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
酒場
さかば
bar, barroom
N2
基地
きち
base
N2
地下
ちか
basement, underground
N2
盆地
ぼんち
basin (e.g., between mountains)
N2
基
もと
basis
N2
籠
かご
basket, cage
N2
水着
みずぎ
bathing suit (woman's)
N2
浴衣
ゆかた
bathrobe, informal summer kimono
N2
電池
でんち
battery
N2
戦い
たたかい
battle, fight
N2
湾
わん
bay, gulf, inlet
N2
出来上がり
できあがり
be finished, ready
N2
～だらけ
be full of ~, be filled with ~
N2
光線
こうせん
beam, light ray
N2
豆
まめ
beans, peas
N2
美人
びじん
beautiful person (woman)
N2
美容
びよう
beauty of figure or form
N2
なぜなら
because
N2
寝台
しんだい
bed
N2
～前
～ぜん
before ~
N2
今に
いまに
before long, soon
N2
いつのまにか
before one knows
N2
お先に
おさきに
before, after you
N2
手前
てまえ
before, this side
N2
感動
かんどう
being deeply moved, excitement
N2
当番
とうばん
being on duty
N2
能
のう
being skilled in, nicely, properly
N2
鈴
すず
bell
N2
鐘
かね
bell, chime
N2
ベルト
Belt for western clothes
N2
ベンチ
bench
N2
その他
そのほか
besides
N2
よろしく (かん)
best regards, please remember me
N2
改善
かいぜん
betterment, improvement
N2
おやつ
between meal snack, afternoon refreshment
N2
～間
～かん
between, during
N2
大
だい
big, great
N2
札
さつ
bill, note
N2
伝記
でんき
biography, life story
N2
生
せい
birth
N2
誕生
たんじょう
birth
N2
生年月日
せいねんがっぴ
birth date
N2
生まれ
うまれ
birth, birthplace
N2
毛布
もうふ
blanket
N2
恩恵
おんけい
blessing, benefit
N2
不通
ふつう
blockade, interruption, stoppage
N2
血液
けつえき
blood
N2
血圧
けつあつ
blood pressure
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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