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
ゴム
gum, rubber
N2
鉄砲
てっぽう
gun
N2
銃
じゅう
gun
N2
体操
たいそう
gymnastics, physical exercises, calisthenics
N2
俳句
はいく
haiku poetry
N2
霰
あられ
hail (e.g., falling ice balls)
N1
髪の毛
かみのけ
hair (head)
N2
髪
かみ
hair
N4
毛
け
hair, fur
N4
半
はん
half (e.g., にじはん | halfpast two)
N3
半分
はんぶん
half
N5
ホール
hall; hole
N1
ハンバーグ
hamburger steak
N4
手
て
hand
N5
手錠
てじょう
handcuffs, manacles
N1
工作
こうさく
handicraft, maneuvering
N1
手芸
しゅげい
handicrafts
N1
ハンカチ
handkerchief
N5
柄
え
handle (of a sword, dagger, etc.), grip
N1
とって
handle, grip, knob
N1
ハンドル
handle, steering wheel
N2
びら
handout, leaflet
N1
握手
あくしゅ
handshake
N2
ハンサム
handsome
N2
逆立ち
さかだち
handstand, headstand
N1
幸福
こうふく
happiness, blessedness
N2
幸せ
しあわせ
happiness, blessing
N2
おめでたい
happy event, matter for congratulation
N2
めでたい
happy, propitious, joyous
N2
港
みなと
harbor, port
N4
～難い
～がたい
hard (difficult) to do ~
N1
奮闘
ふんとう
hard struggle, strenuous effort
N1
～辛い
～づらい
hard to do ~
N2
堅い
かたい
hard, firm, solid
N2
硬い
かたい
hard, firm, solid
N2
厳しい
きびしい
hard; rigorous; strict
N4
苦労
くろう
hardship; suffering
N3
害
がい
harm, damage
N2
調和
ちょうわ
harmony
N1
円満
えんまん
harmony, peace, smoothness
N1
円滑
えんかつ
harmony, smoothness
N1
収穫
しゅうかく
harvest, crop, ingathering
N2
帽子
ぼうし
hat; cap
N5
憎い
にくい
hateful, abominable, detestable
N2
憎しみ
にくしみ
hatred
N1
行っていらっしゃい
いっていらっしゃい
have a nice day, see you
N2
行ってらっしゃい
いってらっしゃい
have a nice day, see you
N2
心当たり
こころあたり
having some knowledge of, happening to know
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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