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
来週
らいしゅう
next week
N5
来年
らいねん
next year
N5
九日
ここのか
nine days; ninth day of the month
N5
九つ
ここのつ
nine things
N5
いいえ
no, not at all
N5
昼
ひる
noon, daytime
N5
北
きた
north
N5
鼻
はな
nose
N5
ノート
notebook
N5
番号
ばんごう
number, series of digits
N5
古い
ふるい
old (in reference to objects, not people), aged, ancient
N5
お姉さん
おねえさん
older sister (formal)
N5
一日
いちにち
one day (duration)
N5
一日
ついたち
one day; first day of the month
N5
一月
ひとつき
one month
N5
一つ
ひとつ
one thing
N5
外
そと
outside, exterior
N5
あっち
over there
N5
そちら
over there
N5
そっち
over there
N5
両親
りょうしん
parents (lit., both parents)
N5
～すぎ
past; to exceed, ~ too much
N5
ペン
pen
N5
鉛筆
えんぴつ
pencil
N5
所
ところ
place
N5
お皿
おさら
plate, dish
N5
どうぞ
please, kindly, by all means
N5
～たち
plural suffix
N5
ポケット
pocket
N5
交番
こうばん
police box
N5
警官
けいかん
police officer
N5
おまわりさん
policeman (friendly term)
N5
池
いけ
pond
N5
豚肉
ぶたにく
pork
N5
郵便局
ゆうびんきょく
post office
N5
切手
きって
postal (postage) stamps
N5
葉書
はがき
postcard
N5
綺麗
きれい
pretty, clean, tidy
N5
質問
しつもん
question, inquiry
N5
静か
しずか
quiet, calm
N5
ラジオ
radio
N5
ラジオカセ
radio cassette player
N5
雨
あめ
rain
N5
レコード
record
N5
赤
あか
red
N5
赤い
あかい
red
N5
冷蔵庫
れいぞうこ
refrigerator
N5
レストラン
restaurant
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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