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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
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やつ
(vulg.) fellow, guy, chap
N1
水田
すいでん
(waterfilled) paddy field
N1
~味
~み
~ cast (sense of taste)
N1
~網
~もう
~ network
N1
~時
~じ
~ o'clock (time)
N1
~油
~ゆ
~ oil
N1
~割
~わり
~ percent
N1
~営
~えい
~ run
N1
~画
~かく
~ strokes
N1
~系
~けい
~ system, ~ lineage, ~ group
N1
~増し
~increase
N1
こう
1st in rank; shell
N1
おつ
2nd in rank
N1
短歌
たんか
31syllable Japanese poem
N1
還暦
かんれき
60th birthday
N1
一息
ひといき
a breath, a pause, an effort
N1
異動
いどう
a change, transfer
N1
チャンネル
a channel
N1
コマーシャル
a commercial
N1
おまけ
a discount; something additional
N1
用紙
ようし
a form
N1
天才
てんさい
a genius
N1
一目
いちもく
a glance, a look, a glimpse
N1
命中
めいちゅう
a hit
N1
一筋
ひとすじ
a line, earnestly, blindly, straightforwardly
N1
何だか
なんだか
a little, somewhat, somehow
N1
一見
いっけん
a look, a glimpse, glance; first meeting
N1
一部分
いちぶぶん
a part, a portion
N1
目論見
もくろみ
a plan, a scheme, intention
N1
一帯
いったい
a region, the whole place
N1
一連
いちれん
a series, a chain, a ream (of paper)
N1
さく
a work, a harvest
N1
略語
りゃくご
abbreviation, acronym
N1
腕前
うでまえ
ability, skill, facility
N1
廃止
はいし
abolition, repeal
N1
不在
ふざい
absence
N1
棄権
きけん
abstain from voting, renunciation of a right
N1
無茶
むちゃ
absurd, unreasonable
N1
豊作
ほうさく
abundant harvest, bumper crop
N1
おびただしい
abundantly, innumerably
N1
濫用
らんよう
abuse, misuse, using to excess
N1
学歴
がくれき
academic background
N1
収容
しゅうよう
accommodation; seating; custody
N1
とも
accompanying, attendant, companion, retinue
N1
蓄積
ちくせき
accumulation, accumulate, store
N1
達成
たっせい
achievement
N1
業績
ぎょうせき
achievement, work, contribution
N1
さん
acid
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.
What is the difference between N5 and N1?
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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