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
終る
おわる
to finish, to close
N5
飛ぶ
とぶ
to fly, to hop
N5
忘れる
わすれる
to forget
N5
疲れる
つかれる
to get (become) tired; to become fatigued
N5
行く
いく; ゆく
to go
N5
出かける
でかける
to go out; to depart
N5
渡す
わたす
to hand (something) over (v.t.); to get across
N5
持つ
もつ
to hold, to carry; to possess
N5
知る
しる
to know, to understand
N5
習う
ならう
to learn
N5
覚える
おぼえる
to learn, to commit to memory, to remember, to memorize
N5
貸す
かす
to lend
N5
並ぶ
ならぶ
to line up, to stand in a line (v.i.)
N5
鳴く
なく
to make sound (animal)
N5
作る
つくる
to make, to create
N5
要る
いる
to need
N5
遊ぶ
あそぶ
to play; to spend time pleasantly; to hang out
N5
押す
おす
to push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport)
N5
並べる
ならべる
to put (things) side by side; to line up
N5
入れる
いれる
to put in
N5
着る
きる
to put on (clothes above your waist); to wear
N5
読む
よむ
to read
N5
頼む
たのむ
to request, to ask (a favor)
N5
休む
やすむ
to rest, to have a break, to get time off
N5
走る
はしる
to run
N5
言う
いう
to say
N5
見せる
みせる
to show, to display
N5
歌う
うたう
to sing
N5
座る
すわる
to sit
N5
寝る
ねる
to sleep; to go to sleep; to go to bed
N5
泳ぐ
およぐ
to swim
N5
取る
とる
to take (a class); to get (a grade)
N5
撮る
とる
to take (a photo), to make (a film)
N5
出す
だす
to take (something) out; to hand in (something)
N5
脱ぐ
ぬぐ
to take off (clothes)
N5
教える
おしえる
to teach, to inform, to instruct
N5
分かる
わかる
to understand
N5
使う
つかう
to use
N5
消える
きえる
to vanish, to disappear
N5
歩く
あるく
to walk
N5
欲しい
ほしい
to want, in need of
N5
洗う
あらう
to wash
N5
勤める
つとめる
to work (for)
N5
働く
はたらく
to work
N5
たばこ
tobacco, cigarettes
N5
今日
きょう
today, this day
N5
一緒
いっしょ
together
N5
お手洗い
おてあらい
toilet, restroom, bathroom (lit., a place to wash one's hands)
N5
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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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