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
儀式
ぎしき
ceremony, rite, ritual
N2
たしか
certain, sure, if I remember correctly
N2
かしこまりました
Certainly
N2
是非
ぜひ
certainly, by all means; without fail
N4
もちろん
certainly, of course
N4
確実
かくじつ
certainty, reliability, soundness
N2
無念
むねん
chagrin, regret
N1
鎖
くさり
chain
N2
列島
れっとう
chain of islands
N2
椅子
いす
chair
N3
議長
ぎちょう
chairman
N2
チョーク
chalk
N2
挑戦
ちょうせん
challenge, defiance
N1
すれちがい
chance encounter
N1
折
おり
chance, occasion
N1
チャンス
chance, opportunity
N2
機会
きかい
chance, opportunity
N4
縁
えん
chance, tie, relationship
N1
チェンジ
change
N1
転任
てんにん
change of post
N1
転校
てんこう
change schools
N1
変動
へんどう
change, fluctuation
N1
変更
へんこう
change, modification, alteration
N2
両替
りょうがえ
change, money exchange
N2
変革
へんかく
change, reform(the) Reformation
N1
交替
こうたい
change, relief, alteration
N2
変遷
へんせん
change, transition, vicissitudes
N1
変化
へんか
change, variation, shift
N2
おつり
change; balance of money returned to the purchaser
N4
着替え
きがえ
changing clothes, change of clothes
N2
海峡
かいきょう
channel
N1
混乱
こんらん
chaos, confusion, mayhem
N2
章
しょう
chapter, section; medal
N2
性格
せいかく
character, personality
N3
人物
じんぶつ
character, personality, talented man
N2
気質
きしつ
character, trait, temperament
N1
気風
きふう
character, traits, ethos
N1
特有
とくゆう
characteristic (of, peculiar (to))
N1
特色
とくしょく
characteristic, feature
N2
固有
こゆう
characteristic, tradition, peculiar
N1
特徴
とくちょう
characteristic(s); feature(s); trait(s)
N3
受持ち
うけもち
charge (of something), matter in one's charge
N1
魅力
みりょく
charm, fascination, appeal
N2
図表
ずひょう
chart, diagram, graph
N2
お喋り
おしゃべり
chattering, talk
N2
雑談
ざつだん
chatting, idle talk
N1
安っぽい
やすっぽい
cheaplooking, tawdry
N1
チェックする
check
N4
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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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