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
借りる
かりる
to borrow, to owe
N5
悩ます
なやます
to bother, to harass, to molest
N1
弾む
はずむ
to bounce, to be encouraged, to splurge on
N1
分かれる
わかれる
to branch off, to diverge from
N2
割れる
われる
to break
N4
砕ける
くだける
to break, to be broken
N2
折れる
おれる
to break, to be folded, to give in; to turn (a corner)
N4
壊す
こわす
to break, to break down
N4
砕く
くだく
to break, to smash
N2
吸う
すう
to breathe in, to suck
N3
近付ける
ちかづける
to bring near, to put close, to let come near
N2
もたらす
to bring, to take, to bring about
N1
広める
ひろめる
to broaden, to propagate
N2
磨く
みがく
to brush (teeth); to polish
N5
撫でる
なでる
to brush gently, to stroke
N2
建てる
たてる
to build
N4
築く
きずく
to build, to establish
N1
いじめる
to bully, to torment
N4
燃える
もえる
to burn
N2
燃やす
もやす
to burn
N2
焦げる
こげる
to burn, to be burned
N2
焼ける
やける
to burn, to be roasted
N4
焚く
たく
to burn, to kindle, to build a fire
N2
焦がす
こがす
to burn, to scorch
N2
葬る
ほうむる
to bury, to entomb
N1
埋める
うずめる
to bury, to fill
N1
埋める
うめる
to bury, to fill up, to fill (a seat, a vacant position)
N2
買う
かう
to buy
N3
呼ぶ
よぶ
to call (one's name); to invite
N3
呼び掛ける
よびかける
to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal
N2
召す
めす
to call, to send for, to put on
N1
落着く
おちつく
to calm down, to settle down
N2
取り消す
とりけす
to cancel
N2
乗っ取る
のっとる
to capture, to occupy, to take over
N1
営む
いとなむ
to carry on (e.g., in ceremony), to run a business
N1
担う
になう
to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun)
N1
行う
おこなう
to carry out; to conduct (typically used in written language)
N4
やりとおす
to carry through, to achieve, to complete
N1
彫る
ほる
to carve, to chisel
N2
捕まえる
つかまえる
to catch, to arrest
N4
受け止める
うけとめる
to catch, to react to, to take
N1
引き起こす
ひきおこす
to cause
N1
生ずる
しょうずる
to cause, to arise, to be generated
N2
断える
たえる
to cease, to become extinct
N1
止す
よす
to cease, to give up
N2
止む
やむ
to cease, to stop
N4
挑む
いどむ
to challenge
N1
着替える
きがえる
to change (one's) clothes
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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