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
交通
こうつう
traffic, transportation
N4
悲劇
ひげき
tragedy
N2
悲惨
ひさん
tragedy, disaster; misery, wretched, pitiful
N1
列車
れっしゃ
train (ordinary)
N2
汽車
きしゃ
train (steam)
N4
トレーニング
training
N2
研修
けんしゅう
training
N2
教習
きょうしゅう
training, instruction
N1
のどか
tranquil, calm, quiet
N1
取引
とりひき
transactions, dealings, business
N1
転勤
てんきん
transfer (to another office of a company)
N1
トランジスター
transistor
N1
他動詞
たどうし
transitive verb (direct object)
N1
翻訳
ほんやく
translation
N4
訳
やく
translation
N2
伝達
でんたつ
transmission (e.g., news, communication, delivery)
N1
透明
とうめい
transparency, cleanness
N2
運搬
うんぱん
transport, carriage
N1
輸送
ゆそう
transport, transportation
N2
運輸
うんゆ
transportation
N1
交通機関
こうつうきかん
transportation facilities
N2
ごみ
trash, garbage
N4
旅行
りょこう
travel, trip
N5
旅
たび
travel, trip, journey
N2
宝
たから
treasure
N2
処置
しょち
treatment
N1
取扱
とりあつかい
treatment, handling, management
N1
待遇
たいぐう
treatment, reception
N1
扱い
あつかい
treatment, service
N1
条約
じょうやく
treaty, pact
N1
木
き
tree, wood, timber
N5
樹木
じゅもく
trees and shrubs, arbor
N1
梢
こずえ
treetop
N1
動向
どうこう
trend, tendency, movement, attitude
N1
試み
こころみ
trial, experiment
N1
裁判
さいばん
trial, judgment
N2
試し
ためし
trial, test
N2
三角
さんかく
triangle, triangular
N2
いたずら
trick, practical joke
N2
～兆
～ちょう
trillion
N2
遠足
えんそく
trip, hike, picnic
N2
熱帯
ねったい
tropics
N2
トラブル
trouble (sometimes used as a verb)
N1
面倒
めんどう
trouble, attention
N2
迷惑
めいわく
trouble, bother, annoyance
N2
厄介
やっかい
trouble, burden, care
N2
手数
てかず
trouble, labor, handling
N1
手数
てすう
trouble, labor, handling
N1
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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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