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Word list · ワンパンマン · Updated October 2026

One-Punch Man Japanese vocabulary: 60 words from the first episodes

Saitama has trained until he can beat any enemy with one punch, leaving him with nothing to get excited about. This action comedy pairs hero and monster vocabulary with casual, deadpan delivery.

About 65% of the words below are JLPT N5–N4, so One-Punch Man 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 33 words · the first words any course teaches

JLPT N4 6 words · still beginner territory

JLPT N3 11 words · intermediate

JLPT N2–N1 2 words · advanced

Show and story words 8 words · not on the JLPT lists, but this series leans on them

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