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
純情
じゅんじょう
pure heart
N2
真っ白
まっしろ
pure white
N2
純粋
じゅんすい
pure, genuine, unmixed
N2
清純
せいじゅん
purity, innocence
N1
紫
むらさき
purple color, violet
N2
目的
もくてき
purpose, goal, aim
N3
追跡
ついせき
pursuit
N1
修行
しゅぎょう
pursuit of knowledge, training, ascetic practice
N1
後回し
あとまわし
putting off, postponing
N1
ややこしい
puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex
N1
資格
しかく
qualifications, requirements, capabilities
N1
品質
ひんしつ
quality
N1
質
しつ
quality, nature (of person)
N2
量
りょう
quantity, amount
N2
けんかする
quarrel
N4
季刊
きかん
quarterly (e.g., magazine)
N1
女王
じょおう
queen
N2
質疑
しつぎ
question
N1
質問
しつもん
question, inquiry
N5
疑問
ぎもん
question, problem, doubt
N2
問い
とい
question, query
N2
アンケート
questionnaire (FRE: enquete), survey
N1
問答
もんどう
questions and answers, dialogue
N2
列
れつ
queue, line, row
N2
短気
たんき
quick temper
N1
迅速
じんそく
quick, fast, prompt
N1
さっさと
quickly
N2
どんどん
quickly and steadily; at a rapid pace
N4
静か
しずか
quiet, calm
N5
悠々
ゆうゆう
quiet, calm, leisurely
N2
地味
じみ
quiet, plain, conservative
N2
尤も
もっとも
quite right, plausible, natural
N2
極
ごく
quite, very
N2
クイズ
quiz
N1
引用
いんよう
quotation, citation
N2
兎
うさぎ
rabbit, hare
N2
人種
じんしゅ
race (of people)
N2
レース
race; lace
N1
～掛け
～かけ
rack, hanger
N1
ラケット
racket
N2
放射
ほうしゃ
radiation, emission
N1
部首
ぶしゅ
radical (of a kanji character)
N2
ラジオ
radio
N5
ラジオカセ
radio cassette player
N5
放射能
ほうしゃのう
radioactivity
N1
半径
はんけい
radius
N2
ぼろ
rag, tattered clothes
N2
踏切
ふみきり
railway crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, crossover
N2
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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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