JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
生まれつきうまれつきby nature, by birth, native
カルテカルテclinical records (GER: Karte)
自尊心じそんしんself-respect, conceit
保養ほようhealth preservation, recuperation, recreation
無念むねんchagrin, regret
兼用けんようmulti-use, combined use
滑稽こっけいfunny, humorous, comical
激励げきれいencouragement
内陸ないりくinland
逃げ出すにげだすto run away, to escape from
趣おもむきflavor, appearance, quaint
喜劇きげきcomedy, funny show
起点きてんstarting point
窮屈きゅうくつnarrow, tight, formal
くっきりくっきりdistinctly, clearly, boldly
消息しょうそくnews, letter, circumstances
不振ふしんdullness, slump, stagnation
解けるほどけるto come untied / come loose (e.g. 靴ひもがほどける = shoelaces come undone)
真下ましたright under, directly below
無茶苦茶むちゃくちゃconfused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable
様相ようそうaspect
浜辺はまべbeach, foreshore
賛美さんびpraise, adoration, glorification
情けなさけsympathy, compassion
納入のうにゅうpayment, supply
衣類いるいclothes, clothing, garments
裏返しうらがえしinside out, reverse
大空おおぞらheaven, the sky
同い年おないどしof the same age
眼球がんきゅうeyeball
群衆ぐんしゅうcrowd (a throng of people)
安静あんせいrest
裸足はだしbarefoot
便宜べんぎconvenience, accommodation
日の丸ひのまるthe Japanese flag
取り付けるとりつけるto furnish, to install; to get someone's agreement
問屋とんやwholesale store
延べのべtotal, aggregate (e.g. 延べ人数 = total number of people); futures, credit
円滑えんかつharmony, smoothness
於いておいてat, in, on
お供おともattendant, companion (polite)
共鳴きょうめいresonance, sympathy
刑罰けいばつjudgment, penalty, punishment
転居てんきょmoving, changing residence
素早いすばやいfast, quick
生育せいいくgrowth, development, breeding
体裁ていさいdecency, style, form, appearance
無礼ぶれいimpolite, rude
用法ようほうdirections, rules of use
現像げんぞうdeveloping (film)
名残なごりremains, traces, memory
一気いっきat one push, in one gulp
受け継ぐうけつぐto inherit, to succeed
織物おりものtextile, fabric
傍らかたわらbeside, nearby; while, besides (doing something else)
粥かゆrice porridge
かろうじてかろうじてbarely, narrowly
書評しょひょうbook review
スチームスチームsteam
晴天せいてんfine weather
漏らすもらすto let leak, to reveal
くじくじlottery, lot
さっとさっとsuddenly, smoothly
取り替えとりかえswap, exchange
鈍感どんかんthickheadedness, stolidity
梅干しうめぼしdried plum
追い込むおいこむto herd, to corner, to drive
聞き取りききとりlistening comprehension
軽率けいそつthoughtless, careless, hasty
小児科しょうにかpediatrics
壷つぼjar, pot, vase
身の回りみのまわりone's personal appearance, personal belongings
良識りょうしきgood sense
やり通すやりとおすto carry through, to achieve, to complete
込めるこめるto include, to put into
産婦人科さんふじんかmaternity and gynecology department
嘆くなげくto sigh, to lament, to grieve
ナプキンナプキンnapkin
生身なまみliving flesh, flesh and blood, the quick
効き目ききめeffect, virtue, efficacy
議題ぎだいtopic of discussion, agenda
短気たんきquick temper
短大たんだいjunior college
未練みれんlingering affection, attachment, regret(s)
明瞭めいりょうclarity
繁盛はんじょうprosperity, flourishing, thriving
晩年ばんねん(one's) last years
ずらっとずらっとin a line, in a row
おだてるおだてるto flatter
固めるかためるto harden, to freeze, to fortify
カンニングカンニングcheating (on an exam)
休戦きゅうせんtruce, armistice
水源すいげんsource of river
スポーツカースポーツカーsports car
セレモニーセレモニーceremony
だるいだるいsluggish, feel heavy (tired), languid
躾しつけdiscipline, training
名産めいさんnoted product
必修ひっしゅうrequired (subject)
ねじ回しねじまわしscrewdriver

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