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
郊外
こうがい
suburb, outskirts
N4
近郊
きんこう
suburbs, outskirts
N1
成功
せいこう
success, hit
N3
合格
ごうかく
success, passing (e.g., exam)
N2
相続
そうぞく
succession, inheritance
N2
続々
ぞくぞく
successively, one after another
N2
何々
なになに
such and such, What?
N2
あんな
such, like that
N4
そんな
such, like that, that sort of
N4
こんな
such, like this
N5
激増
げきぞう
sudden increase
N2
不意
ふい
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
N1
俄
にわか
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
N2
急激
きゅうげき
sudden, precipitous, radical
N2
どっと
suddenly
N2
急に
きゅうに
suddenly
N2
ふと
suddenly, accidentally, incidentally
N2
突如
とつじょ
suddenly, all of a sudden
N1
さっと
suddenly, smoothly
N1
～ちゃん
suffix for familiar (female) person
N4
窒息
ちっそく
suffocation
N1
砂糖
さとう
sugar
N5
自殺
じさつ
suicide
N2
スーツ
suit
N4
適宜
てきぎ
suitability
N1
相応
そうおう
suitability, fitness
N1
スーツケース
suitcase
N4
合計
ごうけい
sum total, total amount
N2
夏
なつ
summer
N5
夏休み
なつやすみ
summer vacation
N5
横綱
よこづな
sumo grand champion
N1
相撲
すもう
sumo wrestling
N2
太陽
たいよう
sun
N2
日
ひ
sun, sunshine, day
N4
日焼け
ひやけ
sunburn
N1
日曜日
にちようび
Sunday
N3
日光
にっこう
sunlight
N2
陽射
ひざし
sunlight, rays of the sun
N2
日向
ひなた
sunny place, in the sun
N1
日の出
ひので
sunrise
N2
夕焼け
ゆうやけ
sunset
N1
日の入り
ひのいり
sunset
N2
超
ちょう
super, ultra, hyper
N1
上位
じょうい
superior, higher order
N1
優秀
ゆうしゅう
superiority, excellence
N2
優
ゆう
superiority, high grade
N1
優勢
ゆうせい
superiority, superior power, predominance
N1
スーパー (マーケット)
supermarket
N4
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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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