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
苦
く
trouble, worry, difficulty
N1
悩み
なやみ
trouble(s), worry, distress
N1
劇団
げきだん
troupe, theatrical company
N1
ズボン
trousers
N5
休戦
きゅうせん
truce, armistice
N1
トラック
truck; (running) track
N2
いかにも
truly (same as 実に )
N1
胴
どう
trunk, body, frame
N1
信任
しんにん
trust, confidence, credence
N1
真理
しんり
truth
N1
実態
じったい
truth, fact
N1
誠
まこと
truth, faith, fidelity
N1
真相
しんそう
truth, real situation
N1
本当
ほんと
truth, reality
N2
真実
しんじつ
truth, reality
N1
津波
つなみ
tsunami, tidal wave
N1
結核
けっかく
tuberculosis
N1
火曜日
かようび
Tuesday
N5
節
ふし
tune, tone, knob
N2
トンネル
tunnel
N2
順番
じゅんばん
turn (in line), order of things
N2
二十日
はつか
twenty days, twentieth (day of the month)
N5
双子
ふたご
twins, a twin
N2
より
twist, ply
N2
捩れる
ねじれる
twist, strain
N1
二
に
two
N5
明明後日
しあさって
two days after tomorrow
N2
一昨昨日
さきおととい
two days before yesterday, three days ago
N2
二日
ふつか
two days; second day of the month
N5
二人
ふたり
two people
N5
二つ
ふたつ
two things
N5
～業
～ぎょう
type of business
N2
典型
てんけい
type, pattern, archetypal
N2
タイプ
type, style
N4
タイプライター
typewriter
N2
台風
たいふう
typhoon
N4
タイピスト
typist
N1
国連
こくれん
U.N., United Nations
N1
うどん
udon noodles (Japanese traditional noodles)
N2
醜い
みにくい
ugly
N2
究極
きゅうきょく
ultimate, final, eventual
N1
傘
かさ
umbrella, parasol
N5
審判
しんぱん
umpire, referee, judgment
N2
不
ふ
un(~), non(~), negative prefix
N2
不
ぶ
un(~), non(~), negative prefix
N2
満場
まんじょう
unanimous, whole audience
N1
あやふや
uncertain, vague, ambiguous
N1
叔父
おじ
uncle (younger than one's parent)
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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