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
お見舞い
おみまい
calling on someone who is ill, visit
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場合
ばあい
case, situation
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原因
げんいん
cause, origin, source
N4
注意
ちゅうい
caution, attention
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是非
ぜひ
certainly, by all means; without fail
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もちろん
certainly, of course
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機会
きかい
chance, opportunity
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おつり
change; balance of money returned to the purchaser
N4
チェックする
check
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花見
はなみ
cherryblossom viewing
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子
こ
child
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教会
きょうかい
church
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都合
つごう
circumstances, convenience
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市民
しみん
citizen
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市
し
city
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はっきり
clearly, distinctly
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店員
てんいん
clerk; shopemployee
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押し入れ
おしいれ
closet
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雲
くも
cloud
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海岸
かいがん
coast, seashore
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大学生
だいがくせい
college student, university student
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漫画
まんが
comic (book), cartoon
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普通
ふつう
common; usual
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連絡
れんらく
communication, contact, connection
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競争
きょうそう
competition, contest
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複雑
ふくざつ
complexity, complication
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コンピュータ; コンピューター
computer
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コンサート
concert
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具合
ぐあい
condition, state, health
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会議室
かいぎしつ
conference room
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お祝い
おいわい
congratulation, celebration
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承知
しょうちする
consent, acceptance
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相談
そうだんする
consultation
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会話
かいわ
conversation
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冷房
れいぼう
cooling, air conditioning
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隅
すみ
corner
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正しい
ただしい
correct
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木綿
もめん
cotton
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～軒
～けん
counter for houses
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～階
～かい
counter for stories (floors) of a building
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文化
ぶんか
culture
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カーテン
curtain
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習慣
しゅうかん
custom (in reference to culture)
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踊り
おどり
dance
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危険
きけん
danger, risk, hazard
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娘
むすめ
daughter (humble)
N4
昼間
ひるま
daytime, during the day
N4
深い
ふかい
deep, profound
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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