JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
梢こずえtreetop
途絶えるとだえるto stop, to cease, to come to an end
衰えるおとろえるto become weak, to decline
擦るかするto graze / brush against lightly
球根きゅうこん(plant) bulb
しぶといしぶといtenacious, stubborn
人影ひとかげfigure of a person, a person's shadow
察するさっするto guess, to sense, to judge
取締りとりしまりcontrol, crackdown, supervision
眠たいねむたいsleepy
乗っ取るのっとるto capture, to occupy, to take over
駆け足かけあしrunning fast, double time
連ねるつらねるto link, to join, to put together
欺くあざむくto deceive
中腹ちゅうふくmountain side, halfway up
つかの間つかのまmoment, brief time
老衰ろうすいsenility, senile decay
寝かせるねかせるto put to bed, to lay down, to ferment
罵るののしるto speak ill of, to abuse
インターチェンジインターチェンジinterchange
受身うけみpassive, passive voice
回覧かいらんcirculation
休学きゅうがくtemporary absence from school, suspension
有り様ありさまstate, condition
スラックススラックスslacks
宣教せんきょうreligious mission
沈殿ちんでんprecipitation, deposition, settlement
はかないはかないshort-lived, momentary, ephemeral
合議ごうぎconsultation, conference
とかくとかくtend to, apt to; anyhow
オートマチックオートマチックautomatic
折り返すおりかえすto turn up, to fold back
整然せいぜんorderly, regular, well-organized
全快ぜんかいcomplete recovery of health
鉄棒てつぼうiron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics)
私有しゆうprivate ownership
振り出しふりだしoutset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft)
栄えるさかえるto flourish, to prosper, to thrive
打ち消しうちけし(gram) negation, denial, negative
団扇うちわflat (non-folding) fan
大まかなおおまかなrough, approximate
合わすあわすto join together, to face, to unite
結び付けるむすびつけるto combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot
類推るいすいanalogy
控室ひかえしつwaiting room
公団こうだんpublic corporation
城下じょうかland near the castle
ちやほやちやほやpamper, make a fuss of, spoil
分母ぶんぼdenominator
身振りみぶりgesture
投げ出すなげだすto abandon, to throw out
ずばりずばりdecisively, unreservedly, frankly
専修せんしゅうspecialization
担架たんかstretcher, litter
宙返りちゅうがえりsomersault, looping-the-loop
平たいひらたいflat, even, level
旧知きゅうちold friend, old friendship
転じるてんじるto turn, to shift
脱するだっするto escape from, to get out
たやすいたやすいeasy, simple, light
負かすまかすto defeat
山腹さんぷくhillside, mountainside
悩ますなやますto bother, to harass, to torment
ねだるねだるto nag, to demand
縁談えんだんmarriage proposal
温和おんわgentle, mild, moderate
口吟むくちずさむto hum, to sing to oneself
折衷せっちゅうcompromise, cross, blending, eclecticism
題するだいするto title
染みるしみるto soak in; to sting; to be deeply felt
物好きものずき(idle) curiosity
ずぶぬれずぶぬれsoaked, dripping wet
陰気いんきgloom, melancholy
お袋おふくろmother (casual, used mainly by men about their own mother)
漢語かんごChinese word, Sino-Japanese word
感無量かんむりょうdeep feeling, filled with emotion
傷付けるきずつけるto wound, to hurt someone's feelings
郷愁きょうしゅうnostalgia, homesickness
準急じゅんきゅうlocal express (train, slower than an express)
速やかすみやかspeedy
大便だいべんfeces
実費じっぴactual expense, cost price
ほっぺたほっぺたcheek
水気みずけmoisture, dampness
籠もるこもるto seclude oneself, to be confined in
仕上しあげend, finishing touches
うっとうしいうっとうしいweary, annoying
当て字あてじphonetic-equivalent character, substitute character
つぶらつぶらround, rotund
閉口へいこうbeing dumbfounded, being fed up
仕入れるしいれるto lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure
映写えいしゃprojection
徐行じょこうgoing slowly
踏まえるふまえるto be based on, to have origin in
葬るほうむるto bury, to entomb
揺さぶるゆさぶるto shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing
年賀ねんがNew Year's greetings, New Year's card
治まるおさまるto be at peace, to calm down
お産おさん(giving) birth (polite)
問い合わせるといあわせるto inquire, to seek information

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