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
豆
まめ
beans, peas
N2
ひげ
beard
N4
獣
けだもの
beast, brute
N1
獣
けもの
beast, brute
N1
畜生
ちくしょう
beast, brute, damn
N1
美人
びじん
beautiful person (woman)
N2
美しい
うつくしい
beautiful, lovely
N4
美
び
beauty
N1
美容
びよう
beauty of figure or form
N2
なぜなら
because
N2
加入
かにゅう
becoming a member, admission
N1
ベッド
bed
N5
寝台
しんだい
bed
N2
夜具
やぐ
bedding
N1
牛肉
ぎゅうにく
beef
N5
ビール
beer
N3
～前
～ぜん
before ~
N2
そのうち
before long, eventually, sooner or later
N3
今に
いまに
before long, soon
N2
やがて
before long, soon, at length
N3
いつのまにか
before one knows
N2
お先に
おさきに
before, after you
N2
さきに (いぜん)
before, earlier than, previously
N1
前
まえ
before, in front
N5
手前
てまえ
before, this side
N2
最初
さいしょ
beginning, first
N4
初め; 始め
はじめ
beginning, start
N3
冒頭
ぼうとう
beginning, start, outset
N1
手遅れ
ておくれ
being (too); belated treatment
N1
感動
かんどう
being deeply moved, excitement
N2
げっそり
being disheartened, losing weight
N1
当選
とうせん
being elected, winning the prize
N1
当番
とうばん
being on duty
N2
能
のう
being skilled in, nicely, properly
N2
信者
しんじゃ
believer, devotee
N1
ベル
bell
N4
鈴
すず
bell
N2
鐘
かね
bell, chime
N2
ベルト
Belt for western clothes
N2
ベンチ
bench
N2
屈折
くっせつ
bending, indentation, refraction
N1
有益
ゆうえき
beneficial, profitable
N1
横
よこ
beside; side; width
N5
傍ら
かたわら
beside(s, while, nearby
N1
その他
そのほか
besides
N2
一番
いちばん
best (most), first, number one
N3
よろしく (かん)
best regards, please remember me
N2
ベストセラー
bestseller
N1
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