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
～週間
～しゅうかん
~ weeks
N5
～年
～ねん
~ years
N5
～歳
～さい
~ years old
N2
～家
～け
~'s family, the house of ~
N2
～期
～き
~age, ~period
N2
～増し
~increase
N1
～ぽい
~ish
N2
～番
～ばん
~st; ~th best
N5
～番目
～ばんめ
~th
N2
第～
だい～
~th
N2
～時間目
～じかんめ
~th hour, ~th period
N2
～位
～い
~th place
N2
甲
こう
1st in rank; shell
N1
先々週
せんせんしゅう
2 weeks before
N2
二十歳
はたち
20 years old
N3
乙
おつ
2nd in rank
N1
短歌
たんか
31syllable Japanese poem
N1
還暦
かんれき
60th birthday
N1
お風呂
おふろ
a bath
N5
鉢
はち
a bowl, a pot
N2
お弁当
おべんとう
a boxed lunch
N5
ブレーキ
a brake
N2
一息
ひといき
a breath, a pause, an effort
N1
或
ある
a certain..., some...
N2
異動
いどう
a change, transfer
N1
チャンネル
a channel
N1
授業
じゅぎょう
a class (of school)
N2
クラス
a class
N5
コマーシャル
a commercial
N1
文句
もんく
a complaint
N3
おまけ
a discount; something additional
N1
引分け
ひきわけ
a draw (in competition), tie game
N2
夢
ゆめ
a dream
N4
モデル
a fashion model
N2
用紙
ようし
a form
N1
天才
てんさい
a genius
N1
贈り物
おくりもの
a gift; a present
N4
一目
いちもく
a glance, a look, a glimpse
N1
うんと
a great deal, very much
N2
癖
くせ
a habit (often a bad habit), peculiarity
N2
命中
めいちゅう
a hit
N1
旅館
りょかん
a Japanese inn
N4
冗談
じょうだん
a joke
N3
講義
こうぎ
a lecture
N4
一筋
ひとすじ
a line, earnestly, blindly, straightforwardly
N1
多少
たしょう
a little (same as 少し )
N3
さっき
a little while ago
N4
先程
さきほど
a little while ago
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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