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
坊さん
ぼうさん
Buddhist priest, monk
N2
寺
てら
Buddhist temple
N4
ビルディング
building
N2
建物
たてもの
building
N5
ブル
bull
N1
弾
たま
bullet, shot
N2
束
たば
bunch, bundle
N2
包み
つつみ
bundle, package
N2
浮力
ふりょく
buoyancy
N1
負担
ふたん
burden; load
N1
煩わしい
わずらわしい
burdensome, troublesome, complicated
N1
官僚
かんりょう
bureaucrat, bureaucracy
N1
埋蔵
まいぞう
buried property, treasure trove
N1
たくましい
burly, strong, sturdy
N1
火傷
やけど
burn, scald
N2
下火
したび
burning low, waning, declining
N1
燃焼
ねんしょう
burning, combustion
N1
停留所
ていりゅうじょ
bus or tram stop
N2
バス
bus; bath; bass
N1
せっせと
busily, away
N2
ビジネス
business
N1
用件
ようけん
business
N1
打合せ
うちあわせ
business meeting, previous arrangement
N2
会議
かいぎ
business meeting; conference
N4
不景気
ふけいき
business recession, hard times, depression
N1
用事
ようじ
business to take care of; tasks; errands
N4
業務
ぎょうむ
business, duties, work
N1
営業
えいぎょう
business, trade, management
N2
にぎやか
bustling, busy
N5
忙しい
いそがしい
busy (people, days)
N5
多忙
たぼう
busy
N1
慌ただしい
あわただしい
busy, hurried
N2
それでも
but (still), and yet, nevertheless
N2
けれど; けれども
but, although
N4
だって
but, because, even
N2
だが
but, however
N2
でも
but, however
N3
但し
ただし
but, however, provided that
N2
バター
butter
N5
蝶
ちょう
butterfly
N1
尻
しり
buttocks, bottom
N2
ボタン
button
N5
ブザー
buzzer
N1
ぜひとも
by all means (with sense of not taking 'no' for an answer)
N2
何でも
なんでも
by all means, everything
N2
何分
なにぶん
by all means, please
N2
一段と
いちだんと
by far, greater
N2
ひとりでに
by itself, automatically, naturally
N2
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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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