JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

WordMeaning
本国ほんごくone's own country
野心やしんambition, aspiration
特産とくさんspecialty, special product
叶えるかなえるto grant (request, wish)
下地したじgroundwork, foundation
いじるいじるto touch, to tamper with
束縛そくばくrestraint, restriction, confinement
忠告ちゅうこくadvice, warning
蜂蜜はちみつhoney
就業しゅうぎょうemployment, starting work
風習ふうしゅうcustom
噴出ふんしゅつspewing, gushing, spouting
平常へいじょうnormal, usual
ハンガーハンガー(coat) hanger
人目ひとめglimpse, public gaze
控除こうじょdeduction (e.g. tax deduction)
語源ごげんword root, word derivation, etymology
試みるこころみるto try, to test
採択さいたくadoption, selection, choice
山脈さんみゃくmountain range
尊いとうといprecious, sacred (worthy of reverence; e.g. 尊[とうと]い命[いのち] = a precious life)
滑らかなめらかsmoothness, glassiness
且つかつyet, and
過労かろうoverwork, strain
鍛えるきたえるto forge, to train, to discipline
漁船ぎょせんfishing boat
天体てんたいheavenly body
あざあざbirthmark, bruise
焦るあせるto be in a hurry, to be impatient
生かすいかすto keep something alive; to make use of
創刊そうかんlaunching (e.g., newspaper, first issue)
着色ちゃくしょくcoloring
聴覚ちょうかくthe sense of hearing
ちょくちょくちょくちょくoften, frequently, now and then, occasionally
出社しゅっしゃcome to work
見逃すみのがすto miss, to overlook, to leave at large
目録もくろくcatalogue, catalog, list
養護ようごprotection, nursing, protective care
楽観らっかんoptimism
引き上げるひきあげるto withdraw, to leave, to pull out
ことごとくことごとくaltogether, entirely
乗り込むのりこむto board, to get into (a car); to march into, to enter
インターナショナルインターナショナルinternational
インフレインフレ(abbr.) inflation
落ち込むおちこむto get depressed
かなわないかなわないbe beyond one's power, be unable
均衡きんこうequilibrium, balance
黒字くろじbalance (figure) in the black
傾斜けいしゃinclination, slope, dip
痛感つうかんfeeling keenly, fully realizing
失調しっちょうlack of harmony, imbalance
捕鯨ほげいwhaling
滅ぼすほろぼすto destroy, to overthrow, to ruin
見合いみあいformal marriage interview
未婚みこんunmarried
無邪気むじゃきinnocence, simple-mindedness
物足りないものたりないunsatisfied, unsatisfactory
ややこしいややこしいpuzzling, tangled, complicated, complex
良質りょうしつgood quality, superior quality
一息ひといきa breath, a pause, an effort
骨董品こっとうひんcurio
コンパスコンパスcompass
異論いろんdifferent opinion, objection
斡旋あっせんkind offices, mediation
裾すそ(trouser) cuff, (skirt) hem, cut edge of a hairdo
是正ぜせいcorrection, revision
先代せんだいfamily predecessor, previous age, previous generation
塵ちりdust / fine particles (e.g. 塵[ちり]が舞う[まう] = dust is swirling)
有望ゆうぼうgood prospects, full of hope, promising
根底こんていroot, basis, foundation
産物さんぶつproduct, result, fruit
元素げんそelement
整えるととのえるto put in order, to arrange, to adjust; to get ready, to prepare; to raise money
鉛なまりlead (the metal)
外相がいしょうForeign Minister
貨幣かへいmoney, currency, coinage
境遇きょうぐうenvironment, circumstances
等級とうきゅうgrade, class
適性てきせいaptitude
主題しゅだいsubject, theme, motif
母校ぼこうalma mater
舞うまうto dance, to flutter about, to revolve
勝るまさるto excel, to surpass, to out-rival
見積もりみつもりestimation, quotation
浴室よくしつbathroom, bath
原文げんぶんthe text, original
結束けっそくunion, unity
当人とうにんthe one concerned, the said person
臆病おくびょうcowardice, timidity
強硬きょうこうfirm, vigorous, stubborn
転勤てんきんtransfer (to another office of a company)
新入生しんにゅうせいnew student, first-year student, freshman
生死せいしlife and death
塵取りちりとりdustpan
斜面しゃめんslope, slanting surface, bevel
修士しゅうしMasters degree program
纏めまとめsettlement, conclusion
無口むくちreticence
無駄遣いむだづかいwaste money on, squander money on
勇敢ゆうかんbravery, heroism, gallantry

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