JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
公然こうぜんopenly
仕上がりしあがりfinish, end, completion
逃すのがすto let loose, to set free, to let escape
一変いっぺんcomplete change
応急おうきゅうemergency
眼科がんかophthalmology
ストライキストライキstrike
他方たほうanother side, on the other hand
堤防ていぼうbank, weir
レンタカーレンタカーrented car
露骨ろこつblunt, outspoken; conspicuous; broad, suggestive
主食しゅしょくstaple food
舗装ほそうpavement, road surface
花びらはなびら(flower) petal
実業家じつぎょうかindustrialist, businessman
参上さんじょうcalling on, visiting
腕前うでまえability, skill, facility
ぐっとぐっとfirmly, fast, more
陶器とうきpottery, ceramics
製法せいほうmanufacturing method, recipe, formula
税務署ぜいむしょtax office
船舶せんぱくship
着目ちゃくもくattention
貫くつらぬくto go through
藁わらstraw
夕暮れゆうぐれevening, (evening) twilight
初耳はつみみsomething heard for the first time
左利きひだりききleft-handedness, sake drinker, left-hander
こつこつsecret, trick, hang
軽蔑けいべつscorn, disdain
脅かすおびやかすto threaten, to endanger, to imperil (e.g. 平和[へいわ]を脅[おびや]かす = threaten peace)
学芸がくげいarts and sciences, liberal arts
危害きがいinjury, harm, danger
区切りくぎりan end, a stop, punctuation
刺繍ししゅうembroidery
所定しょていfixed, prescribed
世辞せじflattery, compliment
窒息ちっそくsuffocation
つくづくつくづくcompletely, really
ろくなろくなsatisfactory, decent
覆面ふくめんmask, veil, disguise
飽和ほうわsaturation
待ち遠しいまちどおしいlooking forward to
無論むろんof course, naturally
利子りしinterest (bank)
レディーレディーlady
心強いこころづよいheartening, reassuring
鳥居とりいShinto shrine archway
すんなりすんなりpass with no objection, slim, slender
切実せつじつcompelling, serious, severe, acute
溜まりたまりcollected things, gathering place, arrears
手掛けるてがけるto handle, to manage, to work with
変遷へんせんchange, transition, vicissitudes
密集みっしゅうcrowd, close formation, dense
おむつおむつdiaper, nappy
外貨がいかforeign money
組み合わせるくみあわせるto join together, to combine, to join up
軍服ぐんぷくmilitary or naval uniform
天地てんちheaven and earth, the universe
捗るはかどるto make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance
仏像ぶつぞうBuddhist image (statue)
役場やくばtown hall
養うやしなうto rear, to maintain, to cultivate
冷酷れいこくcruelty, coldheartedness, ruthless
御世辞おせじflattery, compliment
採算さいさんprofit
著しいいちじるしいremarkable, considerable
受け止めるうけとめるto catch, to react to, to take
運輸うんゆtransportation
遠方えんぽうlong way, distant place
海峡かいきょうchannel
構えるかまえるto set up (a house, a shop); to take a stance, to be ready
生計せいけいlivelihood, living
善良ぜんりょうgoodness, excellence, virtue
代弁だいべんspeak for another
斑むらunevenness, inconsistency, irregularity
やけにやけにawfully, terribly
休めるやすめるto rest, to suspend, to give relief
融通ゆうずうadaptability, versatility, finance
反感はんかんantipathy, revolt, animosity
悲観ひかんpessimism, disappointment
一筋ひとすじa line, earnestly, blindly, straightforwardly
口頭こうとうoral
誇張こちょうexaggeration
錯誤さくごmistake
独創どくそうoriginality
年長ねんちょうseniority
一心いっしんone mind, with rapt attention
議事堂ぎじどうDiet building
歩むあゆむto walk
ストローストローstraw
責務せきむduty, obligation
突くつつくto thrust, to strike, to attack; to poke, to nudge, to pick at
手本てほんmodel, pattern
不意ふいsudden, abrupt, unexpected
並列へいれつarrangement, parallel, abreast
光沢こうたくluster, glossy finish (of photographs)
採決さいけつvote, roll call
決けつdecision, vote
営むいとなむto carry on (e.g., in ceremony), to run a business

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