JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
巧みたくみskill, cleverness
朗読ろうどくreading aloud, recitation
不況ふきょうrecession, depression, slump
奮闘ふんとうhard struggle, strenuous effort
命中めいちゅうa hit
役職やくしょくpost, managerial position, official position
言論げんろんdiscussion, speech
細工さいくwork, craftsmanship, trick
さほどさほどnot so, not that much
土木どぼくpublic works
沿線えんせんalong railway line
河川かせんrivers
感触かんしょくsense of touch, feeling, sensation
近郊きんこうsuburbs, outskirts
ありのままありのままthe truth, as it is, frankly
大家たいかauthority, master, expert; distinguished family
中枢ちゅうすうcenter, mainstay, nucleus
封ふうseal
満月まんげつfull moon
辿り着くたどりつくto reach, to make it somehow
心得こころえknowledge, information
いやらしいいやらしいunpleasant, disgusting, indecent
気まぐれきまぐれwhim, caprice, uneven temper
首輪くびわcollar (for a pet); necklace
道場どうじょうdojo (hall for martial arts training)
樹木じゅもくtrees and shrubs, arbor
情緒じょうちょ; じょうしょemotion, feeling, atmosphere
心情しんじょうmentality
粋すいessence / refined taste (essence of something)
切ないせつないpainful, trying, sad
創立そうりつestablishment, founding
体格たいかくphysique, constitution
長編ちょうへんlong (e.g., novel, film)
仕えるつかえるto serve, to work for
沸騰ふっとうboiling, seething
恵みめぐみblessing
設けるもうけるto create, to establish
優勢ゆうせいsuperiority, superior power, predominance
破裂はれつexplosion, rupture, break off
賢明けんめいwisdom, intelligence, prudence
公募こうぼpublic appeal, public contribution
国交こっこうdiplomatic relations
同調どうちょうsympathy, agree with, alignment
ニュアンスニュアンスnuance
値引きねびきprice reduction, discount
望ましいのぞましいdesirable, hoped for
収まるおさまるto fit into, to settle down (be contained or calmed; e.g. 箱[はこ]に収[おさ]まる = fits in the box)
頑固がんこstubbornness, obstinacy
歩みあゆみstep, progress, history
アンコールアンコールencore
心中しんじゅうdouble suicide
代用だいようsubstitution
使い道つかいみちuse
尽きるつきるto be used up, to be run out
迫害はくがいpersecution
昼飯ひるめしlunch (mid-day meal)
分担ぶんたんapportionment, sharing
緩やかゆるやかgentle, gradual, slow; lenient
人柄ひとがらpersonality, character
捧げるささげるto lift up, to give, to offer
念願ねんがんone's heart's desire, earnest petition
犯すおかすto perpetrate, to violate
叶うかなうto come true
ガレージガレージgarage (at house)
胴どうtrunk, body, frame
自在じざいfreely, at will
暗示あんじhint, suggestion
案の定あんのじょうsure enough, as usual
いたっていたってvery much, exceedingly, extremely
上演じょうえんart performance
大概たいがいin general, mainly
重宝ちょうほうconvenient, useful
おおいおおいhey
原油げんゆcrude oil
到底とうてい(cannot) possibly
入賞にゅうしょうwinning a prize or place (in a contest)
一同いちどうall present, all concerned, all of us
街頭がいとうin the street
化合かごうchemical combination
郷土きょうどhomeland
君主くんしゅruler, monarch
抱っこだっこ(child's) hug
停滞ていたいstagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention
ポットポットpot
丸ごとまるごとin its entirety, whole, wholly
目覚めるめざめるto wake up
立法りっぽうlegislation, lawmaking
配偶者はいぐうしゃspouse
事柄ことがらmatter, thing, affair, circumstance
懸賞けんしょうoffering prizes, winning, reward
取り除くとりのぞくto remove, to take away, to set apart
成り立つなりたつto consist of; to be practical (logical, feasible, viable), to be concluded, to hold true
一律いちりつeven, uniform, equal
気質きしつcharacter, trait, temperament
クレーンクレーンcrane
同感どうかんagreement, same opinion, same feeling
静止せいしstillness, repose, standing still
対等たいとうequivalent
待望たいぼうlong-expected, waiting
収支しゅうしincome and expenditure

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