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
気分
きぶん
feeling, mood
N4
気持ち
きもち
feeling, sensation, mood
N4
お祭り
おまつり
festival
N4
熱
ねつ
fever, temperature
N4
とうとう
finally, at last
N4
指
ゆび
finger
N4
火
ひ
fire
N4
火事
かじ
fire
N4
しっかり
firmly, steady
N4
まず
first (of all), to start with
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適当
てきとう
fitness, suitability
N4
味
あじ
flavor, taste
N4
食料品
しょくりょうひん
foodstuff, groceries
N4
例えば
たとえば
for example, e.g.
N4
森
もり
forest
N4
自由
じゆう
freedom
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これから
from now on, after this
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いっぱい
一杯
full, to the utmost
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布団
ふとん
futon
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ガス
gas
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ガソリンスタンド
gas station, service station
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ガソリン
gasoline, petrol
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大抵
たいてい
generally, usually
N4
地理
ちり
geography
N4
彼女
かのじょ
girlfriend; she
N4
ガラス
glass, pane
N4
手袋
てぶくろ
glove(s)
N4
為
ため
good, advantage, in order to
N4
品物
しなもの
goods
N4
公務員
こうむいん
government worker, public servant
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そろそろ
gradually, soon
N4
卒業
そつぎょう
graduation
N4
文法
ぶんぽう
grammar
N4
祖父
そふ
grandfather
N4
祖母
そぼ
grandmother
N4
ぶどう
grapes
N4
草
くさ
grass
N4
あいさつする
挨拶
greet(ing)
N4
客
きゃく
guest, customer
N4
髪
かみ
hair
N4
毛
け
hair, fur
N4
ハンバーグ
hamburger steak
N4
港
みなと
harbor, port
N4
厳しい
きびしい
hard; rigorous; strict
N4
彼
かれ
he, boyfriend
N4
心
こころ
heart, mind
N4
暖房
だんぼう
heating
N4
高校生
こうこうせい
high school student
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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