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
宿泊
しゅくはく
lodging
N2
下宿
げしゅく
lodging, boarding house
N4
論理
ろんり
logic
N1
うろうろ
loitering, aimless wandering
N2
寂しい
さびしい
lonely, lonesome
N4
長編
ちょうへん
long (e.g., novel, film)
N1
長～
なが～
long ~
N2
長～
ちょう～
long ~
N2
とっくに
long ago, already, a long time ago
N2
長期
ちょうき
long time period
N2
遠方
えんぽう
long way, distant place
N1
待望
たいぼう
longexpected, waiting
N1
長々
ながなが
long, drawnout, very long
N1
長い
ながい
long, lengthy
N2
久しい
ひさしい
long, longcontinued, old (story)
N1
経度
けいど
longitude
N2
外方
そっぽ
look (or turn) the other way
N1
ごらんなさい (かん)
look, (please) try to do
N1
目付き
めつき
look, expression of the eyes, eyes
N1
世話
せわする
looking after; to look after
N4
余所見
よそみ
looking away, looking aside
N1
待ち遠しい
まちどおしい
looking forward to
N1
～みたい
looks like ~
N2
ルーズ
loose
N1
だぶだぶ
loose, baggy
N1
緩い
ゆるい
loose, lenient, slow
N2
失脚
しっきゃく
losing one's standing, being overthrown, falling
N1
紛失
ふんしつ
losing something
N1
損失
そんしつ
loss
N1
損得
そんとく
loss and gain, advantage and disadvantage
N2
損
そん
loss, disadvantage
N2
迷子
まいご
lost (stray) child
N2
忘れ物
わすれもの
lost article, something forgotten
N4
落し物
おとしもの
lost property
N2
くじびき
lottery, drawn lot
N1
くじ (～をひく)
lottery, lot
N1
抽選
ちゅうせん
lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
N1
愛
あい
love
N2
愛情
あいじょう
love, affection
N2
恋愛
れんあい
love, romance
N1
恋
こい
love, tender passion
N2
すてき
lovely, great
N2
可愛らしい
かわいらしい
lovely, sweet
N2
恋人
こいびと
lover; sweetheart; girlfriend
N3
低～
てい～
low ~
N2
衆議院
しゅうぎいん
Lower House, House of Representatives
N1
荷物
にもつ
luggage; baggage
N5
温い
ぬるい
lukewarm
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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