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
身振り
みぶり
gesture
N1
接近
せっきん
getting closer, drawing nearer, approaching
N2
いらいら
getting nervous, irritation
N2
幽霊
ゆうれい
ghost, specter, phantom
N1
女の子
おんなのこ
girl
N5
彼女
かのじょ
girlfriend; she
N4
雛祭
ひなまつり
Girls' (dolls') Festival
N1
要領
ようりょう
gist, essentials, outline
N2
要旨
ようし
gist, essentials, summary
N2
要点
ようてん
gist, main point
N2
お手上げ
おてあげ
given in, given up hope
N1
グランド
gland, grand, (electrical) ground
N2
ガラス
glass, pane
N4
グラス
glass; grass
N2
人目
ひとめ
glimpse, public gaze
N1
ぴかぴか
glitter, sparkle
N2
球
たま
globe, sphere, ball
N2
球
きゅう
globe, sphere, ball
N2
陰気
いんき
gloom, melancholy
N1
艶
つや
gloss, glaze
N2
手袋
てぶくろ
glove(s)
N4
糊
のり
glue, paste, starch
N2
碁
ご
Go (board game of capturing territory)
N2
碁盤
ごばん
Go board
N1
経由
けいゆ
go by the way, via
N2
仲人
なこうど
gobetween, matchmaker
N1
ゴール
goal
N2
目途
めど
goal, outlook
N1
神
かみ
god
N2
神様
かみさま
god
N2
行き
いき
going
N2
行き
ゆき
going
N2
進学
しんがく
going on to university
N2
徐行
じょこう
going slowly
N1
出勤
しゅっきん
going to work, at work
N2
黄金
おうごん
gold
N1
金
かね
gold, metal; money
N2
金
きん
gold, metal; money
N2
金魚
きんぎょ
goldfish
N2
いい; よい
good
N5
清濁
せいだく
good and evil, purity and impurity
N1
こんばんは
good evening
N2
福
ふく
good fortune
N1
幸運
こううん
good luck, fortune
N2
善し悪し
よしあし
good or bad, merits or demerits, quality
N1
有望
ゆうぼう
good prospects, full of hope, promising
N1
良質
りょうしつ
good quality, superior quality
N1
良識
りょうしき
good sense
N1
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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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