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
～おき
after every ~
N4
時代
じだい
age, period, epoch, era
N4
あ
Ah
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ああ
Ah!, Oh!
N4
空気
くうき
air, atmosphere
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空港
くうこう
airport
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飛行場
ひこうじょう
airport
N4
アルコール
alcohol
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すっかり
all, completely
N4
アメリカ
America, U.S.A.
N4
試験
しけん
an exam
N4
紹介
しょうかい
an introduction
N4
それで
and (conj.), thereupon, because of that
N4
すると
and, then
N4
アナウンサー
announcer
N4
答
こたえ
answer, response
N4
かっこう
格好
appearance, manner, shape, form, posture
N4
大体
だいたい
approximately; in most cases; in general; to begin with (same as もともと)
N4
腕
うで
arm (in reference to body)
N4
約束
やくそく
arrangement, appointment, promise
N4
美術館
びじゅつかん
art gallery, art museum
N4
やはり; やっぱり
as I thought, absolutely
N4
～まま
as it is
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恥ずかしい
はずかしい
ashamed, embarrassed
N4
アジア
Asia
N4
やっと
at last, finally
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出席
しゅっせきする
attendance
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講堂
こうどう
auditorium
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赤ん坊
あかんぼう
baby
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赤ちゃん
あかちゃん
baby, infant
N4
背中
せなか
back (of body)
N4
床屋
とこや
barber's (shop)
N4
ひげ
beard
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美しい
うつくしい
beautiful, lovely
N4
最初
さいしょ
beginning, first
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ベル
bell
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苦い
にがい
bitter
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血
ち
blood
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両方
りょうほう
both sides, both parties
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枝
えだ
branch, twig
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故障
こしょうする
breakdown
N4
番組
ばんぐみ
broadcast program
N4
放送
ほうそうする
broadcasting
N4
寺
てら
Buddhist temple
N4
会議
かいぎ
business meeting; conference
N4
用事
ようじ
business to take care of; tasks; errands
N4
けれど; けれども
but, although
N4
ケーキ
cake
N4
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