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
程
ほど
degree, extent
N4
うまい
delicious; skillful; fortunate
N4
歯医者
はいしゃ
dentist
N4
部長
ぶちょう
department (division) manager
N4
～学部
～がくぶ
department of a university
N4
出発
しゅっぱつする
departure
N4
日記
にっき
diary, journal
N4
～にくい
difficult to do ~
N4
真面目
まじめ
diligent, serious
N4
夕飯
ゆうはん
dinner, supper, evening meal
N4
失礼
しつれい
discourtesy, impoliteness; Excuse me
N4
別
べつ
distinction, different
N4
人形
にんぎょう
doll, figure
N4
倍
ばい
double
N4
引き出し
ひきだし
drawer
N4
運転手
うんてんしゅ
driver (by occupation)
N4
運転
うんてんする
driving
N4
地震
じしん
earthquake
N4
～やすい
easy to do ~
N4
経済
けいざい
economics, finance, economy
N4
教育
きょういく
education
N4
電灯
でんとう
electric light
N4
小学校
しょうがっこう
elementary school
N4
辞典
じてん
encyclopedia, reference book
N4
終わり
おわり
end
N4
十分
じゅうぶん
enough
N4
熱心
ねっしん
enthusiasm
N4
玄関
げんかん
entrance (to a house or a building)
N4
入学
にゅうがくする
entry to school or university
N4
消しゴム
けしゴム
eraser
N4
用
よう
errand, task, business (to take care of)
N4
エスカレーター
escalator
N4
皆
みな
everyone
N4
運動
うんどうする
exercise
N4
展覧会
てんらんかい
exhibition
N4
経験
けいけんする
experience
N4
説明
せつめい
explanation
N4
輸出
ゆしゅつする
export
N4
急行
きゅうこう
express train or bus
N4
お礼
おれい
expression of gratitude; thanking; gift of appreciation; bow
N4
随分
ずいぶん
extremely
N4
非常に
ひじょうに
extremely; very
N4
工場
こうじょう
factory
N4
失敗
しっぱい
failure, mistake
N4
大分
だいぶ
fairly well, to a large extent, considerably, pretty much
N4
遠く
とおく
far away, distant
N4
ファックス
fax
N4
ごちそう
feast, treating (someone)
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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