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
生まれつき
うまれつき
by nature, by birth, native
N1
まさか
by no means
N2
万一
まんいち
by some chance, if by any chance
N2
ところで
by the way; even if
N3
バイバイ
bye bye
N2
大臣
だいじん
cabinet minister
N2
内閣
ないかく
cabinet, (government)
N1
喫茶店
きっさてん
café
N5
食堂
しょくどう
cafeteria, dining hall
N5
檻
おり
cage, pen, jail cell
N1
ケーキ
cake
N4
災害
さいがい
calamity, disaster, misfortune
N1
災難
さいなん
calamity, misfortune
N2
勘定
かんじょう
calculation, counting, consideration
N2
計算
けいさん
calculation, reckoning
N2
カレンダー
calendar
N5
暦
こよみ
calendar, almanac
N1
訪問
ほうもん
call, visit
N2
書道
しょどう
calligraphy
N2
お見舞い
おみまい
calling on someone who is ill, visit
N4
参上
さんじょう
calling on, visiting
N1
落ち着き
おちつき
calm, composure
N1
冷静
れいせい
calm, coolness
N2
穏やか
おだやか
calm, gentle, quiet
N2
カロリー
calorie
N2
熱量
ねつりょう
calorific value
N1
カメラ
camera
N5
カメラマン
cameraman
N1
キャンプ
camp
N3
キャンパス
campus
N2
缶
かん
can, tin
N1
運河
うんが
canal, waterway
N2
解除
かいじょ
cancellation, release, cancel
N1
癌
がん
cancer
N1
候補
こうほ
candidacy
N2
ろうそく
candle
N2
杖
つえ
cane
N1
缶詰
かんづめ
canning, canned goods,
N2
やむをえない
cannot be helped, unavoidable
N2
水筒
すいとう
canteen, flask, water bottle
N2
体積
たいせき
capacity, volume
N2
容積
ようせき
capacity, volume
N2
岬
みさき
cape (on coast)
N2
首都
しゅと
capital city
N2
降伏
こうふく
capitulation, surrender, submission
N1
キャプテン
captain
N2
捕獲
ほかく
capture, seizure
N1
カー
car
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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