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
右
みぎ
right hand side
N5
真ん前
まんまえ
right in front, under the nose
N1
真下
ました
right under, directly below
N1
権利
けんり
right, privilege
N2
薬指
くすりゆび
ring finger
N2
輪
わ
ring, hoop, circle
N2
向上
こうじょう
rise, improvement, progress
N1
上昇
じょうしょう
rising, ascending, climbing
N1
新興
しんこう
rising, developing, emergent
N1
起床
きしょう
rising, getting out of bed
N2
冒険
ぼうけん
risk, venture, adventure
N2
川; 河
かわ
river
N3
河
かわ
river, stream
N2
河川
かせん
rivers
N1
道路
どうろ
road
N2
道
みち
road, street; way, directions
N5
並木
なみき
roadside tree, row of trees
N2
強盗
ごうとう
robbery, burglary
N2
岩
いわ
rock
N2
岩石
がんせき
rock
N1
じゃんけん
rockscissorspaper game
N2
竿
さお
rod, pole (e.g., for drying laundry)
N1
役
やく
role, position
N2
ローマ字
ローマじ
romanization, Roman letters (alphabet)
N2
ロマンチック
romantic
N1
屋根
やね
roof
N2
瓦
かわら
roof tile
N2
屋上
おくじょう
rooftop
N4
室～
しつ～
room
N2
貸間
かしま
room to let
N2
根
ね
root
N2
根底
こんてい
root, basis, foundation
N1
ロープ
rope
N1
綱
つな
rope
N2
縄
なわ
rope
N2
ロープウエイ
ropeway, aerial tram
N1
自転
じてん
rotation, spin
N1
回転
かいてん
rotation, turning
N2
おおざっぱ
rough (not precise), broad, sketchy
N2
下書き
したがき
rough copy, draft
N2
デッサン
rough sketch (FRE: dessin)
N1
おおまかな
rough, approximate
N1
雑
ざつ
rough, crude
N1
荒っぽい
あらっぽい
rough, rude
N1
荒い
あらい
rough, rude, wild
N2
ざっと
roughly, in round numbers
N2
丸い; 円い
まるい
round, circular
N3
つぶら
round, rotund
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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