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
照合
しょうごう
check, verification
N1
頬
ほほ
cheek (of face)
N2
頬
ほお
cheek (of face)
N2
ほっぺた
cheek
N1
歓声
かんせい
cheer, shout of joy
N1
気軽
きがる
cheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
N1
乾杯
かんぱい
Cheers! (a toast)
N2
チーズ
cheese
N3
化合
かごう
chemical combination
N1
化学
かがく
chemistry
N2
小切手
こぎって
cheque, check
N1
桜
さくら
cherry blossom, cherry tree
N2
花見
はなみ
cherryblossom viewing
N4
たんす
chest of drawers
N2
ガム
chewing gum
N2
シック
chic
N1
粋
いき
chic, style, purity
N1
鳥
とり
chicken (lit., bird)
N5
鶏肉
とりにく
chicken meat
N5
長官
ちょうかん
chief, (government) secretary
N1
主要
しゅよう
chief, main
N2
子
こ
child
N4
子供
こども
child(ren)
N5
出産
しゅっさん
childbirth
N1
育児
いくじ
childcare, nursing
N2
児童
じどう
children, juvenile
N2
童謡
どうよう
children's song, nursery rhyme
N2
寒気
さむけ
chill, shiver, cold
N1
チャイム
chime
N1
煙突
えんとつ
chimney
N2
顎
あご
chin
N1
漢和
かんわ
Chinese CharacterJapanese (e.g., dictionary)
N2
漢語
かんご
Chinese word, SinoJapanese word
N1
箸
はし
chopsticks
N3
コーラス
chorus
N2
合唱
がっしょう
chorus, singing in a chorus
N1
西暦
せいれき
Christian Era, after (Christ’s) death (A.D.)
N2
クリスマス
Christmas
N3
教会
きょうかい
church
N4
円
まる
circle
N2
丸
まる
circle, full (month)
N2
サークル
circle, sports club (e.g., at a company)
N2
円
えん
circle, yen
N2
回路
かいろ
circuit (electric)
N1
回覧
かいらん
circulation
N1
流通
りゅうつう
circulation of money or goods, distribution
N1
循環
じゅんかん
circulation, rotation, cycle
N2
円周
えんしゅう
circumference
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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