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
操る
あやつる
to manipulate, to operate, to pull strings
N1
測る
はかる
to measure, to weigh, to survey
N2
計る
はかる
to measure, to weigh, to survey
N2
量る
はかる
to measure, to weigh, to survey
N2
出会う
であう
to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter
N2
遭う
あう
to meet, to encounter (undesirable nuance)
N2
会う
あう
to meet, to see
N3
溶け込む
とけこむ
to melt into; to become a part of
N2
溶かす
とかす
to melt, to dissolve
N2
溶ける
とける
to melt, to thaw, to dissolve
N2
繕う
つくろう
to mend, to repair
N1
真似る
まねる
to mimic, to imitate
N2
刻む
きざむ
to mince, to carve, to engrave
N2
かまう
to mind, to care about, to be concerned about
N4
見逃す
みのがす
to miss, to overlook, to leave at large
N1
交える
まじえる
to mix, to converse with, to cross (swords)
N1
取り混ぜる
とりまぜる
to mix, to put together
N1
混ぜる
まぜる
to mix, to stir
N2
移る
うつる
to move (from a house); to transfer (from a department); to shift
N4
動く
うごく
to move
N4
引っ越す
ひっこす
to move to a new place of residence
N4
動かす
うごかす
to move, to shift
N2
呟く
つぶやく
to mutter, to murmur
N1
ねだる
to nag, to demand
N1
名付ける
なづける
to name
N1
要る
いる
to need
N5
怠る
おこたる
to neglect, to fail
N2
うなずく
to nod
N2
記す
しるす
to note, to write down
N1
気付く
きづく
to notice, to recognize, to become aware of
N2
知らせる
しらせる
to notify
N4
生じる
しょうじる
to occur, to arise, to be generated
N2
起こる
おこる
to occur, to happen
N2
奉る
たてまつる
to offer, to do respectfully
N1
省く
はぶく
to omit, to eliminate
N2
抜かす
ぬかす
to omit, to leave out
N1
開ける
あける
to open (v.t.)
N3
空く
あく
to open, to become empty (vacant)
N4
開く
あく
to open, to become open
N3
(かさを～) さす
to open; hold (an umbrella)
N2
開く
ひらく
to open; to hold (an event)
N4
命じる
めいじる
to order, to command, to appoint
N2
取り寄せる
とりよせる
to order, to send away for
N1
凌ぐ
しのぐ
to outdo, to surpass; to endure
N1
こぼれる
to overflow, to spill
N2
見落とす
みおとす
to overlook, to fail to notice
N1
見下ろす
みおろす
to overlook, to look down on something
N2
追い付く
おいつく
to overtake, to catch up (with)
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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