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
気まぐれ
きまぐれ
whim, caprice, uneven temper
N1
ウイスキー
whiskey
N2
白
しろ
white
N3
白い
しろい
white
N5
白髪
しらが
white or grey hair, trendy hair bleaching
N2
どなた
who
N5
誰
だれ
who
N5
〜 (まる) ごと
whole ~, all of ~
N2
年中
ねんじゅう
whole year, always, everyday
N2
全体
ぜんたい
whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter)
N2
問屋
とんや
wholesale store
N1
専ら
もっぱら
wholly, solely, entirely
N1
なぜ
why (same as どうして)
N5
どうして
why, for what reason
N5
何で
なんで
Why, What for
N2
幅
はば
width, breadth
N2
妻
つま
wife (humble)
N4
女房
にょうぼう
wife
N2
夫人
ふじん
wife, Mrs, madam
N2
野生
やせい
wild
N1
意
い
will
N1
意欲
いよく
will, desire, ambition
N1
志
こころざし
will, intention, motive
N1
意志
いし
will, volition
N2
勝ち
かち
win, victory
N2
辟易
へきえき
wince, shrink back, succumbing to, being frightened
N1
風
かぜ
wind, breeze
N5
風車
ふうしゃ
windmill
N1
窓
まど
window
N5
ワイン
wine
N3
杯
さかずき
wine cup
N1
羽
はね
wing
N2
翼
つばさ
wings
N2
瞬き
まばたき
wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light)
N1
入賞
にゅうしょう
winning a prize or place (in a contest
N1
冬
ふゆ
winter
N5
針金
はりがね
wire
N2
無線
むせん
wireless, radio
N1
賢明
けんめい
wisdom, intelligence, prudence
N1
知恵
ちえ
wisdom, wit, intelligence
N2
賢い
かしこい
wise, clever, smart
N2
望み
のぞみ
wish, desire, (a) hope
N2
志望
しぼう
wish, desire, ambition
N1
～付
～つき
with ~
N2
思い切り
おもいきり
with all one's strength (heart), resignation, resolution
N2
さも
with gusto, with satisfaction
N1
折角
せっかく
with trouble, at great pains, longawaited
N2
内
うち
within, inside
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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