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
態勢
たいせい
attitude, conditions, tendency
N1
態度
たいど
attitude, manner
N3
姿勢
しせい
attitude; posture
N2
観客
かんきゃく
audience, spectator(s)
N3
講堂
こうどう
auditorium
N4
叔母
おば
aunt (younger than one's parent)
N2
伯母さん; 叔母さん
おばさん
aunt
N5
作者
さくしゃ
author, artist
N2
著者
ちょしゃ
author, writer
N2
作家
さっか
author, writer, novelist
N2
権威
けんい
authority, power, influence
N1
サイン
autograph; sign; sine
N2
オートマチック
automatic
N1
自動
じどう
automatic, selfmotion
N2
オートメーション
automation
N2
自動車
じどうしゃ
automobile
N5
助動詞
じょどうし
auxiliary verb
N1
雪崩
なだれ
avalanche
N1
飛行
ひこう
aviation, flight
N2
航空
こうくう
aviation, flying
N2
いやに
awfully, terribly
N1
軸
じく
axis, stem, shaft
N1
赤ん坊
あかんぼう
baby
N4
赤ちゃん
あかちゃん
baby, infant
N4
細菌
さいきん
bacillus, bacterium, germ
N1
背中
せなか
back (of body)
N4
バック
back
N2
後ろ
うしろ
back, behind, rear
N3
背後
はいご
back, rear
N1
裏口
うらぐち
backdoor, rear entrance
N2
背景
はいけい
background, scenery, setting
N1
ばい菌
ばいきん
bacteria, germ(s)
N1
不調
ふちょう
bad condition, disorder, slump
N1
悪者
わるもの
bad fellow, rascal
N1
凶作
きょうさく
bad harvest, poor crop
N1
不評
ふひょう
bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity
N1
悪い
わるい
bad, sinful; inferior
N5
バッジ
badge
N1
不良
ふりょう
badness, delinquent, failure
N1
バッグ
bag
N2
かばん
bag, basket
N5
袋
ふくろ
bag, sack
N2
黒字
くろじ
balance (figure) in the black
N1
バランス
balance
N2
決算
けっさん
balance sheet, settlement of accounts
N1
差額
さがく
balance, difference, margin
N1
鞠
まり
ball
N1
ボールペン
ballpoint pen
N5
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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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