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
全力
ぜんりょく
all one's power, whole energy
N2
万人
ばんにん
all people, everybody, 10000 people
N1
一同
いちどう
all present, all concerned, all of us
N1
よし (かん)
all right!
N1
良し
よし
all right!
N1
なおさら
all the more, still less
N1
ずうっと
all the time, all the way
N2
一括
いっかつ
all together, batch
N1
万能
ばんのう
allpurpose, almighty, omnipotent
N1
すっかり
all, completely
N4
全部
ぜんぶ
all, entire, whole
N5
あらゆる
all, every
N2
みんな
all, everyone, everybody
N3
全て
すべて
all, the whole, entirely
N2
全
ぜん
all, whole, entire
N2
同盟
どうめい
alliance, union, league
N1
割当
わりあて
allotment, allocation, quota
N1
手当
てあて
allowance, compensation; treatment
N1
味方
みかた
ally, supporter
N2
母校
ぼこう
alma mater
N1
大方
おおかた
almost all, majority
N1
ほぼ
almost, roughly
N2
独り
ひとり
alone, unmarried
N2
～沿い
～そい
along
N2
沿線
えんせん
along railway line
N1
既に
すでに
already (same as もう)
N3
もはや
already, now
N1
もう
already; again; more
N2
代る代る
かわるがわる
alternately
N1
高度
こうど
altitude, height; advanced
N2
ことごとく
altogether, entirely
N1
アルミ
aluminum (Al, aluminum)
N1
常に
つねに
always (same as いつも) (written expression)
N3
しょっちゅう
always, constantly
N1
いつも
always, usually, every time, never (with neg. verb)
N3
アマチュア
amateur
N1
大使
たいし
ambassador
N2
野心
やしん
ambition, aspiration
N1
修正
しゅうせい
amendment, correction
N2
アメリカ
America, U.S.A.
N4
金額
きんがく
amount of money
N2
売上
うりあげ
amount sold, proceeds
N2
分量
ぶんりょう
amount, quantity
N2
額
がく
amount; frame
N2
遊園地
ゆうえんち
amusement park
N2
実物
じつぶつ
an actual thing
N2
出合い
であい
an encounter
N2
区切り
くぎり
an end, a stop, punctuation
N1
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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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