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
消息
しょうそく
news, letter, circumstances
N1
新聞
しんぶん
newspaper
N5
新聞社
しんぶんしゃ
newspaper company
N4
～紙
～し
newspaper, type of paper
N2
次
つぎ
next
N5
来
らい～
next ~
N2
翌～
よく～
next ~
N2
来月
らいげつ
next month
N5
隣
となり
next to, next door to
N5
来週
らいしゅう
next week
N5
来年
らいねん
next year
N5
明くる～
あくる～
next, following
N2
好ましい
このましい
nice, likable, desirable
N1
姪
めい
niece
N2
夜行
やこう
night train, night travel
N2
すばしこい
nimble, smart, quick
N1
九
きゅう
nine
N3
九
く
nine
N3
九日
ここのか
nine days; ninth day of the month
N5
九つ
ここのつ
nine things
N5
ノー
no
N2
禁煙
きんえん
No Smoking
N2
いいえ
no, not at all
N5
否
いや
no, the noes
N2
～いち (にほんいち)
No. 1 ~ (in)
N2
貴族
きぞく
noble, aristocrat
N1
雑音
ざつおん
noise (jarring, grating)
N2
騒音
そうおん
noise
N2
騒がしい
さわがしい
noisy
N2
騒々しい
そうぞうしい
noisy, boisterous
N2
うるさい
noisy; annoying
N3
遊牧
ゆうぼく
nomadism
N1
滞納
たいのう
nonpayment, default
N1
ナンセンス
nonsense
N1
無意味
むいみ
nonsense, no meaning
N1
昼
ひる
noon, daytime
N5
正午
しょうご
noon, midday
N2
平常
へいじょう
normal, usual
N1
正常
せいじょう
normalcy, normality, normal
N1
日頃
ひごろ
normally, habitually
N1
北
きた
north
N5
北極
ほっきょく
North Pole
N2
鼻
はな
nose
N5
郷愁
きょうしゅう
nostalgia, homesickness
N1
ちっとも
not at all (neg. verb)
N4
全然
ぜんぜん
not at all; wholly, entirely
N4
呆気ない
あっけない
not enough, too quick (short, long, etc.)
N1
ひいては
not only…but also, in addition to, consequently
N1
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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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