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
課税
かぜい
taxation
N2
タクシー
taxi
N5
茶
ちゃ
tea
N2
茶の湯
ちゃのゆ
tea ceremony
N1
先生
せんせい
teacher, professor; master; doctor
N5
教材
きょうざい
teaching materials
N1
教職
きょうしょく
teaching profession
N1
教授
きょうじゅ
teaching, instruction; professor
N2
教え
おしえ
teachings, doctrine
N1
湯飲み
ゆのみ
teacup
N2
チーム
team
N3
チームワーク
teamwork
N1
涙
なみだ
tear
N2
技能
ぎのう
technical skill, ability, capacity
N1
手法
しゅほう
technique
N1
技術
ぎじゅつ
technique, technology, skill
N4
うんざり
tedious, boring, being fed up with
N1
退屈
たいくつ
tedium, boring
N2
電報
でんぽう
telegram
N4
電柱
でんちゅう
telephone pole, telegraph pole, light pole
N2
望遠鏡
ぼうえんきょう
telescope
N2
テレビ
television, TV
N5
テレックス
telex, teletypewriter exchange
N1
温帯
おんたい
temperate zone
N2
体温
たいおん
temperature (body)
N2
気温
きおん
temperature (weather not used for things)
N3
温度
おんど
temperature
N2
寺院
じいん
temple
N2
釣り鐘
つりがね
temple bell (for striking)
N1
神殿
しんでん
temple, sacred place
N1
テンポ
tempo
N2
かりに
temporarily; if, for argument's sake
N1
休学
きゅうがく
temporary absence from school, suspension
N1
臨時
りんじ
temporary, special, extraordinary
N2
誘惑
ゆうわく
temptation, allurement, lure
N1
十
(〜を) とお
ten (~)
N3
十
じゅう
ten
N3
十日
とおか
ten days; tenth day of the month
N5
万
まん
ten thousand
N5
しぶとい
tenacious, stubborn
N1
～がち
tend to do ~
N2
傾向
けいこう
tendency, trend, inclination
N2
情深い
なさけぶかい
tenderhearted, compassionate
N1
テニス
tennis
N4
テニスコート
tennis court
N2
緊張
きんちょう
tension, mental strain, nervousness
N2
テント
tent
N2
一応
いちおう
tentatively, for the time being
N2
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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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