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
三日月
みかづき
crescent moon
N2
犯罪
はんざい
crime
N3
罪
つみ
crime, fault, indiscretion
N2
刑事
けいじ
criminal case, (police) detective
N2
危機
きき
crisis
N1
目安
めやす
criterion, aim
N2
批判
ひはん
criticism
N2
評論
ひょうろん
criticism, critique
N2
批評
ひひょう
criticism, review, commentary
N2
×
ばつ
cross
N2
交差
こうさ
cross
N2
断面
だんめん
cross section
N1
横断
おうだん
crossing
N2
十字路
じゅうじろ
crossroads
N1
人込み
ひとごみ
crowd of people
N2
密集
みっしゅう
crowd, close formation, dense
N1
群れ
むれ
crowd, flock, herd
N2
過密
かみつ
crowded
N1
冠
かんむり
crown, wreath
N2
原油
げんゆ
crude oil
N1
冷酷
れいこく
cruelty, coldheartedness, ruthless
N1
残酷
ざんこく
cruelty, harshness
N1
夢中
むちゅう
crush, crazy, be hooked on
N2
結晶
けっしょう
crystal, crystallization
N1
立方
りっぽう
cube
N1
栽培
さいばい
cultivation
N1
耕作
こうさく
cultivation, farming
N1
開拓
かいたく
cultivation, pioneer
N1
文化財
ぶんかざい
cultural assets, cultural property
N1
文化
ぶんか
culture
N4
教養
きょうよう
culture, education, sophistication
N2
カンニング
cunning, cheat
N1
カップ
cup
N1
戸棚
とだな
cupboard, cabinet
N2
骨董品
こっとうひん
curio
N1
通貨
つうか
currency
N2
カレー
curry (abbr. for curry and rice)
N1
カーテン
curtain
N4
幕
まく
curtain, act (in play)
N2
曲線
きょくせん
curve
N2
カーブ
curve; curve ball (baseball)
N2
座布団
ざぶとん
cushion (Japanese)
N2
保管
ほかん
custody, safekeeping, storage
N1
習慣
しゅうかん
custom (in reference to culture)
N4
風習
ふうしゅう
custom
N1
〜(日本) 式
～(にほん) しき
custom,
N2
しきたり
custom, conventional practice, tradition
N1
慣例
かんれい
custom, precedent, of convention
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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