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
初旬
しょじゅん
first 10 days of the month
N2
先着
せんちゃく
first arrival
N1
一流
いちりゅう
first class, leading
N2
上等
じょうとう
first class, very good
N2
初版
しょはん
first edition
N1
始発
しはつ
first train
N1
上
じょう
first volume; superior quality; governmental
N2
上
かみ
first volume; superior quality; governmental
N2
元年
がんねん
first year (of a specific reign)
N1
だいいち (とりわけ)
first, foremost, #1
N2
魚
うお
fish
N2
魚
さかな
fish
N5
漁師
りょうし
fisherman
N2
漁業
ぎょぎょう
fishing (industry)
N2
釣
つり
fishing
N2
漁船
ぎょせん
fishing boat
N1
漁村
ぎょそん
fishing village
N1
発作
ほっさ
fit, attack
N1
適当
てきとう
fitness, suitability
N4
五
ご
five
N3
五日
いつか
five days; fifth day of the month
N3
五つ
いつつ
five things
N5
固定
こてい
fixation, fixing (e.g., salary, capital)
N1
日取り
ひどり
fixed date, appointed day
N1
期日
きじつ
fixed date, settlement date
N1
定員
ていいん
fixed number of regular personnel, capacity (e.g., of boat)
N2
定期
ていき
fixed term
N2
定食
ていしょく
fixedprice lunch, set meal, dinner
N1
確定
かくてい
fixed, decision
N1
所定
しょてい
fixed, prescribed
N1
一定
いってい
fixed, settled, regular
N2
旗
はた
flag
N2
炎
ほのお
flame
N2
平たい
ひらたい
flat, even, level
N1
平ら
たいら
flatness, level, smooth
N2
世辞
せじ
flattery, compliment
N1
御世辞
おせじ
flattery, compliment
N1
趣
おもむき
flavor, appearance, quaint
N1
味わい
あじわい
flavor, relish
N1
味
あじ
flavor, taste
N4
柔軟
じゅうなん
flexible
N1
逃走
とうそう
flight, desertion, escape
N1
大水
おおみず
flood
N1
洪水
こうずい
flood
N1
床
ゆか
floor
N2
粉
こな
flour, powder
N2
花
はな
flower
N5
生け花
いけばな
flower arrangement
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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