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
入れ物
いれもの
container, case
N2
容器
ようき
container, vessel
N2
中身
なかみ
content(s); substance
N3
中味
なかみ
contents, interior, filling
N2
コンクール
contest (FRE: concours)
N2
コンテスト
contest
N1
文脈
ぶんみゃく
context
N2
大陸
たいりく
continent
N3
継続
けいぞく
continuation
N2
持続
じぞく
continuation, endurance
N1
始終
しじゅう
continuously, always, constantly
N2
契約
けいやく
contract, compact, agreement
N2
矛盾
むじゅん
contradiction, inconsistency
N2
あべこべ
contrary, opposite, inverse
N1
コントラスト
contrast
N1
対照
たいしょう
contrast, antithesis, comparison
N2
対比
たいひ
contrast, comparison
N1
寄付
きふ
contribution, donation
N2
寄与
きよ
contribution, service
N1
貢献
こうけん
contribution, services
N2
コントロール
control
N1
取締り
とりしまり
control, crackdown, supervision
N1
管理
かんり
control, management (e.g., of a business)
N2
抑制
よくせい
control, restraint, suppression
N1
論争
ろんそう
controversy, dispute
N2
便宜
べんぎ
convenience, accommodation
N1
便利
べんり
convenient, handy
N5
重宝
ちょうほう
convenient, useful
N1
大会
たいかい
convention, (big) tournament, mass meeting
N3
月並
つきなみ
conventional, trite, common
N1
会話
かいわ
conversation
N4
対話
たいわ
conversation, dialogue
N1
会談
かいだん
conversation, interview
N1
換算
かんさん
conversion, change, exchange
N1
転換
てんかん
convert, divert
N1
確信
かくしん
conviction, confidence
N1
コック
cook; tap, cock
N2
炊事
すいじ
cooking
N2
調理
ちょうり
cooking
N1
料理
りょうり
cooking; cuisine
N5
涼しい
すずしい
cool, refreshing (in reference to weather)
N5
冷房
れいぼう
cooling, air conditioning
N4
平気
へいき
coolness, calmness, unconcern
N2
冷淡
れいたん
coolness, indifference
N1
共同
きょうどう
cooperation, association, collaboration
N2
協力
きょうりょく
cooperation, collaboration
N2
提携
ていけい
cooperation, tieup, joint business
N1
座標
ざひょう
coordinates
N1
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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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