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
肝腎
かんじん
essential, fundamental, crucial
N1
本来
ほんらい
essentially, naturally, by nature
N2
樹立
じゅりつ
establish, create
N1
定価
ていか
established price
N2
確立
かくりつ
establishment
N1
設定
せってい
establishment, creation
N1
施設
しせつ
establishment, facility
N1
設立
せつりつ
establishment, foundation, institution
N1
創立
そうりつ
establishment, founding
N1
設置
せっち
establishment, institution
N1
予算
よさん
estimate, budget
N2
見当
けんとう
estimate, guess
N2
見積もり
みつもり
estimation, quotation
N1
～など
et cetera
N3
永久
えいきゅう
eternity, perpetuity, immortality
N2
永遠
えいえん
eternity, perpetuity, immortality
N2
エチケット
etiquette
N2
婉曲
えんきょく
euphemistic, indirect, insinuating
N1
ヨーロッパ
Europe
N2
欧米
おうべい
Europe and America, the West
N2
蒸発
じょうはつ
evaporation; unexplained disappearance
N2
たとえ
even if, no matter, though
N2
偶数
ぐうすう
even number
N2
偶
たま
even number, couple, friend
N2
一律
いちりつ
even, uniform, equal
N1
晩
ばん
evening
N3
夕刊
ゆうかん
evening paper
N2
夕暮れ
ゆうぐれ
evening, (evening) twilight
N1
夜
よ
evening, night
N2
夜
よる
evening, night
N3
事件
じけん
event, affair, incident
N2
催し
もよおし
event, festivities, function
N2
行事
ぎょうじ
event, function
N2
毎～
まい～
every ~
N2
～毎
～ごと
every ~, each ~
N2
各～
かく～
every ~, each ~
N2
毎日
まいにち
every day
N5
連日
れんじつ
every day
N1
各種
かくしゅ
every kind, all sorts
N1
毎月
まいげつ; まいつき
every month, monthly
N5
毎朝
まいあさ
every morning
N5
毎晩
まいばん
every night
N5
隔週
かくしゅう
every other week
N1
毎週
まいしゅう
every week
N5
毎年
まいねん; まいとし
every year, yearly, annually
N5
皆
みな
everyone
N4
そこら
everywhere, somewhere
N1
証拠
しょうこ
evidence, proof
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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