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
仕方
しかた
way (of doing something)
N4
様
よう
way, manner, kind
N4
便
びん
way, means; flight
N3
仕様
しよう
way, method, specification
N1
我々
われわれ
we
N2
弱い
よわい
weak
N5
弱点
じゃくてん
weak point, weakness
N2
富
とみ
wealth, fortune
N1
富豪
ふごう
wealthy person, millionaire
N1
武器
ぶき
weapon, arms
N2
うっとうしい
weary, annoying
N1
天候
てんこう
weather
N2
天気
てんき
weather
N5
天気予報
てんきよほう
weather forecast
N4
気象
きしょう
weather, climate
N1
水曜日
すいようび
Wednesday
N5
週
しゅう
week
N2
平日
へいじつ
weekday
N2
目方
めかた
weight
N1
いらっしゃい
welcome
N2
歓迎
かんげい
welcome, reception
N3
福祉
ふくし
welfare, wellbeing
N1
まあ
well (used when making a modest or hesitant statement)
N3
著名
ちょめい
wellknown, noted, celebrated
N1
じゃ; じゃあ
well, well then
N3
さて
well; now (typically used when switching to a new, usually more important topic)
N3
西
にし
west
N5
西日
にしび
westering sun
N1
洋風
ようふう
western style
N1
洋服
ようふく
Westernstyle clothes
N5
びっしょり
wet through, drenched
N1
捕鯨
ほげい
whaling
N1
桟橋
さんばし
wharf, jetty, pier
N1
何
なん; なに
what
N3
何～
なん～
what sort of ~
N5
どんな
what, what kind of
N3
小麦
こむぎ
wheat
N2
いつ
when
N2
節
せつ
when, if; section; clause
N1
どこ
where, what place
N5
いずれ
where, which, who
N2
所在
しょざい
whereabouts
N1
どちら
which (one) (way); where (polite)
N5
どの
which
N5
どれ
which one
N3
どっち
which one, which way
N5
そういえば
which reminds me ..
N2
話中
はなしちゅう
while talking, the line is busy
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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