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
うそ
嘘
lie
N4
光
ひかり
light
N4
こう
like this, this way
N4
特急
とっきゅう
limited express (train faster than an express)
N4
線
せん
line, wire
N4
文学
ぶんがく
literature
N4
しばらく
little while
N4
生活
せいかつする
living, life; to live
N4
下宿
げしゅく
lodging, boarding house
N4
寂しい
さびしい
lonely, lonesome
N4
世話
せわする
looking after; to look after
N4
忘れ物
わすれもの
lost article, something forgotten
N4
昼休み
ひるやすみ
lunch break, noon recess
N4
～製
～せい
made in ~
N4
専門
せんもん
major; speciality
N4
男性
だんせい
man; male
N4
点
てん
mark, score, grade; point, dot
N4
試合
しあい
match, game, competition
N4
数学
すうがく
mathematics
N4
食事
しょくじする
meal
N4
医学
いがく
medical science
N4
～員
～いん
member of ~
N4
都
と
metropolitan
N4
真中
まんなか
middle, center
N4
鏡
かがみ
mirror
N4
味噌
みそ
miso, bean paste
N4
～月
～つき
month
N4
月
つき
moon
N4
以上
いじょう
more than; this is all
N4
それに
moreover; besides
N4
最も
もっとも
most
N4
ほとんど
mostly, almost
N4
オートバイ
motorcycle (lit: autobi(ke))
N4
～君
～くん
Mr. (junior) ~, master ~
N4
～様
～さま
Mr., Mrs., Ms.
N4
必要
ひつよう
necessary
N4
首
くび
neck
N4
近所
きんじょ
neighborhood
N4
決して
けっして
never
N4
正月
しょうがつ
New Year, New Year's Day
N4
新聞社
しんぶんしゃ
newspaper company
N4
ちっとも
not at all (neg. verb)
N4
全然
ぜんぜん
not at all; wholly, entirely
N4
小説
しょうせつ
novel
N4
今度
こんど
now, this time, near future, one of these days, next time
N4
～目
～め
number ~ sequence, ~nd; ~th
N4
たまに
occasionally
N4
匂い
におい
odor, smell
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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