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
若干
じゃっかん
some, few, number of
N1
なんとなく
somehow or other, for some reason or another
N2
何とか
なんとか
somehow, anyhow, one way or another
N2
誰か
だれか
someone
N3
宙返り
ちゅうがえり
somersault, loopingtheloop
N1
何か
なにか
something
N3
初耳
はつみみ
something heard for the first time
N1
生き甲斐
いきがい
something one lives for, very important
N1
なんだかんだ
something or other
N1
いつか
sometime, one day
N2
時々
ときどき
sometimes
N5
時折
ときおり
sometimes
N1
幾分
いくぶん
somewhat
N2
どこか
somewhere, anywhere
N2
坊っちゃん
ぼっちゃん
son (of others)
N2
婿
むこ
soninlaw
N1
伜
せがれ
son, my son
N1
～歌
～か
song of ~
N2
歌謡
かよう
song, ballad
N2
近々
ちかぢか
soon, before long
N2
間も無く
まもなく
soon, in a short time
N2
すまない
sorry (phrase)
N2
おまちどおさま
Sorry to have kept you waiting
N2
お待たせしました
おまたせしました
Sorry to have kept you waiting
N2
恐縮
きょうしゅく
sorry to trouble
N2
すみません (かん)
sorry, excuse me
N2
整理
せいり
sorting, arrangement
N2
魂
たましい
soul, spirit
N1
ぐっすり
sound asleep, fast asleep
N2
音
ね
sound, note
N1
音
おと
sound, note
N4
音
おん
sound, note
N2
物音
ものおと
sounds
N2
すっぱい
sour, acid
N2
ソース
source
N1
電源
でんげん
source of electricity, power (e.g., button on TV)
N1
財源
ざいげん
source of funds, resources, finances
N1
水源
すいげん
source of river
N1
源
みなもと
source, origin
N1
南
みなみ
South
N5
南米
なんべい
South America
N2
南北
なんぼく
south and north
N2
南極
なんきょく
south pole, Antarctic
N2
関西
かんさい
southwestern half of Japan, including Osaka
N2
お土産
おみやげ
souvenir
N4
土産
みやげ
souvenir
N2
主権
しゅけん
sovereignty
N1
醤油
しょうゆ
soy sauce
N5
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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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