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
今
いま
now
N3
数
かず
number, figure, amount
N3
犯人
はんにん
offender, criminal
N3
一
いち
one
N3
一人
ひとり
one person
N3
一言
ひとこと
one word
N3
自身
じしん
oneself
N3
外
ほか
other, the rest
N3
優勝
ゆうしょう
overall victory, championship
N3
紙
かみ
paper
N3
過去
かこ
past
N3
パス
path, pass (in games)
N3
患者
かんじゃ
patient
N3
多分
たぶん
perhaps, probably, maybe
N3
許可
きょか
permission, approval
N3
者
もの
person (same as 人 )
N3
目上
めうえ
person of higher status; one's senior
N3
ペット
pet
N3
皿
さら
plate, dish
N3
選手
せんしゅ
player selected for a team (usually athletic)
N3
詩
し
poem; poetry
N3
ボーイ
porter; boy
N3
部分
ぶぶん
portion, section, part
N3
知事
ちじ
prefectural governor
N3
県
けん
prefecture
N3
目的
もくてき
purpose, goal, aim
N3
鉄道
てつどう
railway; railroad
N3
本当
ほんとう
real, true
N3
親戚
しんせき
relative(s)
N3
宗教
しゅうきょう
religion
N3
家賃
やちん
rent
N3
記者
きしゃ
reporter
N3
代表
だいひょう
representative, delegation
N3
依頼
いらい
request; dependence
N3
結果
けっか
result, consequence
N3
川; 河
かわ
river
N3
丸い; 円い
まるい
round, circular
N3
給料
きゅうりょう
salary, wages
N3
土曜日
どようび
Saturday
N3
眺め
ながめ
scene; view; prospect; outlook
N3
奨学金
しょうがくきん
scholarship
N3
座席
ざせき
seat
N3
秘密
ひみつ
secret, secrecy
N3
七
しち
seven
N3
七つ
ななつ
seven things
N3
観光
かんこう
sightseeing
N3
大した
たいした
significant, great, considerable
N3
歌手
かしゅ
singer
N3
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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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