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
早い
はやい
early
N5
東
ひがし
east
N5
易しい
やさしい
easy, plain, simple
N5
卵
たまご
egg
N5
八
はち
eight
N5
八日
ようか
eight days; eighth day of the month
N5
八つ
やっつ
eight things
N5
電車
でんしゃ
electric train
N5
電気
でんき
electricity, (electric) light
N5
大使館
たいしかん
embassy
N5
英語
えいご
English (language)
N5
楽しい
たのしい
enjoyable, fun
N5
入口
いりぐち
entrance
N5
封筒
ふうとう
envelope
N5
作文
さくぶん
essay; composition
N5
毎日
まいにち
every day
N5
毎月
まいげつ; まいつき
every month, monthly
N5
毎朝
まいあさ
every morning
N5
毎晩
まいばん
every night
N5
毎週
まいしゅう
every week
N5
毎年
まいねん; まいとし
every year, yearly, annually
N5
眼鏡
めがね
eye glasses
N5
家族
かぞく
family, members of a family
N5
有名
ゆうめい
famous
N5
遠い
とおい
far (away), distant
N5
速い
はやい
fast, quick
N5
太い
ふとい
fat, thick
N5
お父さん
おとうさん
father (formal)
N5
～がる
feel
N5
フィルム
film (roll of)
N5
魚
さかな
fish
N5
五つ
いつつ
five things
N5
花
はな
flower
N5
食べ物
たべもの
food
N5
足; 脚
あし
foot; leg
N5
初めて
はじめて
for the first time
N5
外国
がいこく
foreign country; abroad
N5
外国人
がいこくじん
foreigner
N5
フォーク
fork
N5
万年筆
まんねんひつ
fountain pen
N5
四日
よっか
four days; fourth day of the month
N5
暇
ひま
free time, leisure
N5
よく
frequently, often (much); well, skillfully
N5
友達
ともだち
friend
N5
果物
くだもの
fruit
N5
先
さき
future; recent, previous
N5
庭
にわ
garden
N5
門
もん
gate
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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