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
以上
いじょう
more than; this is all
N4
しかも
moreover, furthermore, besides, plus
N3
それに
moreover; besides
N4
朝
あさ
morning
N5
午前
ごぜん
morning, A.M.
N5
蚊
か
mosquito
N3
大部
たいぶ
most (e.g., most part, greater, fairly, a good deal, much)
N1
最も
もっとも
most
N4
大半
たいはん
most of, majority, mostly
N3
大部分
だいぶぶん
most part, majority
N2
なにより
most, best
N1
ほとんど
mostly, almost
N4
モーテル
motel
N1
お母さん
おかあさん
mother (formal)
N5
お袋
おふくろ
mother
N1
母親
ははおや
mother
N2
動機
どうき
motive, incentive
N1
モーター
motor
N2
オートバイ
motorcycle (lit: autobi(ke))
N4
標語
ひょうご
motto, slogan, catchword
N1
山
やま
mountain
N5
山林
さんりん
mountain forest
N2
山脈
さんみゃく
mountain range
N1
中腹
ちゅうふく
mountain side, halfway up
N1
登山
とざん
mountainclimbing
N2
山岳
さんがく
mountains
N1
鼠
ねずみ
mouse, rat
N2
ずれる
move, off the point
N2
動き
うごき
movement, activity, trend
N1
映画館
えいがかん
movie theater, cinema
N5
映画
えいが
movie, film
N5
引越し
ひっこし
moving, changing residence
N2
転居
てんきょ
moving, changing residence
N1
移転
いてん
moving, transfer
N2
～君
～くん
Mr. (junior) ~, master ~
N4
～さん
Mr. ~, Ms. ~
N2
～様
～さま
Mr., Mrs., Ms.
N4
ミセス
Mrs.
N1
女史
じょし
Ms.
N1
一層
いっそう
much more, still more
N2
大いに
おおいに
much, considerably (same as 大変 ), greatly
N3
泥
どろ
mud
N2
兼用
けんよう
multiuse, combined use
N1
掛け算
かけざん
multiplication
N2
マンション
multistory apartment house, condominium
N2
殺人
さつじん
murder
N1
筋肉
きんにく
muscle, sinews
N2
筋
すじ
muscle, string, line
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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