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
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ゆびわ
(finger) ring
N4
稲光
いなびかり
(flash of) lightning
N1
花びら
はなびら
(flower) petal
N1
花瓶
かびん
(flower) vase
N5
駆けっこ
かけっこ
(foot) race
N1
お産
おさん
(giving) birth
N1
並行
へいこう
(going) side by side, concurrent, at the same time
N1
打ち消し
うちけし
(gram) negation, denial, negative
N1
助詞
じょし
(gram) particle(s), postposition
N1
主語
しゅご
(gram) subject
N2
お茶
おちゃ
(green) tea
N5
タオル
(hand) towel
N3
手拭い
てぬぐい
(hand) towel
N2
飴
あめ
(hard) candy
N5
よろしい
(hon.) good, OK, all right
N4
御覧
ごらん
(hon.) look, inspection, try
N2
伯父さん
おじさん
(hon.) middleaged gentleman, uncle
N2
叔父さん
おじさん
(hon.) middleaged gentleman, uncle
N2
小父さん
おじさん
(hon.) middleaged gentleman, uncle
N2
子息
しそく
(hon.) son
N1
おいでになる
(hon.) to be
N4
くださる
(hon.) to give, to confer
N4
人生
じんせい
(human) life (e.g., conception to death)
N2
人命
じんめい
(human) life
N2
拝借
はいしゃく
(humble) (polite) borrowing
N1
拝見
はいけんする
(humble) (polite) seeing, look at
N4
伯母
おば
(humble) aunt (older than one's parent)
N2
息子
むすこ
(humble) son
N4
居る
いる
(humble) to be (animate), to exist
N5
承る
うけたまわる
(humble) to hear, to be told, to know
N2
存じる
ぞんじる
(humble) to know
N2
存ずる
ぞんずる
(humble) to know
N2
伯父
おじ
(humble) uncle (older than one's parent)
N2
申し上げる
もうしあげる
(humble)to say, to tell
N4
物好き
ものずき
(idle) curiosity
N1
～ほう (ひかく)
(in comparison)
N2
将来
しょうらい
(in the) future; prospects
N4
担当
たんとう
(in) charge
N2
夕日
ゆうひ
(in) the evening sun, setting sun
N2
金槌
かなづち
(iron) hammer
N1
下駄
げた
(Japanese footwear), wooden clogs
N2
紅葉
もみじ
(Japanese) maple
N2
いってきます
(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'
N2
いってまいります
(Lit.) I'll go and come back, 'I'm going, see you later'
N2
正
せい
(logical) true, regular
N2
食う
くう
(male) (vulg.) to eat
N2
工業
こうぎょう
(manufacturing) industry
N4
定規
じょうぎ
(measuring) ruler
N2
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
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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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