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
砂
すな
sand
N4
サンダル
sandal
N4
サンドイッチ
sandwich
N4
サンタクロース
Santa Claus
N1
衛星
えいせい
satellite
N1
満足
まんぞく
satisfaction
N2
ろくな
satisfactory, decent
N1
好調
こうちょう
satisfactory, in good shape
N1
飽和
ほうわ
saturation
N1
土曜日
どようび
Saturday
N3
鍋
なべ
saucepan, pot
N2
未開
みかい
savage land, backward region, uncivilized
N1
貯蓄
ちょちく
savings
N1
のこぎり
saw
N2
目盛
めもり
scale, gradations
N1
規模
きぼ
scale, scope, plan, structure
N1
秤
はかり
scales, weighing machine
N2
スカーフ
scarf
N2
怖い
こわい
scary, frightening
N4
統計
とうけい
scattering, a scatter, dispersion
N2
拡散
かくさん
scattering, diffusion
N1
シナリオ
scenario
N1
脚本
きゃくほん
scenario
N1
場面
ばめん
scene, setting (e.g., of novel)
N2
光景
こうけい
scene, spectacle
N2
眺め
ながめ
scene; view; prospect; outlook
N3
風景
ふうけい
scenery
N2
景色
けしき
scenery, landscape
N4
スケジュール
schedule
N2
日程
にってい
schedule
N2
学者
がくしゃ
scholar
N2
奨学金
しょうがくきん
scholarship
N3
学力
がくりょく
scholarship, knowledge
N2
学問
がくもん
scholarship, study, learning
N2
スクール
school
N2
校舎
こうしゃ
school building
N2
給食
きゅうしょく
school lunch, providing a meal
N1
校庭
こうてい
school yard
N2
理科
りか
science
N2
科学
かがく
science
N4
学術
がくじゅつ
science, learning, scholarship
N2
はさみ
scissors
N2
楽譜
がくふ
score (music, sheet music)
N1
得点
とくてん
score, points made
N1
軽蔑
けいべつ
scorn, disdain
N1
スクリーン
screen
N4
ねじまわし
screwdriver
N1
海水浴
かいすいよく
sea bathing, seawater bath
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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