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
了承
りょうしょう
acknowledgment, understanding
N1
獲得
かくとく
acquisition, possession
N1
行為
こうい
act, deed, conduct
N1
実費
じっぴ
actual expense, cost price
N1
現地
げんち
actual place, local
N1
融通
ゆうずう
adaptability, versatility, finance
N1
適応
てきおう
adaptation, accommodation, conformity
N1
足し算
たしざん
addition
N1
出直し
でなおし
adjustment, touch up
N1
行政
ぎょうせい
administration
N1
司法
しほう
administration of justice
N1
採択
さいたく
adoption, selection, choice
N1
進行
しんこう
advance
N1
前売
まえうり
advance sale, booking
N1
進出
しんしゅつ
advancement
N1
利点
りてん
advantage, point in favor
N1
勧告
かんこく
advice, counsel
N1
助言
じょげん
advice, suggestion
N1
忠告
ちゅうこく
advice, warning
N1
浮気
うわき
affair, to cheat
N1
気障
きざ
affectation, conceit, snobbery
N1
塾
じゅく
afterschool (cram) school
N1
年頃
としごろ
age, marriageable age, adolescence
N1
侵略
しんりゃく
aggression, invasion, raid
N1
妥結
だけつ
agreement
N1
合致
がっち
agreement, concurrence, conforming to
N1
合意
ごうい
agreement, consent, mutual understanding
N1
同意
どうい
agreement, consent; same meaning
N1
規約
きやく
agreement, rules, code
N1
同感
どうかん
agreement, same opinion, same feeling
N1
農地
のうち
agricultural land
N1
エアメール
air mail
N1
アルカリ
alkali
N1
終日
しゅうじつ
all day
N1
万人
ばんにん
all people, everybody, 10000 people
N1
一同
いちどう
all present, all concerned, all of us
N1
よし (かん)
all right!
N1
良し
よし
all right!
N1
なおさら
all the more, still less
N1
一括
いっかつ
all together, batch
N1
万能
ばんのう
allpurpose, almighty, omnipotent
N1
同盟
どうめい
alliance, union, league
N1
割当
わりあて
allotment, allocation, quota
N1
手当
てあて
allowance, compensation; treatment
N1
母校
ぼこう
alma mater
N1
大方
おおかた
almost all, majority
N1
沿線
えんせん
along railway line
N1
もはや
already, now
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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