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
締切
しめきり
deadline
N2
期限
きげん
deadline, term
N2
対処
たいしょ
deal with, cope
N1
対応
たいおう
dealing with
N1
恋しい
こいしい
dear, beloved; to miss
N2
懐かしい
なつかしい
dear, desired, missed
N2
死亡
しぼう
death
N2
死刑
しけい
death penalty
N1
死
し
death, decease
N1
末期
まっき
deathbed, hour of death
N1
討議
とうぎ
debate, discussion
N1
義理
ぎり
debt of gratitude, obligation
N1
負債
ふさい
debt, liabilities
N1
借金
しゃっきん
debt, loan, liabilities
N2
腐敗
ふはい
decay, depravity
N1
故～
こ～
deceased, late
N1
体裁
ていさい
decency, style, form, appearance
N1
決定
けってい
decision, determination
N2
決意
けつい
decision, determination
N1
決断
けつだん
decision, determination
N1
決
けつ
decision, vote
N1
ずばり
decisively, unreservedly, frankly
N1
宣言
せんげん
declaration, proclamation, announcement
N1
声明
せいめい
declaration, statement, proclamation
N1
下降
かこう
decline, descent, fall
N2
御免
ごめん
declining (something); pardon, sorry
N2
デコレーション
decoration
N1
飾り
かざり
decoration
N2
減少
げんしょう
decrease, reduction, decline
N1
差し引き
さしひき
deduction, balance
N1
真っ青
まっさお
deep blue, ghastly pale
N2
感激
かんげき
deep emotion, impression, inspiration
N2
感無量
かんむりょう
deep feeling, filled with emotion
N1
真っ赤
まっか
deep red, flushed (of face)
N2
深い
ふかい
deep, profound
N4
敗北
はいぼく
defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated')
N1
敗戦
はいせん
defeat, losing a war
N1
負け
まけ
defeat, loss
N2
欠陥
けっかん
defect, fault, deficiency
N2
粗
あら
defect, flaw, fault
N2
短所
たんしょ
defect, weak point; disadvantage
N2
守備
しゅび
defense
N1
警備
けいび
defense, guard, policing, security
N2
弁護
べんご
defense, pleading, advocacy
N1
防衛
ぼうえい
defense, protection, selfdefense
N1
赤字
あかじ
deficit, go in the red
N1
絶対
ぜったい
definitely, without fail, absoluteness
N3
定義
ていぎ
definition
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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