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
海路
かいろ
sea route
N1
海
うみ
sea, beach
N5
判子
はんこ
seal (used for signature)
N2
封
ふう
seal
N1
捜索
そうさく
search (esp. for someone or something missing, investigation)
N1
捜査
そうさ
search (esp. in criminal investigations, investigation)
N1
季節
きせつ
season (in reference to weather)
N4
シーズン
season (sporting)
N2
陽気
ようき
season, weather, cheerfulness
N2
加味
かみ
seasoning, flavoring
N1
座席
ざせき
seat
N3
腰掛け
こしかけ
seat, bench
N2
シート
seat; sheet
N1
脱退
だったい
secession, withdrawal
N1
秒
びょう
second (60th min)
N2
お代わり
おかわり
second helping, another cup
N2
中旬
ちゅうじゅん
second third of a month
N2
内緒
ないしょ
secrecy, privacy, secret
N1
下心
したごころ
secret intention, motive
N1
密か
ひそか
secret, private, surreptitious
N1
秘密
ひみつ
secret, secrecy
N3
こつ (をつかむ)
secret, trick, hang
N1
～宗
～しゅう
sect
N1
セクション
section
N1
区間
くかん
section
N1
課長
かちょう
section manager
N4
守衛
しゅえい
security guard, doorkeeper
N1
悩ましい
なやましい
seductive, melancholy, languid
N1
種
たね
seed; material; cause
N2
種
しゅ
seed; variety
N1
見送り
みおくり
seeing one off
N2
選択
せんたく
selection, choice
N2
選考
せんこう
selection, screening
N1
自覚
じかく
selfconscious
N1
自衛
じえい
selfdefense
N2
自治
じち
selfgovernment, autonomy
N2
自尊心
じそんしん
selfrespect, conceit
N1
自習
じしゅう
selfstudy
N2
自我
じが
self, ego
N1
自己
じこ
self, oneself
N1
わがまま
selfishness, egoism, willfulness
N2
ゼミ
seminar
N2
特派
とくは
send specially, special envoy
N1
老衰
ろうすい
senility, senile decay
N1
高等学校
こうとうがっこう
senior high school
N2
先輩
せんぱい
senior members of a group
N4
年長
ねんちょう
seniority
N1
センス
sense (for music, style, tact, etc.)
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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