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
四捨五入
ししゃごにゅう
rounding up (fractions)
N2
軒並
のきなみ
row of houses; uniformly
N1
ボート
rowing boat
N2
ぞんざい
rude, careless, slovenly
N1
乱暴
らんぼう
rude, violent, rough
N2
荒廃
こうはい
ruin
N1
没落
ぼつらく
ruin, fall, collapse
N1
ルール
rule
N1
支配
しはい
rule, control, direction
N2
規則
きそく
rule, regulation
N4
統治
とうち
rule, reign, governing
N1
物差し
ものさし
ruler, measure
N2
君主
くんしゅ
ruler, monarch
N1
元首
げんしゅ
ruler, sovereign
N1
噂
うわさ
rumor, gossip
N2
走行
そうこう
running a wheeled vehicle (e.g., car, traveling)
N1
家出
いえで
running away from home
N1
駆け足
かけあし
running fast, double time
N1
ランニング
running; tank top
N2
田舎
いなか
rural, countryside
N4
ラッシュアワー
rush hour
N2
錆
さび
rust (color)
N2
犠牲
ぎせい
sacrifice
N1
みじめ
sad, pitiful, wretched
N2
悲しい
かなしい
sad, sorrowful
N4
金庫
きんこ
safe, vault
N2
無事
ぶじ
safety, peace
N2
安全
あんぜん
safety, security
N4
無難
ぶなん
safety, security
N1
航海
こうかい
sail, voyage
N1
お酒
おさけ
sake; alcohol
N5
サラダ
salad
N4
給与
きゅうよ
salary
N2
給料
きゅうりょう
salary, wages
N3
サラリーマン
salaryman; company employee
N2
セール
sale
N1
発売
はつばい
sale
N2
販売
はんばい
sale, selling, marketing
N2
売行き
うれゆき
sales
N2
唾
つば
saliva, spit, sputum
N1
塩
しお
salt
N5
塩辛い
しおからい
salty (taste)
N2
同～
どう～
same ~
N2
同志
どうし
same mind, comrade, kindred soul
N1
同じ
おなじ
same, identical
N5
サンプル
sample
N2
見本
みほん
sample
N2
侍
さむらい
samurai
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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