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
消える
きえる
to vanish, to disappear
N5
眺める
ながめる
to view, to gaze at
N2
訪ねる
たずねる
to visit
N4
訪れる
おとずれる
to visit
N1
待つ
まつ
to wait
N3
起こす
おこす
to wake (someone) up
N4
目覚める
めざめる
to wake up
N1
覚める
さめる
to wake, to wake up
N2
歩く
あるく
to walk
N5
歩む
あゆむ
to walk
N1
欲しい
ほしい
to want, in need of
N5
暖める
あたためる
to warm (up to someone/something), to heat (up to someone/something)
N2
温まる
あたたまる
to warm oneself, to get warm
N2
暖まる
あたたまる
to warm up
N2
温める
あたためる
to warm, to heat
N2
歪む
ゆがむ
to warp, to be crooked, to be distorted
N1
歪む
ひずむ
to warp, to be distorted
N1
反る
かえる
to warp, to be warped, to curve
N2
反る
そる
to warp, to be warped, to curve
N1
洗う
あらう
to wash
N5
振る
ふる
to wave, to shake; to sprinkle; to cast (actor)
N2
弱める
よわめる
to weaken
N1
弱まる
よわまる
to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected
N1
弱る
よわる
to weaken, to be troubled, to be emaciated
N1
かぶる
to wear, to put on (e.g., a hat on the head)
N3
被る
かぶる
to wear; to be covered with
N2
織る
おる
to weave
N1
迎える
むかえる
to welcome; to meet; to greet
N4
濡らす
ぬらす
to wet, to soak
N2
囁く
ささやく
to whisper, to murmur
N2
勝つ
かつ
to win
N4
巻く
まく
to wind, to coil, to roll
N2
拭く
ふく
to wipe, to dry
N2
引き上げる
ひきあげる
to withdraw, to leave, to pull out
N1
枯れる
かれる
to wither, to die (plant), to be blasted (plant)
N2
しぼむ
to wither, to shrivel
N2
勤める
つとめる
to work (for)
N5
働く
はたらく
to work
N5
拝む
おがむ
to worship, to pray
N2
傷付ける
きずつける
to wound, to hurt someone's feelings
N1
包む
つつむ
to wrap, to cover
N4
書く
かく
to write
N3
書き取る
かきとる
to write down, to take dictation
N1
著す
あらわす
to write, to publish
N2
慕う
したう
to yearn to adore
N1
たばこ
tobacco, cigarettes
N5
現代
げんだい
today, presentday
N2
今日
こんにち
today, this day
N2
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
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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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