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
雄
おす
male (animal)
N1
意地悪
いじわる
malicious, mean, unkind
N2
ママ
Mama
N2
男の人
おとこのひと
man
N3
夫妻
ふさい
man and wife, married couple
N2
人材
じんざい
man of talent
N1
人造
じんぞう
manmade, synthetic, artificial
N2
男
おとこ
man, male
N5
人
ひと
man, person
N5
男性
だんせい
man; male
N4
人影
ひとかげ
man's shadow, soul
N1
経営
けいえい
management, administration
N2
運営
うんえい
management, administration, operation
N1
操縦
そうじゅう
management, control, manipulation
N1
幹部
かんぶ
management, executive
N1
～狂
～きょう
maniac, fan, freak
N1
人類
じんるい
mankind, humanity
N2
行儀
ぎょうぎ
manners
N2
礼儀
れいぎ
manners, courtesy, etiquette
N2
風俗
ふうぞく
manners, customs; sex industry
N1
作法
さほう
manners, etiquette, propriety
N2
屋敷
やしき
mansion
N1
邸宅
ていたく
mansion, residence
N1
作製
さくせい
manufacture, production
N2
製作
せいさく
manufacture, production
N2
製造
せいぞう
manufacture, production
N2
製品
せいひん
manufactured goods, finished goods
N2
メーカー
manufacturer
N1
製法
せいほう
manufacturing method, recipe, formula
N1
加工
かこう
manufacturing, processing, treatment
N1
原稿
げんこう
manuscript, copy
N2
沢山
たくさん
many, much
N5
幾多
いくた
many, numerous
N1
多い
おおい
many; there are a lot
N5
マラソン
marathon
N2
行進
こうしん
march, parade
N1
水産
すいさん
marine products, fisheries
N2
海運
かいうん
marine transportation
N1
マーク
mark
N1
目標
もくひょう
mark, objective, target
N2
点
てん
mark, score, grade; point, dot
N4
目印
めじるし
mark, sign, landmark
N2
まと
mark, target
N1
印
しるし
mark; symbol; evidence
N2
マーケット
market
N2
相場
そうば
market price, speculation, estimation
N1
市場
いちば
market, bazaar
N2
市
いち
market, fair
N1
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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.
What is the difference between N5 and N1? ▼
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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