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
くすぐったい
ticklish
N1
潮
しお
tide
N1
片付け
かたづけ
tidying up, finishing
N1
ネクタイ
tie, necktie
N5
虎
とら
tiger
N2
きつい
tight, close, intense
N2
ぎっしり
tightly, fully
N2
タイル
tile
N1
～遍
～へん
time
N2
タイム
time
N1
時間
じかん
time
N2
時差
じさ
time difference
N1
時刻
じこく
time, hour
N2
手間
てま
time, labor
N2
時期
じき
time, season, period
N2
月日
つきひ
time, years, days
N2
タイムリー
timely, runbattedin (baseball), RBI
N1
タイマー
timer
N1
時刻表
じこくひょう
timetable, (train) schedule
N1
時間割
じかんわり
timetable, schedule
N2
タイミング
timing
N1
タイア
tire, tyre
N2
疲れ
つかれ
tiredness, fatigue
N2
ティシュペーパー
tissue
N1
塵紙
ちりがみ
tissue paper, toilet paper
N2
タイトル
title
N1
題名
だいめい
title
N2
題
だい
title, subject, theme
N2
遅れる
おくれる
to (be) become late
N4
片付ける
かたづける
to (clean) tidy up (v.t.), to put away
N4
見掛ける
みかける
to (happen to see), to notice, to catch sight of
N1
投げ出す
なげだす
to abandon, to throw out
N1
略す
りゃくす
to abbreviate
N2
従う
したがう
to abide (by the rules), to obey
N2
受け入れる
うけいれる
to accept, to receive
N1
伴う
ともなう
to accompany, to bring with
N1
添う
そう
to accompany, to comply with
N1
やりとげる
to accomplish
N1
遂げる
とげる
to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out
N1
為す
なす
to accomplish, to do
N2
果たす
はたす
to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve
N1
話し掛ける
はなしかける
to accost a person, to talk (to someone)
N2
溜める
ためる
to accumulate, to collect
N2
慣らす
ならす
to accustom
N1
取り次ぐ
とりつぐ
to act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message)
N1
暴れる
あばれる
to act violently, to rage
N2
応じる
おうじる
to adapt, to respond, to comply with
N3
足す
たす
to add (numbers)
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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