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
偽造
ぎぞう
forgery, fabrication, counterfeiting
N1
フォーク
fork
N5
形式
けいしき
form, formality, format
N2
方式
ほうしき
form, method, system
N1
形態
けいたい
form, shape, figure
N1
見合い
みあい
formal marriage interview
N1
形成
けいせい
formation
N1
結成
けっせい
formation
N1
成立
せいりつ
formation, establishment, completion
N2
前～
ぜん～
former, late ~, past ~
N2
公式
こうしき
formula, formality, official
N2
特長
とくちょう
forte, merit
N2
幸い
さいわい
fortunately; luckily
N3
運
うん
fortune, luck
N2
財
ざい
fortune, riches
N1
回送
かいそう
forwarding
N1
化石
かせき
fossil, petrifaction, fossilization
N1
土台
どだい
foundation, base, basis
N1
基盤
きばん
foundation, basis
N2
基礎
きそ
foundation, basis
N2
根本
こんぽん
foundation, root, base
N1
万年筆
まんねんひつ
fountain pen
N5
四
よん
four
N2
四
し
four
N3
四つ角
よつかど
four corners, crossroads
N2
四日
よっか
four days; fourth day of the month
N5
四季
しき
four seasons
N2
四つ
よっつ
four things
N2
分数
ぶんすう
fraction (in math)
N2
小数
しょうすう
fraction (part of), decimal
N2
破片
はへん
fragment, broken piece
N2
半端
はんぱ
fragment, fraction, incompleteness
N1
枠
わく
frame, slide
N1
卒直
そっちょく
frank, candid, honest
N2
詐欺
さぎ
fraud, swindle
N1
フリー
free
N2
只
ただ
free of charge, mere, only
N2
ただ
free of charge; just (~); only (~)
N3
暇
ひま
free time, leisure
N5
無料
むりょう
free, no charge
N2
自由
じゆう
freedom
N4
自在
じざい
freely, at will
N1
冷凍
れいとう
freezing, cold storage, refrigeration
N2
運賃
うんちん
freight rates, shipping expenses, (passenger) fare
N1
頻繁
ひんぱん
frequency
N1
よく
frequently, often (much); well, skillfully
N5
しきりに
frequently, repeatedly, eagerly
N2
新鮮
しんせん
fresh
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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