JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
おんぶおんぶcarrying on one's back (e.g., a baby)
自首じしゅsurrender, give oneself up
そりそりsleigh, sled
中和ちゅうわneutralize, counteract
祝賀しゅくがcelebration, congratulations
ブザーブザーbuzzer
林業りんぎょうforestry
混血こんけつmixed race, mixed parentage
拝借はいしゃく(humble) (polite) borrowing
がっちりがっちりsolidly built, tightly
田園でんえんcountry, rural districts
レントゲンレントゲンX-ray (lit: Roentgen)
保温ほおんretaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation
乱れるみだれるto get confused, to be disordered, to be disturbed
病むやむto fall ill, to be ill
酪農らくのうdairy farming
冷蔵れいぞうrefrigeration
指差すゆびさすto point at
見地けんちpoint of view
飲み込むのみこむto gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand
一概にいちがいにunconditionally, necessarily
重んじるおもんじるto respect, to honor, to esteem, to prize
改悪かいあくdeterioration, changing for the worse
屈折くっせつbending, indentation, refraction
組み込むくみこむto insert, to include, to cut in (printing)
信任しんにんtrust, confidence, credence
反らすそらすto bend, to warp
ダンプダンプdump truck
不吉ふきつominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen
前置きまえおきpreface, introduction
鞠まりball
脅すおどすto threaten, to menace
華奢きゃしゃdelicate, slender
気流きりゅうatmospheric current
討議とうぎdebate, discussion
制するせいするto control, to command
整列せいれつstand in a row, form a line
種々しゅじゅvariety
封建ほうけんfeudalistic
未開みかいsavage land, backward region, uncivilized
洋風ようふうwestern style
家来けらいretainer, retinue, servant
遂げるとげるto accomplish, to achieve, to carry out
カムバックカムバックcomeback
司るつかさどるto rule, to govern, to administer
できものできものboil, rash
弁論べんろんdiscussion, debate, argument
豊作ほうさくabundant harvest, bumper crop
乱すみだすto throw out of order, to disarrange, to disturb
脆いもろいbrittle, fragile, tender-hearted
ルーズルーズloose
雪崩なだれavalanche
農耕のうこうfarming, agriculture
課外かがいextracurricular
清らかきよらかclean, pure, chaste
切れ目きれめbreak, pause, gap
多数決たすうけつmajority rule
ジャンパージャンパーjacket, jumper
紛らわしいまぎらわしいconfusing, misleading, ambiguous
真心まごころsincerity, devotion
盲点もうてんblind spot
和らげるやわらげるto soften, to moderate, to relieve
溶液ようえきsolution
ばらまくばらまくto disseminate, to scatter
エレガントエレガントelegant
害するがいするto harm, to offend
給仕きゅうじwaiter
天災てんさいnatural calamity, disaster
済ますすますto finish; to settle; to do without
適宜てきぎsuitability
手際てぎわperformance, skill, tact
防火ぼうかfire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof
免れるまぬがれるto escape from, to be exempted
見なすみなすto consider as, to regard
目下もっかat present / currently (formal, written; e.g. 目下[もっか]調査中[ちょうさちゅう] = currently under investigation)
余興よきょうside show, entertainment
濫用らんようabuse, misuse, using to excess
志すこころざすto plan, to intend, to aspire to
荷造りにづくりpacking, baling, crating
英字えいじEnglish letter (character)
学士がくしuniversity graduate
花壇かだんflower bed
しなやかしなやかsupple, flexible, elastic
辟易へきえきwince, shrink back, succumbing to, being frightened
もてるもてるto be well liked, to be popular
余暇よかleisure, leisure time, spare time
ビラビラhandout, leaflet
強いるしいるto force, to compel, to coerce
式場しきじょうceremonial hall, place of ceremony (e.g., marriage)
海運かいうんmarine transportation
貫禄かんろくpresence, dignity
禁じるきんじるto prohibit
ふらふらふらふらunsteady on one's feet, totter, dizzy
ほとりほとりbank, shore (of a lake or river), vicinity
目論見もくろみa plan, a scheme, intention
心掛けこころがけreadiness, intention, aim
几帳面きちょうめんmethodical, punctual, steady
きっぱりきっぱりclearly, plainly, distinctly
立ち寄るたちよるto stop by, to drop in for a short visit
調印ちょういんsignature, sign, sealing

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