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
大人しい
おとなしい
obedient, docile, quiet
N2
素直
すなお
obedient, meek, docile
N2
物体
ぶったい
object
N1
趣旨
しゅし
object, meaning
N1
異
い
objection
N1
異議
いぎ
objection, dissent, protest
N1
申し分
もうしぶん
objection, shortcomings
N1
客観
きゃっかん
objective
N1
方針
ほうしん
objective, plan, policy
N2
強制
きょうせい
obligation, compulsion, enforcement
N1
漠然
ばくぜん
obscure, vague, equivocal
N1
観測
かんそく
observation
N2
監視
かんし
observation, guarding, surveillance
N1
観察
かんさつ
observation, survey
N2
障害
しょうがい
obstacle, impediment
N2
阻止
そし
obstruction, check, hindrance
N1
入手
にゅうしゅ
obtaining, coming to hand
N1
明らか
あきらか
obvious, clear
N2
明白
めいはく
obvious, clear
N1
当然
とうぜん
obvious; natural
N1
たまに
occasionally
N4
職業
しょくぎょう
occupation, business
N2
占領
せんりょう
occupation, possession, have a room to oneself
N1
海洋
かいよう
ocean
N2
海流
かいりゅう
ocean current
N1
憎らしい
にくらしい
odious, hateful
N2
匂い
におい
odor, smell
N4
無論
むろん
of course, naturally
N1
同い年
おないどし
of the same age
N1
犯人
はんにん
offender, criminal
N3
提供
ていきょう
offer, program sponsoring
N1
懸賞
けんしょう
offering prizes, winning, reward
N1
オフィス
office
N2
事務所
じむしょ
office
N4
～庁
～ちょう
office, agency
N2
局
きょく
office, bureau, station(TV, radio)
N2
公表
こうひょう
official announcement, proclamation
N2
公務
こうむ
official business, public business
N2
公認
こうにん
official recognition, authorization
N1
出張
しゅっちょう
official tour, business trip
N2
正式
せいしき
official, formal
N2
しばしば
often, again and again, frequently
N2
ちょくちょく
often, frequently, now and then, occasionally
N1
たびたび
often, repeatedly, frequently
N2
鬼
おに
ogre, demon, 'it' (e.g.,in a game of tag)
N2
オイル
oil
N2
油
あぶら
oil
N2
油絵
あぶらえ
oil painting
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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