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
楽しい
たのしい
enjoyable, fun
N5
享受
きょうじゅ
enjoyment, being given
N1
膨大
ぼうだい
enormous, extensive
N2
莫大
ばくだい
enormous, vast
N2
十分
じゅうぶん
enough
N4
熱心
ねっしん
enthusiasm
N4
熱中
ねっちゅう
enthusiasm, zeal, mania
N2
玄関
げんかん
entrance (to a house or a building)
N4
入口
いりぐち
entrance
N5
入場
にゅうじょう
entrance, admission, entering
N2
登場
とうじょう
entry (on stage)
N2
インターフォン
entry phone, intercom
N1
入社
にゅうしゃ
entry to a company
N2
入学
にゅうがくする
entry to school or university
N4
記入
きにゅう
entry, filling in of forms
N2
封筒
ふうとう
envelope
N5
羨ましい
うらやましい
envious, enviable
N2
環境
かんきょう
environment, circumstance
N3
境遇
きょうぐう
environment, circumstances
N1
イコール
equal
N2
等しい
ひとしい
equal
N2
同等
どうとう
equality, equal, same rank
N1
平等
びょうどう
equality, impartiality, evenness
N2
方程式
ほうていしき
equation
N2
赤道
せきどう
equator
N2
均衡
きんこう
equilibrium, balance
N1
平均
へいきん
equilibrium, balance, average
N3
装備
そうび
equipment
N1
設備
せつび
equipment, device, facilities
N2
装置
そうち
equipment, installation, apparatus
N2
対等
たいとう
equivalent
N1
消しゴム
けしゴム
eraser
N4
お使い
おつかい
errand
N1
用
よう
errand, task, business (to take care of)
N4
誤り
あやまり
error
N2
誤差
ごさ
error
N1
過失
かしつ
error, mistake, negligence
N2
噴火
ふんか
eruption
N2
エスカレーター
escalator
N4
脱出
だっしゅつ
escape
N1
逃亡
とうぼう
escape
N1
副
とりわけ
especially, above all
N1
殊に
ことに
especially, above all
N1
作文
さくぶん
essay; composition
N5
随筆
ずいひつ
essays, miscellaneous writings
N2
粋
すい
essence
N1
本質
ほんしつ
essence, true nature, reality
N1
肝心
かんじん
essential, fundamental, crucial
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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