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
やや
a little, partially, somewhat
N2
何だか
なんだか
a little, somewhat, somehow
N1
ちょっと
a little, somewhat; just a little, somewhat
N2
少ない
すくない
a little; a few
N5
少々
しょうしょう
a little; short (time) (formal for 少し )
N3
鍵
かぎ
a lock; a key
N3
一見
いっけん
a look, a glimpse, glance; first meeting
N1
地図
ちず
a map
N5
一瞬
いっしゅん
a moment, an instant
N2
ページ
a page
N5
絵
え
a painting; a picture; a drawing
N3
親
おや
a parent
N4
公園
こうえん
a park
N3
一部分
いちぶぶん
a part, a portion
N1
パーティー
a party
N5
写真
しゃしん
a picture; a photograph
N5
目論見
もくろみ
a plan, a scheme, intention
N1
問題
もんだい
a problem
N5
一帯
いったい
a region, the whole place
N1
一休み
ひとやすみ
a rest
N2
部屋
へや
a room
N5
学校
がっこう
a school
N5
席
せき
a seat
N4
一連
いちれん
a series, a chain, a ream (of paper)
N1
ショップ
a shop
N2
溜息
ためいき
a sigh
N2
独り言
ひとりごと
a soliloquy, a monologue, speaking to oneself
N2
歌
うた
a song
N5
一種
いっしゅ
a species, a kind, a variety
N2
電話
でんわ
a telephone
N5
切符
きっぷ
a ticket
N5
おもちゃ
a toy
N4
乗換
のりかえ
a transfer (e.g., trains, buses)
N2
コップ
a tumbler; a glass
N5
時計
とけい
a watch; a clock
N5
マフラー
a winter scarf
N2
作
さく
a work, a harvest
N1
算盤
そろばん
abacus
N2
略語
りゃくご
abbreviation, acronym
N1
腹
はら
abdomen, belly, stomach
N2
性能
せいのう
ability, capability
N2
能力
のうりょく
ability, faculty
N2
腕前
うでまえ
ability, skill, facility
N1
実力
じつりょく
ability; force
N2
有能
ゆうのう
able, capable, efficient
N2
廃止
はいし
abolition, repeal
N1
～ところ
about to do ~
N2
大凡
おおよそ
about, approximately
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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