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
博物館
はくぶつかん
museum
N2
ミュージック
music
N1
音楽
おんがく
Music
N5
楽器
がっき
musical instrument
N3
演奏
えんそう
musical performance
N2
いけない
must not do, bad, wrong
N2
互い
たがい
mutual, each other
N2
相互
そうご
mutual, reciprocal
N2
交互
こうご
mutual, reciprocal, alternate
N1
お互い
おたがい
mutual, reciprocal, each other
N3
マイ～
my ~, one's own ~
N1
自分
じぶん
myself, oneself
N5
神秘
しんぴ
mystery
N1
不思議
ふしぎ
mystery, curiosity
N2
神話
しんわ
myth, legend
N2
釘
くぎ
nail
N2
裸
はだか
naked, nude
N2
名前
なまえ
name
N5
名称
めいしょう
name
N1
年号
ねんごう
name of an era, year number
N1
名札
なふだ
name plate, name tag
N1
名
な
name, reputation
N2
つまり
namely; in other words; in short
N3
昼寝
ひるね
nap (at home), siesta
N2
ナプキン
napkin
N1
窮屈
きゅうくつ
narrow, tight, formal
N1
狭い
せまい
narrow; not spacious
N5
～国
～こく
nation of ~
N2
国立
こくりつ
national
N2
国防
こくぼう
national defense
N1
国会
こっかい
National Diet, parliament, congress
N2
祝日
しゅくじつ
national holiday
N2
祭日
さいじつ
national holiday, festival day
N2
国語
こくご
national language
N2
国境
こっきょう
national or state border
N2
国有
こくゆう
national ownership
N1
国民
こくみん
national, people, citizen
N2
国籍
こくせき
nationality
N2
訓
くん
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
N2
天災
てんさい
natural calamity, disaster
N1
風土
ふうど
natural features, climate
N1
自然科学
しぜんかがく
natural science
N2
正体
しょうたい
natural shape, one's true colors, true character
N1
自ずから
おのずから
naturally, as a matter of course
N1
性質
せいしつ
nature, property, disposition
N2
天然
てんねん
nature, spontaneity
N2
自然
しぜん
nature, spontaneous
N2
吐き気
はきけ
nausea, sickness in the stomach
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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