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
ナイフ
knife
N5
言葉
ことば
language; word(s); expression(s)
N5
先月
せんげつ
last month
N5
先週
せんしゅう
last week
N5
去年
きょねん
last year
N5
夕方
ゆうがた
late afternoon (typically just before dinner time), evening
N5
左
ひだり
left hand side
N5
手紙
てがみ
letter
N5
図書館
としょかん
library
N5
軽い
かるい
light, nonserious, minor
N5
好き
すき
liking, fondness, love
N5
少し
すこし
little, few
N5
荷物
にもつ
luggage; baggage
N5
昼御飯
ひるごはん
lunch, midday meal
N5
雑誌
ざっし
magazine, journal
N5
ポスト
mailbox; post, position
N5
男
おとこ
man, male
N5
人
ひと
man, person
N5
沢山
たくさん
many, much
N5
多い
おおい
many; there are a lot
N5
結婚
けっこん (する)
marriage (get married)
N5
マッチ
match
N5
意味
いみ
meaning, significance
N5
肉
にく
meat
N5
薬
くすり
medicine
N5
背広
せびろ
men's suit
N5
メートル
meter
N5
牛乳
ぎゅうにゅう
milk
N5
お金
おかね
money
N5
～月
～がつ
month of year
N5
朝
あさ
morning
N5
午前
ごぜん
morning, A.M.
N5
お母さん
おかあさん
mother (formal)
N5
山
やま
mountain
N5
映画館
えいがかん
movie theater, cinema
N5
映画
えいが
movie, film
N5
音楽
おんがく
Music
N5
自分
じぶん
myself, oneself
N5
名前
なまえ
name
N5
狭い
せまい
narrow; not spacious
N5
近い
ちかい
near, close by, short
N5
近く
ちかく
nearby; in the neighborhood
N5
新しい
あたらしい
new
N5
ニュース
news
N5
新聞
しんぶん
newspaper
N5
次
つぎ
next
N5
来月
らいげつ
next month
N5
隣
となり
next to, next door to
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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