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
言付け
ことづけ
to leave a message
N1
言付ける
ことづける
to leave a message
N2
立ち去る
たちさる
to leave, to depart
N1
放れる
はなれる
to leave, to get free, to cut oneself off
N2
去る
さる
to leave, to go away
N2
貸す
かす
to lend
N5
放る
ほうる
to let go
N2
漏らす
もらす
to let leak, to reveal
N1
逃がす
にがす
to let loose, to set free, to let escape
N2
逃す
のがす
to let loose, to set free, to let escape
N1
通す
とおす
to let pass, to overlook, to continue
N2
嘗める
なめる
to lick; to experience; to make fun of
N1
捧げる
ささげる
to lift up, to give, to offer
N1
揚げる
あげる
to lift, to fry
N2
気に入る
きにいる
to like, to be please
N2
好む
このむ
to like, to prefer
N2
並ぶ
ならぶ
to line up, to stand in a line (v.i.)
N5
連ねる
つらねる
to link, to join, to put together
N1
生きる
いきる
to live
N4
在る; 有る
ある
to live, to be, to exist
N2
暮らす
くらす
to live, to get along
N3
憧れる
あこがれる
to long for, to yearn after
N2
待ち望む
まちのぞむ
to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for
N1
顧みる
かえりみる
to look back, to turn around, to review
N1
うつむく
to look downward, to stoop
N1
臨む
のぞむ
to look out on, to face, to attend (function)
N1
見渡す
みわたす
to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of
N1
見直す
みなおす
to look over again, to review
N2
仰ぐ
あおぐ
to look up (to), to respect; to ask for
N1
見上げる
みあげる
to look up at, to admire
N2
緩める
ゆるめる
to loosen, to slow down
N1
負ける
まける
to lose (a game) (v.i.), to be defeated
N4
亡くす
なくす
to lose someone
N2
無くす
なくす
to lose something
N3
痩せる
やせる
to lose weight
N4
失う
うしなう
to lose, to part with
N3
愛する
あいする
to love
N2
可愛がる
かわいがる
to love, to be affectionate
N2
下げる
さげる
to lower (v.t.); to hang
N4
下す
おろす
to lower, to let go down
N2
誤る
あやまる
to make a mistake
N1
間違える
まちがえる
to make a mistake
N4
騒ぐ
さわぐ
to make noise, to clamor
N4
捗る
はかどる
to make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance
N1
丸める
まるめる
to make round, to round off, to roll up
N1
鳴く
なく
to make sound (animal)
N5
作る
つくる
to make, to create
N5
こしらえる
to make, to manufacture
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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