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
スケート
skate(s), skating
N2
写生
しゃせい
sketching, drawing from nature
N2
スキー
ski
N3
巧み
たくみ
skill, cleverness
N1
器用
きよう
skillful, handy
N2
達者
たっしゃ
skillful, in good health
N1
皮膚
ひふ
skin
N2
肌
はだ
skin
N2
皮
かわ
skin, hide, leather
N2
スカート
skirt
N5
空
そら
sky
N5
空中
くうちゅう
sky, air
N2
上空
じょうくう
sky, highaltitude sky, upper air
N1
弛み
たるみ
slack, slackening
N1
スラックス
slacks
N1
中傷
ちゅうしょう
slander, libel, defamation
N1
睡眠
すいみん
sleep
N2
寝巻
ねまき
sleepwear, pajamas
N2
寝間着
ねまき
sleepwear, pajamas
N2
寝坊
ねぼう
sleeping in late
N4
眠たい
ねむたい
sleepy
N1
眠い
ねむい
sleepy, drowsy
N4
袖
そで
sleeve
N2
そり (～にのる)
sleigh, sled
N1
刺身
さしみ
sliced raw fish
N2
スライド
slide
N2
襖
ふすま
sliding screen
N2
雨戸
あまど
sliding storm door
N2
～気味
～ぎみ
slightly ~
N2
スリッパ
slippers
N2
坂
さか
slope, hill
N4
斜面
しゃめん
slope, slanting surface, bevel
N1
だらしない
slovenly, loose, a slut
N2
遅い
おそい
slow; (to be) late
N5
ゆっくりと
slowly, at ease
N5
徐々に
じょじょに
slowly, little by little
N2
のろのろ
slowly, sluggishly
N2
だるい
sluggish, feel heavy (tired), languid
N1
狡い
ずるい
sly, cunning
N2
小
しょう
small
N2
小～
こ～
small ~
N2
小鳥
ことり
small bird
N4
小柄
こがら
small, diminutive
N1
小さい
ちいさい
small, little
N5
小さな
ちいさな
small, little
N5
細かい
こまかい
small; fine, minute
N4
スマート
smart, stylish, slim
N2
お洒落
おしゃれ
smartly dressed, fashionconscious
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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