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
愚痴
ぐち
idle complaint, grumble
N1
もし
if
N4
もしも
if
N2
できるだけ
if at all possible, as much as possible
N4
確か
たしか
if I remember correctly; certain, definite
N4
だったら
if it's the case
N1
だと
if it's the case
N1
なるべく
if possible, as much as possible
N4
できれば
if possible…
N2
それなら
If that's the case..., If so..., That being the case...
N2
無知
むち
ignorance
N1
病気
びょうき
illness; sickness
N5
照明
しょうめい
illumination
N1
架空
かくう
imaginary, fiction, fanciful
N2
想像
そうぞう
imagination, guess
N2
模倣
もほう
imitation, copying
N1
にせ物
にせもの
imitation, counterfeit
N1
直後
ちょくご
immediately following
N2
直に
じかに
immediately, readily, directly
N2
即座に
そくざに
immediately, right away
N1
すぐに
immediately, soon
N5
直
じき
immediately, soon, shortly
N2
皇居
こうきょ
Imperial Palace
N1
生意気
なまいき
impertinent, impudent
N2
実現
じつげん
implementation, materialization, realization
N2
無礼
ぶれい
impolite, rude
N1
輸入
ゆにゅう
import
N4
重視
じゅうし
importance, stress
N2
大切
たいせつ
important
N5
重点
じゅうてん
important point, lay stress on, emphasis
N2
重要
じゅうよう
important, essential
N2
大事
だいじ
important, valuable, serious matter
N4
印象
いんしょう
impression
N2
上達
じょうたつ
improvement, advance
N2
進歩
しんぽ
improvement, progress, development
N3
改良
かいりょう
improvement, reform
N1
図々しい
ずうずうしい
impudent, shameless
N2
厚かましい
あつかましい
impudent, shameless,
N2
ずらっと
in a line, in a row
N1
ずらり
in a line, in a row
N2
要するに
ようするに
in a word, after all, in short …
N2
～通り
～とおり
in accordance with ~; following ~; ~ street, ~ avenue
N2
そのうえ
in addition, furthermore
N2
前もって
まえもって
in advance, beforehand, previously
N1
予め
あらかじめ
in advance, previously
N1
～合せ
～あわせ
in all
N1
出入り
でいり
in and out, coming and going
N2
普段
ふだん
in everyday situations, usually, ordinarily
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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