Japanese Vocabulary Library

Vocabulary dataset maintained by NihongoDoya Editorial Team.
Syllabus entries verified from standard JLPT curricula and Japan Foundation conversational benchmarks. Test your recall in the Vocabulary Quiz or pair with Grammar Notes.

Searchable Japanese Word Lists by Level

Vocabulary is the engine of fluency. NihongoDoya organizes more than 10,800 essential Japanese words into manageable, themed study sets across every stage of learning:

• JLPT N5 (980 words): The foundation of Japanese communication — greetings, numbers, family members, daily objects, and core verbs.
• JLPT N4 (1,107 words): Elementary expression — opinions, comparisons, weather, shopping, transit, and social customs.
• JLPT N3 (1,881 words): Daily independence — workplace communication, newspaper articles, healthcare, and conversational nuance.
• JLPT N2 (1,687 words): Professional fluency — business meetings, technical prose, formal announcements, and idiomatic phrases.
• JLPT N1 (2,556 words): Advanced literary mastery — academic commentary, philosophical nuance, and specialized discourse.
• JFT-Basic (2,622 words): Practical situational communication for living and working in Japan under the Specified Skilled Worker program.