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
さほど
not so, not that much
N1
あんまり
not very, not much
N2
余り
あまり
not very; surplus
N3
御無沙汰
ごぶさた
not writing or contacting for a while
N2
未～
み～
not yet ~
N2
未定
みてい
not yet fixed, undecided, pending
N1
未知
みち
not yet known
N1
筆記
ひっき
note taking, writing
N2
ノート
notebook
N5
手帳
てちょう
notebook
N2
名産
めいさん
noted product
N1
なんとも
nothing (with neg. verb), quite, not a bit
N2
なにも
nothing
N2
ひたすら
nothing but, earnestly, intently
N1
無
ぶ
nothing, naught, nil, zero
N2
無
む
nothing, naught, zero
N2
知らせ
しらせ
notice
N2
注目
ちゅうもく
notice, attention, observation
N2
掲示
けいじ
notice, bulletin
N2
通知
つうち
notice, notification
N2
張り紙
はりがみ
notice, poster
N1
名詞
めいし
noun
N2
養分
ようぶん
nourishment, nutrient
N2
小説
しょうせつ
novel
N4
現在
げんざい
now (same as 今 ), present, current
N3
今
いま
now
N3
今更
いまさら
now, again
N1
いざ
now, come (now), crucial moment
N1
今回
こんかい
now, this time, lately
N2
今度
こんど
now, this time, near future, one of these days, next time
N4
ニュアンス
nuance
N1
核
かく
nucleus, kernel
N1
ナンバー
number
N2
～目
～め
number ~ sequence, ~nd; ~th
N4
回数
かいすう
number of times, frequency
N2
数
すう
number, figure
N2
数
かず
number, figure, amount
N3
番号
ばんごう
number, series of digits
N5
数詞
すうし
numeral
N1
数字
すうじ
numeral, figure
N2
分子
ぶんし
numerator, molecule
N1
看病
かんびょう
nursing (a patient)
N2
介護
かいご
nursing
N1
看護
かんご
nursing
N1
介抱
かいほう
nursing, looking after
N1
保育
ほいく
nursing, nurturing, rearing
N1
栄養
えいよう
nutrition, nourishment
N2
ナイロン
nylon
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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