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
信者
しんじゃ
believer, devotee
N1
屈折
くっせつ
bending, indentation, refraction
N1
有益
ゆうえき
beneficial, profitable
N1
傍ら
かたわら
beside(s, while, nearby
N1
ベストセラー
bestseller
N1
ベスト
best; vest
N1
賭
かけ
betting, gambling, a gamble
N1
聖書
せいしょ
Bible
N1
法案
ほうあん
bill (law)
N1
出生
しゅっしょう
birth
N1
出生
しゅっせい
birth
N1
郷里
きょうり
birthplace, home town
N1
あざ
birthmark, bruise
N1
刃
は
blade, sword
N1
非難
ひなん
blame, attack, criticism
N1
空ろ
うつろ
blank, hollow, empty
N1
爆破
ばくは
blast, explosion, blow up
N1
出血
しゅっけつ
bleeding
N1
恵み
めぐみ
blessing
N1
盲点
もうてん
blind spot
N1
～圏
～けん
bloc, sphere, area
N1
封鎖
ふうさ
blockade, freezing (funds)
N1
肉親
にくしん
blood relationship, blood relative
N1
血管
けっかん
blood vessel
N1
打撃
だげき
blow, damage; batting (baseball)
N1
露骨
ろこつ
blunt, outspoken; conspicuous; broad, suggestive
N1
体付き
からだつき
body build, figure
N1
できもの
boil, rash
N1
熱湯
ねっとう
boiling water
N1
沸騰
ふっとう
boiling, seething
N1
大胆
だいたん
bold, daring, audacious
N1
爆弾
ばくだん
bomb
N1
書評
しょひょう
book review
N1
ブーム
boom
N1
ブーツ
boots
N1
借り
かり
borrowing, debt, loan
N1
両極
りょうきょく
both extremities, north and south poles
N1
弓
ゆみ
bow
N1
腸
ちょう
bowels, intestines
N1
器
うつわ
bowl, vessel, container
N1
ボイコット
boycott
N1
脳
のう
brain, memory
N1
勇敢
ゆうかん
bravery, heroism, gallantry
N1
切れ目
きれめ
break, pause, gap
N1
突破
とっぱ
breaking through, breakthrough, penetration
N1
繁殖
はんしょく
breed, multiply, propagation
N1
品種
ひんしゅ
breed, type, variety
N1
育ち
そだち
breeding, growth
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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