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
表情
ひょうじょう
facial expression
N2
顔付き
かおつき
facial expression
N1
向かい
むかい
facing, opposite, across
N2
事実
じじつ
fact, truth, reality
N2
工場
こうじょう
factory
N4
工員
こういん
factory worker
N2
工場
こうば
factory, plant
N2
停電
ていでん
failure of electricity
N2
落第
らくだい
failure, dropping out of a class
N2
失敗
しっぱい
failure, mistake
N4
微か
かすか
faint, dim, weak
N1
大分
だいぶ
fairly well, to a large extent, considerably, pretty much
N4
公平
こうへい
fairness, impartial, justice
N2
童話
どうわ
fairy tale
N2
秋
あき
fall (season)
N3
紅葉
こうよう
fall colors (of leaves)
N2
低下
ていか
fall, decline
N2
転落
てんらく
fall, degradation
N1
落下
らっか
fall, drop, come down
N1
落葉
おちば
fallen leaves
N1
墜落
ついらく
falling, crashing
N1
評判
ひょうばん
fame, reputation
N2
馴々しい
なれなれしい
familiar, make free with
N1
氏
し
family name, lineage
N2
先代
せんだい
family predecessor, previous age, previous generation
N1
一家
いっか
family, clan
N2
～科
～か
family, group, course
N2
家族
かぞく
family, members of a family
N5
飢饉
ききん
famine
N2
有名
ゆうめい
famous
N5
名～
めい～
famous ~
N2
名所
めいしょ
famous place
N2
名物
めいぶつ
famous product, special product, speciality
N2
名高い
なだかい
famous, celebrated, wellknown
N1
ファン
fan
N1
団扇
うちわ
fan
N1
遠い
とおい
far (away), distant
N5
遠く
とおく
far away, distant
N4
遥か
はるか
far, faraway, distant
N1
～料
～りょう
fare, charge
N2
送別
そうべつ
farewell, sendoff
N2
牧場
ぼくじょう
farm (livestock); pasture land
N2
農場
のうじょう
farm
N1
農家
のうか
farmer, farm family
N2
農民
のうみん
farmers, peasants
N2
農耕
のうこう
farming, agriculture
N1
～流
～りゅう
fashion, manner, way
N2
流行
りゅうこう
fashionable, fad, prevailing
N2
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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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