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
早口
はやくち
fasttalking
N2
素早い
すばやい
fast, quick
N1
速い
はやい
fast, quick
N5
ファスナー
fastener, zipper
N2
脂
あぶら
fat
N2
脂肪
しぼう
fat, grease
N1
太い
ふとい
fat, thick
N5
運命
うんめい
fate
N1
宿命
しゅくめい
fate, destiny, predestination
N1
お父さん
おとうさん
father (formal)
N5
父親
ちちおや
father
N2
父母
ふぼ
father and mother, parents
N2
疲労
ひろう
fatigue, weariness
N1
蛇口
じゃぐち
faucet, tap
N2
過ち
あやまち
fault, error, indiscretion
N1
欠点
けってん
faults, defect, weakness
N2
恩
おん
favor, obligation, debt of gratitude
N2
良好
りょうこう
favorable, satisfactory
N1
ぺこぺこ
fawn, be very hungry
N1
ファックス
fax
N4
恐れ
おそれ
fear, horror
N1
恐怖
きょうふ
fear, terror
N2
ごちそう
feast, treating (someone)
N4
羽根
はね
feather
N2
特集
とくしゅう
feature (e.g., newspaper, special edition, report)
N1
大便
だいべん
feces
N1
料金
りょうきん
fee, charge, fare
N3
薄弱
はくじゃく
feebleness, weakness, weak
N1
餌
えさ
feed, bait
N2
～がる
feel
N5
がっかり
feel disappointed, be dejected, lose heart
N2
はらはら
feel nervous
N1
ほっと
feel relieved
N1
きまりわるい
feeling awkward, being ashamed
N1
痛感
つうかん
feeling keenly, fully realizing
N1
さっぱり
feeling refreshed, neat
N2
気分
きぶん
feeling, mood
N4
心地
ここち
feeling, sensation, mood
N1
気持ち
きもち
feeling, sensation, mood
N4
～感
～かん
feeling, sense, impression
N2
感じ
かんじ
feeling, sense, impression
N2
～観
かん
feeling, view
N1
情
じょう
feelings, emotion, passion
N1
実感
じっかん
feelings, realization
N2
雌
めす
female (animal)
N1
柵
さく
fence, paling
N1
お祭り
おまつり
festival
N4
盆
ぼん
Festival of the Dead; tray
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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