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
伯父; 叔父さん
おじさん
uncle, middleaged man
N5
不潔
ふけつ
unclean, dirty
N2
一概に
いちがいに
unconditionally, necessarily
N1
米
こめ
uncooked rice
N4
～下
～か
under ~
N2
下
げ
under, below, beneath
N2
下
しも
under, below, beneath
N2
下
した
under, below, beneath
N3
地下鉄
ちかてつ
underground train, subway
N5
地下水
ちかすい
underground water
N2
下線
かせん
underline, underscore
N2
パンツ
underpants
N2
理解
りかい
understanding, comprehension
N2
下着
したぎ
underwear
N4
肌着
はだぎ
underwear
N2
起伏
きふく
undulation
N1
失業
しつぎょう
unemployment
N2
斑
むら
unevenness, inconsistency, irregularity
N1
凸凹
でこぼこ
unevenness, roughness, ruggedness
N2
思い掛けない
おもいがけない
unexpected, casual
N2
意外
いがい
unexpected, surprising
N2
案外
あんがい
unexpectedly
N2
偶々
たまたま
unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance
N2
あいにく
unfortunately
N2
隙
すき
unguarded moment, chance
N2
不幸
ふこう
unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune
N2
ユニフォーム
uniform
N1
制服
せいふく
uniform
N1
一様
いちよう
uniform, similar, equal
N1
思わず
おもわず
unintentional, spontaneous
N2
連合
れんごう
union, alliance
N2
結束
けっそく
union, unity
N1
ユニーク
unique
N1
統一
とういつ
unity, consolidation, uniformity
N2
団結
だんけつ
unity, union, solidarity
N1
普遍
ふへん
universality, ubiquity, omnipresence
N1
宇宙
うちゅう
universe, cosmos, space
N2
学士
がくし
university graduate
N1
不明
ふめい
unknown, ambiguous
N1
不運
ふうん
unlucky, misfortune, bad luck
N2
未婚
みこん
unmarried
N1
いやらしい
unpleasant, disgusting, indecent
N1
無理
むり
unreasonable, impossible
N4
無闇に
むやみに
unreasonably, absurdly, at random
N1
他人
たにん
unrelated person, stranger
N2
物足りない
ものたりない
unsatisfied, unsatisfactory
N1
見苦しい
みぐるしい
unsightly, ugly
N1
下手
へた
unskillful, poor
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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