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
困難
こんなん
difficulty, distress
N2
難
なん
difficulty, hardships, defect
N1
普及
ふきゅう
diffusion, spread
N2
消化
しょうか
digestion
N2
真面目
まじめ
diligent, serious
N4
ぼんやり
dim, faint, vague
N2
薄暗い
うすぐらい
dim, gloomy
N2
食卓
しょくたく
dining table
N2
晩御飯
ばんごはん
dinner, evening meal
N5
夕飯
ゆうはん
dinner, supper, evening meal
N4
外交
がいこう
diplomacy
N2
国交
こっこう
diplomatic relations
N1
直通
ちょくつう
direct connection
N2
直流
ちょくりゅう
direct current
N2
直接
ちょくせつ
direct, immediate, firsthand
N2
矢印
やじるし
directing arrow
N2
方向
ほうこう
direction, course, way
N2
方角
ほうがく
direction, way
N2
方面
ほうめん
direction; area
N2
用法
ようほう
directions, rules of use
N1
重役
じゅうやく
director, high executive
N2
垢
あか
dirt, filth
N1
汚れ
よごれ
dirt, filth
N1
汚い
きたない
dirty, unclean, filthy
N5
不利
ふり
disadvantage, drawback
N2
嫌
いや
disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant
N3
失望
しつぼう
disappointment, despair
N2
遭難
そうなん
disaster, shipwreck, accident
N1
躾
しつけ
discipline, training
N1
暴露
ばくろ
disclosure, exposure, revelation
N1
不自由
ふじゆう
discomfort, disability, inconvenience
N2
割引
わりびき
discount
N2
失礼
しつれい
discourtesy, impoliteness; Excuse me
N4
発見
はっけん
discovery, detection, finding
N2
差別
さべつ
discrimination, differentiation
N2
論議
ろんぎ
discussion
N1
弁論
べんろん
discussion, debate, argument
N1
言論
げんろん
discussion, speech
N1
話合い
はなしあい
discussion, talk
N2
討論
とうろん
discussion; debate
N1
～症
～しょう
disease
N1
布巾
ふきん
dish cloth
N1
消毒
しょうどく
disinfection
N2
嫌い
きらい
dislike
N5
派遣
はけん
dispatch, send
N1
分散
ぶんさん
dispersion, decentralization, variance (statistics)
N1
廃棄
はいき
disposal, abandon, discarding
N1
処分
しょぶん
disposal, dealing, punishment
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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