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
絵の具
えのぐ
colors, paints
N2
欄
らん
column of text (e.g., as in a newspaper)
N2
桁
けた
column, beam, digit
N2
櫛
くし
comb
N2
組合せ
くみあわせ
combination
N2
合併
がっぺい
combination, amalgamation, merger
N1
合同
ごうどう
combination, incorporation
N2
結合
けつごう
combination, union
N1
出身
しゅっしん
come from
N2
さあ
come now, well
N5
出社
しゅっしゃ
come to work
N1
カムバック
comeback
N1
喜劇
きげき
comedy, funny show
N1
楽
らく
comfort, ease
N2
漫画
まんが
comic (book), cartoon
N4
来日
らいにち
coming to Japan, visit to Japan
N2
指揮
しき
command, direction
N1
統率
とうそつ
command, generalship, leadership
N1
記念
きねん
commemoration, memory
N2
コメント
comment
N1
商業
しょうぎょう
commerce, trade, business
N2
委員
いいん
committee member
N2
商品
しょうひん
commodity, merchandise
N2
常識
じょうしき
common sense
N2
通常
つうじょう
common, normal, usual
N1
平凡
へいぼん
common, ordinary
N2
ありふれる
common, ordinary, routine
N1
普通
ふつう
common; usual
N4
共通
きょうつう
commonness, mutual
N2
連邦
れんぽう
commonwealth, federation of states
N1
連絡
れんらく
communication, contact, connection
N4
共産～
きょうさん～
communist ~
N2
定期券
ていきけん
commuter pass, season ticket
N2
通学
つうがく
commuting to school
N2
通勤
つうきん
commuting to work
N2
連れ
つれ
companion, company
N2
社宅
しゃたく
company owned house
N1
会社
かいしゃ
company, corporation
N5
仲間
なかま
company, fellow, colleague, associate
N2
比較的
ひかくてき
comparatively; relatively
N2
匹敵
ひってき
comparing with, rival, equal
N1
比較
ひかく
comparison
N2
コンパス
compass
N1
両立
りょうりつ
compatibility, coexistence, standing together
N1
切実
せつじつ
compelling, serious, severe, acute
N1
補償
ほしょう
compensation, reparation
N1
弁償
べんしょう
compensation, reparation, reimbursement
N1
競争
きょうそう
competition, contest
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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