JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
浮力ふりょくbuoyancy
残金ざんきんremaining money
灌漑かんがいirrigation
手引てびきguidance, guide, introduction
手回してまわしpreparations, arrangements
明朗めいろうbright, clear, cheerful
もろにもろにcompletely, altogether, bodily
びっしょりびっしょりwet through, drenched
国定こくていstate-sponsored, national
仕掛しかけdevice, trick, mechanism
かさばるかさばるto be bulky
親しむしたしむto be intimate with, to befriend
背くそむくto run counter to, to go against
転回てんかいrevolution, rotation
緩むゆるむto become loose, to slacken
日取りひどりfixed date, appointed day
かさむかさむto pile up, to increase
華々しいはなばなしいbrilliant, magnificent, spectacular
原書げんしょoriginal document
務まるつとまるto be fit for (a role), to be up to (a job)
利潤りじゅんprofit, returns
演ずるえんずるto perform, to play (a part), to act
往診おうしんdoctor's visit, house call
同級どうきゅうthe same grade, same class
手近てぢかnear, handy, familiar
無闇にむやみにunreasonably, absurdly, at random
聴診器ちょうしんきstethoscope
ドライブインドライブインdrive in
うぬぼれうぬぼれpretension, conceit, hubris
うたた寝うたたねdozing, napping
婉曲えんきょくeuphemistic, indirect, insinuating
清々しいすがすがしいfresh, refreshing
縮まるちぢまるto be shortened, to be contracted, to shrink
召すめすto call, to send for, to put on
もがくもがくto struggle, to wriggle, to be impatient
原形げんけいoriginal form, base form
侵すおかすto invade, to raid, to trespass
がっしりがっしりfirmly, solidly, tough
郷里きょうりbirth-place, home town
慕うしたうto yearn for, to adore, to look up to
見せびらかすみせびらかすto show off, to flaunt
懐くなつくto become emotionally attached
鈍るにぶるto become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken
概説がいせつgeneral statement, outline
仮にかりにtemporarily; if, for argument's sake
きちっときちっとexactly, perfectly
仕組しくみstructure, mechanism
夜更けよふけlate at night
障るさわるto hinder, to interfere with, to affect
暗算あんざんmental arithmetic
和文わぶんJapanese text, sentence in Japanese
助動詞じょどうしauxiliary verb
年輪ねんりんannual tree ring
おびただしいおびただしいabundantly, innumerably
きっかりきっかりexactly, precisely
気風きふうcharacter, traits, ethos
行き違いいきちがいmisunderstanding, disagreement
きしむきしむto jar, to creak, to grate
興じるきょうじるto amuse oneself, to make merry
奉るたてまつるto offer, to do respectfully
仕立てるしたてるto tailor, to make, to prepare
凝るこるto be absorbed in, to be elaborate; to stiffen (e.g. shoulders)
厳かおごそかmajestic, dignified
ばかばかしいばかばかしいstupid
弱るよわるto weaken, to be troubled, to be emaciated
浸すひたすto soak, to dip, to drench
妥結だけつagreement
茶の湯ちゃのゆtea ceremony
講読こうどくreading
滞るとどこおるto stagnate, to be delayed
乃至ないしfrom...to, between...and, or
きらびやかきらびやかgorgeous, gaudy, dazzling
嘴くちばしbeak, bill
戦災せんさいwar damage
先だってせんだってrecently, the other day
給うたまうto grant, to give (honorific, archaic)
食い違うくいちがうto cross each other, to differ
けなすけなすto speak ill of
紛れるまぎれるto be diverted, to slip into
善し悪しよしあしgood or bad, merits or demerits, quality
腫れるはれるto swell (from inflammation), to become swollen
薄弱はくじゃくfeebleness, weakness, weak
結び付きむすびつきconnection, relation
凶作きょうさくbad harvest, poor crop
転任てんにんchange of post
交えるまじえるto mix, to converse with, to cross (swords)
口述こうじゅつverbal statement
心細いこころぼそいhelpless, hopeless, discouraging
戸締りとじまりclosing up, locking the doors
帯びるおびるto bear, to carry, to be entrusted
完ぺきかんぺきperfection, completeness, flawless
嘲笑うあざわらうto sneer at, to ridicule
接続詞せつぞくしconjunction
淑やかしとやかgraceful
紡績ぼうせきspinning
耽るふけるto indulge in, to give oneself up to, to be absorbed in
ドライクリーニングドライクリーニングdry cleaning
近眼きんがんnearsightedness
てんでてんで(not) at all, altogether, entirely
空しいむなしいvacant, futile, vain

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