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
チップ
gratuity, tip; chip
N2
墓
はか
grave, tomb
N2
砂利
じゃり
gravel, ballast, pebbles
N1
引力
いんりょく
gravity
N2
重力
じゅうりょく
gravity
N2
努力
どりょく
great effort, exertion, endeavor
N3
大勢
おおぜい
great number of people
N5
大戦
たいせん
great war, great battle
N2
偉い
えらい
great, celebrated, remarkable,
N2
偉大
いだい
greatness
N2
欲
よく
greed, wants
N1
欲張り
よくばり
greedy
N2
欲深い
よくふかい
greedy
N1
卑しい
いやしい
greedy, vulgar, shabby
N1
緑
みどり
green
N5
八百屋
やおや
greengrocer
N5
温室
おんしつ
greenhouse
N2
あいさつする
挨拶
greet(ing)
N4
灰色
はいいろ
grey, ashen
N2
グレー
grey, gray
N1
模索
もさく
groping (for)
N1
総～
そう～
gross, general, entire
N2
地面
じめん
ground, earth's surface
N2
下地
したじ
groundwork, foundation
N1
グループ
group
N2
群
ぐん
group
N1
～団
～だん
group, corps, party
N2
集団
しゅうだん
group, mass
N2
～派
～は
group, party, section (mil)
N1
班
はん
group, party, section (mil)
N1
成長
せいちょう
growth
N2
生長
せいちょう
growth
N2
生育
せいいく
growth, development, breeding
N1
成育
せいいく
growth, raising
N1
ぶつぶつ
grumbling, complaining in a small voice
N2
保証
ほしょう
guarantee, assurance, warranty
N2
確保
かくほ
guarantee, insure, secure
N1
保障
ほしょう
guarantee, security, warranty
N1
護衛
ごえい
guard, convoy, escort
N1
推測
すいそく
guess, conjecture
N1
ゲスト
guest
N1
客席
きゃくせき
guest seating
N2
客
きゃく
guest, customer
N4
手引
てびき
guidance, guide, introduction
N1
誘導
ゆうどう
guidance, leading, inducement
N1
ガイド
guide
N1
ガイドブック
guidebook
N1
ギター
guitar
N5
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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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