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
四角
しかく
square
N2
四角い
しかくい
square
N2
正方形
せいほうけい
square
N2
安定
あんてい
stability, equilibrium
N2
職員
しょくいん
staff member, personnel
N1
舞台
ぶたい
stage (theater)
N2
ステージ
stage; performance
N2
停滞
ていたい
stagnation, tieup, congestion, retention
N1
階段
かいだん
stairs
N5
茎
くき
stalk
N1
印鑑
いんかん
stamp, seal
N1
スタンド
stand
N2
整列
せいれつ
stand in a row, form a line
N1
基準
きじゅん
standard, basis, criteria
N2
規準
きじゅん
standard, basis, criteria
N2
標準
ひょうじゅん
standard, level
N2
規格
きかく
standard, norm
N1
立場
たちば
standpoint, position, situation
N2
主食
しゅしょく
staple food
N1
スター
star
N2
星
ほし
star
N4
主演
しゅえん
starring, playing the leading part
N1
スタート
start
N2
着工
ちゃっこう
start of (construction) work
N1
開始
かいし
start, commencement, beginning
N2
興業
こうぎょう
starting a business; industry
N1
起点
きてん
starting point
N1
発足
ほっそく
starting, inauguration
N1
状況
じょうきょう
state of affairs, situation
N2
情勢
じょうせい
state of things, condition, situation
N1
国定
こくてい
statesponsored, national
N1
有り様
ありさま
state, condition
N1
国家
こっか
state, country, nation
N2
州
しゅう
state, province
N2
様
さま
state; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
N1
静的
せいてき
static
N1
駅
えき
station
N5
文房具
ぶんぼうぐ
stationery
N2
像
ぞう
statue, image
N1
格
かく
status, character, case
N1
滞在
たいざい
stay, sojourn
N2
徹夜
てつや
staying up all night, sleepless night
N3
夜更し
よふかし
staying up late, keeping late hours
N1
着々
ちゃくちゃく
steadily
N2
ステーキ
steak
N4
こっそり
stealthily, secretly
N2
スチーム
steam
N1
湯気
ゆげ
steam
N2
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
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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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