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
オートマチック
automatic
N1
助動詞
じょどうし
auxiliary verb
N1
雪崩
なだれ
avalanche
N1
いやに
awfully, terribly
N1
軸
じく
axis, stem, shaft
N1
細菌
さいきん
bacillus, bacterium, germ
N1
背後
はいご
back, rear
N1
背景
はいけい
background, scenery, setting
N1
ばい菌
ばいきん
bacteria, germ(s)
N1
不調
ふちょう
bad condition, disorder, slump
N1
悪者
わるもの
bad fellow, rascal
N1
凶作
きょうさく
bad harvest, poor crop
N1
不評
ふひょう
bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity
N1
バッジ
badge
N1
不良
ふりょう
badness, delinquent, failure
N1
黒字
くろじ
balance (figure) in the black
N1
決算
けっさん
balance sheet, settlement of accounts
N1
差額
さがく
balance, difference, margin
N1
鞠
まり
ball
N1
堤防
ていぼう
bank, weir
N1
バー
bar
N1
裸足
はだし
barefoot
N1
かろうじて
barely, narrowly
N1
ベース
base, bass
N1
根拠
こんきょ
basis, foundation
N1
バット
bat, vat
N1
入浴
にゅうよく
bathe, bathing
N1
浴室
よくしつ
bathroom, bath
N1
バッテリー
battery
N1
陣
じん
battle formation, camp, encampment
N1
戦闘
せんとう
battle, fight, combat
N1
かなわない
be beyond one's power, be unable
N1
盛装
せいそう
be dressed up, wear rich clothes
N1
務まる
つとまる
be equal, be fit
N1
浜辺
はまべ
beach, foreshore
N1
浜
はま
beach, seashore
N1
嘴
くちばし
beak, bill
N1
獣
けだもの
beast, brute
N1
獣
けもの
beast, brute
N1
畜生
ちくしょう
beast, brute, damn
N1
美
び
beauty
N1
加入
かにゅう
becoming a member, admission
N1
夜具
やぐ
bedding
N1
さきに (いぜん)
before, earlier than, previously
N1
冒頭
ぼうとう
beginning, start, outset
N1
手遅れ
ておくれ
being (too); belated treatment
N1
げっそり
being disheartened, losing weight
N1
当選
とうせん
being elected, winning the prize
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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