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
特別
とくべつ
special
N4
気
き
spirit, mood
N4
星
ほし
star
N4
ステーキ
steak
N4
ステレオ
stereo
N4
石
いし
stone
N4
すっと
straight, quickly
N4
変
へん
strange, odd
N4
おかしい
strange; odd; funny
N4
力
ちから
strength, power
N4
研究
けんきゅう
study, research, investigation
N4
代わり
かわり
substitute, replacement
N4
郊外
こうがい
suburb, outskirts
N4
あんな
such, like that
N4
そんな
such, like that, that sort of
N4
～ちゃん
suffix for familiar (female) person
N4
スーツ
suit
N4
スーツケース
suitcase
N4
日
ひ
sun, sunshine, day
N4
スーパー (マーケット)
supermarket
N4
必ず
かならず
surely, certainly
N4
きっと
surely, definitely, undoubtedly, certainly
N4
表
おもて
surface; front; outside
N4
周り
まわり
surroundings
N4
水泳
すいえい
swimming
N4
畳
たたみ
tatami mat (Japanese straw mat)
N4
技術
ぎじゅつ
technique, technology, skill
N4
電報
でんぽう
telegram
N4
テニス
tennis
N4
ひどい
terrible, awful, unfair, cruel
N4
凄い
すごい
terrific, great
N4
テキスト
text; text book
N4
おかげ
お陰
thanks or owing to
N4
あの
that over there; like that, that way; um...
N4
再来月
さらいげつ
the month after next
N4
この間
このあいだ
the other day, recently
N4
研究室
けんきゅうしつ
the professor's office; laboratory
N4
～町
～ちょう
the town of ~
N4
再来週
さらいしゅう
the week after next
N4
西洋
せいよう
the West, Western countries
N4
この頃
このごろ
these days, nowadays
N4
彼ら
かれら
they (usually male)
N4
泥棒
どろぼう
thief; burglar
N4
事
こと
thing(s), matter(s), fact
N4
今夜
こんや
this evening, tonight
N4
こっち
this person; this direction; this side
N4
糸
いと
thread
N4
喉
のど
throat
N4
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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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