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
御飯
ごはん
rice (cooked); meal
N5
茶碗
ちゃわん
rice bowl
N5
右
みぎ
right hand side
N5
道
みち
road, street; way, directions
N5
お酒
おさけ
sake; alcohol
N5
塩
しお
salt
N5
同じ
おなじ
same, identical
N5
海
うみ
sea, beach
N5
文章
ぶんしょう
sentence, text
N5
七日
なのか
seven days; seventh day (of the month)
N5
ワイシャツ
shirt (lit: white shirt), business shirt
N5
シャツ
shirt
N5
靴
くつ
shoes, footwear
N5
買い物
かいもの
shopping
N5
短い
みじかい
short (length)
N5
低い
ひくい
short, low
N5
シャワー
shower
N5
兄弟
きょうだい
siblings (humble), brothers and sisters
N5
六
ろく
six
N5
六日
むいか
six days; sixth day of month
N5
六つ
むっつ
six things
N5
スカート
skirt
N5
空
そら
sky
N5
遅い
おそい
slow; (to be) late
N5
ゆっくりと
slowly, at ease
N5
小さい
ちいさい
small, little
N5
小さな
ちいさな
small, little
N5
石鹸
せっけん
soap
N5
靴下
くつした
socks
N5
時々
ときどき
sometimes
N5
南
みなみ
South
N5
醤油
しょうゆ
soy sauce
N5
広い
ひろい
spacious; wide; broad
N5
スプーン
spoon
N5
スポーツ
sport(s)
N5
階段
かいだん
stairs
N5
駅
えき
station
N5
店
みせ
store, shop
N5
強い
つよい
strong, powerful
N5
丈夫
じょうぶ
strong, solid, durable
N5
学生
がくせい
student
N5
生徒
せいと
student; pupil
N5
こんな
such, like this
N5
砂糖
さとう
sugar
N5
夏
なつ
summer
N5
夏休み
なつやすみ
summer vacation
N5
セーター
sweater
N5
プール
swimming pool
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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