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
ふらふら
unsteady on one's feet, totter, dizzy
N1
珍しい
めずらしい
unusual, rare
N4
アップ
up
N1
従来
じゅうらい
up to now, so far, traditional
N1
上り
のぼり
uptrain (going to Tokyo), ascent
N2
上～
うわ～
upper ~
N2
上
うわ
upper, outer, surface
N2
騒ぎ
さわぎ
uproar, disturbance
N2
早急
そうきゅう
urgent
N1
早急
さっきゅう
urgent
N1
至急
しきゅう
urgent, pressing
N2
緊急
きんきゅう
urgent, pressing, emergency
N1
急
きゅう
urgent, sudden; steep
N4
尿
にょう
urine
N1
使用
しよう
use (same as 使うこと ), application, employment, utilization
N3
使い道
つかいみち
use
N1
～遣い
～づかい
use of ~
N2
採用
さいよう
use, adopt
N1
用途
ようと
use, usefulness
N2
利用
りよう
use, utilization
N4
中古
ちゅうこ
used, secondhand
N2
無用
むよう
useless, needlessness, unnecessariness
N1
だめ
useless, no good, hopeless
N4
慣習
かんしゅう
usual (historical) custom
N1
当たり前
あたりまえ
usual, common, obvious
N2
発言
はつげん
utterance, speech, proposal
N1
空き
あき
vacancy, opening, space
N2
空しい
むなしい
vacant, futile, vain
N1
休暇
きゅうか
vacation, holiday, day off
N3
真空
しんくう
vacuum
N2
あいまい
vague, ambiguous
N2
有効
ゆうこう
valid, effectual
N3
谷
たに
valley
N2
値
ね
value, price, cost
N2
値
あたい
value, price, worth
N1
価値
かち
value, worth, merit
N2
値打ち
ねうち
value, worth, price
N1
気体
きたい
vapor, gas
N2
様々
さまざま
varied, various
N2
種々
しゅじゅ
variety
N1
種類
しゅるい
variety, kind
N2
色々
いろいろ
various
N5
諸～
しょ～
various ~
N2
雑木
ぞうき
various kinds of small trees, assorted trees
N1
各地
かくち
various parts of the country
N2
まちまち
various, different
N1
野菜
やさい
vegetable
N5
乗り物
のりもの
vehicle
N4
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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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