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
悪しからず
あしからず
don't take me wrong, but..., I'm sorry
N1
寄贈
きぞう
donation, presentation
N1
扉
とびら
door, opening
N1
点線
てんせん
dotted line
N1
ダブル
double
N1
心中
しんじゅう
double suicide
N1
疑惑
ぎわく
doubt, misgivings, suspicion
N1
ダウン
down
N1
滅亡
めつぼう
downfall, collapse, destruction
N1
ダース
dozen
N1
うたた寝
うたたね
dozing, napping
N1
ずるずる
dragging on, sound of sniffling
N1
排水
はいすい
drainage
N1
脚色
きゃくしょく
dramatization (e.g., film
N1
干し～
ほし～
dried ~
N1
梅干し
うめぼし
dried plum
N1
干し物
ほしもの
dried washing (clothes
N1
ドリル
drill
N1
ドライブイン
drive in
N1
ドライバー
driver, screwdriver
N1
雫
しずく
drop (of water)
N1
退学
たいがく
dropping out of school
N1
ドライ
dry
N1
ドライクリーニング
dry cleaning
N1
共働き
ともばたらき
dual income (husband and wife both working)
N1
不振
ふしん
dullness, slump, stagnation
N1
呆然
ぼうぜん
dumbfounded, overcome with surprise
N1
ダンプ
dump truck
N1
重複
じゅうふく
duplication, repetition, overlapping
N1
重複
ちょうふく
duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
N1
存続
そんぞく
duration, continuance
N1
塵
ちり
dust, dirt
N1
塵取り
ちりとり
dustpan
N1
任務
にんむ
duty, mission, task
N1
責務
せきむ
duty, obligation
N1
住
じゅう
dwelling, living
N1
動的
どうてき
dynamic, kinetic
N1
穂
ほ
ear (of plant), head (of plant)
N1
収益
しゅうえき
earnings, proceeds, returns
N1
あっさり
easily, readily, quickly
N1
手軽
てがる
easy, simple, cheap
N1
たやすい
easy, simple, light
N1
反響
はんきょう
echo, reverberation, repercussion
N1
財政
ざいせい
economy, financial affairs
N1
縁
へり
edge
N1
布告
ふこく
edict, ordinance, proclamation
N1
版
はん
edition
N1
効き目
ききめ
effect, virtue, efficacy
N1
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
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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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