JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
膨張ぼうちょうexpansion, swelling, increase
味覚みかくtaste, palate, sense of taste
真っ二つまっぷたつin two equal parts
戸籍こせきcensus, family register
コマーシャルコマーシャルa commercial
ごらんなさいごらんなさいlook, (please) try to do
健在けんざいin good health, well
土台どだいfoundation, base, basis
苗なえrice seedling
なおさらなおさらall the more, still less
熱意ねついzeal, enthusiasm
檻おりcage, pen, jail cell
期日きじつfixed date, settlement date
予めあらかじめin advance, previously
出題しゅつだいproposing a question
神殿しんでんtemple, sacred place
タイムリータイムリーtimely, run-batted-in (baseball), RBI
携わるたずさわるto engage, to involve
浪費ろうひwaste, extravagance
変革へんかくchange, reform
密接みっせつconnected, close, intimate
メロディーメロディーmelody
引取るひきとるto take back; to adopt; to leave
モーテルモーテルmotel
巧妙こうみょうingenious, skillful, clever
取り扱うとりあつかうto treat, to handle, to deal in
襟えりneck, collar
寛容かんようtolerance, generosity, forbearance
奨励しょうれいencouragement, promotion
真珠しんじゅpearl
先着せんちゃくfirst arrival
単一たんいつsingle, simple, sole
掌てのひらthe palm
布告ふこくedict, ordinance, proclamation
赴任ふにん(proceeding to) new appointment
粉末ふんまつfine powder
パトカーパトカーpatrol car
華やかはなやかbrilliant, gorgeous, florid
降水こうすいrainfall, precipitation
抗争こうそうdispute, resistance
さもさもreally, truly; as if (e.g. さも嬉しそうに = as if really happy)
土俵どひょうarena
音色ねいろtone color, timbre
簡潔かんけつbrevity, concise, simple
出費しゅっぴexpenses, disbursements
遭難そうなんdisaster, shipwreck, accident
対比たいひcontrast, comparison
断面だんめんcross section
貯蓄ちょちくsavings
ロマンチックロマンチックromantic
私物しぶつprivate property, personal effects
紛失ふんしつlosing something
模範もはんmodel, example
抑圧よくあつrestraint, oppression, suppression
控えるひかえるto hold back; to make notes
匹敵ひってきcomparing with, rival, equal
財源ざいげんsource of funds, resources, finances
竿さおrod, pole (e.g., for drying laundry)
唱えるとなえるto recite, to chant, to call upon
乏しいとぼしいmeager, scarce, hard up, poor
農地のうちagricultural land
カーペットカーペットcarpet
合致がっちagreement, concurrence, conforming to
元年がんねんfirst year (of a specific reign)
茎くきstalk
軍艦ぐんかんwarship, battleship
時差じさtime difference
雫しずくdrop (of water)
後回しあとまわしputting off, postponing
タイマータイマーtimer
多忙たぼうbusy
短歌たんか31-syllable Japanese poem
調停ちょうていarbitration, conciliation, mediation
沈没ちんぼつsinking, foundering
宿命しゅくめいfate, destiny, predestination
フィルタフィルタfilter
ひょっとひょっとpossibly, accidentally
こたつこたつtable with heater, (originally) charcoal brazier in a floor well
山岳さんがくmountains
残高ざんだか(bank) balance, remainder
内訳うちわけthe items, breakdown, classification
慣習かんしゅうusual (historical) custom
素朴そぼくsimplicity, artlessness, naivety
タイルタイルtile
悪者わるものbad fellow, rascal
質疑しつぎquestion
始発しはつfirst train
氾濫はんらんoverflowing, flood
小柄こがらsmall, diminutive
自我じがself, ego
仕掛けるしかけるto lay, to set, to wage
年頃としごろage, marriageable age, adolescence
配給はいきゅうdistribution (e.g., films, rice)
ガイドブックガイドブックguidebook
愛想あいそうsociability
明かすあかすto reveal; to stay up
前例ぜんれいprecedent
畜生ちくしょうbeast, brute, damn
唾つばsaliva, spit, sputum
ジャンボジャンボjumbo

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