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
振り出し
ふりだし
outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft)
N1
外
そと
outside, exterior
N5
見掛け
みかけ
outward appearance
N2
あっち
over there
N5
そちら
over there
N5
そっち
over there
N5
優勝
ゆうしょう
overall victory, championship
N3
オーバー
overcoat; over, exceeding, exaggeration
N4
氾濫
はんらん
overflowing, flood
N1
朝寝坊
あさねぼう
oversleeping, late riser
N2
圧倒
あっとう
overwhelm, overpower
N1
過労
かろう
overwork, strain
N1
主
しゅ
owner, master, god
N1
主
ぬし
owner, master, god
N1
酸化
さんか
oxidation
N1
酸素
さんそ
oxygen
N2
パチンコ
pachinko (Japanese pinball)
N1
荷造り
にづくり
packing, baling, crating
N1
包装
ほうそう
packing, wrapping
N2
田ぼ
たんぼ
paddy field, farm
N2
痛み
いたみ
pain, ache, sore
N2
苦痛
くつう
pain, agony
N2
苦心
くしん
pain, trouble
N2
辛い
つらい
painful, heartbreaking
N2
切ない
せつない
painful, trying, sad
N1
ペンキ
paint
N2
画家
がか
painter
N2
対
たい
pair, couple, set
N2
対
つい
pair, couple, set
N1
ペア
pair, pear
N1
パジャマ
pajamas
N1
宮殿
きゅうでん
palace
N1
青白い
あおじろい
pale
N2
ちやほや
pamper, make a fuss of, spoil
N1
パパ
papa, daddy
N4
紙
かみ
paper
N3
紙幣
しへい
paper money, notes, bills
N2
障子
しょうじ
paper sliding door
N2
極楽
ごくらく
paradise
N1
天国
てんごく
paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven
N1
麻痺
まひ
paralysis, palsy, numbness
N1
小包
こづつみ
parcel, package
N2
勘弁
かんべん
pardon, forgiveness, forbearance
N1
括弧
かっこ
parenthesis, brackets
N2
両親
りょうしん
parents (lit., both parents)
N5
駐車
ちゅうしゃ
parking (e.g., car)
N2
駐車場
ちゅうしゃじょう
parking lot
N4
客間
きゃくま
parlor, guest room
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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