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
和～
わ～
Japanese style
N2
和文
わぶん
Japanese text, sentence in Japanese
N1
和英
わえい
JapaneseEnglish
N2
壷
つぼ
jar, pot, vase
N1
ジャズ
jazz
N1
嫉妬
しっと
jealousy
N1
ジーパン
jeans
N1
ジーンズ
jeans
N3
ゼリー
jelly
N1
ジェット機
ジェットき
jet plane
N2
口
くち
job opening; mouth
N5
継目
つぎめ
joint, seam
N1
洒落
しゃれ
joke, pun, witticism
N2
ジャーナリスト
journalist
N2
喜び
よろこび
joy, pleasure, rejoicing
N2
判事
はんじ
judge, justice
N2
審査
しんさ
judging, inspection, examination
N1
判断
はんだん
judgment, decision
N2
判定
はんてい
judgment, decision, award, verdict
N1
刑罰
けいばつ
judgment, penalty, punishment
N1
判決
はんけつ
judicial decision, judgment, sentence, decree
N1
柔道
じゅうどう
judo
N4
ジュース
juice, soft drink; deuce
N3
汁
しる
juice, soup
N2
ジャンボ
jumbo
N1
ジャンプ
jump
N1
短大
たんだい
junior college
N1
中学校
ちゅうがっこう
junior high school pupil
N4
後輩
こうはい
junior members of a group
N3
途端
とたん
just (now, at the moment, etc.)
N2
真上
まうえ
just above, right overhead
N1
直前
ちょくぜん
just before
N2
～ばかり
just did ~, only
N4
まるで
just like
N2
正当
せいとう
just, due, proper
N1
丁度
ちょうど
just, right, exactly
N5
公正
こうせい
justice, fairness, impartiality
N2
正義
せいぎ
justice, right, righteousness
N1
仮名
かな
kana
N2
仮名遣い
かなづかい
kana orthography, syllabary spelling
N2
漢字
かんじ
kanji; Chinese character
N3
片仮名
かたかな
katakana
N5
痛切
つうせつ
keen, deep
N1
しみじみ
keenly, deeply, heartily
N2
やかん
kettle
N2
着物
きもの
kimono; Japanese traditional dress
N4
優しい
やさしい
kind (person), gentle (person), easy (problem)
N4
～酒
～しゅ
kind of alcohol
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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