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
武力
ぶりょく
armed might, military power, the sword, force
N1
武装
ぶそう
arms, armament, armed
N1
兵器
へいき
arms, weapons, ordinance
N1
軍
ぐん
army, force, troops
N2
軍隊
ぐんたい
army, troops
N2
香り
かおり
aroma, fragrance
N2
配置
はいち
arrangement (of resources), disposition
N1
約束
やくそく
arrangement, appointment, promise
N4
配列
はいれつ
arrangement, array (programming)
N1
協定
きょうてい
arrangement, pact, agreement
N1
並列
へいれつ
arrangement, parallel, abreast
N1
手筈
てはず
arrangement, plan, program
N1
手配
てはい
arrangement, search (by police)
N1
逮捕
たいほ
arrest, apprehension, capture
N2
到着
とうちゃく
arrival
N2
矢
や
arrow
N1
美術館
びじゅつかん
art gallery, art museum
N4
上演
じょうえん
art performance
N1
版画
はんが
art print
N1
芸
げい
art, accomplishment, performance
N1
美術
びじゅつ
art, fine arts
N1
技
わざ
art, technique
N1
記事
きじ
article, news story
N2
用品
ようひん
articles, supplies, parts
N1
人工
じんこう
artificial, man made, human work,
N2
職人
しょくにん
artisan, craftsman
N2
学芸
がくげい
arts and sciences, liberal arts
N1
相変わらず
あいかわらず
as ever, as usual
N2
やはり; やっぱり
as I thought, absolutely
N4
～まま
as it is
N4
なるたけ
as much as possible, if possible
N1
果して
はたして
as was expected, really
N2
上がり
あがり
ascent; income; completion, stop
N1
灰
はい
ash
N2
恥ずかしい
はずかしい
ashamed, embarrassed
N4
灰皿
はいざら
ashtray
N5
アジア
Asia
N4
様相
ようそう
aspect
N1
相
そう
aspect, phase, countenance
N1
様子
ようす
aspect, state, appearance
N2
暗殺
あんさつ
assassination
N1
断言
だんげん
assertion, declaration, affirmation
N1
評価
ひょうか
assessment, evaluation
N2
役割
やくわり
assigning (allotment of) parts, role, duties
N2
助け
たすけ
assistance
N1
援助
えんじょ
assistance, aid, support
N2
補助
ほじょ
assistance, support, auxiliary
N1
助教授
じょきょうじゅ
assistant professor
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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