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
直面
ちょくめん
confrontation
N1
対立
たいりつ
confrontation, opposition, antagonism
N2
対決
たいけつ
confrontation, showdown
N1
まごまご
confused, be at a loss
N2
無茶苦茶
むちゃくちゃ
confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable
N1
紛らわしい
まぎらわしい
confusing, misleading, ambiguous
N1
混雑
こんざつ
confusion, congestion
N2
混同
こんどう
confusion, mixing, merger
N1
渋滞
じゅうたい
congestion (e.g., traffic), delay
N2
お祝い
おいわい
congratulation, celebration
N4
おめでとう
Congratulations!, an auspicious occasion!
N2
活用
かつよう
conjugation; practical use
N2
接続詞
せつぞくし
conjunction
N1
手品
てじな
conjuring trick, magic
N2
密接
みっせつ
connected, close, intimate
N1
繋がり
つながり
connection, link, relationship
N2
結び付き
むすびつき
connection, relation
N1
接続
せつぞく
connection, union, join, link; changing trains
N2
克服
こくふく
conquest, overcome
N2
征服
せいふく
conquest, subjugation, overcoming
N1
良心
りょうしん
conscience
N1
意識
いしき
consciousness, senses
N2
連休
れんきゅう
consecutive holidays
N1
連続
れんぞく
consecutive, continuity, continuing
N2
承知
しょうちする
consent, acceptance
N4
承諾
しょうだく
consent, agreement
N1
納得
なっとく
consent, assent, understanding
N2
コンセント
consent; power outlet
N2
保守
ほしゅ
conservative, maintaining
N1
かなり
considerably, fairly, quite
N3
相当
そうとう
considerably, fairly; worth ~
N2
大分
だいぶん
considerably, greatly, a lot
N2
配慮
はいりょ
consideration, concern, forethought
N1
検討
けんとう
consideration, examination, investigation
N2
考慮
こうりょ
consideration, taking into account
N2
委託
いたく
consign (goods (for sale) to a firm), entrust
N1
絶えず
たえず
constantly
N2
星座
せいざ
constellation
N1
憲法
けんぽう
constitution
N2
工事
こうじ
construction work
N2
建築
けんちく
construction, architecture
N2
建設
けんせつ
construction, foundation
N2
領事
りょうじ
consul
N2
相談
そうだんする
consultation
N4
合議
ごうぎ
consultation, conference
N1
消費
しょうひ
consumption, expenditure
N2
コンタクト (レンズ)
contact; contact lens
N1
伝染
でんせん
contagion
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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