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
いかに
how, in what way
N1
どう
how, in what way
N5
だけど
however
N2
いくら～ても
however much one may ~
N4
しかしながら
however, nevertheless
N1
ところが
however, while, even if
N2
しかし
however; but
N5
でかい
huge
N1
巨大
きょだい
huge, gigantic, enormous
N2
人間
にんげん
human being, person
N3
人体
じんたい
human body
N1
人事
じんじ
human resources, personnel management
N2
屎尿
しにょう
human waste
N1
参る
まいる
humble expression for 行く and 来る
N4
伺う
うかがう
humble form of 行く , 聞く and 来る
N4
謙遜
けんそん
humble, humility, modesty
N2
粗末
そまつ
humble, miserable, crude
N2
蒸し暑い
むしあつい
humid, sultry
N2
湿度
しつど
humidity
N2
ユーモア
humor
N2
機嫌
きげん
humor, temper, mood
N2
百
ひゃく
hundred
N5
億
おく
hundred million
N4
空腹
くうふく
hunger
N1
狩り
かり
hunting
N1
痛い
いたい
hurt; painful; sore
N5
夫
おっと
husband
N4
小屋
こや
hut, cabin, shed
N2
水素
すいそ
hydrogen
N2
俺
おれ
I (ego) (boastful firstperson pronoun)
N1
私
わたくし
I (formal), myself, private affairs
N2
僕
ぼく
I (used by men towards those of equal or lower status)
N4
さぞ (さぞや。さぞかし)
I am sure, certainly, no doubt
N1
ごめんなさい
I beg your pardon, excuse me, I'm sorry
N3
なるほど
I see; I now understand
N4
私
わたし
I, myself
N5
お気の毒に
おきのどくに
I'm sorry to hear that…
N2
お世話になりました
おせわになりました
I've been in your care
N2
しめた (かん)
I've got it, all right, fine
N2
アイスクリーム
ice cream
N2
氷
こおり
ice, hail
N2
アイデア; アイディア
idea
N2
観念
かんねん
idea, notion; sense
N2
発想
はっそう
idea; way of thinking (same as 考え方 )
N2
理想
りそう
ideal
N3
同様
どうよう
identical, same (kind), like
N2
同一
どういつ
identity, sameness, similarity
N2
熟語
じゅくご
idiom, kanji compound
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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