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
指差す
ゆびさす
to point at
N1
指す
さす
to point,
N2
汚す
よごす
to pollute, to make dirty
N2
貼る
はる
to post; to paste; to attach
N3
注す
さす
to pour (drink), to serve (drinks)
N2
注ぐ
そそぐ
to pour (into)
N2
注ぐ
つぐ
to pour (into)
N2
褒める
ほめる
to praise; to say nice things
N4
祈る
いのる
to pray; to wish
N4
降る
ふる
to precipitate, to fall (e.g., rain, snow, etc.)
N3
占う
うらなう
to predict, to divine
N2
備える
そなえる
to prepare, to furnish, to store
N2
贈る
おくる
to present, to give to, to award to
N2
差し出す
さしだす
to present, to submit, to hold out
N1
絞る
しぼる
to press, to wring, to squeeze
N2
刷る
する
to print
N2
禁じる
きんじる
to prohibit
N1
映す
うつす
to project, to reflect, to cast (shadow)
N2
突っ突く
つっつく
to prompt someone
N1
申し入れる
もうしいれる
to propose, to suggest
N1
賑わう
にぎわう
to prosper, to flourish, to be crowded with people
N1
庇う
かばう
to protect someone, to cover up for someone
N1
守る
まもる
to protect; to abide (by the rules)
N2
備え付ける
そなえつける
to provide, to equip, to install
N1
引下げる
ひきさげる
to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw
N1
引き出す
ひきだす
to pull out, to take out, to withdraw
N2
引く
ひく
to pull, to draw; subtract
N2
引っ張る
ひっぱる
to pull, to stretch, to drag
N2
区切る
くぎる
to punctuate, to cut off, to mark off
N2
罰する
ばっする
to punish, to penalize
N2
押し寄せる
おしよせる
to push aside, to advance on
N1
押し込む
おしこむ
to push into, to crowd into
N1
押す
おす
to push, to press, to stamp (e.g., a passport)
N5
並べる
ならべる
to put (things) side by side; to line up
N5
入れる
いれる
to put in
N5
整える
ととのえる
to put in order, to arrange, to adjust; to get ready, to prepare; to raise money
N1
まとめる
to put in order, to collect, to bring to a conclusion
N2
片付く
かたづく
to put in order, to solve
N2
ずらす
to put off, to delay
N2
着る
きる
to put on (clothes above your waist); to wear
N5
掛ける
かける
to put on (e.g., glasses); to hang (e.g., on a wall)
N3
はく
to put on (items below your waist)
N3
着せる
きせる
to put on clothes
N2
売り出す
うりだす
to put on sale, to market
N1
着ける
つける
to put on, to wear; to draw up
N2
揃える
そろえる
to put things in order, to arrange
N2
寝かせる
ねかせる
to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment
N1
組む
くむ
to put together
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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