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
覆す
くつがえす
to overturn, to upset, to overthrow
N1
有する
ゆうする
to own, to be endowed with
N1
詰める
つめる
to pack, to shorten, to work out (details)
N2
塗る
ぬる
to paint, to plaster
N4
甘やかす
あまやかす
to pamper, to spoil
N2
炒る
いる
to parch, to roast
N2
別れる
わかれる
to part from, to separate
N4
離す
はなす
to part, to separate
N2
仕切る
しきる
to partition, to divide, to mark off
N1
通る
とおる
to pass (by), to go through
N4
追い越す
おいこす
to pass (e.g., car), to outdistance, to outstrip
N2
受かる
うかる
to pass (examination)
N1
亡くなる
なくなる
to pass away
N4
すれ違う
すれちがう
to pass by one another
N2
くぐる
to pass through; to go around
N1
経る
へる
to pass, to elapse, to experience
N1
通り過ぎる
とおりすぎる
to pass, to pass through
N2
過ごす
すごす
to pass, to spend (time)
N3
とぎれる
to pause, to be interrupted
N1
払う
はらう
to pay
N4
支払う
しはらう
to pay
N2
立て替える
たてかえる
to pay in advance, to pay for another
N1
覗く
のぞく
to peek in, to look in
N2
剥く
むく
to peel, to skin
N2
演じる
えんじる
to perform, to play (a part), to act
N1
演ずる
えんずる
to perform, to play (a part), to act
N1
許す
ゆるす
to permit, to allow, to approve
N3
犯す
おかす
to perpetrate, to violate
N1
拾う
ひろう
to pick up (something), to find
N4
積もる
つもる
to pile up
N2
かさむ
to pile up, to increase
N1
重ねる
かさねる
to pile up, to put something on another, to heap up
N2
積む
つむ
to pile up, to stack
N2
つねる
to pinch
N1
挟む
はさむ
to pinch; to hold between; to insert
N2
投げる
なげる
to pitch, to cast away
N4
乗せる
のせる
to place on (something), to take on board
N2
載せる
のせる
to place on (something); to publish
N2
志す
こころざす
to plan, to intend, to aspire to
N1
植える
うえる
to plant
N4
弾く
ひく
to play (a string instrument or piano)
N3
弾く
はじく
to play (piano, guitar)
N1
とぼける
to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
N1
遊ぶ
あそぶ
to play; to spend time pleasantly; to hang out
N5
図る
はかる
to plot, to attempt, to devise, to design, to refer A to B
N1
むしる
to pluck, to pick, to tear
N1
摘む
つむ
to pluck, to pick, to trim
N1
突っ込む
つっこむ
to plunge into, to stick into
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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