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
交す
かわす
to exchange
N1
見合わせる
みあわせる
to exchange glances; to postpone
N1
代える
かえる
to exchange, to interchange, to substitute
N2
換える
かえる
to exchange, to interchange, to substitute
N3
替える
かえる
to exchange, to interchange, to substitute
N2
取り替える
とりかえる
to exchange, to replace
N4
及ぼす
およぼす
to exert, to cause, to exercise
N2
尽くす
つくす
to exhaust, to run out; to devote, to serve
N1
膨らむ
ふくらむ
to expand, to swell (out), to become inflated
N2
追い出す
おいだす
to expel, to drive out
N1
説く
とく
to explain, to advocate
N1
表す
あらわす
to express, to show
N2
伸びる
のびる
to extend, to make progress, to grow
N2
連なる
つらなる
to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row
N1
伸ばす
のばす
to extend, to stretch, to reach out
N2
延ばす
のばす
to extend, to stretch, to reach out
N2
抜く
ぬく
to extract, to omit, to unplug
N2
向く
むく
to face
N2
面する
めんする
to face on, to look out on to
N1
対する
たいする
to face, to confront, to oppose
N2
向かう
むかう
to face, to go towards
N4
あせる (こえが～)
to fade, to discolor
N1
しくじる
to fail, to fall through, to blunder
N1
劣る
おとる
to fall behind, to be inferior to
N2
転ぶ
ころぶ
to fall down, to fall over
N3
病む
やむ
to fall ill, to be ill
N1
恋する
こいする
to fall in love with, to love
N1
落る
おちる
to fall, to drop
N4
散る
ちる
to fall, to scatter (e.g., blossoms)
N2
扇ぐ
あおぐ
to fan, to flap
N2
留める
とめる
to fasten, to turn off, to detain
N2
恐れる
おそれる
to fear, to be afraid of
N2
危ぶむ
あやぶむ
to fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful
N1
恥じる
はじる
to feel ashamed
N1
恥じらう
はじらう
to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush
N1
感じる
かんじる
to feel, to sense
N2
感ずる
かんずる
to feel, to sense
N2
戦う
たたかう
to fight, to compete, to battle
N3
終える
おえる
to finish
N2
～おわる
to finish doing ~
N4
仕上げる
しあげる
to finish up, to complete
N1
終る
おわる
to finish, to close
N5
済む
すむ
to finish, to end
N4
済ます
すます
to finish; to settle; to do without
N1
釣る
つる
to fish
N4
合う
あう
to fit, to match
N4
適する
てきする
to fit, to suit
N2
呼び止める
よびとめる
to flag down
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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