JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
戦闘せんとうbattle, fight, combat
総合そうごうsynthesis, generalization
類るいkind, class, family
恋愛れんあいlove, romance
獣けだものbeast / brute (strong negative, often insulting or harsh tone)
獣けものanimal / beast (general, neutral or natural sense)
行いおこないconduct, behavior, action
ビジネスビジネスbusiness
認識にんしきrecognition, cognizance
バーバーbar
支持しじsupport
扱いあつかいtreatment, service
詐欺さぎfraud, swindle
政権せいけん(political) administration, political power
固定こていfixation, fixing (e.g., salary, capital)
内部ないぶinterior, inside, internal
確保かくほguarantee, insure, secure
連中れんちゅうgroup, crowd (of people), bunch
技わざart, technique
指摘してきpointing out, identification
資金しきんfunds, capital
地獄じごくhell
証拠しょうこevidence, proof
派遣はけんdispatch, send
もしくはもしくはor, otherwise
感染かんせんinfection, contagion
伝説でんせつtradition, legend, folklore
達成たっせいachievement
ベストベストbest; vest
慣れなれpractice, experience
気軽きがるcheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
投資とうしinvestment
事前じぜんprior, beforehand, in advance
進化しんかevolution, progress
タイミングタイミングtiming
原作げんさくoriginal work
一切いっさいwithout exception, the whole
確定かくていfixed, decision
かつてかつてonce, before, formerly
空間くうかんspace, room, airspace
交渉こうしょうnegotiation
細胞さいぼうcell
背景はいけいbackground, scenery, setting
閲覧えつらんinspection, reference, browse
展示てんじexhibition, display
所有しょゆうone's possessions, ownership
実じつtruth / reality / result (used in compounds; e.g. 実力[じつりょく] = real ability)
緊急きんきゅうurgent, pressing, emergency
処分しょぶんdisposal, dealing, punishment
優先ゆうせんpreference, priority
受け入れうけいれreceiving, acceptance
獲得かくとくacquisition, possession
取り分けとりわけespecially, above all
運用うんようmaking use of, application, practical use
諦めあきらめresignation, reconciliation, consolation
角つのhorn
演出えんしゅつproduction, direction (e.g. of a play)
記載きさいmention, entry
業者ぎょうしゃtrader, merchant
ショーショーshow
独自どくじoriginal, peculiar, characteristic
オンラインオンラインon-line
監視かんしobservation, guarding, surveillance
危機ききcrisis
ストスト(abbr.) strike
兵器へいきarms, weapons, ordnance
防衛ぼうえいdefense, protection, self-defense
現地げんちactual place, local
強制きょうせいobligation, compulsion, enforcement
当選とうせんbeing elected, winning the prize
職員しょくいんstaff member, personnel
装備そうびequipment
乳ちちmilk, breast, loop
負担ふたんburden; load
崩壊ほうかいcollapse, decay (physics), crumbling
本格ほんかくgenuine, full-scale, authentic
カットカットcut, cutting
ゲストゲストguest
協会きょうかいassociation, society, organization
拒否きょひdenial, rejection, refusal
垢あかdirt, filth
真実しんじつtruth, reality
素材そざいraw materials, subject matter
ジャンルジャンルgenre
理論りろんtheory
災害さいがいcalamity, disaster, misfortune
ニューニューnew
公おおやけpublic
革命かくめいrevolution
上位じょういsuperior, higher order
衝撃しょうげきshock, crash, impact
正義せいぎjustice, right, righteousness
チャンネルチャンネルa channel
取材しゅざいcoverage, collecting data
避難ひなんtaking refuge, finding shelter
コーナーコーナーcorner
特集とくしゅうfeature (e.g., newspaper, special edition, report)
流しながしsink
勤務きんむservice, duty, work
天才てんさいa genius

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