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
付け加える
つけくわえる
to add one thing to another
N1
添える
そえる
to add to, to attach, to accompany
N1
宛てる
あてる
to address, to put
N1
くっつく
to adhere to, to keep close to
N2
付く
つく
to adjoin, to be attached, to adhere
N2
採る
とる
to adopt (measure, proposal); to pick (fruit)
N2
進む
すすむ
to advance, to proceed
N4
進める
すすめる
to advance, to promote, to hasten
N2
老ける
ふける
to age
N1
老いる
おいる
to age, to grow old
N1
悩む
なやむ
to agonize, to be troubled
N3
狙う
ねらう
to aim at
N2
目指す
めざす
to aim at, to have an eye on
N2
干す
ほす
to air, to dry, to drink up
N2
興じる
きょうじる
to amuse oneself, to make merry
N1
答える
こたえる
to answer, to reply
N5
詫びる
わびる
to apologize
N2
謝る
あやまる
to apologize
N4
載る
のる
to appear (in print), to be recorded
N2
現れる
あらわれる
to appear (v.i.), to become visible; to express
N3
出る
でる
to appear, to leave
N5
加える
くわえる
to append, to sum up, to add (up)
N2
申し込む
もうしこむ
to apply for, to make an application
N3
当てはめる
あてはめる
to apply, to adapt
N2
近寄る
ちかよる
to approach, to draw near
N2
論じる
ろんじる
to argue, to discuss
N2
論ずる
ろんずる
to argue, to discuss
N2
昇る
のぼる
to arise, to ascend, to go up
N2
(花を〜) 生ける, 活ける
(はなを～) いける
to arrange (flowers)
N1
着く
つく
to arrive at, to reach
N3
上る
のぼる
to ascend, to go up, to climb
N2
確かめる
たしかめる
to ascertain, to make sure
N2
うかがう
to ask
N4
見舞う
みまう
to ask after (health), to visit
N2
問う
とう
to ask, to question
N1
組み立てる
くみたてる
to assemble, to set up, to construct
N2
付合う
つきあう
to associate with, to keep company with, to get on with
N2
くっつける
to attach
N2
付ける
つける
to attach, to join, to add
N2
やっつける
to attack (an enemy), to beat, to finish off
N2
襲う
おそう
to attack
N1
攻める
せめる
to attack, to assault
N2
討つ
うつ
to attack, to avenge
N2
撃つ
うつ
to attack, to shoot
N2
悟る
さとる
to attain enlightenment, to understand
N1
試す
ためす
to attempt, to test
N2
接する
せっする
to attend to (someone); to associate with
N2
避ける
よける
to avoid (physical contact with; to ward off, to avert
N1
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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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