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
高校; 高等学校
こうこう; こうとうがっこう
high school; senior high school
N4
邪魔
じゃま
hindrance, intrusion
N4
歴史
れきし
history
N4
趣味
しゅみ
hobby; pastime
N4
御～
ご～
honorable ~
N4
入院
にゅういんする
hospitalization
N4
湯
ゆ
hot water
N4
いくら～ても
however much one may ~
N4
参る
まいる
humble expression for 行く and 来る
N4
伺う
うかがう
humble form of 行く , 聞く and 来る
N4
億
おく
hundred million
N4
夫
おっと
husband
N4
僕
ぼく
I (used by men towards those of equal or lower status)
N4
なるほど
I see; I now understand
N4
もし
if
N4
できるだけ
if at all possible, as much as possible
N4
確か
たしか
if I remember correctly; certain, definite
N4
なるべく
if possible, as much as possible
N4
輸入
ゆにゅう
import
N4
大事
だいじ
important, valuable, serious matter
N4
不便
ふべん
inconvenience
N4
産業
さんぎょう
industry
N4
案内
あんないする
information, guidance
N4
注射
ちゅうしゃ
injection
N4
けがする
injury (to animate object), hurt
N4
虫
むし
insect
N4
つもり
intention, plan
N4
興味
きょうみ
interest (in something)
N4
国際
こくさい
international
N4
招待
しょうたいする
invitation
N4
島
しま
island
N4
久しぶり
ひさしぶり
it has been a long time; for the first time in a long time
N4
はず
it should be so
N4
ジャム
jam
N4
柔道
じゅうどう
judo
N4
中学校
ちゅうがっこう
junior high school pupil
N4
～ばかり
just did ~, only
N4
着物
きもの
kimono; Japanese traditional dress
N4
優しい
やさしい
kind (person), gentle (person), easy (problem)
N4
親切
しんせつ
kindness
N4
ご存じ
ごぞんじ
knowing, acquaintance
N4
湖
みずうみ
lake
N4
最後
さいご
last, end
N4
法律
ほうりつ
law
N4
葉
は
leaf
N4
退院
たいいんする
leaving hospital
N4
以下
いか
less than, below
N4
字
じ
letter; character
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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