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
受話器
じゅわき
(telephone) receiver
N2
再建
さいけん
(temple or shrine) rebuilding
N1
地盤
じばん
(the) ground
N2
市場
しじょう
(the) market (as a concept)
N1
全般
ぜんぱん
(the) whole, general
N2
窓口
まどぐち
(ticket) window
N2
経つ
たつ
(time) passes
N3
ばったり
(to meet) by chance
N3
練習
れんしゅう (する)
(to) practice
N5
車掌
しゃしょう
(train) conductor
N2
幹
みき
(tree) trunk
N1
裾
すそ
(trouser) cuff, (skirt) hem, cut edge of a hairdo
N1
奴
やつ
(vulg.) fellow, guy, chap
N1
水田
すいでん
(waterfilled) paddy field
N1
スープ
(Western) soup
N2
下さい
ください
(with teform verb) please do for me
N5
ご主人
ごしゅじん
(your, her) husband
N4
～代
～だい
~ age; period
N4
～帳
～ちょう
~ book, notebook
N2
～車
～しゃ
~ car
N2
～味
～み
~ cast (sense of taste)
N1
～式
～しき
~ ceremony; ~ style
N4
～日
～にち
~ day of the month, for ~ days
N5
～丁目
～ちょうめ
~ district (of a town; city, block)
N2
～区
～く
~ district, ~ ward, ~ borough
N4
～園
～えん
~ garden (especially man made)
N2
～館
～かん
~ hall, ~ building
N2
～時間
～じかん
~ hours
N5
～刊
～かん
~ issued (magazine, newspaper)
N2
～会
～かい
~ meeting
N4
～分
～ふん
~ minutes
N5
～網
～もう
~ network
N1
～時
～じ
~ o'clock (time)
N1
～油
～ゆ
~ oil
N1
～口
～くち
~ opening; ~ entrance, ~ exit
N2
～部
～ぶ
~ part
N2
～割
～わり
~ percent
N1
～手
～しゅ
~ player, person who does ~
N2
～港
～こう
~ port
N2
防～
ぼう～
~ prevention
N2
～営
～えい
~ run
N1
～屋
～や
~ shop
N5
～側
～がわ
~ side
N5
建て
～だて
~ storied, separate housing
N4
通り
とおり
~ Street, ~ Avenue
N4
～画
～かく
~ strokes
N1
～風
～ふう
~ style
N2
～系
～けい
~ system, ~ lineage, ~ group
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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