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
あちらこちら
here and there
N2
方々
ほうぼう
here and there, everywhere
N2
点々
てんてん
here and there, little by little
N2
所々
ところどころ
here and there, some parts (of something)
N2
ただいま
Here I am, I'm home!
N2
ここ
here, this place
N3
英雄
えいゆう
hero, great man
N1
気兼ね
きがね
hesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint
N1
おおい (かん)
hey
N1
冬眠
とうみん
hibernation, winter sleep
N1
しゃっくり
hiccough, hiccup
N2
高～
こう～
high (level) ~
N2
上下
じょうげ
high and low, up and down
N2
高等
こうとう
high class, high grade
N2
高級
こうきゅう
high class; firstrate
N2
高価
こうか
high price
N2
高校生
こうこうせい
high school student
N4
高校; 高等学校
こうこう; こうとうがっこう
high school; senior high school
N4
高速
こうそく
high speed, high gear
N2
高尚
こうしょう
high, noble, refined
N1
最高
さいこう
highest, supreme, the most
N2
街道
かいどう
highway
N1
ハイキング
hiking
N2
丘陵
きゅうりょう
hill
N1
丘
おか
hill, height
N2
山腹
さんぷく
hillside, mountainside
N1
差し支え
さしつかえ
hindrance, impediment
N2
邪魔
じゃま
hindrance, intrusion
N4
ヒント
hint
N1
手掛かり
てがかり
hint, clue, key
N1
暗示
あんじ
hint, suggestion
N1
腰
こし
hip, waist
N2
平仮名
ひらがな
hiragana
N5
遺跡
いせき
historic ruins
N1
歴史
れきし
history
N4
～史
～し
history of ~
N2
当り
あたり
hit, success, reaching the mark
N1
趣味
しゅみ
hobby; pastime
N4
開催
かいさい
holding a meeting, open an exhibition
N1
兼業
けんぎょう
holding two jobs at the same time
N1
穴
あな
hole
N2
お休み
おやすみ
holiday, absence; (exp.) Good night
N2
休み
やすみ
holiday; day off; absence
N5
神聖
しんせい
holiness, sacredness, dignity
N1
古里
ふるさと
home town, birthplace
N2
故郷
ふるさと
home town, birthplace
N2
本場
ほんば
home, best place, genuine
N1
家庭
かてい
home; family
N3
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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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