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
祭
まつり
festival, feast
N2
殿様
とのさま
feudal lord
N1
封建
ほうけん
feudalistic
N1
熱
ねつ
fever, temperature
N4
繊維
せんい
fiber, fiber, textile
N1
野
の
field
N2
視野
しや
field of vision, outlook
N1
畑
はたけ
field, patch
N2
原
はら
field, plain
N2
分野
ぶんや
field, sphere
N2
野外
やがい
fields, outskirts, open air, suburbs
N1
ファイト
fight
N1
図形
ずけい
figure
N2
図
ず
figure, drawing, illustration
N2
姿
すがた
figure, shape, appearance
N2
ファイル
file; portfolio
N1
孝行
こうこう
filial piety
N2
フィルム
film (roll of)
N5
フィルタ
filter
N1
けがらわしい
filthy, unfair
N1
とうとう
finally, at last
N4
遂に
ついに
finally, at last
N2
決勝
けっしょう
finals (in sports)
N1
金融
きんゆう
finance, money and banking
N2
融資
ゆうし
financing, loan
N1
就職
しゅうしょく
finding employment
N2
粉末
ふんまつ
fine powder
N1
晴天
せいてん
fine weather
N1
指
ゆび
finger
N4
爪
つめ
fingernail or toenail
N2
仕上がり
しあがり
finish, end, completion
N1
～済
～ずみ
finished
N2
火
ひ
fire
N4
火事
かじ
fire
N4
消防
しょうぼう
fire fighting, fire department
N2
防火
ぼうか
fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof
N1
消防署
しょうぼうしょ
fire station
N2
花火
はなび
fireworks
N2
発射
はっしゃ
firing, shooting, discharge
N2
強気
つよき
firm, strong
N2
強硬
きょうこう
firm, vigorous, stubborn
N1
断然
だんぜん
firmly, absolutely, definitely
N1
ぐっと
firmly, fast, more
N1
がっしり
firmly, solidly, tough
N1
しっかり
firmly, steady
N4
まず
first (of all), to start with
N4
初～
しょ～
first ~
N2
上旬
じょうじゅん
first 10 days of month
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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