JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
共学きょうがくcoeducation
漁村ぎょそんfishing village
ずるずるずるずるdragging on, sound of sniffling
賄うまかなうto give board to, to provide meals, to pay
民宿みんしゅくprivate house providing lodging and meals to tourists
旅券りょけんpassport
回送かいそうforwarding
賭かけbetting, gambling, a gamble
光熱費こうねつひcost of fuel and light
細やかこまやかtender, warm; detailed, attentive
おろそかおろそかneglect, negligence, carelessness
跡継ぎあとつぎheir, successor
据えるすえるto set, to lay, to place
製鉄せいてつiron manufacture
見習うみならうto follow another's example
専らもっぱらwholly, solely, entirely
揺らぐゆらぐto swing, to sway, to shake
素っ気無いそっけないcold, short, curt, blunt
拝啓はいけいDear ...; formal greeting opening a letter
隔週かくしゅうevery other week
弁償べんしょうcompensation, reparation, reimbursement
呆然ぼうぜんdumbfounded, overcome with surprise
冷淡れいたんcoolness, indifference
興業こうぎょうstarting a business; industry
肉親にくしんblood relationship, blood relative
ノイローゼノイローゼneurosis (GER: Neurose)
大柄おおがらlarge build, large pattern
オリエンテーションオリエンテーションorientation
前途ぜんとfuture prospects, outlook, the journey ahead
付け加えるつけくわえるto add one thing to another
十字路じゅうじろcrossroads
倹約けんやくthrift, economy, frugality
庇うかばうto protect someone, to cover up for someone
願書がんしょapplication form
先天的せんてんてきinherent, congenital, hereditary
垂れるたれるto hang, to droop; to drip
下火したびburning low, waning, declining
身なりみなりpersonal appearance
日夜にちやday and night, always
思い付きおもいつきplan, idea, suggestion
荒っぽいあらっぽいrough, rude
生臭いなまぐさいsmelling of fish or blood, fish or meat
片言かたことbroken (in reference to speaking style, e.g., Japanese)
渡り鳥わたりどりmigratory bird, bird of passage
前売まえうりadvance sale, booking
申し出るもうしでるto report to, to tell, to suggest
指図さしずinstruction, mandate
授けるさずけるto grant, to award, to teach
名付けるなづけるto name
落葉おちばfallen leaves
形勢けいせいcondition, situation, prospects
徹するてっするto devote oneself to; to go through (e.g. the night)
橋渡しはしわたしbridge building, mediation
下取りしたどりtrade in, part exchange
きまりわるいきまりわるいfeeling awkward, being ashamed
おっかないおっかないfrightening, scary
首飾りくびかざりnecklace
下調べしたしらべpreliminary investigation
自転じてんrotation, spin
放り込むほうりこむto throw into
催すもよおすto hold (a meeting), to give (a dinner)
読み上げるよみあげるto read out loud (and clearly), to call a roll
富むとむto be rich, to become rich
根回しねまわしmaking necessary arrangements
押し込むおしこむto push into, to crowd into
生真面目きまじめserious, sincerity
弾むはずむto bounce, to be encouraged, to splurge on
守衛しゅえいsecurity guard, doorkeeper
身の上みのうえone's future, one's welfare, one's personal history
目途めどgoal, outlook
くすぐったいくすぐったいticklish
面するめんするto face on, to look out on to
果てるはてるto end, to be finished, to be exhausted
原典げんてんoriginal, source
鉱業こうぎょうmining industry
同封どうふうenclosure (e.g., in a letter)
にきびにきびpimple, acne
打ち切るうちきるto stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close
足し算たしざんaddition
出くわすでくわすto happen to meet, to come across
煩わしいわずらわしいburdensome, troublesome, complicated
見晴らしみはらしview
もてなすもてなすto entertain, to make welcome
高尚こうしょうhigh, noble, refined
遠ざかるとおざかるto go far off
仲人なこうどgo-between, matchmaker
和やかなごやかmild, calm, harmonious
粘るねばるto be sticky, to be adhesive, to persist, to stick to
潤ううるおうto be moist; to profit by
くぐるくぐるto pass under, to go through
伝来でんらいancestral, hereditary, imported
仰ぐあおぐto look up (to), to respect; to ask for
ぞんざいぞんざいrude, careless, slovenly
束ねるたばねるto tie up in a bundle, to control
歪むゆがむto warp, to be crooked, to be distorted
緩めるゆるめるto loosen, to slow down
立方りっぽうcube
甚だはなはだvery, greatly, exceedingly
早めるはやめるto hasten, to quicken, to accelerate
歪むひずむto warp, to be distorted

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