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
どうせ
anyhow, in any case, at any rate
N2
少しも
すこしも
anything of, not one bit
N2
なんなり
anything, whatever
N1
アパート
apartment (abbr.)
N5
詫び
わび
apology
N1
申し訳
もうしわけ
apology, excuse
N2
掲載
けいさい
appearance (e.g., article in paper)
N1
出現
しゅつげん
appearance, arrival
N1
外観
がいかん
appearance, exterior, facade
N1
かっこう
格好
appearance, manner, shape, form, posture
N4
付録
ふろく
appendix, supplement
N1
食欲
しょくよく
appetite (for food)
N3
願書
がんしょ
application form
N1
応用
おうよう
application, put to practical use
N2
申請
しんせい
application, request, petition
N2
申込
もうしこみ
application, request, proposal
N1
適用
てきよう
applying
N2
当日
とうじつ
appointed day, very day
N2
待ち合わせ
まちあわせ
appointment
N1
任命
にんめい
appointment, nomination, ordination
N1
分担
ぶんたん
apportionment, sharing
N1
鑑賞
かんしょう
appreciation
N2
アプローチ
approach (in golf)
N1
ふさわしい
appropriate
N1
適切
てきせつ
appropriate, adequate, relevance
N2
可決
かけつ
approval, adoption (e.g., motion, bill), passage
N2
賛成
さんせい
approval, agreement
N2
～くらい; ぐらい
approximate (quantity)
N5
約
やく
approximately, about, some
N3
大体
だいたい
approximately; in most cases; in general; to begin with (same as もともと)
N4
エプロン
apron
N2
適性
てきせい
aptitude
N1
アラブ
Arab
N1
耕地
こうち
arable land
N2
勝手に
かってに
arbitrarily,
N2
調停
ちょうてい
arbitration, conciliation, mediation
N1
考古学
こうこがく
archeology
N1
面積
めんせき
area
N2
地方
ちほう
area, locality, region
N2
地域
ちいき
area, region
N2
領域
りょういき
area, territory, region
N1
辺
へん
area, vicinity
N5
地帯
ちたい
area, zone
N2
土俵
どひょう
arena
N1
議論
ぎろん
argument, discussion, dispute
N2
算数
さんすう
arithmetic
N2
腕
うで
arm (in reference to body)
N4
軍備
ぐんび
armaments, military preparations
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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