JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
デモンストレーションデモンストレーションdemonstration
質素しっそsimplicity, modesty, frugality
瞬きまばたきwink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light)
ナイターナイターgame under lights (e.g., baseball), night game
大筋おおすじoutline, summary
過密かみつcrowded
気兼ねきがねhesitance, diffidence, feeling constraint
油絵あぶらえoil painting
甘えるあまえるto behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on
励ますはげますto encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)
化けるばけるto disguise, to take the form of
張り紙はりがみnotice, poster
標語ひょうごmotto, slogan, catchword
サボるサボるto cut (skip) classes; to loaf on the job; to idle away one's time
賑わうにぎわうto prosper, to flourish, to be crowded with people
岩石がんせきrock
記名きめいsignature, register
あやふやあやふやuncertain, vague, ambiguous
荒らすあらすto damage; to invade
進呈しんていpresentation
短波たんぱshort wave
シックシックchic
弁解べんかいexplanation, justification, excuse
まちまちまちまちvarious, different
略語りゃくごabbreviation, acronym
とげとげthorn
耳鼻科じびかotolaryngology
産出さんしゅつyield, produce
しきたりしきたりcustom, conventional practice, tradition
元首げんしゅruler, sovereign
内乱ないらんcivil war, domestic conflict
埋め込むうめこむto embed, implant
白状はくじょうconfession
一様いちようuniform, similar, equal
議案ぎあんlegislative bill
誤るあやまるto make a mistake
静的せいてきstatic
駄作ださくpoor work
呟くつぶやくto mutter, to murmur
報じるほうじるto inform, to report
引きずるひきずるto drag along, to pull, to prolong
遮るさえぎるto interrupt, to intercept, to obstruct
抜かすぬかすto omit, to leave out
起伏きふくundulation
玄人くろうとexpert, professional
仕切るしきるto partition, to divide, to mark off
甘口あまくちsweet flavor
堪えるたえるto bear, to put up with (tolerate, often of emotions or urges)
勤め先つとめさきplace of work
手掛かりてがかりhint, clue, key
割当わりあてallotment, allocation, quota
踏み込むふみこむto step into (someone else's territory), to break into, to raid
見渡すみわたすto look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of
発病はつびょうattack, to become sick
練るねるto knead, to work over, to polish up
年号ねんごうname of an era, year number
受け付けるうけつけるto accept, to receive (an application)
遅くともおそくともat the latest
海抜かいばつheight above sea level
ストロボストロボstroboscope (literally: strobo, strobe lamp, stroboscopic lamp)
絶えるたえるto die out, to become extinct
面目めんぼく; めんもくhonor, reputation, face
ジーパンジーパンjeans
兼業けんぎょうholding two jobs at the same time
卑しいいやしいgreedy, vulgar, shabby
打ち明けるうちあけるto confess, to be open
学説がくせつtheory
沈めるしずめるto sink, to submerge
生き甲斐いきがいsomething to live for, purpose in life
幾多いくたmany, numerous
立ち去るたちさるto leave, to depart
連なるつらなるto extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row
手数てかずnumber of steps / procedures / operations (often “amount of work involved”)
手数てすうtrouble / effort / handling / inconvenience (e.g. お手数[てすう]ですが = sorry for the trouble)
デコレーションデコレーションdecoration
恥じるはじるto feel ashamed
凌ぐしのぐto outdo, to surpass; to endure
用件ようけんbusiness
阻むはばむto keep someone from doing, to stop, to oppose
悟るさとるto attain enlightenment, to understand
取り締まるとりしまるto crack down, to control, to supervise
売り出すうりだすto put on sale, to market
縁側えんがわveranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
押し寄せるおしよせるto surge, to rush in, to advance on
海流かいりゅうocean current
微かかすかfaint, dim, weak
戯曲ぎきょくplay, drama
群集ぐんしゅうgathering, cluster, swarm (of people or things massing together)
記すしるすto note, to write down
ダースダースdozen
分業ぶんぎょうdivision of labor, specialization, assembly-line production
まるっきりまるっきりcompletely, perfectly, just as if
欠乏けつぼうshortage
介抱かいほうnursing, looking after
脚色きゃくしょくdramatization (e.g., film)
全盛ぜんせいheight of prosperity
社宅しゃたくcompany owned house
不順ふじゅんirregularity, unseasonableness
逆立ちさかだちhandstand, headstand
惜しむおしむto be frugal, to value, to regret

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