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
～人
～にん
counter for people
N5
～名
～めい
counter for people
N2
～問
～もん
counter for questions
N2
～羽
～わ
counter for rabbits; birds
N2
～室
～しつ
counter for room
N2
～校
～こう
counter for school
N2
～年生
～ねんせい
counter for school year
N2
～点
～てん
counter for scores
N2
～席
～せき
counter for seats
N2
～船
～せん
counter for ships
N2
～艘
～そう
counter for ships
N2
～足
～そく
counter for shoes
N2
～匹
～ひき
counter for small animals
N5
～個
～こ
counter for small items (e.g., fruits, cups)
N2
～泊
～はく
counter for staying (e.g., 2 nights)
N2
～階
～かい
counter for stories (floors) of a building
N4
～台
～だい
counter for vehicles; machines
N5
対策
たいさく
counterplan, countermeasure
N2
反撃
はんげき
counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow
N1
無数
むすう
countless number, infinite number
N2
郡
ぐん
country, district
N2
田園
でんえん
country, rural districts
N1
国
くに
country; place of origin
N5
勇気
ゆうき
courage, bravery, boldness
N2
コース
course
N2
課程
かてい
course, curriculum
N2
針路
しんろ
course, direction
N2
経路
けいろ
course, route, channel
N1
法廷
ほうてい
courtroom
N1
従姉妹
いとこ
cousin (female)
N2
従兄弟
いとこ
cousin (male)
N2
カバー
cover (e.g., book)
N2
蓋
ふた
cover, lid, cap
N2
取材
しゅざい
coverage, collecting data
N1
報道
ほうどう
coverage, report
N1
～まみれ
covered with (by, in) ~
N1
卑怯
ひきょう
cowardice, meanness, unfairness
N2
臆病
おくびょう
cowardice, timidity
N1
おどおど
coweringly, hesitantly
N1
ひび (かべの～)
crack, fissure, flaw
N1
隙間
すきま
crack, gap, opening
N2
クレーン
crane
N1
火口
かこう
crater (of a volcano)
N2
クリーム
cream
N2
創造
そうぞう
creation
N1
作成
さくせい
creation, preparation, to make
N2
単位
たんい
credit (for a course in school); unit, denomination
N3
掛～
かけ～
credit
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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