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
淡水
たんすい
fresh water
N2
さわやか
fresh, refreshing
N2
すがすがしい
fresh, refreshing
N1
摩擦
まさつ
friction; rubbing; chafe
N2
金曜日
きんようび
Friday
N3
友人
ゆうじん
friend (formal)
N3
友達
ともだち
friend
N5
知人
ちじん
friend, acquaintance
N2
友
とも
friend, companion, pal
N2
友好
ゆうこう
friendship
N2
親善
しんぜん
friendship
N1
交際
こうさい
friendship, association, acquaintance
N2
友情
ゆうじょう
friendship, fellowship
N2
おっかない
frightening, scary
N1
寒帯
かんたい
frigid zone
N2
終始
しゅうし
from beginning to end; consistent(ly)
N1
これから
from now on, after this
N4
今後
こんご
from now on, hereafter
N2
転々
てんてん
from one to another
N2
乃至
ないし
from...to, between...and, or
N1
フロント
front
N1
正面
しょうめん
front
N2
前後
ぜんご
front and back, before and after
N2
表紙
ひょうし
front cover, binding
N2
霜
しも
frost
N2
果実
かじつ
fruit
N2
果物
くだもの
fruit
N5
実
じつ
fruit, good result
N1
実
み
fruit, seed, good result
N2
フライパン
fry pan, frying pan
N2
燃料
ねんりょう
fuel
N1
満員
まんいん
full house, no vacancy, sold out
N2
満月
まんげつ
full moon
N1
姓名
せいめい
full name
N1
氏名
しめい
full name
N2
大幅
おおはば
full width, large scale, drastic
N1
たっぷり
full, in plenty, ample
N2
いっぱい
一杯
full, to the utmost
N4
充実
じゅうじつ
fullness, perfection
N1
機能
きのう
function, faculty
N2
募金
ぼきん
fundraising, collection of funds
N1
基金
ききん
fund, foundation
N1
資本
しほん
funds, capital
N2
資金
しきん
funds, capital
N1
葬式
そうしき
funeral
N2
滑稽
こっけい
funny, humorous, comical
N1
毛皮
けがわ
fur, skin, pelt
N2
家具
かぐ
furniture
N3
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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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