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
身の回り
みのまわり
one's personal appearance, personal belongings
N1
所有
しょゆう
one's possessions, ownership
N1
部下
ぶか
one's subordinate
N1
上司
じょうし
one's superior
N1
行方
ゆくえ
one's whereabouts
N2
自身
じしん
oneself
N3
～きり
only
N1
～だけ
only ~, just ~, as ~
N1
唯
たった
only, just
N2
僅か
わずか
only, merely, a little
N2
唯一
ゆいいつ
only, sole, unique
N2
原っぱ
はらっぱ
open field, empty lot, plain
N1
沖
おき
open sea
N2
開放
かいほう
open, throw open, liberalization
N2
開会
かいかい
opening of a meeting
N2
切開
せっかい
opening up, cutting through
N1
開通
かいつう
opening, open
N2
公然
こうぜん
openly
N1
運転
うんてん
operation, driving
N2
作用
さよう
operation, effect, function
N1
操作
そうさ
operation, management, processing
N2
眼科
がんか
ophthalmology
N1
見解
けんかい
opinion, point of view
N2
視点
してん
opinion, point of view, visual point
N1
意見
いけん
opinion, view, idea
N4
契機
けいき
opportunity, chance
N1
ついで
opportunity, occasion
N2
反対
はんたい
oppose, opposition, resistance
N4
野党
やとう
opposition party
N1
対抗
たいこう
opposition, antagonism
N1
反抗
はんこう
opposition, resistance
N2
楽観
らっかん
optimism
N1
それとも
or, or else
N2
または
or, otherwise
N4
もしくは
or, otherwise
N1
あるいは
or, perhaps
N2
口頭
こうとう
oral
N1
軌道
きどう
orbit; track
N1
オーケストラ
orchestra
N2
命令
めいれい
order, command, decree
N2
秩序
ちつじょ
order, regularity
N1
注文
ちゅうもん
order, request
N2
規律
きりつ
order, rules, law
N2
順序
じゅんじょ
order, sequence, procedure
N2
体制
たいせい
order, system, structure
N2
順
じゅん
order, turn
N2
次第
しだい
order; circumstances; immediate(ly)
N2
整然
せいぜん
orderly, regular, wellorganized
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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