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
始末
しまつ
disposal; cleaning up afterwards
N1
意地
いじ
disposition, spirit, obstinacy, appetite
N1
争い
あらそい
dispute, quarrel, conflict
N1
抗争
こうそう
dispute, resistance
N1
紛争
ふんそう
dispute, trouble, strife
N1
失格
しっかく
disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)
N1
無視
むし
disregard, ignore
N2
不満
ふまん
dissatisfaction, discontent, complaints
N2
不服
ふふく
dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval
N1
解剖
かいぼう
dissection, autopsy
N1
蒸溜
じょうりゅう
distillation
N1
別
べつ
distinction, different
N4
区別
くべつ
distinction, differentiation, classification
N2
くっきり
distinctly, clearly, boldly
N1
配給
はいきゅう
distribution (e.g., films, rice
N1
分布
ぶんぷ
distribution
N2
配布
はいふ
distribution
N1
配分
はいぶん
distribution, allotment
N1
地区
ちく
district, section
N2
動揺
どうよう
disturbance, flutter shock
N1
妨害
ぼうがい
disturbance, obstruction, interference
N1
溝
どぶ
ditch, drain, gap
N1
溝
みぞ
ditch, drain, gutter, gap
N1
多様
たよう
diversity, variety
N1
分
ぶ
dividing, part
N2
分
ぶん
dividing, part, segment
N2
潜水
せんすい
diving
N1
割算
わりざん
division (math)
N2
等分
とうぶん
division into equal parts
N2
手分け
てわけ
division of labor
N1
分業
ぶんぎょう
division of labor, specialization, assemblyline production
N1
区画
くかく
division, section, area
N1
区分
くぶん
division, section, classification
N2
分配
ぶんぱい
division, sharing
N1
離婚
りこん
divorce
N2
めまい
dizziness, giddiness
N2
医師
いし
doctor, physician
N2
医者
いしゃ
doctor; physician
N5
医院
いいん
doctor's office (surgery), clinic
N1
往診
おうしん
doctor's visit, house call
N1
博士
はかせ
doctorate, PhD., doctor
N2
主義
しゅぎ
doctrine, cause, principle
N2
文書
ぶんしょ
document, writing
N1
書類
しょるい
documents, official papers
N3
犬
いぬ
dog
N5
決行
けっこう
doing (with resolve), carrying out (e.g., a plan)
N1
順調
じゅんちょう
doing well
N2
人形
にんぎょう
doll, figure
N4
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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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