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
送り仮名
おくりがな
part of word written in kana
N2
パート (タイム)
part time (esp. female part time employees)
N4
アルバイト
parttime job
N4
パート
parttime job
N1
出場
しゅつじょう
participation
N2
参加
さんか
participation
N2
関与
かんよ
participation, taking part in
N1
微塵
みじん
particle, atom
N1
個別
こべつ
particular case
N1
特に
とくに
particularly
N4
一別
いちべつ
parting
N1
別れ
わかれ
parting, separation, farewell
N2
相手
あいて
partner; addressee; the person you are talking to
N2
部品
ぶひん
parts, accessories
N2
党
とう
party (political)
N2
宴会
えんかい
party, banquet
N2
隊
たい
party, troops
N1
すんなり
pass with no objection, slim, slender
N1
可
か
passable
N2
通過
つうか
passage through, passing
N2
通行
つうこう
passage, passing
N2
通路
つうろ
passage, pathway
N2
経過
けいか
passage, progress
N1
乗客
じょうきゃく
passenger
N2
旅客
りょかく
passenger
N1
情熱
じょうねつ
passion, enthusiasm, zeal
N1
消極的
しょうきょくてき
passive
N2
受身
うけみ
passive, passive voice
N1
パスポート
passport
N2
旅券
りょけん
passport
N1
過去
かこ
past
N3
～すぎ
past; to exceed, ~ too much
N5
牧師
ぼくし
pastor, minister, clergyman
N1
パス
path, pass (in games)
N3
辛抱
しんぼう
patience, endurance
N1
我慢
がまん
patience, endurance, perseverance
N2
根気
こんき
patience; perseverance, energy
N1
患者
かんじゃ
patient
N3
じっと
patiently, quietly
N2
パトカー
patrol car
N1
パターン
pattern
N2
模様
もよう
pattern, figure, design
N2
柄
がら
pattern; build; character
N2
ポーズ
pause
N1
舗装
ほそう
pavement, road surface
N1
支払
しはらい
payment
N2
支給
しきゅう
payment, allowance
N2
納入
のうにゅう
payment, supply
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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