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
好き
すき
liking, fondness, love
N5
好み
このみ
liking, taste, choice
N2
限界
げんかい
limit, bound
N2
限度
げんど
limit, bounds
N2
局限
きょくげん
limit, localize
N1
限定
げんてい
limit, restriction
N1
限り
かぎり
limit(s), as far as possible
N2
制約
せいやく
limitation, constraints
N1
特急
とっきゅう
limited express (train faster than an express)
N4
切り
きり
limits, place to leave off
N1
行列
ぎょうれつ
line, procession; matrix (math)
N2
～行
～ぎょう
line, row
N2
線路
せんろ
line, track, roadbed
N2
線
せん
line, wire
N4
未練
みれん
lingering affection, attachment, regret(s)
N1
唇
くちびる
lip
N2
口紅
くちべに
lipstick
N2
液
えき
liquid, fluid
N1
液体
えきたい
liquid, fluid
N2
聞き取り
ききとり
listening comprehension
N1
リットル
liter
N2
文体
ぶんたい
literary style
N2
著書
ちょしょ
literary work, book
N1
文学
ぶんがく
literature
N4
文芸
ぶんげい
literature, art and literature
N2
文献
ぶんけん
literature, books (reference)
N2
訴訟
そしょう
litigation, lawsuit
N1
小指
こゆび
little finger
N2
しばらく
little while
N4
少し
すこし
little, few
N5
生計
せいけい
livelihood, living
N1
軽快
けいかい
lively, casual, light
N1
生身
なまみ
living flesh, flesh and blood, the quick
N1
茶の間
ちゃのま
living room (Japanese style)
N1
居間
いま
living room
N2
生き物
いきもの
living thing, creature
N2
生物
せいぶつ
living thing, organism
N2
同居
どうきょ
living together
N1
生活
せいかつする
living, life; to live
N4
暮らし
くらし
living; life style
N3
荷
に
load, baggage, cargo
N1
貸し
かし
loan, lending
N2
ロビー
lobby
N2
地元
じもと
local
N1
準急
じゅんきゅう
local express (train, slower than an express)
N1
ロッカー
locker
N2
ロケット
locket, rocket
N2
機関車
きかんしゃ
locomotive, engine
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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