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
視覚
しかく
sense of sight, vision
N1
感触
かんしょく
sense of touch, feeling, sensation
N1
念
ねん
sense, feeling, desire
N1
感覚
かんかく
sense, sensation
N2
敏感
びんかん
sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to)
N1
感度
かんど
sensitivity, severity (quake)
N1
文
ぶん
sentence
N2
英文
えいぶん
sentence in English
N2
文章
ぶんしょう
sentence, text
N5
別々
べつべつ
separately, individually
N2
分離
ぶんり
separation, detachment, segregation
N1
続き
つづき
sequel, continuation
N2
経緯
けいい
sequence of events, course
N1
シリーズ
series
N2
深刻
しんこく
serious
N2
重大
じゅうだい
serious, important
N2
生真面目
きまじめ
serious, sincerity
N1
重体
じゅうたい
seriously ill, critical state
N2
真剣
しんけん
seriousness, earnestness
N2
本気
ほんき
seriousness, truth, sanctity
N1
勤務
きんむ
service, duty, work
N1
サービス
service, support system; goods or services without charge
N2
セット
set
N2
揃い
そろい
set, suit, uniform
N1
纏め
まとめ
settlement, conclusion
N1
決まり
きまり
settlement, conclusion, rule
N2
解決
かいけつ
settlement, solution, resolution
N2
七
しち
seven
N3
七日
なのか
seven days; seventh day (of the month)
N5
七つ
ななつ
seven things
N3
幾～
いく～
several ~
N2
裁縫
さいほう
sewing
N2
ミシン
sewing machine
N2
セックス
sex
N1
性
せい
sex, gender
N2
性別
せいべつ
sex, gender
N2
みすぼらしい
shabby, seedy
N1
影
かげ
shade, shadow, other side
N2
陰
かげ
shade, shadow, other side
N2
日陰
ひかげ
shadow
N2
浅い
あさい
shallow, superficial
N4
恥
はじ
shame, embarrassment
N1
みっともない
shameful, indecent
N2
浅ましい
あさましい
shameful, mean, despicable
N1
形
かたち
shape
N4
～形
～けい
shape of ~
N2
すっきり
shapely, clear, neat
N2
共に
ともに
sharing with, participate in
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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