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
青
あお
blue
N5
青い
あおい
blue
N5
露骨
ろこつ
blunt, outspoken; conspicuous; broad, suggestive
N1
板
いた
board, plank
N2
体付き
からだつき
body build, figure
N1
身
み
body, main part
N2
体
からだ
body; health
N5
できもの
boil, rash
N1
熱湯
ねっとう
boiling water
N1
沸騰
ふっとう
boiling, seething
N1
大胆
だいたん
bold, daring, audacious
N1
爆弾
ばくだん
bomb
N1
骨
ほね
bone
N2
骨折
こっせつ
bone fracture
N2
ボーナス
bonus
N2
本
ほん
book
N5
回数券
かいすうけん
book of tickets
N2
書評
しょひょう
book review
N1
書籍
しょせき
book, publication
N2
図書
としょ
books
N2
書物
しょもつ
books
N2
本棚
ほんだな
bookshelf
N5
書店
しょてん
bookshop
N2
ブーム
boom
N1
ブーツ
boots
N1
境
さかい
border, boundary, mental state
N2
つまらない
boring, dull; insignificant
N5
借り
かり
borrowing, debt, loan
N1
両～
りょう～
both ~
N2
両極
りょうきょく
both extremities, north and south poles
N1
両側
りょうがわ
both sides
N2
両方
りょうほう
both sides, both parties
N4
面倒臭い
めんどうくさい
bother to do, tiresome
N2
瓶
びん
bottle
N2
瓶詰
びんづめ
bottling, bottled
N2
底
そこ
bottom, sole
N2
境界
きょうかい
boundary
N2
お辞儀
おじぎ
bow
N2
弓
ゆみ
bow
N1
腸
ちょう
bowels, intestines
N1
椀
わん
bowl
N2
碗
わん
bowl
N2
器
うつわ
bowl, vessel, container
N1
箱
はこ
box
N5
弁当
べんとう
box lunch
N2
坊や
ぼうや
boy
N2
男の子
おとこのこ
boy
N5
ボイコット
boycott
N1
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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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