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
事務所
じむしょ
office
N4
昔
むかし
old days; past
N4
途中
とちゅう
on the way, midway
N4
一度
いちど
once, one time
N4
意見
いけん
opinion, view, idea
N4
反対
はんたい
oppose, opposition, resistance
N4
または
or, otherwise
N4
以外
いがい
other than, with the exception of, excepting
N4
オーバー
overcoat; over, exceeding, exaggeration
N4
パパ
papa, daddy
N4
駐車場
ちゅうしゃじょう
parking lot
N4
パート (タイム)
part time (esp. female part time employees)
N4
アルバイト
parttime job
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特に
とくに
particularly
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安心
あんしん
peace of mind, relief
N4
～家
～か
person who is specialized in ~
N4
ピアノ
piano
N4
すり
pickpocket
N4
売り場
うりば
place where things are sold
N4
場所
ばしょ
place, location
N4
計画
けいかくする
plan, project, schedule
N4
予定
よてい
plans, arrangement, schedule
N4
遊び
あそび
play
N4
楽しみ
たのしみ
pleasure, joy
N4
警察
けいさつ
police; police station
N4
丁寧
ていねい
polite, courteous, careful
N4
政治
せいじ
politics
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人口
じんこう
population
N4
支度
したくする
preparation
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用意
ようい
preparation
N4
予習
よしゅう
preparation of lessons (for class)
N4
準備
じゅんびする
prepare
N4
プレゼント
present, gift
N4
社長
しゃちょう
president of a company
N4
値段
ねだん
price
N4
校長
こうちょう
principal, headmaster
N4
生産
せいさんする
production; to produce
N4
発音
はつおん
pronunciation
N4
盛ん
さかん
prosperous, active, thriving
N4
けんかする
quarrel
N4
どんどん
quickly and steadily; at a rapid pace
N4
割合
わりあい
rate, ratio, percentage
N4
そう
really, (is that) so; yes, right
N4
理由
りゆう
reason
N4
訳
わけ
reason; explanation
N4
最近
さいきん
recently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest
N4
受付
うけつけ
reception(ist) desk
N4
レジ
register
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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