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
余地
よち
place, room, margin
N1
無地
むじ
plain
N2
平野
へいや
plain, open field
N2
プラン
plan
N2
設計
せっけい
plan, design
N2
思い付き
おもいつき
plan, idea, suggestion
N1
構想
こうそう
plan, plot, idea, conception
N1
方策
ほうさく
plan, policy
N1
策
さく
plan, policy
N1
計画
けいかくする
plan, project, schedule
N4
案
あん
plan, scheme, proposal
N2
計
けい
plan; sum, total
N2
惑星
わくせい
planet
N1
企画
きかく
planning, project
N1
予定
よてい
plans, arrangement, schedule
N4
植物
しょくぶつ
plant, vegetation
N2
プラスチック
plastic
N2
お皿
おさら
plate, dish
N5
皿
さら
plate, dish
N3
プラットホーム
platform
N2
ホーム
platform; home
N2
演劇
えんげき
play (theatrical)
N2
遊び
あそび
play
N4
戯曲
ぎきょく
play, drama
N1
芝居
しばい
play, drama
N2
再生
さいせい
playback, regeneration, resuscitation
N1
選手
せんしゅ
player selected for a team (usually athletic)
N3
トランプ
playing cards (lit: trump)
N2
かるた
playing cards (POR: carta)
N2
吹奏
すいそう
playing wind instruments
N1
広場
ひろば
plaza
N2
快い
こころよい
pleasant, agreeable
N1
快適
かいてき
pleasant, agreeable
N2
愉快
ゆかい
pleasant, happy
N2
お願いします
おねがいします
Please (lit., I request)
N2
おかまいなく
please don't fuss over me
N2
おかけください
please sit down
N2
お待ちください
おまちください
Please wait a moment
N2
どうぞ
please, kindly, by all means
N5
なにとぞ
please, kindly, by all means
N1
どうぞよろしく
pleased to meet you
N2
娯楽
ごらく
pleasure, amusement, recreation
N2
楽しみ
たのしみ
pleasure, joy
N4
ふんだん
plentiful, abundant, lavish
N1
ペンチ
pliers (lit: pinchers)
N2
土地
とち
plot of land, lot, soil
N2
梅
うめ
plum, lowest (of a threetier ranking system)
N2
～等
～ら
plural persons
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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