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
デパート
(abbr.) department store
N5
花瓶
かびん
(flower) vase
N5
お茶
おちゃ
(green) tea
N5
飴
あめ
(hard) candy
N5
居る
いる
(humble) to be (animate), to exist
N5
父
ちち
(my) father
N5
母
はは
(my) mother
N5
兄
あに
(my) older brother (humble)
N5
姉
あね
(my) older sister (humble)
N5
～か月
～かげつ
(number of) months
N5
お兄さん
おにいさん
(someone else's) older brother (formal)
N5
奥さん
おくさん
(someone else's) wife (hon.)
N5
始まる
はじまる
(something) begins
N5
練習
れんしゅう (する)
(to) practice
N5
下さい
ください
(with teform verb) please do for me
N5
～日
～にち
~ day of the month, for ~ days
N5
～時間
～じかん
~ hours
N5
～分
～ふん
~ minutes
N5
～屋
～や
~ shop
N5
～側
～がわ
~ side
N5
～週間
～しゅうかん
~ weeks
N5
～年
～ねん
~ years
N5
～番
～ばん
~st; ~th best
N5
お風呂
おふろ
a bath
N5
お弁当
おべんとう
a boxed lunch
N5
クラス
a class
N5
少ない
すくない
a little; a few
N5
地図
ちず
a map
N5
ページ
a page
N5
パーティー
a party
N5
写真
しゃしん
a picture; a photograph
N5
問題
もんだい
a problem
N5
部屋
へや
a room
N5
学校
がっこう
a school
N5
歌
うた
a song
N5
電話
でんわ
a telephone
N5
切符
きっぷ
a ticket
N5
コップ
a tumbler; a glass
N5
時計
とけい
a watch; a clock
N5
～ころ; ～ごろ
about, toward, approximately (time)
N5
大人
おとな
adult
N5
午後
ごご
afternoon, P.M.
N5
飛行機
ひこうき
airplane
N5
皆さん
みなさん
all of you, everyone
N5
全部
ぜんぶ
all, entire, whole
N5
出口
でぐち
an exit
N5
それから
and then, after that
N5
そうして; そして
and, like that
N5
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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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