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
語学
ごがく
language study
N3
言葉
ことば
language; word(s); expression(s)
N5
度忘れ
どわすれ
lapse of memory, forget for a moment
N1
大金
たいきん
large amount of money
N1
大柄
おおがら
large build, large pattern
N1
大木
たいぼく
large tree
N2
昨
さく
last (year), yesterday
N2
先月
せんげつ
last month
N5
昨夜
ゆうべ
last night
N3
びり
last on the list, at the bottom
N1
先週
せんしゅう
last week
N5
去年
きょねん
last year
N5
最終
さいしゅう
last, closing
N2
最後
さいご
last, end
N4
夕方
ゆうがた
late afternoon (typically just before dinner time), evening
N5
夜更け
よふけ
late at night
N1
深夜
しんや
late at night
N2
近頃
ちかごろ
lately, recently, nowadays
N2
遅刻
ちこく
lateness, late coming
N2
緯度
いど
latitude (navigation)
N2
笑い
わらい
laugh, laughter, smile
N2
創刊
そうかん
launching (e.g., newspaper, first issue)
N1
溶岩
ようがん
lava
N2
法律
ほうりつ
law
N4
法学
ほうがく
law, jurisprudence
N1
法則
ほうそく
law, rule
N2
芝
しば
lawn
N1
芝生
しばふ
lawn
N2
訴え
うったえ
lawsuit, complaint
N1
素人
しろうと
layman, amateur, novice
N2
鉛
なまり
lead (the metal)
N1
リード
lead; reed
N1
～長
～ちょう
leader, head
N2
指導
しどう
leadership, guidance, coaching
N2
主役
しゅやく
leading part
N2
出演
しゅつえん
leading performer, stage appearance
N1
葉
は
leaf
N4
連盟
れんめい
league, union, alliance
N1
修学
しゅうがく
learning
N1
学
がく
learning, knowledge
N2
最低
さいてい
least, lowest, worst
N3
革
かわ
leather
N2
放置
ほうち
leave as is, leave alone, neglect
N1
退院
たいいんする
leaving hospital
N4
聴講
ちょうこう
lecture attendance, auditing
N1
休講
きゅうこう
lecture canceled
N2
講演
こうえん
lecture, talk
N3
講師
こうし
lecturer
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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