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JFT Topic Word Lists

Browse Japanese vocabulary organized by JFT exam topics - food, work, transport.

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JFT Topic Word Lists

Browse Japanese vocabulary by topic category.

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#	Kanji	Furigana	Romaji	English
1	ベンチは幅広く、ポールは長い。ポールはベンチより幅が広いわけではありません。ベンチはポールより長くはありません。ポールはベンチに取り付けたがります。ベンチはポールをそんな風にさせてくれない。しかし、ポールはベンチに取り付けることを主張します。	-	Benchi wa habahiroku, pooru wa nagai. Pooru wa benchi yori haba ga hiroi wake de wa arimasen. Benchi wa pooru yori nagaku wa arimasen. Pooru wa benchi ni toritsuketagarimasu. Benchi wa pooru o sonna kaze ni sasete kurenai. Shikashi, Pooru wa benchi ni toritsukeru koto o shuchou shimasu.	The bench is wide, the pole is long. The pole isn't wider than the bench. The bench isn't \nlonger than the pole. The pole wants to be attached to the bench. The bench doesn't let \nthe pole do like that. But the pole insists on being attached to the bench.
2	黒い化学肥料は灰色になると揮発します。灰色の化学肥料は揮発すると黒くなります。	-	Kuroi kagaku hiryou wa haiiro ni naru to kihatsu shimasu. Haiiro no kagaku hiryou wa kihatsu suru to kuroku narimasu.	Black chemical fertilizer volatilizes when it turns gray; gray chemical fertilizer turns \nblack when it volatilizes.
3	丘の斜面にはガチョウがいて、丘の下に川があります。広い川、太ったガチョウ、ガチョウは川を渡りたがり、川はガチョウを渡そうとしている。ガチョウが川を渡るのか、川がガチョウを渡すのか誰にも分かりません。	-	Oka no shamen ni wa gachou ga ite, oka no shita ni kawa ga arimasu. Hiroi kawa, futotta gachou, gachou wa kawa o wataritagari, kawa wa gachou o watasou to iru. Gachou ga kawa o wataru no ka, kawa ga gachou o watasu no ka dare ni mo wakarimasen.	There is a goose on a hillside and a river under the hillside. Wide river, fat goose, the goose wants to cross the river, and the river wants to ferry the goose. No one knows whether the goose will cross the river or the river ferry the goose.
4	ピンクの壁にフェニックスを描いて。赤いフェニックス、ピンクのフェニックス、ピンクのフェニックス、そしてカラフルなフェニックス。	-	Pinku no kabe ni fenikkusu o egaite. Akai Fenikkusu, Pinku no Fenikkusu, Pinku no Fenikkusu, soshite karafuru na Fenikkusu.	Draw phoenix on the pink wall. Red phoenix, pink phoenix, pink phoenix and colourful phoenix.
5	40は40だ。十四は十四だ。	-	40 wa 40 da. Juuyon wa juuyon da.	Forty is forty. Fourteen is fourteen.
6	4は4、10は10、14は14、40は40、44は石ライオンが死んだ。	-	4 wa 4, 10 wa 10, 14 wa 14, 40 wa 40, 44 wa ishi raion ga shinda.	4 is 4, 10 is 10, 14 is 14, 40 is 40, 44 stone lions are dead.
7	ぶどうの皮を吐き出さずに食べ、ぶどうの皮を食べずに吐き出す。	-	Budou no kawa o hakidasazu ni tabe, budou no kawa o tabezu ni hakidasu.	Eat grapes without spitting the skin of the grape, and spit the skin of the grape without eating grapes.
8	パンとボトル。テーブルの上にはフライパンがあり、その中にボトルが入っていて、バン。それはボトルがフライパンに当たっているのか、それともフライパンがボトルに当たっているのか?	-	Pan to botoru. Teeburu no ue ni wa furaipan ga ari, sono naka ni botoru ga haitte ite, ban. Sore wa botoru ga furaipan ni atatte iru no ka, soretomo furaipan ga botoru ni atatte iru no ka?	Pan and Bottle. A pan on the table, there's a bottle in the pan, bang, bang, bang. Is it the bottle hitting the pan or the pan hitting the bottle?
9	洋梨と泥。木には洋梨がいて、地面には泥があり、風が梨を風で吹き、梨は地面に落ち、梨は泥の中で転がり、泥は梨にくっつく。	-	Youri to doro. Ki ni wa youri ga ite, jimen ni wa doro ga ari, kaze ga nashi o kaze de fuki, wa jimen ni ochi, wa doro no naka de korogari, doro wa shi ni kuttsuku.	Pear and Mud. There's a pear on the tree, mud on the ground, the wind blows the pears, the pears fall to the ground, the pears roll in the mud, the mud sticks to the pears.
10	緑の山の上にはつるが生えている。その蔓の下には銅製の鐘が吊るされています。風が吹くと、ブドウの木も、鐘も動きます。風が止むと、ブドウの木も、鐘も止まります。	-	Midori no yama no ue ni wa tsuru ga haete iru. Sono man no shita ni wa dousei no kane ga tsurusareteimasu. Kaze ga fuku to, budou no ki mo, kane mo ugokimasu. Kaze ga tomu to, budou no ki mo, kane mo tomarimasu.	On a green mountain grows a vine. Under the vine there hangs a copper bell. When the wind blows, the vine moves and so does the bell. When the wind stops, the vine stops and the bell stops too.

About JFT Topic Word Lists

JFT-Basic Exam Topics Explained

The JFT-Basic exam organizes its content around real-life topics that you would encounter while living and working in Japan. These include daily greetings and self-introduction, shopping and dining, transportation and directions, health and medical situations, workplace communication, housing and neighborhood life, and social interactions.

Understanding which topics the exam covers allows you to study vocabulary strategically rather than randomly. Each topic has a core set of essential words that appear repeatedly across listening, reading, and other exam sections, making topic-based study one of the most efficient preparation methods.

Vocabulary Organized by Topic Area

Our word lists group vocabulary by JFT-Basic exam topics so you can study all related words together. For example, the shopping topic includes words for stores (店, スーパー), prices (値段, 高い, 安い), quantities (一つ, 二つ), and common shopping phrases. Learning words in related clusters helps your brain form stronger associations.

Each topic list includes nouns, verbs, adjectives, and useful phrases that commonly appear together in exam questions. This contextual grouping mirrors how you will actually encounter these words on test day and in real life in Japan.

How to Study Topic Words Effectively

Focus on one topic per study session rather than jumping between multiple topics. Start by reading through all the words in a topic to get an overview, then study them in groups of five to ten words at a time. After learning a group, practice using them in simple sentences before moving to the next group.

After completing a topic, take a short quiz to test your retention, then move to the next topic. Return to completed topics every few days for review. This cycle of focused study followed by spaced review produces the strongest long-term vocabulary retention.

Features of This Topic Word Tool

Our tool provides comprehensive word lists for every major JFT-Basic exam topic. Each word entry includes the Japanese word in kanji or kana, hiragana reading, romaji pronunciation, and English meaning. Words are tagged by difficulty level and frequency of appearance on the exam.

You can filter words by topic, study level, or word type. The print-friendly format allows you to create physical study sheets for offline review. Use this tool alongside our flashcard and quiz tools for a complete vocabulary study system.

How to Use JFT Topic Word Lists

Select a JFT exam topic category from the list

Browse the vocabulary words for that topic

Listen to word pronunciations using the audio buttons

Study each word with its example sentence and Nepali meaning

Frequently Asked Questions

What topics appear on the JFT-Basic exam? +

The JFT-Basic exam covers topics from everyday life in Japan including self-introduction and greetings, shopping and restaurants, transportation and directions, time and schedules, health and visiting a doctor, workplace communication, housing and neighborhood, weather, hobbies, and social situations like invitations and apologies. Our word lists cover all of these topic areas.

How many words are there per topic? +

Each JFT-Basic topic typically requires 50 to 150 core vocabulary words. Some broader topics like workplace communication may have more words, while focused topics like weather or time expressions have fewer. Our lists prioritize the most frequently tested words within each topic so you can focus on what matters most for the exam.

Which JFT topic is the hardest for Nepali students? +

Most Nepali students find the workplace communication and health/medical topics most challenging because the vocabulary is specialized and less commonly encountered in basic Japanese courses. Transportation vocabulary can also be difficult because Japan has a complex public transit system with specific terminology. Starting these harder topics early in your study plan gives you more time to master them.

Can I pass the JFT-Basic by studying only topic word lists? +

Topic word lists are an excellent foundation, but passing the JFT-Basic also requires grammar knowledge, listening comprehension skills, and reading ability. Vocabulary is one essential component that works best when combined with grammar study, listening practice, and regular mock tests. Think of topic words as building blocks that support all other areas of your exam preparation.

Should I study all topics equally or focus on certain ones? +

Start with the topics most likely to appear frequently on the exam, such as daily greetings, shopping, and transportation. Then move to workplace and health topics, which tend to have more complex vocabulary. Save less common topics for last. However, do not skip any topic entirely, as the exam can draw questions from any topic area.