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
おだてる
to flatter
N1
浮く
うく
to float
N2
浮ぶ
うかぶ
to float, to rise to surface, to come to mind
N2
浮かべる
うかべる
to float; to express
N2
あふれる
to flood, to overflow
N2
栄える
さかえる
to flourish, to prosper, to thrive
N1
流れる
ながれる
to flow, to be washed away
N2
飛ぶ
とぶ
to fly, to hop
N5
畳む
たたむ
to fold (clothes)
N2
辿る
たどる
to follow (road, to pursue (course), to follow up
N1
見習う
みならう
to follow another's example
N1
準じる
じゅんじる
to follow, to conform, to apply to
N1
強いる
しいる
to force, to compel, to coerce
N1
鍛える
きたえる
to forge, to train, to discipline
N1
忘れる
わすれる
to forget
N5
凍える
こごえる
to freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen
N2
凍る
こおる
to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal
N2
取り付ける
とりつける
to furnish, to install; to get someone's agreement
N1
こだわる
to fuss over, to be particular about
N1
太る
ふとる
to gain weight
N4
集まる
あつまる
to gather (v.i.), to collect
N4
疲れる
つかれる
to get (become) tired; to become fatigued
N5
怒る
おこる
to get angry; to scold angrily
N4
治る
なおる
to get better; to recover from illness (v.i.)
N4
挟まる
はさまる
to get between, to be caught in
N2
こじれる
to get complicated, to grow worse
N1
乱れる
みだれる
to get confused, to be disordered, to be disturbed
N1
暮れる
くれる
to get dark, to come to an end
N4
落ち込む
おちこむ
to get depressed
N1
下る
くだる
to get down, to descend
N2
下りる
おりる
to get down, to go; come down
N4
酔う
よう
to get drunk
N2
乾く
かわく
to get dry
N4
はまる
to get into, to go into, to fit, to be fit for, to suit
N1
更ける
ふける
to get late, to wear on
N2
降りる
おりる
to get off
N3
乗る
のる
to get on, to ride in, to board
N3
強まる
つよまる
to get strong, to gain strength
N1
飽きる
あきる
to get tired of, to lose interest in
N2
くたびれる
to get tired, to wear out
N2
破れる
やぶれる
to get torn, to wear out
N2
起きる
おきる
to get up (e.g., from sleeping); to happen
N3
濡れる
ぬれる
to get wet
N4
得る
うる
to get, to gain, to win
N2
得る
える
to get, to gain, to win, to learn
N3
おごる (ゆうしょくを～)
to give (someone) a treat
N1
あげる
to give
N4
与える
あたえる
to give
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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