossible
N4
珍しい
めずらしい
unusual, rare
N4
急
きゅう
urgent, sudden; steep
N4
利用
りよう
use, utilization
N4
だめ
useless, no good, hopeless
N4
乗り物
のりもの
vehicle
N4
会場
かいじょう
venue, meeting place
N4
一生懸命
いっしょうけんめい
very hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effort
N4
もうすぐ
very soon; in a few moments; days
N4
中々
なかなか
very, considerably, quite
N4
壁
かべ
wall
N4
戦争
せんそう
war
N4
水道
すいどう
water service, water line
N4
仕方
しかた
way (of doing something)
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様
よう
way, manner, kind
N4
天気予報
てんきよほう
weather forecast
N4
妻
つま
wife (humble)
N4
内
うち
within, inside
N4
以内
いない
within, less (no more) than
N4
女性
じょせい
woman
N4
素晴らしい
すばらしい
wonderful; terrific
N4
林
はやし
woods, forest
N4
ワープロ
word processor
N4
世界
せかい
world
N4
心配
しんぱいする
worry, concern
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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