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
少年
しょうねん
boys, juveniles
N2
脳
のう
brain, memory
N1
支店
してん
branch store (office)
N3
枝
えだ
branch, twig
N4
勇ましい
いさましい
brave, valiant
N2
勇敢
ゆうかん
bravery, heroism, gallantry
N1
パン
bread
N5
切れ目
きれめ
break, pause, gap
N1
故障
こしょうする
breakdown
N4
朝御飯
あさごはん
breakfast
N5
突破
とっぱ
breaking through, breakthrough, penetration
N1
解散
かいさん
breakup, dissolution
N2
胸
むね
breast, chest
N2
息
いき
breath
N2
呼吸
こきゅう
breath, respiration
N2
繁殖
はんしょく
breed, multiply, propagation
N1
品種
ひんしゅ
breed, type, variety
N1
育ち
そだち
breeding, growth
N1
飼育
しいく
breeding, raising, rearing
N1
簡潔
かんけつ
brevity, concise, simple
N1
煉瓦
れんが
brick
N2
花嫁
はなよめ
bride
N2
嫁
よめ
bride, daughterinlaw
N2
橋
はし
bridge
N3
橋渡し
はしわたし
bridge building', mediation
N1
明るい
あかるい
bright (in reference to personality or weather); cheerful
N5
朗らか
ほがらか
bright, cheerful, melodious
N2
明朗
めいろう
bright, clear, cheerful
N1
煌々と
こうこうと
brightly
N1
華やか
はなやか
brilliant, gorgeous, florid
N1
華々しい
はなばなしい
brilliant, magnificent, spectacular
N1
目覚しい
めざましい
brilliant, remarkable
N1
持参
じさん
bringing, taking, carrying
N2
脆い
もろい
brittle, fragile, tenderhearted
N1
番組
ばんぐみ
broadcast program
N4
放送
ほうそうする
broadcasting
N4
片言
かたこと
broken (in reference to speaking style, e.g., Japanese)
N1
失恋
しつれん
broken heart, unrequited love
N2
ブローチ
brooch
N2
箒
ほうき
broom
N2
茶色
ちゃいろ
brown
N5
茶色い
ちゃいろい
brown
N2
ブラシ
brush
N2
泡
あわ
bubble, foam
N2
バケツ
bucket, pail
N2
蕾
つぼみ
bud, flower bud
N1
仏
ほとけ
Buddha
N2
仏像
ぶつぞう
Buddhist image (statue)
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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