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
猫
ねこ
cat
N5
鳥
とり
chicken (lit., bird)
N5
鶏肉
とりにく
chicken meat
N5
子供
こども
child(ren)
N5
教室
きょうしつ
classroom
N5
晴れ
はれ
clear (sunny) weather
N5
上着
うわぎ
coat, jacket
N5
コート
coat; court (e.g., tennis)
N5
コーヒー
coffee
N5
寒い
さむい
cold (in reference to weather)
N5
冷たい
つめたい
cold (things, people)
N5
風邪
かぜ
cold, flu
N5
大学
だいがく
college; university
N5
色
いろ
color
N5
さあ
come now, well
N5
会社
かいしゃ
company, corporation
N5
お菓子
おかし
confections, sweets, snack
N5
便利
べんり
convenient, handy
N5
料理
りょうり
cooking; cuisine
N5
涼しい
すずしい
cool, refreshing (in reference to weather)
N5
角
かど
corner (e.g., desk, pavement)
N5
廊下
ろうか
corridor
N5
～冊
～さつ
counter for books
N5
～杯
～はい
counter for cupfuls
N5
～枚
～まい
counter for flat things
N5
～人
～じん
counter for people
N5
～人
～にん
counter for people
N5
～匹
～ひき
counter for small animals
N5
～台
～だい
counter for vehicles; machines
N5
国
くに
country; place of origin
N5
可愛い
かわいい
cute, adorable
N5
危ない
あぶない
dangerous, critical
N5
明後日
あさって
day after tomorrow
N5
美味しい
おいしい
delicious, tasty
N5
机
つくえ
desk
N5
字引
じびき
dictionary
N5
辞書
じしょ
dictionary
N5
難しい
むずかしい
difficult
N5
晩御飯
ばんごはん
dinner, evening meal
N5
汚い
きたない
dirty, unclean, filthy
N5
嫌い
きらい
dislike
N5
医者
いしゃ
doctor; physician
N5
犬
いぬ
dog
N5
戸
と
door (Japanese style)
N5
ドア
door (Western style)
N5
飲み物
のみもの
drink, beverage
N5
～中
～ちゅう
during, while ~ing
N5
耳
みみ
ear
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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