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
診察
しんさつ
medical examination (of a patient)
N3
診療
しんりょう
medical examination and treatment
N1
医学
いがく
medical science
N4
治療
ちりょう
medical treatment
N1
～薬
～やく
medicine
N1
薬
くすり
medicine
N5
薬品
やくひん
medicine(s), chemical(s)
N2
並
なみ
medium (e.g., food serving size, quality, price, etc.), ordinary
N1
お目に掛かる
おめにかかる
meet ~, see ~
N2
再会
さいかい
meeting again, reunion
N1
会館
かいかん
meeting hall, assembly hall
N2
会合
かいごう
meeting, assembly
N2
集会
しゅうかい
meeting, assembly
N2
迎え
むかえ
meeting, person sent to pick up an arrival
N2
出迎え
でむかえ
meeting, reception
N2
出会い
であい
meeting, rendezvous, encounter
N2
メロディー
melody
N1
とろける
melt; to be enchanted with
N1
メンバー
member
N2
～員
～いん
member of ~
N4
議員
ぎいん
member of the Diet, congress, or parliament
N2
会員
かいいん
member, the membership
N2
膜
まく
membrane, film
N1
メモ
memorandum, note
N2
思い出
おもいで
memories, recollections, reminiscence
N3
暗記
あんき
memorization, learning by heart
N2
記憶
きおく
memory, recollection, remembrance
N2
覚え
おぼえ
memory, sense, experience
N1
背広
せびろ
men's suit
N5
暗算
あんざん
mental arithmetic
N1
心情
しんじょう
mentality
N1
心理
しんり
mentality
N2
記載
きさい
mention, entry
N1
メニュー
menu
N2
献立
こんだて
menu
N2
～商
～しょう
merchant, business
N2
ほんの～
mere, just
N2
単なる
たんなる
mere, simple, sheer
N3
唯
ただ
mere, sole, plain
N2
台無し
だいなし
mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing
N1
メッセージ
message
N1
御中
おんちゅう
Messrs.
N2
金属
きんぞく
metal
N2
メートル
meter
N5
計器
けいき
meter, gauge
N1
方法
ほうほう
method, means, technique
N3
几帳面
きちょうめん
methodical, punctual, steady
N1
都
と
metropolitan
N4
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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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