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
くるむ
to be enveloped by, to wrap up
N2
ばてる
to be exhausted, to be worn out
N1
恐れ入る
おそれいる
to be filled with awe, to feel small
N1
仕上がる
しあがる
to be finished
N2
済ませる
すませる
to be finished
N2
出来上がる
できあがる
to be finished, to be ready
N2
直る
なおる
to be fixed
N4
留まる
とどまる
to be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)
N2
留まる
とまる
to be fixed; to abide, to stay (in the one place)
N2
見つかる
みつかる
to be found (v.i.), to be discovered
N4
匂う
におう
to be fragrant, to smell
N2
惜しむ
おしむ
to be frugal, to value, to regret
N1
満ちる
みちる
to be full, to mature
N2
備わる
そなわる
to be furnished with
N1
具える
そなえる
to be furnished with
N2
具わる
そなわる
to be furnished with
N1
やかましい
to be fussy, to be overly critical
N2
基づく
もとづく
to be grounded on, to be based on
N2
導く
みちびく
to be guided, to be shown
N1
伝わる
つたわる
to be handed down, to be transmitted
N2
うれしい
嬉しい
to be happy; to be glad
N4
聞こえる
きこえる
to be heard, to be audible
N4
役に立つ
やくにたつ
to be helpful, to be useful
N4
ためらう
to be hesitant
N2
当たる
あたる
to be hit, to be successful
N2
傷付く
きずつく
to be hurt, to be wounded, to get injured
N1
怠ける
なまける
to be idle, to neglect
N2
焦る
あせる
to be in a hurry, to be impatient
N1
散らかる
ちらかる
to be in disorder
N2
張り切る
はりきる
to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor
N2
間に合う
まにあう
to be in time for
N4
反する
はんする
to be inconsistent with, to oppose, to contradict
N1
親しむ
したしむ
to be intimate with, to befriend
N1
妬む
ねたむ
to be jealous, to be envious
N1
欠ける
かける
to be lacking
N2
余る
あまる
to be left over, to be in excess
N2
交ぜる
まぜる
to be mixed, to be blended with
N2
交ざる
まざる
to be mixed, to mingle with
N2
交じる
まじる
to be mixed, to mingle with
N2
混ざる
まざる
to be mixed, to mingle with
N2
混じる
まじる
to be mixed, to mingle with
N2
潤う
うるおう
to be moist; to profit by
N1
片寄る
かたよる
to be onesided, to incline, to be partial
N2
引っ繰り返る
ひっくりかえる
to be overturned, to be upset, to topple over, to be reversed
N2
写る
うつる
to be photographed, to be projected
N2
重なる
かさなる
to be piled up, lie on top of one another
N2
植わる
うわる
to be planted
N1
塞がる
ふさがる
to be plugged up, to be shut up
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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