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
鈍い
にぶい
dull (e.g., a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid
N2
不振
ふしん
dullness, slump, stagnation
N1
呆然
ぼうぜん
dumbfounded, overcome with surprise
N1
ダンプ
dump truck
N1
重複
じゅうふく
duplication, repetition, overlapping
N1
重複
ちょうふく
duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
N1
存続
そんぞく
duration, continuance
N1
～中
～じゅう
during, while
N2
～中
～ちゅう
during, while ~ing
N5
埃
ほこり
dust
N2
塵
ちり
dust, dirt
N1
塵取り
ちりとり
dustpan
N1
務め
つとめ
duty
N2
役目
やくめ
duty, business
N2
任務
にんむ
duty, mission, task
N1
責務
せきむ
duty, obligation
N1
義務
ぎむ
duty, obligation, responsibility
N2
責任
せきにん
duty, responsibility
N2
住まい
すまい
dwelling, house
N2
住
じゅう
dwelling, living
N1
動的
どうてき
dynamic, kinetic
N1
毎度
まいど
each time, common servicesector greeting
N2
各々
おのおの
each, every, either
N2
それぞれ
each, every, respectively
N2
銘々
めいめい
each, individual
N2
懸命
けんめい
eagerness, strenuous
N2
穂
ほ
ear (of plant), head (of plant)
N1
耳
みみ
ear
N5
早い
はやい
early
N5
収益
しゅうえき
earnings, proceeds, returns
N1
地
ち
earth
N2
物凄い
ものすごい
earthshattering, staggering, to a very great extent
N2
土
つち
earth, soil
N2
瀬戸物
せともの
earthenware, crockery, china
N2
地震
じしん
earthquake
N4
あっさり
easily, readily, quickly
N1
東
ひがし
east
N5
東西
とうざい
East and West, whole country
N2
関東
かんとう
eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo
N2
～やすい
easy to do ~
N4
安易
あんい
easygoing
N2
易しい
やさしい
easy, plain, simple
N5
手軽
てがる
easy, simple, cheap
N1
たやすい
easy, simple, light
N1
容易
ようい
easy, simple, plain
N2
軒
のき
eaves
N2
反響
はんきょう
echo, reverberation, repercussion
N1
響き
ひびき
echo, sound
N2
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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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