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
切れ
きれ
cloth, piece, cut
N2
服
ふく
clothes
N3
衣服
いふく
clothes
N2
洋品店
ようひんてん
clothes store
N2
服装
ふくそう
clothes, attire
N2
衣類
いるい
clothes, clothing, garments
N1
衣料
いりょう
clothing
N1
衣装
いしょう
clothing, costume, outfit
N1
雲
くも
cloud
N4
曇り
くもり
cloudiness, cloudy weather
N3
協調
きょうちょう
cooperation, conciliation, harmony
N1
コーチ
coach
N2
石炭
せきたん
coal
N2
炭鉱
たんこう
coal mine, coal pit
N2
粗い
あらい
coarse, rough
N2
海岸
かいがん
coast, seashore
N4
沿岸
えんがん
coast, shore
N1
上着
うわぎ
coat, jacket
N5
コート
coat; court (e.g., tennis)
N5
カクテル
cocktail
N1
コード
code; cord; chord
N2
共学
きょうがく
coeducation
N1
共存
きょうぞん
coexistence
N1
コーヒー
coffee
N5
つじつま (はなしの～)
coherence, consistency
N1
硬貨
こうか
coin
N2
小銭
こぜに
coins, small change
N1
寒い
さむい
cold (in reference to weather)
N5
冷たい
つめたい
cold (things, people)
N5
風邪
かぜ
cold, flu
N5
素っ気無い
そっけない
cold, short, curt, blunt
N1
崩壊
ほうかい
collapse, decay (physics), crumbling
N1
カラー
collar, color
N2
同僚
どうりょう
colleague; coworker
N3
連中
れんちゅう
colleagues, company, a lot
N1
溜まり
たまり
collected things, gathering place, arrears
N1
採集
さいしゅう
collecting, gathering
N1
～集
～しゅう
collection of ~
N2
徴収
ちょうしゅう
collection, levy
N1
回収
かいしゅう
collection, recovery
N1
コレクション
collection; correction
N2
大学生
だいがくせい
college student, university student
N4
大学
だいがく
college; university
N5
衝突
しょうとつ
collision, conflict
N2
植民地
しょくみんち
colony
N1
色
いろ
color
N5
色彩
しきさい
color
N1
着色
ちゃくしょく
coloring, coloring
N1
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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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