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
換気
かんき
ventilation
N2
会場
かいじょう
venue, meeting place
N4
縁側
えんがわ
veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
N1
動詞
どうし
verb
N2
伝言
でんごん
verbal message
N1
口述
こうじゅつ
verbal statement
N1
くどい
verbose, importunate, heavy (taste)
N2
垂直
すいちょく
vertical, perpendicular
N2
とても
very (much), greatly, exceedingly
N3
一生懸命
いっしょうけんめい
very hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effort
N4
大好き
だいすき
very likeable, like very much
N5
いたって
very much, exceedingly, extremely
N1
大層
たいそう
very much, greatly
N2
もうすぐ
very soon; in a few moments; days
N4
幼い
おさない
very young, childish
N2
中々
なかなか
very, considerably, quite
N4
甚だ
はなはだ
very, greatly, exceedingly
N1
思いっ切り
おもいっきり
very, much, fully
N2
余程
よほど
very, much, to a large extent, quite
N1
大変
たいへん
very; difficult, hard
N3
ベテラン
veteran
N2
副～
ふく～
vice ~
N2
ほとり
vicinity of lake; river
N1
辺り
あたり
vicinity, nearby
N2
勝負
しょうぶ
victory or defeat, game
N2
勝敗
しょうはい
victory or defeat, issue (of battle)
N2
勝利
しょうり
victory, triumph, win
N1
ビデオ
video tape; VCR
N3
見晴らし
みはらし
view
N1
展望
てんぼう
view, outlook, prospect
N1
観覧
かんらん
viewing
N1
活発
かっぱつ
vigor, active
N1
活気
かっき
vigor; liveliness; vitality; energy
N1
健やか
すこやか
vigorous, healthy, sound
N1
別荘
べっそう
villa; vacation home; summer cottage
N2
村
むら
village
N5
酢
す
vinegar
N2
ビニール
vinyl
N2
違反
いはん
violation (of law), infringement
N2
暴力
ぼうりょく
violence
N1
激しい
はげしい
violent, vehement, intense
N2
猛烈
もうれつ
violent, vehement, rage
N1
バイオリン
violin
N3
ビールス
virus
N1
活力
かつりょく
vitality, energy
N2
ビタミン
vitamin
N2
鮮やか
あざやか
vivid, clear
N1
生き生き
いきいき
vividly, lively
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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