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
うち
home; house; my place
N3
郷土
きょうど
homeland
N1
故郷
こきょう
hometown
N2
宿題
しゅくだい
homework
N5
正直
しょうじき
honesty, integrity, frankness
N2
蜂蜜
はちみつ
honey
N1
名誉
めいよ
honor, credit, prestige
N1
お～
honorable ~ (honorific)
N5
御～
ご～
honorable ~
N4
御～
おん～
honorific ~
N2
敬語
けいご
honorific language (lit., respect language)
N2
希望
きぼう
hope, wish, aspiration
N3
地平線
ちへいせん
horizon
N2
水平線
すいへいせん
horizon
N2
角
つの
horn
N1
競馬
けいば
horse racing
N2
馬
うま
horse; promoted bishop (in Japanese chess known as shogi)
N3
園芸
えんげい
horticulture, gardening
N2
ホース
hose
N1
病院
びょういん
hospital
N5
入院
にゅういんする
hospitalization
N4
司会
しかい
host, chairperson
N2
人質
ひとじち
hostage
N1
寮
りょう
hostel, dormitory
N3
暑い
あつい
hot (in reference to weather), warm
N5
熱い
あつい
hot (objects)
N5
辛い
からい
hot and spicy; salty
N5
持ち切り
もちきり
hot topic, talk of the town
N1
湯
ゆ
hot water
N4
ホテル
hotel
N5
アワー
hour
N1
貸家
かしや
house for rent
N2
番地
ばんち
house number, address
N2
参議院
さんぎいん
House of Councilors
N1
雑巾
ぞうきん
housecloth, dust cloth
N2
家屋
かおく
house, building
N2
宅
たく
house, home
N2
家
いえ
house, home
N2
世帯
せたい
household
N1
家計
かけい
household economy, family finances
N1
家事
かじ
household matters; housework (same as 家の仕事 )
N3
主婦
しゅふ
housewife
N3
団地
だんち
housing complex
N2
はじめまして
How do you do, I am glad to meet you
N2
いくつ
how many, how old
N3
いくら
how much, how many
N3
どんなに
how, how much
N2
いかが
how, in what way
N5
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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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