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
左右
さゆう
left and right; influence
N2
左
ひだり
left hand side
N5
左利き
ひだりきき
lefthandedness, sake drinker, lefthander
N1
立法
りっぽう
legislation, lawmaking
N1
議案
ぎあん
legislative bill
N1
レジャー
leisure
N2
余暇
よか
leisure, leisure time, spare time
N1
貸し出し
かしだし
lending, loaning
N2
たて
length, height
N3
丈
たけ
length, height
N1
長短
ちょうたん
length, long and short, +
N2
緩やか
ゆるやか
lenient
N1
レンズ
lens
N2
以下
いか
less than, below
N4
未満
みまん
less than, insufficient
N2
レッスン
lesson
N1
教訓
きょうくん
lesson, precept, moral instruction
N1
ええと
let me see, well, er...
N2
文字
もじ
letter (of alphabet), character
N2
文字
もんじ
letter (of alphabet), character
N2
手紙
てがみ
letter
N5
投書
とうしょ
letter to the editor, letter from a reader, contribution
N2
字
じ
letter; character
N4
レベル
level
N3
水平
すいへい
level, horizontal
N2
～等
～とう
level, place
N2
水準
すいじゅん
level, standard
N2
レバー
lever; liver
N1
嘘つき
うそつき
liar
N1
図書館
としょかん
library
N5
台本
だいほん
libretto, scenario
N1
免許
めんきょ
license, permit, certificate
N3
うそ
嘘
lie
N4
命
いのち
life
N2
生命
せいめい
life
N2
生死
せいし
life and death
N1
寿命
じゅみょう
life span
N2
～光
～こう
light
N1
光
ひかり
light
N4
灯
ひ
light
N2
電球
でんきゅう
light bulb
N2
軽い
かるい
light, nonserious, minor
N5
ふわふわ
light, soft
N2
ライター
lighter; writer
N2
灯台
とうだい
lighthouse
N2
こう
like this, this way
N4
こうして
like this, with this
N2
好き嫌い
すききらい
likes and dislikes, taste
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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