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
再来月
さらいげつ
the month after next
N4
最～
さい～
the most ~
N2
～山
～さん
the name of mountain
N2
～寺
～じ
the name of temple
N2
枚数
まいすう
the number of flat things
N2
当人
とうにん
the one concerned, the said person
N1
異性
いせい
the opposite sex
N1
先日
せんじつ
the other day, a few days ago
N3
こないだ
the other day, lately, recently
N2
この間
このあいだ
the other day, recently
N4
外部
がいぶ
the outside, external
N2
掌
てのひら
the palm
N1
本人
ほんにん
the person himself
N2
研究室
けんきゅうしつ
the professor's office; laboratory
N4
公衆
こうしゅう
the public
N2
同級
どうきゅう
the same grade, same class
N1
同格
どうかく
the same rank, equality, apposition
N2
聴覚
ちょうかく
the sense of hearing
N1
いわゆる
the socalled, sotospeak
N3
そっくり
the splitting image of; entirely
N2
原文
げんぶん
the text, original
N1
～町
～ちょう
the town of ~
N4
ありのまま
the truth, as it is, frankly
N1
最善
さいぜん
the very best
N1
再来週
さらいしゅう
the week after next
N4
西洋
せいよう
the West, Western countries
N4
全身
ぜんしん
the whole body, fulllength (portrait)
N2
天下
てんか
the world, whole country
N1
劇場
げきじょう
theater, playhouse
N2
盗難
とうなん
theft, robbery
N2
テーマ
theme, project, topic (GER: Thema)
N2
では
then, well, so
N3
～論
～ろん
theory
N2
学説
がくせつ
theory
N1
理論
りろん
theory
N1
説
せつ
theory
N2
理屈
りくつ
theory, reason
N1
ない
there isn't, doesn't have
N5
あそこ
there, over there, that place
N5
ですから
therefore
N2
したがって
therefore, consequently
N2
よって (よりどころ)
therefore, consequently
N1
それゆえ
therefore, for that reason, so
N1
これら
these
N2
この頃
このごろ
these days, nowadays
N4
論文
ろんぶん
thesis, paper
N2
彼ら
かれら
they (usually male)
N4
濃い
こい
thick (as of color, liquid), dense, strong
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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