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
流れ
ながれ
stream, current
N2
街角
まちかど
street corner
N2
力
ちから
strength, power
N4
強化
きょうか
strengthen, intensify, reinforce
N2
ストレス
stress
N1
圧力
あつりょく
stress, pressure
N1
担架
たんか
stretcher, litter
N1
厳密
げんみつ
strict, close
N1
厳重
げんじゅう
strict, severe, firm
N2
騒動
そうどう
strife, riot, rebellion
N1
ストライキ
strike
N1
紐
ひも
string, cord
N2
縞
しま
stripe
N2
ストロボ
stroboscope (literally: strobo, strobe lamp, stroboscopic lamp)
N1
強
きょう
strong
N1
長所
ちょうしょ
strong point, merit; advantage
N2
強烈
きょうれつ
strong, intense, severe
N1
強い
つよい
strong, powerful
N5
丈夫
じょうぶ
strong, solid, durable
N5
構造
こうぞう
structure, construction
N2
仕組
しくみ
structure, mechanism
N1
頑固
がんこ
stubbornness, obstinacy
N1
学生
がくせい
student
N5
生徒
せいと
student; pupil
N5
スタジオ
studio
N1
勉強
べんきょう (する)
study
N3
学科
がっか
study subject, course of study
N2
書斎
しょさい
study, den
N2
学習
がくしゅう
study, learning
N2
研究
けんきゅう
study, research, investigation
N4
留学
りゅうがく
studying abroad
N2
ばかばかしい
stupid
N1
スタイル
style
N2
様式
ようしき
style, form, pattern
N1
振り
ふり
style, manner
N1
内容
ないよう
subject, contents, detail
N2
教科
きょうか
subject, curriculum
N1
主体
しゅたい
subject, main constituent
N1
主題
しゅだい
subject, theme, motif
N1
課題
かだい
subject, theme, task
N1
主観
しゅかん
subjectivity, subject, ego
N1
購読
こうどく
subscription
N1
応募
おうぼ
subscription, application
N1
控除
こうじょ
subsidy, deduction
N1
本体
ほんたい
substance, body, trunk
N1
代わり
かわり
substitute, replacement
N4
代用
だいよう
substitution
N1
引算
ひきざん
subtraction
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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