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
欺く
あざむく
to deceive
N1
ごまかす
to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent
N1
決める
きめる
to decide (v.t.)
N4
定める
さだめる
to decide, to determine
N1
飾る
かざる
to decorate, to adorn
N4
減る
へる
to decrease (in size or number), to diminish
N2
減らす
へらす
to decrease, to diminish
N2
深まる
ふかまる
to deepen
N2
深める
ふかめる
to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
N1
負かす
まかす
to defeat
N1
防ぐ
ふせぐ
to defend (against), to protect, to prevent
N2
祭る
まつる
to deify, to enshrine
N2
届ける
とどける
to deliver (v.t.)
N4
要する
ようする
to demand, to require, to take
N1
打ち消す
うちけす
to deny, to negate
N2
発
はつ
to depart (e.g., on a plane, train)
N2
払い込む
はらいこむ
to deposit, to pay in
N2
へりくだる
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener
N1
下る
さがる
to descend, to drop, to fall
N4
望む
のぞむ
to desire, to wish for; to view
N2
願う
ねがう
to desire, to wish, to request
N2
崩す
くずす
to destroy, to make change (money)
N2
滅ぼす
ほろぼす
to destroy, to overthrow, to ruin
N1
打ち込む
うちこむ
to devote oneself to, to shoot into
N1
徹する
てっする
to devote oneself, to believe in
N1
かける
to dial/call (e.g., phone); to sit down
N3
死ぬ
しぬ
to die
N5
絶える
たえる
to die out, to become extinct
N1
異なる
ことなる
to differ, to vary
N2
掘る
ほる
to dig, to excavate
N2
薄める
うすめる
to dilute, to water down
N2
もめる
to disagree, to dispute
N1
無くなる
なくなる
to disappear, to get lost
N4
躾ける
しつける
to discipline, to teach manners
N1
見つける
みつける
to discover, to find (v.t.)
N4
話し合う
はなしあう
to discuss, to talk together
N2
化ける
ばける
to disguise, to take the form of
N1
退ける
どける
to dislodge, to put something out of the way
N2
争う
あらそう
to dispute, to argue, to fight
N2
ばらまく
to disseminate, to scatter
N1
溶く
とく
to dissolve (paint)
N2
配る
くばる
to distribute, to deliver
N2
妨げる
さまたげる
to disturb, to prevent
N2
割る
わる
to divide, to break
N2
分ける
わける
to divide, to separate
N2
為る
する
to do, to attempt
N2
する
to do, to try; to wear small items (e.g., necktie, watch, etc.)
N3
やる
to do; to give (to pets, parents, siblings, etc.)
N4
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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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