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
動物
どうぶつ
animal
N5
アパート
apartment (abbr.)
N5
～くらい; ぐらい
approximate (quantity)
N5
辺
へん
area, vicinity
N5
灰皿
はいざら
ashtray
N5
～ずつ
at a time
N5
伯母さん; 叔母さん
おばさん
aunt
N5
自動車
じどうしゃ
automobile
N5
悪い
わるい
bad, sinful; inferior
N5
かばん
bag, basket
N5
ボールペン
ballpoint pen
N5
銀行
ぎんこう
bank
N5
トイレ
bathroom; toilet
N5
上手
じょうず
be good at, skillful
N5
ベッド
bed
N5
牛肉
ぎゅうにく
beef
N5
前
まえ
before, in front
N5
横
よこ
beside; side; width
N5
向こう
むこう
beyond, over there
N5
自転車
じてんしゃ
bicycle
N5
大きな
おおきな
big
N5
大きい
おおきい
big, large
N5
誕生日
たんじょうび
birthday
N5
黒
くろ
black
N5
紅茶
こうちゃ
black tea
N5
黒い
くろい
black; dark
N5
青
あお
blue
N5
青い
あおい
blue
N5
体
からだ
body; health
N5
本
ほん
book
N5
本棚
ほんだな
bookshelf
N5
つまらない
boring, dull; insignificant
N5
箱
はこ
box
N5
男の子
おとこのこ
boy
N5
パン
bread
N5
朝御飯
あさごはん
breakfast
N5
明るい
あかるい
bright (in reference to personality or weather); cheerful
N5
茶色
ちゃいろ
brown
N5
建物
たてもの
building
N5
にぎやか
bustling, busy
N5
忙しい
いそがしい
busy (people, days)
N5
バター
butter
N5
ボタン
button
N5
喫茶店
きっさてん
café
N5
食堂
しょくどう
cafeteria, dining hall
N5
カレンダー
calendar
N5
カメラ
camera
N5
車
くるま
car, vehicle
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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