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School and work words in Japanese: school, study, teacher and student, homework and exams, office, company, job and colleagues, from the JLPT vocabulary lists with readings and meanings.
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ่ฑ่ช | ใใใ | English language | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏ่ฑ่ชใๅๅผทใใพใใใใใใฏใใใใในใใใใใใพใใI study English. |
| ้็ญ | ใใใดใค | pencil | JLPT N5 | ้็ญใงๅๅใๆธใใพใใใใใดใคใงใชใพใใใใใพใใI will write my name with a pencil. |
| ๆใใ | ใใใใ | to teach | JLPT N5 | ๅ ็ใๆผขๅญใๆใใพใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใพใใThe teacher teaches kanji. |
| ่ฆใใ | ใใผใใ | to memorize | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใๅ่ชใ่ฆใใพใใใใใใใใใใใใใผใใพใใI will memorize the new words. |
| ไผ็คพ | ใใใใ | company | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏไผ็คพใธ่กใใพใใใใใใฏใใใใใธใใใพใใI am going to the company. |
| ๅญฆ็ | ใใใใ | student | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏๅญฆ็ใงใใใใใใฏใใใใใงใใI am a student. |
| ็ไปฎๅ | ใใใใช | katakana script | JLPT N5 | ็ไปฎๅใงๅๅใๆธใใพใใใใใใชใงใชใพใใใใใพใใI write my name in katakana. |
| ๅญฆๆ ก | ใใฃใใ | school | JLPT N5 | ๅญฆๆ กใธ่กใใพใใใใฃใใใธใใใพใใI am going to school. |
| ็ด | ใใฟ | paper | JLPT N5 | ใใใซ็ดใ็ฝฎใใพใใใใใซใใฟใใใใพใใI will place the paper here. |
| ๆผขๅญ | ใใใ | chinese character | JLPT N5 | ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๆผขๅญใฏ้ฃใใใงใใใซใปใใใฎใใใใฏใใใใใใงใใJapanese kanji are difficult. |
| ๆๅฎค | ใใใใใค | classroom | JLPT N5 | ๆๅฎคใฏใใใงใใใใใใใคใฏใใใงใใThe classroom is here. |
| ใฏใฉใน | a class | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใใฏใฉในใงใใใใใใใใฏใฉในใงใใIt is a new class. | |
| ใณใใผใใ | to copy | JLPT N5 | ใใฎๆฌใใณใใผใใพใใใใฎใปใใใใดใผใใพใใI will make a copy of this book. / I will copy this book. | |
| ไฝๆ | ใใใถใ | essay or composition | JLPT N5 | ไปๆฅใไฝๆใๆธใใพใใใใใใใใใใถใใใใใพใใใI wrote an essay today. |
| ไปไบ | ใใใจ | work or job | JLPT N5 | ๆๆฅใๆฐใใไปไบใใใพใใใใใใใใใใใใใใจใใใพใใI will do my new job tomorrow. |
| ่พๆธ | ใใใ | dictionary | JLPT N5 | ่พๆธใไฝฟใใพใใใใใใใคใใใพใใI will use a dictionary. |
| ่ณชๅ | ใใคใใ | ask a question | JLPT N5 | ๅ ็ใซ่ณชๅใใใพใใใใใใใซใใคใใใใใพใใI will ask the teacher a question. |
| ๅญๅผ | ใใณใ | dictionary | JLPT N5 | ใใฎๅญๅผใ่ชญใฟใพใใใใฎใใใใใใฟใพใใI read this dictionary. |
| ๆๆฅญ | ใใ ใใใ | school class | JLPT N5 | ใใใใฎๆๆฅญใฏไนๆใใใงใใใใใใฎใใ ใใใใฏใใใใใงใใToday's class starts at nine o'clock. |
| ๅฎฟ้ก | ใใ ใใ ใ | homework | JLPT N5 | ๅฎฟ้กใใใพใใใใ ใใ ใใใใพใใI will do my homework. |
| ็ๅพ | ใใใจ | student or pupil | JLPT N5 | ใใฎ็ๅพใฏใพใใใงใใใใฎใใใจ ใฏ ใพใใ ใงใใThat student is diligent. |
| ๅ ็ | ใใใใ | teacher or instructor | JLPT N5 | ๅ ็ใฏใจใฆใ่ฆชๅใงใใใใใใใฏใจใฆใใใใใคใงใใThe teacher is very kind. |
| ๅคงๅญฆ | ใ ใใใ | university | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏๅคงๅญฆใซ่กใใพใใใใใใฏใ ใใใใซใใใพใใI go to university. |
| ๅคใใ | ใคใจใใ | to work for | JLPT N5 | ้่กใซๅคใใพใใใใใใใซใคใจใใพใใI work at a bank. |
| ใในใ | a test | JLPT N5 | ๆๆฅใฏใในใใงใใใใใใฏใฆใใจใงใใTomorrow is a test. | |
| ็ฟใ | ใชใใ | learn | JLPT N5 | ใใขใใ็ฟใใพใใใดใใฎใใชใใใพใใI will learn the piano. |
| ใใผใ | notebook | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใใใผใใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใฎใผใจใใใใพใใใI bought a new notebook. | |
| ๅใ | ใฏใใใ | to work | JLPT N5 | ็ถใฏๆฏๆฅๅทฅๅ ดใงๅใใพใใใกใกใฏใพใใซใกใใใใใใงใฏใใใใพใใMy father works at a factory every day. |
| ๅนณไปฎๅ | ใฒใใใช | hiragana script | JLPT N5 | ๅนณไปฎๅใฎๆธใๆนใๅๅผทใใพใใใฒใใใชใฎใใใใใในใใใใใใพใใI will study how to write hiragana. |
| ใใณ | writing pen | JLPT N5 | ๆฐใใใใณใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใบใใใใใพใใI will buy a new pen. | |
| ๅๅผท | ในใใใใ | study | JLPT N5 | ๆฏๆฅๆฅๆฌ่ชใๅๅผทใใพใใใพใใซใก ใซใปใใใ ในใใใใใใพใใI study Japanese every day. |
| ใใผใซใใณ | ballpoint pen | JLPT N5 | ใใผใซใใณใ่ฒธใใฆใใ ใใใใผใผใใบใใใใใฆใใ ใใใPlease lend me a ballpoint pen. | |
| ๆฌ | ใปใ | book | JLPT N5 | ๆบใฎไธใซๆฌใใใใพใใใคใใใฎใใใซใปใใใใใพใใThere is a book on the desk. |
| ไธๅนด็ญ | ใพใใญใใฒใค | fountain pen | JLPT N5 | ไธๅนด็ญใงๆ็ดใๆธใใพใใใพใใญใใฒใคใงใฆใใฟใใใใพใใI write letters with a fountain pen. |
| ๅ้ก | ใใใ ใ | problem or question | JLPT N5 | ใใฎๅ้กใฏ้ฃใใใงใใใใฎใใใ ใใฏใใใใใใงใใThis problem is difficult. |
| ็ๅญฆ็ | ใใ ใใใใใ | international student | JLPT N5 | ็งใฏ็ๅญฆ็ใงใใใใใใฏใใ ใใใใใใงใใI am an international student. |
| ๅปๅญฆ | ใใใ | medical science | JLPT N4 | |
| ใใญในใ | textbook | JLPT N4 | ||
| ๅคงๅญฆ็ | ใ ใใใใใ | university student | JLPT N4 | |
| ไบ็ฟ | ใใใ ใ | preparing for class | JLPT N4 | |
| ็น | ใฆใ | mark or score | JLPT N4 | |
| ใฌใใผใ; ใชใใผใ | written report | JLPT N4 | ||
| ่ชฒ้ท | ใใกใใ | section manager | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅญฆ้จ | ใใใถ | university department | JLPT N4 | |
| ไธญๅญฆๆ ก | ใกใ ใใใฃใใ | junior high school | JLPT N4 | |
| ใขใซใใคใ | part-time job | JLPT N4 | ||
| ใใผใ | part-time work | JLPT N4 | ||
| ็คพ้ท | ใใใกใใ | company president | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅฐ็ | ใกใ | geography | JLPT N4 | |
| ไผ่ญฐๅฎค | ใใใใใค | conference room | JLPT N4 | |
| ไบๅๆ | ใใใใ | office | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅฐๅญฆๆ ก | ใใใใใฃใใ | elementary school | JLPT N4 | |
| ๆๆณ | ใถใใฝใ | grammar | JLPT N4 | |
| ่พๅ ธ | ใใฆใ | dictionary | JLPT N4 | |
| ็ญ | ใใใ | answer or solution | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅ ฌๅๅก | ใใใใใ | a government worker | JLPT N4 | |
| ใขใใฆใณใตใผ | television or radio announcer | JLPT N4 | ||
| ๆถใใดใ | ใใใดใ | pencil eraser | JLPT N4 | |
| ่ฉฆ้จ | ใใใ | an exam | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅบๅก | ใฆใใใ | shop clerk | JLPT N4 | |
| ๆ ก้ท | ใใใกใใ | school principal | JLPT N4 | |
| ็งๅญฆ | ใใใ | science | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅ ฅๅญฆ | ใซใ ใใใใใ | entering school | JLPT N4 | |
| ้จ้ท | ใถใกใใ | department manager | JLPT N4 | |
| ๆ่ฒ | ใใใใใ | schooling and education | JLPT N4 | |
| ๆญดๅฒ | ใใใ | history | JLPT N4 | |
| ่ฌๅ | ใใใฉใ | auditorium | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅๆฅญ | ใใคใใใ | graduation | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅฐ้ | ใใใใ | major; speciality | JLPT N4 | |
| ้ซๆ ก็ | ใใใใใใ | high school student | JLPT N4 | |
| ่ฌ็พฉ | ใใใ | academic lecture | JLPT N4 | |
| ๆผไผใฟ | ใฒใใใใฟ | lunch break | JLPT N4 | |
| ้ซๆ ก; ้ซ็ญๅญฆๆ ก | ใใใใ; ใใใจใใใฃใใ | high school | JLPT N4 | |
| ๆๅญฆ | ใถใใใ | literature | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅญ | ใ | written character | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅ ่ผฉ | ใใใฑใ | senior group member | JLPT N4 | |
| ๆฐๅญฆ | ใใใใ | mathematics | JLPT N4 | |
| ๆฐ่็คพ | ใใใถใใใ | newspaper company | JLPT N4 | |
| ็ ็ฉถๅฎค | ใใใใ ใใใค | professor's office | JLPT N4 | |
| ๅทฅๅ ด | ใใใใใ | factory | JLPT N4 | |
| ใณใณใใฅใผใฟ; ใณใณใใฅใผใฟใผ | computer | JLPT N4 | ||
| ๅพฉ็ฟ | ใตใใใ ใ | review of lessons | JLPT N4 | |
| ็ ็ฉถ | ใใใใ ใ | research or study | JLPT N4 | |
| ไผ่ญฐ | ใใใ | business meeting | JLPT N4 | |
| ไธๅธ | ใใใใ | one's superior | JLPT N3 | |
| ้ถ็น | ใใใฆใ | zero score | JLPT N2 | |
| ๅ ผๆฅญ | ใใใใใ | holding two jobs | JLPT N1 | |
| ใฟใคใในใ | person who types | JLPT N1 | ||
| ็ญๅคง | ใใใ ใ | two-year junior college | JLPT N1 | |
| ้จไธ | ใถใ | one's subordinate | JLPT N1 |
Word lists: the widely used JLPT N5 to N1 sets after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists (the JLPT publishes no official lists). Definitions adapted from JMdict by the EDRDG, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The 90 words below are the school, study and workplace words on the JLPT vocabulary lists, each with its reading and English meaning.
36 from JLPT N5, 48 from JLPT N4, 1 from JLPT N3, 1 from JLPT N2, 4 from JLPT N1. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, reading and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Japanese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Japanese. Enable the level packs these words come from (JLPT N5, JLPT N4, JLPT N3 and more). A word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: JLPT N5 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.