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
包み
つつみ
bundle, package
N2
火傷
やけど
burn, scald
N2
停留所
ていりゅうじょ
bus or tram stop
N2
せっせと
busily, away
N2
打合せ
うちあわせ
business meeting, previous arrangement
N2
営業
えいぎょう
business, trade, management
N2
慌ただしい
あわただしい
busy, hurried
N2
それでも
but (still), and yet, nevertheless
N2
だって
but, because, even
N2
だが
but, however
N2
但し
ただし
but, however, provided that
N2
尻
しり
buttocks, bottom
N2
ぜひとも
by all means (with sense of not taking 'no' for an answer)
N2
何でも
なんでも
by all means, everything
N2
何分
なにぶん
by all means, please
N2
一段と
いちだんと
by far, greater
N2
ひとりでに
by itself, automatically, naturally
N2
まさか
by no means
N2
万一
まんいち
by some chance, if by any chance
N2
バイバイ
bye bye
N2
大臣
だいじん
cabinet minister
N2
災難
さいなん
calamity, misfortune
N2
勘定
かんじょう
calculation, counting, consideration
N2
計算
けいさん
calculation, reckoning
N2
訪問
ほうもん
call, visit
N2
書道
しょどう
calligraphy
N2
冷静
れいせい
calm, coolness
N2
穏やか
おだやか
calm, gentle, quiet
N2
カロリー
calorie
N2
キャンパス
campus
N2
運河
うんが
canal, waterway
N2
候補
こうほ
candidacy
N2
ろうそく
candle
N2
缶詰
かんづめ
canning, canned goods,
N2
やむをえない
cannot be helped, unavoidable
N2
水筒
すいとう
canteen, flask, water bottle
N2
体積
たいせき
capacity, volume
N2
容積
ようせき
capacity, volume
N2
岬
みさき
cape (on coast)
N2
首都
しゅと
capital city
N2
キャプテン
captain
N2
カー
car
N2
カード
card, curd
N2
留守番
るすばん
caretaking, caretaker, housewatching
N2
用心
ようじん
care, precaution, caution
N2
呑気
のんき
carefree, optimistic, careless
N2
慎重
しんちょう
careful, prudent, cautious
N2
そそっかしい
careless, thoughtless
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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