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
性能
せいのう
ability, capability
N2
能力
のうりょく
ability, faculty
N2
実力
じつりょく
ability; force
N2
有能
ゆうのう
able, capable, efficient
N2
～ところ
about to do ~
N2
大凡
おおよそ
about, approximately
N2
およそ
about, roughly, approximately
N2
上
うえ
above (up, top, etc.), over, on top of
N2
突然
とつぜん
abruptly, suddenly, unexpectedly
N2
欠席
けっせき
absence, nonattendance
N2
吸収
きゅうしゅう
absorption, suction
N2
抽象
ちゅうしょう
abstract
N2
ばからしい
absurd
N2
めちゃくちゃ
absurd, messed up, wrecked
N2
豊富
ほうふ
abundance, plenty
N2
豊か
ゆたか
abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich
N2
悪口
わるくち
abuse, insult
N2
学会
がっかい
academic conference
N2
加速
かそく
acceleration
N2
加速度
かそくど
acceleration
N2
アクセント
accent
N2
会計
かいけい
account, finance
N2
正確
せいかく
accurate, punctuality, exact
N2
実績
じっせき
achievements, actual results
N2
功績
こうせき
achievements, merit
N2
酸性
さんせい
acidity
N2
知合い
しりあい
acquaintance
N2
法
ほう
Act (law: the X Act)
N2
演技
えんぎ
acting, performance
N2
～化
～か
action of making something
N2
活動
かつどう
action, activity
N2
行動
こうどう
action, conduct, behavior
N2
動作
どうさ
action, movements, motions
N2
活躍
かつやく
activity
N2
役者
やくしゃ
actor
N2
女優
じょゆう
actress
N2
現場
げんば
actual spot, scene, field
N2
現に
げんに
actually, really
N2
追加
ついか
addition, supplement, appendix
N2
宛名
あてな
address, direction
N2
形容動詞
けいようどうし
adjectival noun, quasiadjective
N2
形容詞
けいようし
adjective
N2
加減
かげん
adjustment; addition and subtraction
N2
感心
かんしん
admiration
N2
有料
ゆうりょう
admissionpaid, toll
N2
成人
せいじん
adult
N2
前進
ぜんしん
advance, drive, progress
N2
上級
じょうきゅう
advanced level, high grade, senior
N2
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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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