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
凝らす
こらす
to concentrate, to devote, to peer into
N1
係わる
かかわる
to concern oneself in, to be involved in
N2
関する
かんする
to concern, to be related
N2
責める
せめる
to condemn, to blame, to criticize
N2
打ち明ける
うちあける
to confess, to be open
N1
即する
そくする
to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to,
N1
祝う
いわう
to congratulate, to celebrate
N2
繋げる
つなげる
to connect
N2
見なす
みなす
to consider as, to regard
N1
成り立つ
なりたつ
to consist of; to be practical (logical, feasible, viable), to be concluded, to hold true
N1
諮る
はかる
to consult with, to confer
N1
含む
ふくむ
to contain, to include
N2
～続ける
～つづける
to continue doing ~
N4
続ける
つづける
to continue, to keep up
N4
制する
せいする
to control, to command
N1
伝える
つたえる
to convey (a message); to tell, to report
N4
涼む
すずむ
to cool oneself, to cool off
N2
冷ます
さます
to cool, to let cool
N2
冷やす
ひやす
to cool, to refrigerate
N2
写す
うつす
to copy (v.t.); to photograph
N4
コピーする
to copy
N3
直す
なおす
to correct (v.t.); to fix
N4
数える
かぞえる
to count
N2
被せる
かぶせる
to cover (with something)
N2
覆う
おおう
to cover, to hide, to conceal
N2
取り締まる
とりしまる
to crack down, to control, to supervise
N1
設ける
もうける
to create, to establish
N1
這う
はう
to creep, to crawl
N2
横切る
よこぎる
to cross (e.g., arms), to traverse
N2
食い違う
くいちがう
to cross each other, to differ
N1
渡る
わたる
to cross over, to go across
N5
交わる
まじわる
to cross, to intersect, to mingle with,
N1
超す
こす
to cross, to pass, to tide over
N2
泣く
なく
to cry
N4
恨む
うらむ
to curse, to feel bitter
N2
刈る
かる
to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest
N2
サボる
to cut (skip) classes; to loaf on the job; to idle away one's time
N1
削る
けずる
to cut down little by little, to take a percentage
N2
割込む
わりこむ
to cut in, to disturb
N1
ちぎる
to cut up fine, to pick (fruit)
N2
切れる
きれる
to cut well, to be sharp; to break (off)
N2
切る
きる
to cut; to hang up (a phone)
N5
傷める
いためる
to damage, to impair, to spoil
N1
荒らす
あらす
to damage; to invade
N1
踊る
おどる
to dance
N4
舞う
まう
to dance, to flutter about, to revolve
N1
強いて
しいて
to dare, to insist
N1
明ける
あける
to dawn, to become daylight
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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