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
反発
はんぱつ
repelling, rebound, oppose
N1
返答
へんとう
reply
N1
回答
かいとう
reply, answer
N2
返事
へんじ
reply, answer
N4
レポート; リポート
report
N4
報告
ほうこく
report, information
N2
届
とどけ
report, notification, registration
N1
リポート
report, paper
N2
申告
しんこく
report, statement
N1
記者
きしゃ
reporter
N3
代理
だいり
representation, proxy, deputy
N2
代表
だいひょう
representative, delegation
N3
再現
さいげん
reproduction, return, revival
N1
共和
きょうわ
republicanism, cooperation
N1
申出
もうしで
request, claim, report
N1
要求
ようきゅう
request, demand
N2
依頼
いらい
request; dependence
N3
必修
ひっしゅう
required (subject)
N1
恨み
うらみ
resentment
N2
予約
よやく
reservation
N4
ゆとり
reserve, affluence, time (to spare)
N1
居住
きょじゅう
residence
N1
住宅
じゅうたく
resident, housing
N2
辞職
じしょく
resignation
N1
諦め
あきらめ
resignation, reconciliation, consolation
N1
抵抗
ていこう
resistance, opposition
N2
議決
ぎけつ
resolution, decision, vote
N1
還元
かんげん
resolution, reduction, return
N1
覚悟
かくご
resolution, resignation, readiness
N2
決議
けつぎ
resolution, vote, decision
N1
共鳴
きょうめい
resonance, sympathy
N1
資源
しげん
resources
N2
尊重
そんちょう
respect, esteem, regard
N2
敬意
けいい
respect, honor
N2
尊敬
そんけい
respect, reverence, honor
N2
安静
あんせい
rest
N1
休憩
きゅうけい
rest, break, intermission
N2
休養
きゅうよう
rest, break, recreation
N2
休息
きゅうそく
rest, relief, relaxation
N2
レストラン
restaurant
N5
復旧
ふっきゅう
restoration, restitution, rehabilitation
N1
抑圧
よくあつ
restraint, oppression, suppression
N1
遠慮
えんりょする
restraint, reserve, hesitate
N4
束縛
そくばく
restraint, restriction, confinement
N1
制裁
せいさい
restraint, sanctions, punishment
N1
拘束
こうそく
restriction, restraint
N1
制限
せいげん
restriction, restraint, limitation
N2
手洗い
てあらい
restroom, lavatory
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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