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
避ける
さける
to avoid (physical contact); to ward off, to avert
N3
覚ます
さます
to awaken
N2
焼く
やく
to bake, to grill
N4
釣り合う
つりあう
to balance, to be in harmony, to suit
N2
冷やかす
ひやかす
to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerate
N1
吠える
ほえる
to bark, to howl
N2
浴びる
あびる
to bathe, to shower
N3
ございます (かん)
to be (polite, to exist)
N1
～ございます
to be (polite), to exist
N4
できる
to be able to (to accomplish)
N3
受け付ける
うけつける
to be accepted, to receive (an application)
N1
案じる
あんじる
to be anxious, to ponder
N1
当てはまる
あてはまる
to be applicable, to come under (a category)
N2
捕まる
つかまる
to be arrested; to be caught
N3
治まる
おさまる
to be at peace, to calm down
N1
踏まえる
ふまえる
to be based on, to have origin in
N1
恵まれる
めぐまれる
to be blessed with, to be rich in
N2
詰まる
つまる
to be blocked, to be packed
N2
生まれる
うまれる
to be born
N3
困る
こまる
to be bothered, to have difficulty
N5
壊れる
こわれる
to be broken, to break
N4
育つ
そだつ
to be brought up, to grow (up)
N2
かさばる
to be bulky
N1
背負う
せおう
to be burdened with; to carry on (one's) back or shoulder(s)
N2
埋まる
うまる
to be buried, to be filled
N1
謹む
つつしむ
to be careful, to be chaste or discreet
N1
気を付ける
きをつける
to be careful, to pay attention, to take care
N2
引っ掛かる
ひっかかる
to be caught in, to be stuck in
N2
冴える
さえる
to be clear, to be bright, to be skillful
N1
まとまる
to be collected, to be settled, to be in order
N2
まごつく
to be confused, to be flustered
N1
結び付く
むすびつく
to be connected or related, to join together
N1
繋がる
つながる
to be connected to, to be related to
N2
目立つ
めだつ
to be conspicuous, to stand out
N2
続く
つづく
to be continued
N4
込む
こむ
to be crowded
N4
湿気る
しける
to be damp, to be moist
N1
慶ぶ
よろこぶ
to be delighted, to be glad
N2
凹む
へこむ
to be dented, to be indented
N2
違う
ちがう
to be different; to differ; wrong
N5
外れる
はずれる
to be disconnected, to be out (e.g., of gear)
N2
隔たる
へだたる
to be distant
N1
紛れる
まぎれる
to be diverted, to slip into
N1
溺れる
おぼれる
to be drowned, to indulge in
N2
染まる
そまる
to be dyed
N1
効く
きく
to be effective
N2
空く
すく
to be empty (in reference to people), to be less crowded
N4
意気込む
いきごむ
to be enthusiastic about
N1
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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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