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
～おき
after every ~
N4
以後
いご
after this; from now on; hereafter
N2
塾
じゅく
afterschool (cram) school
N1
午後
ごご
afternoon, P.M.
N5
後
あと
afterwards (later); in the future; the rest; since then
N2
後
ご
afterwards, since then
N2
後
のち
afterwards, since then
N2
再三
さいさん
again and again, repeatedly
N2
再び
ふたたび
again, once more, a second time
N3
年代
ねんだい
age, era, period
N2
年頃
としごろ
age, marriageable age, adolescence
N1
時代
じだい
age, period, epoch, era
N4
年齢
ねんれい
age, years
N2
侵略
しんりゃく
aggression, invasion, raid
N1
妥結
だけつ
agreement
N1
合致
がっち
agreement, concurrence, conforming to
N1
合意
ごうい
agreement, consent, mutual understanding
N1
同意
どうい
agreement, consent; same meaning
N1
規約
きやく
agreement, rules, code
N1
同感
どうかん
agreement, same opinion, same feeling
N1
一致
いっち
agreement; conformity
N2
農薬
のうやく
agricultural chemicals
N2
農村
のうそん
agricultural community
N2
農地
のうち
agricultural land
N1
農産物
のうさんぶつ
agricultural produce
N2
農業
のうぎょう
agriculture
N3
あ
Ah
N4
ああ
Ah!, Oh!
N4
応援
おうえん
aid, assistance, help
N2
狙い
ねらい
aim
N2
クーラー
air conditioner
N2
エアメール
air mail
N1
空気
くうき
air, atmosphere
N4
飛行機
ひこうき
airplane
N5
空港
くうこう
airport
N4
飛行場
ひこうじょう
airport
N4
目覚し
めざまし
alarmclock
N2
アルバム
album
N2
アルコール
alcohol
N4
酒
さけ
alcohol, sake
N2
床の間
とこのま
alcove
N2
下車
げしゃ
alighting, getting off
N2
アルカリ
alkali
N1
一度に
いちどに
all at once
N2
終日
しゅうじつ
all day
N1
全員
ぜんいん
all members
N2
いきなり
all of a sudden
N2
皆さん
みなさん
all of you, everyone
N5
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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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