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
採点
さいてん
marking, grading
N2
点数
てんすう
marks, points, score
N2
結婚
けっこん (する)
marriage (get married)
N5
縁談
えんだん
marriage proposal
N1
既婚
きこん
married
N1
夫婦
ふうふ
married couple, husband and wife
N3
火星
かせい
Mars
N1
マスク
mask
N2
覆面
ふくめん
mask, veil, disguise
N1
マスコミ
mass communication
N1
マッサージ
massage
N1
庶民
しょみん
masses, common people
N1
衆
しゅう
masses, people
N1
旦那
だんな
master (of house), husband (informal)
N1
名人
めいじん
master, expert
N2
名作
めいさく
masterpiece
N2
傑作
けっさく
masterpiece, best work
N2
修士
しゅうし
Masters degree program
N1
マッチ
match
N5
試合
しあい
match, game, competition
N4
物質
ぶっしつ
material, substance
N2
資料
しりょう
materials, data
N2
産婦人科
さんふじんか
maternity and gynecology department
N1
産休
さんきゅう
maternity leave
N1
数学
すうがく
mathematics
N4
好き好き
すきずき
matter of taste
N2
件
けん
matter, case, item
N1
事柄
ことがら
matter, thing, affair, circumstance
N1
事項
じこう
matter(s), item(s), facts
N1
成熟
せいじゅく
maturity, ripeness
N1
ごめんください
May I come in, Is anyone here
N2
かもしれない
maybe, perhaps
N2
我
われ
me, oneself, self, ego
N1
細やか
こまやか
meager, modest
N1
乏しい
とぼしい
meager, scarce, hard up, poor
N1
食事
しょくじする
meal
N4
飯
めし
meals, food
N2
意味
いみ
meaning, significance
N5
意義
いぎ
meaning, significance
N2
手段
しゅだん
means, way, measure
N2
措置
そち
measure, step
N1
測定
そくてい
measurement
N2
寸法
すんぽう
measurement, size, dimension
N2
測量
そくりょう
measurement, surveying
N2
肉
にく
meat
N5
機構
きこう
mechanism, organization
N1
メディア
media
N1
医療
いりょう
medical care, medical treatment
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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