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
レントゲン
Xray (lit: Roentgen)
N1
ヨット
yacht
N2
あくび
yawn
N2
年間
ねんかん
year
N2
さ来年
さらいねん
year after next
N5
おととし
year before last
N5
一昨年
いっさくねん
year before last
N2
暮れ
くれ
year end,
N2
学年
がくねん
year in school, grade in school
N2
年
とし
year, age
N3
年度
ねんど
year, fiscal year
N2
年鑑
ねんかん
yearbook
N1
憧れ
あこがれ
yearning, longing, aspiration
N1
黄色
きいろ
yellow
N5
黄色い
きいろい
yellow
N5
～円
～えん
Yen
N5
うん
yes (informal), all right (ok)
N4
ええ
yes
N5
はい (かん)
yes
N2
はい
yes
N3
有無
うむ
yes or no, presence or absence
N2
そう; そうです
yes; appears, to be the case
N5
イェス
yes; Jesus
N1
昨日
きのう
yesterday
N3
且つ
かつ
yet, and
N1
未だ
いまだ
yet, still
N1
まだ
yet, still, besides
N3
産出
さんしゅつ
yield, produce
N1
君
きみ
you (informal for men)
N4
お前
おまえ
you (sing), presence (of a high personage)
N2
あなた
you
N5
どういたしまして (かん)
you are welcome, don't mention it
N2
ヤング
young
N1
若い
わかい
young
N5
雛
ひな
young bird, chick, doll
N1
少女
しょうじょ
young girl
N2
男子
だんし
young man
N2
～嬢
～じょう
young woman
N1
弟
おとうと
younger brother
N5
妹
いもうと
younger sister (humble)
N5
末っ子
すえっこ
youngest child
N2
青春
せいしゅん
youth, springtime of life, adolescent
N1
青年
せいねん
youth, young man
N2
青少年
せいしょうねん
youth, young person
N2
若々しい
わかわかしい
youthful, young
N2
熱意
ねつい
zeal, enthusiasm
N1
禅
ぜん
Zen (Buddhism)
N1
ゼロ
zero
N5
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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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