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
敗戦
はいせん
defeat, losing a war
N1
守備
しゅび
defense
N1
弁護
べんご
defense, pleading, advocacy
N1
防衛
ぼうえい
defense, protection, selfdefense
N1
赤字
あかじ
deficit, go in the red
N1
定義
ていぎ
definition
N1
退化
たいか
degeneration, retrogression
N1
遅れ
おくれ
delay, lag
N1
じっくり
deliberately, carefully
N1
審議
しんぎ
deliberation
N1
華奢
きゃしゃ
delicate, slender
N1
弱
じゃく
delicate, supple
N1
非行
ひこう
delinquency, misconduct
N1
交付
こうふ
delivering, furnishing (with copies)
N1
要望
ようぼう
demand for, request
N1
デモンストレーション
demonstration
N1
拒否
きょひ
denial, rejection, refusal
N1
分母
ぶんぼ
denominator
N1
密度
みつど
density
N1
歯科
しか
dentistry
N1
～署
～しょ
department
N1
依存
いぞん
dependence, dependent, reliance
N1
描写
びょうしゃ
depiction, description, portrayal
N1
過疎
かそ
depopulation
N1
預金
よきん
deposit, bank account
N1
憂鬱
ゆううつ
depression, melancholy
N1
記述
きじゅつ
describing, descriptor
N1
デザイン
design
N1
望ましい
のぞましい
desirable, hoped for
N1
欲望
よくぼう
desire, appetite
N1
デザート
dessert
N1
破壊
はかい
destruction
N1
詳細
しょうさい
detail, particulars
N1
改悪
かいあく
deterioration, changing for the worse
N1
悪化
あっか
deterioration, worsen
N1
遠回り
とおまわり
detour, roundabout way
N1
現像
げんぞう
developing (film)
N1
開発
かいはつ
development, exploitation
N1
仕掛
しかけ
device, trick, mechanism
N1
露
つゆ
dew
N1
倍率
ばいりつ
diameter, magnification
N1
おむつ
diaper, nappy
N1
下痢
げり
diarrhea
N1
独裁
どくさい
dictatorship, despotism
N1
議事堂
ぎじどう
Diet building
N1
格差
かくさ
difference, disparity
N1
ずれ
difference, gap
N1
異見
いけん
different opinion, objection
N1
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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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