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
石油
せきゆ
oil, petroleum, kerosene
N2
まあまあ
okay; soso; decent
N2
古い
ふるい
old (in reference to objects, not people), aged, ancient
N5
古～
ふる～
old ~
N2
老い
おい
old age, the aged
N2
昔
むかし
old days; past
N4
旧知
きゅうち
old friend, old friendship
N1
下町
したまち
old parts of town
N2
年寄
としより
old people, the aged
N2
お姉さん
おねえさん
older sister (formal)
N5
不吉
ふきつ
ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen
N1
省略
しょうりゃく
omission, abbreviation, abridgment
N2
以降
いこう
on and after, hereafter
N2
わざと
on purpose
N2
却って
かえって
on the contrary, rather
N2
際
さい
on the occasion of, circumstances
N2
一方
いっぽう
on the other hand; meanwhile
N2
途中
とちゅう
on the way, midway
N4
オンライン
online
N1
かつて
once, before, formerly
N1
一旦
いったん
once, for a moment
N2
一度
いちど
once, one time
N4
一頃
ひところ
once, some time ago
N1
一
いち
one
N3
一～
ひと～
one ~
N2
同士
どうし
one another, companion, comrade
N1
一人一人
ひとりひとり
one by one, each
N2
いちいち
one by one, separately
N2
一日
いちにち
one day (duration)
N5
一日
ついたち
one day; first day of the month
N5
一心
いっしん
one mind, with rapt attention
N1
一月
ひとつき
one month
N5
一体
いったい
one object; body; what on earth?; generally
N2
一人
ひとり
one person
N3
一面
いちめん
one side, the other hand
N1
一つ
ひとつ
one thing
N5
あれこれ
one thing or another, this and that
N2
一言
ひとこと
one word
N3
ワンピース
onepiece dress
N2
片道
かたみち
oneway (trip)
N2
親父
おやじ
one's father, old man, one's boss
N1
身の上
みのうえ
one's future, one's welfare, one's personal history
N1
念願
ねんがん
one's heart's desire, earnest petition
N1
母国
ぼこく
one's home country (same as 自分の国 )
N1
イメージ
one's image
N2
生涯
しょうがい
one's lifetime
N1
本国
ほんごく
one's own country
N1
自宅
じたく
one's own home (same as 自分の家 )
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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