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
快晴
かいせい
good weather
N2
好意
こうい
good will, favor, courtesy
N1
さようなら
goodbye
N2
くだらない
goodfornothing, stupid, worthless
N2
気立て
きだて
goodnatured, kindhearted
N1
為
ため
good, advantage, in order to
N4
良い
よい
good, nice
N1
善
ぜん
good, virtue
N2
善良
ぜんりょう
goodness, excellence, virtue
N1
品物
しなもの
goods
N4
物資
ぶっし
goods, materials
N1
品
ひん
goods; taste, elegance
N2
きらびやか
gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling
N1
公用
こうよう
government business, public use, public expense
N1
官庁
かんちょう
government office, authorities
N2
役所
やくしょ
government office, public office
N2
役人
やくにん
government official
N2
与党
よとう
government party, (ruling) party in power, government
N1
公務員
こうむいん
government worker, public servant
N4
政府
せいふ
government, administration
N3
気品
きひん
grace, elegance
N1
優美
ゆうび
grace, refinement, elegance
N1
淑やか
しとやか
graceful
N1
段階
だんかい
gradation, grade, stage
N2
成績
せいせき
grade (i.e., on a test), academic record
N3
等級
とうきゅう
grade, class
N1
位
くらい
grade, rank, about
N2
傾らか
なだらか
gradual, gentle
N2
段々
だんだん
gradually, by degrees
N5
ぼつぼつ
gradually, here and there, spots
N1
そろそろ
gradually, soon
N4
大学院
だいがくいん
graduate school
N2
卒業
そつぎょう
graduation
N4
粒
つぶ
grain
N2
穀物
こくもつ
grain, cereal, corn
N2
グラム
gram
N5
文法
ぶんぽう
grammar
N4
盛大
せいだい
grand, prosperous, magnificent
N1
孫
まご
grandchild
N2
祖父
そふ
grandfather
N4
おじいさん
grandfather, male senior citizen
N3
おおげさ
grandiose, exaggerated
N1
祖母
そぼ
grandmother
N4
おばあさん
grandmother, female seniorcitizen
N5
ぶどう
grapes
N4
把握
はあく
grasp, catch, understanding
N1
草
くさ
grass
N4
有難い
ありがたい
grateful, thankful, appreciated
N2
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
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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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