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Word list · BLEACH · Updated October 2026

Bleach Japanese vocabulary: 60 words from the first episodes

Teenager Ichigo can see ghosts; after gaining Soul Reaper powers, he begins fighting evil spirits called Hollows. Rough, casual dialogue includes terms for spirits and battle.

About 60% of the words below are JLPT N5–N4, so Bleach is manageable once you have the basics down.

How this list was made: we went through the Japanese subtitles of the first 3 episodes, reduced every word to its dictionary form, dropped names, sound effects and grammar particles, and kept the words that come up most. Each word has one short line from the show.

JLPT N5 31 words · the first words any course teaches

JLPT N4 5 words · still beginner territory

JLPT N3 10 words · intermediate

JLPT N2–N1 5 words · advanced

Show and story words 9 words · not on the JLPT lists, but this series leans on them

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