JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

All 2681 N1 words, in the order Nihondex teaches them.

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WordMeaning
申込もうしこみapplication, request, proposal
混同こんどうconfusion, mixing, merger
倍率ばいりつmagnification; competition ratio (e.g. for an exam)
折おりchance, occasion
階層かいそうclass, level, stratum, hierarchy
楽譜がくふscore (music, sheet music)
アクセルアクセル(abbr.) accelerator
新婚しんこんnewly-wed
成熟せいじゅくmaturity, ripeness
大金たいきんlarge amount of money
主権しゅけんsovereignty
未定みていnot yet fixed, undecided, pending
ムードムードmood
免除めんじょexemption, exoneration, discharge
反するはんするto be inconsistent with, to oppose, to contradict
固有こゆうcharacteristic, inherent, peculiar (to)
座標ざひょうcoordinates
取り組むとりくむto tackle, to engage in a bout, to come to grips with
配分はいぶんdistribution, allotment
既婚きこんmarried
しょっちゅうしょっちゅうalways, constantly
スプリングスプリングspring
態勢たいせいreadiness, preparedness, posture
台無しだいなしmess, spoiled, (come to) nothing
炭素たんそcarbon (C)
地形ちけいlandform, geographical features, topography
着手ちゃくしゅembarkation, launch
無難ぶなんsafety, security
ベストセラーベストセラーbest-seller
補足ほそくsupplement, complement
猛烈もうれつviolent, vehement, rage
荷にload, baggage, cargo
憎しみにくしみhatred
運搬うんぱんtransport, carriage
救援きゅうえんrelief, rescue, reinforcement
連帯れんたいsolidarity
文化財ぶんかざいcultural assets, cultural property
母国ぼこくone's home country (same as 自分の国 (じぶんのくに))
補充ほじゅうsupplementation, replenishment, replenishing
没収ぼっしゅうconfiscation, forfeiture
略奪りゃくだつpillage, looting, robbery
渚なぎさwater's edge, beach, shore
頑丈がんじょうsolid, firm, strong
教科きょうかsubject, curriculum
星座せいざconstellation
盛大せいだいgrand, prosperous, magnificent
団結だんけつunity, union, solidarity
パジャマパジャマpajamas
本場ほんばhome, best place, genuine
憂鬱ゆううつdepression, melancholy
コンタクト (レンズ)コンタクト (レンズ)contact; contact lens
最善さいぜんthe very best
共存きょうぞんcoexistence
嗜好しこうtaste, liking, preference
アマチュアアマチュアamateur
異議いぎobjection, dissent, protest
セクションセクションsection
耐えるたえるto withstand, to endure (bear a load or hardship; e.g. 重[おも]さに耐[た]える)
漂うただようto drift about, to float, to hang in air
まさしくまさしくsurely, no doubt, evidently
横綱よこづなsumo grand champion
雛ひなyoung bird, chick, doll
行進こうしんmarch, parade
孤児こじorphan
動力どうりょくpower, motive power, dynamic force
時折ときおりsometimes
並びにならびにand
獲物えものgame, spoils, trophy
街道かいどうhighway
規範きはんmodel, standard, example
強行きょうこうforcing, enforcement
敢えてあえてdare (to do), venture (to do), challenge (to do)
鮮やかあざやかvivid, clear
過ちあやまちfault, error, indiscretion
労力ろうりょくlabor, effort, trouble
弾くはじくto flick / repel / bounce off (e.g. 水[みず]をはじく = water repels/beads off)
執着しゅうじゃくattachment / obsession / clinging (more psychological / emotional sense)
執着しゅうちゃくattachment / persistence / sticking to something (more general / common reading)
脈みゃくpulse
率いるひきいるto lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops)
交互こうごmutual, reciprocal, alternate
採掘さいくつmining
改訂かいていrevision
過疎かそdepopulation
早急そうきゅう; さっきゅうurgent, prompt, immediate
送金そうきんremittance, sending money
断然だんぜんfirmly, absolutely, definitely
告げるつげるto inform
普遍ふへんuniversality, ubiquity, omnipresence
噛み切るかみきるto bite off, to gnaw through
断えるたえるto cease, to become extinct
高原こうげんtableland, plateau
購買こうばいpurchase, buy
誤差ごさerror
内心ないしんinnermost thoughts, real intention, inmost heart
逃れるのがれるto escape
一挙にいっきょにat a stroke, with a single swoop
写しうつしcopy, duplicate
観覧かんらんviewing
値するあたいするto be worth, to deserve

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