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
語彙
ごい
vocabulary, glossary
N1
声
こえ
voice
N5
火山
かざん
volcano
N2
ボルト
volt; bolt
N1
～巻
～かん
volume
N2
採決
さいけつ
vote, roll call
N1
投票
とうひょう
voting, poll
N2
下品
げひん
vulgar, indecent, coarse
N2
賃金
ちんぎん
wages
N1
給仕
きゅうじ
waiter
N1
待合室
まちあいしつ
waiting room
N2
控室
ひかえしつ
waiting room
N1
ウエートレス
waitress
N2
散歩
さんぽ (する)
walk, stroll
N3
徒歩
とほ
walking, going on foot
N1
歩道
ほどう
walkway
N2
壁
かべ
wall
N4
塀
へい
wall, fence
N2
財布
さいふ
wallet
N5
戦争
せんそう
war
N4
戦災
せんさい
war damage
N1
戦力
せんりょく
war potential
N1
蔵
くら
warehouse, cellar
N1
暖かい
あたたかい
warm
N5
温かい
あたたかい
warm
N2
温暖
おんだん
warmth
N2
警告
けいこく
warning
N2
警戒
けいかい
warning, admonition, vigilance
N1
武士
ぶし
warrior, samurai
N2
軍艦
ぐんかん
warship, battleship
N1
洗面
せんめん
wash up (one's face), have a wash
N2
洗濯
せんたく
washing, laundry
N3
無駄遣い
むだづかい
waste money on, squander money on
N1
浪費
ろうひ
waste, extravagance
N1
屑
くず
waste, scrap
N2
もったいない
wasteful; more than one deserves, unworthy of
N2
紙屑
かみくず
wastepaper
N2
水
みず
water
N5
噴水
ふんすい
water fountain
N2
断水
だんすい
water outage
N2
水道
すいどう
water service, water line
N4
水蒸気
すいじょうき
water vapor, steam
N2
井戸
いど
water well
N2
渚
なぎさ
water's edge, beach, shore
N1
水面
すいめん
water's surface
N2
滝
たき
waterfall
N2
ワット
watt
N1
波
なみ
wave
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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