Study Lists

Vocabulary lists by learning tier, and by topic (semantic tag). Each list shows the headword with furigana, its reading and a short gloss, linked to the full entry.

Basic vocabularyFoundational words for beginners β€” the vocabulary every learner meets first. 801 entries. Core vocabularyWords for essential everyday adult communication β€” the layer after the basic tier. 1,982 entries.

By topic (415 tags)

abilities1 ability3 abstract857 academic2 accessories1 accommodation2 achievement1 action2,839 action-general2 action-physical2 activity2 addition1 administration4 administrative7 aesthetics1 age3 agriculture12 airport2 alcohol2 animal-bird50 animal-fish26 animal-general109 animal-insect51 animal-mammal72 appearance218 art297 arts1 astronomy1 atmosphere1 attention1 attitude5 audio production1 baking1 beauty4 behavior11 benefit1 body12 body-action6 body-face1 body-internal116 body-part403 books2 brand-name1 building697 business959 business-marketing1 calculation2 career2 category1 causation1 change238 character5 choice1 classical music1 climate2 clothing335 cognition761 color109 commerce9 commerce-marketing1 communication1,482 communication-discussion1 comparison2 compensation1 competition10 condition1 conflict6 construction2 consumer-behavior1 consumption89 contrast1 cooking174 coping1 correction1 counting2 craft3 crafts1 creation28 creativity1 crime6 culture931 culture-tradition1 daily-life941 data1 death2 deception4 decisions1 degree11 degree-extent4 description4 descriptive2,082 design1 desire1 dialect-kansai2 direction134 disaster7 discipline1 discourse5 document5 documents5 drink1 drinking1 economics179 economy2 education919 effort2 electricity1 electronics259 emergency2 emotion1,316 emotion-expression1 emotion-feeling4 emotion-guilt1 emotion-positive2 emotions1 employment3 endurance1 energy1 entertainment156 environment4 equipment3 error1 establishment1 etiquette1 euphemism1 evaluation418 evaluation-quality1 event5 event-name5 events6 existence129 expression312 facilities1 facility1 family300 fashion1 fate1 feeling1 figurative6 film1 finance243 finance-money1 finance-tax1 food1,509 food and drink1 food preparation6 food-cooking4 food-drink2 food-eating2 food-preservation1 force1 formal-language3 freedom1 frequency1 freshness2 furniture106 games1 gaming2 gardening10 genre1 geography684 geometry2 gift2 gift-giving2 gifts2 government2 grammar3 grammatical365 greeting66 health894 health-medical2 healthcare1 history197 hobby5 home4 horticulture2 hospital1 hotel2 household6 household-item1 housing3 human-relations3 identity1 idiom103 idiomatic2 immigration1 improvement1 indicator1 industry2 information1 infrastructure4 ingredient3 injury1 institution1 institutions1 instrument5 international1 internet1 interpersonal13 interrogative1 Japanese house1 Japanese-cuisine3 journalism1 judgment1 keigo2 kitchen2 language317 language-expression2 language-grammar1 law383 leisure658 life4 life-planning1 life-stage1 lifestyle3 literary5 literature3 loanword23 location12 lodging1 logic4 luck1 machine2 management1 manga1 manipulation1 manner12 manufacturing4 maritime1 marriage1 martial-arts3 material11 materials2 math4 mathematics17 measurement10 mechanical1 media214 medical1 mental-state2 mental_health1 metaphor4 method2 military163 modality2 modern1 modification1 money241 moral1 morality3 movement453 music178 nature797 nature-environment1 nature-weather1 networks1 new year1 news1 nostalgia1 number239 number-counter1 object5 objects4 occupation407 occupations1 office2 onomatopoeia153 organization10 organization-name11 organizations1 outdoor activity2 ownership1 pattern1 people8 perception11 person862 person-character3 person-name5 personal-quality4 personal_attributes1 personality403 personality-trait1 philosophy5 photography1 physical11 place13 place-name77 places2 planning2 plant2 plant-flower34 plant-general139 plant-tree20 plumbing1 politeness4 politeness-softener1 politics395 position10 posture1 prediction1 preference2 preparation1 printing1 process3 production1 products4 profession1 promotion1 pronoun3 proper-noun98 proverb25 psychology6 publishing1 quality10 quantity407 question1 ramen1 reaction1 reading2 real_estate3 recovery2 regional1 relationship9 relationships1 religion231 research1 restaurant3 rice1 roads2 rules1 safety7 satisfaction1 science533 seasonal1 seaweed1 self-improvement1 sensation5 sense1 senses1 sequence1 service2 services7 shape4 shopping192 signs1 situation2 size91 sleep2 social7 social media1 social-interaction3 society963 society-role1 sound5 space1 spatial3 speech1 speech-act1 speed1 sport4 sports426 state5 statistics1 status2 strategy1 structure1 style1 success1 supernatural1 system1 taste2 technical3 technique6 technology564 television2 temperature1 terrain1 theater3 thinking1 tickets2 time20 time-day-of-week18 time-general802 time-month25 time-period141 time-season91 title1 tool556 tools1 tourism1 toys1 trade1 traditional1 training2 translation2 transport8 transportation611 travel228 universal1 urban development1 utensil1 utility1 value1 vegetable1 viewing1 virtue1 vision1 water2 weapon1 weather347 work941 work-business1 work-name1 workplace2 writing5