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
鉄道
てつどう
railway; railroad
N3
雨
あめ
rain
N5
雨具
あまぐ
rain gear
N1
虹
にじ
rainbow
N2
レインコート
raincoat
N2
降水
こうすい
rainfall, precipitation
N1
梅雨
ばいう
rainy season
N2
梅雨
つゆ
rainy season
N2
雨天
うてん
rainy weather
N1
いい加減
いいかげん
random, irresponsible
N1
やたらに
randomly, recklessly, blindly
N2
レンジ
range, stove
N1
急速
きゅうそく
rapid (e.g., progress)
N2
稀
まれ
rare, seldom
N2
滅多に
めったに
rarely (with neg. verb), seldom
N2
割合
わりあい
rate, ratio, percentage
N4
率
りつ
rate, ratio, percentage
N2
寧ろ
むしろ
rather, better, instead
N2
～どころか
rather, far from
N1
いっそ
rather, sooner, might as well
N1
比率
ひりつ
ratio, proportion, percentage
N1
合理
ごうり
rational
N2
原料
げんりょう
raw materials
N2
素材
そざい
raw materials, subject matter
N1
生
なま
raw, unprocessed
N2
剃刀
かみそり
razor
N2
再～
さい～
re ~
N2
到達
とうたつ
reaching, attaining, arrival
N1
反応
はんのう
reaction, response
N1
心掛け
こころがけ
readiness, intention, aim
N1
読み
よみ
reading
N2
読書
どくしょ
reading
N2
講読
こうどく
reading
N1
朗読
ろうどく
reading aloud, recitation
N1
不動産
ふどうさん
real estate
N1
本名
ほんみょう
real name
N1
本当
ほんとう
real, true
N3
現実
げんじつ
reality
N2
そう
really, (is that) so; yes, right
N4
全く
まったく
really, completely
N2
育成
いくせい
rearing, training, cultivation
N1
理由
りゆう
reason
N4
故
ゆえ
reason, cause, circumstances
N1
理性
りせい
reason, sense
N1
訳
わけ
reason; explanation
N4
推理
すいり
reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre
N1
反乱
はんらん
rebellion, revolt, uprising
N1
受取
うけとり
receipt
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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