JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
目覚しいめざましいbrilliant, remarkable
もめるもめるto disagree, to dispute
びりびりlast on the list, at the bottom
がっくりがっくりheartbroken
殊にことにespecially, above all
取り寄せるとりよせるto order, to send away for
ばい菌ばいきんbacteria, germ(s)
老いるおいるto age, to grow old
押し切るおしきるto have one's own way
雨具あまぐrain gear
備わるそなわるto be furnished with
聴講ちょうこうlecture attendance, auditing
文語ぶんごwritten language, literary language
真ん前まんまえright in front, under the nose
申出もうしでrequest, claim, report
尊ぶとうとぶto value, to prize, to esteem
納まるおさまるto be paid in, to be delivered (tax or goods; e.g. 税金[ぜいきん]が納[おさ]まる = taxes are paid)
あくどいあくどいgaudy, excessive; vicious, wicked
悪しからずあしからずdon't take me wrong, but..., I'm sorry
金槌かなづち(iron) hammer
差し掛かるさしかかるto come near to, to approach
汽船きせんsteamship
あべこべあべこべcontrary, opposite, inverse
見合わせるみあわせるto exchange glances; to postpone
碁盤ごばんGo board
研ぐとぐto sharpen, to grind, to polish
なにとぞなにとぞplease, kindly, by all means
海路かいろsea route
点線てんせんdotted line
待ち望むまちのぞむto look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for
冴えるさえるto be clear, to be bright, to be skillful
滲むにじむto run, to blur, to spread
準じるじゅんじるto follow, to conform, to apply to
庶務しょむgeneral affairs
みすぼらしいみすぼらしいshabby, seedy
さぞさぞI am sure, certainly, no doubt
霞むかすむto grow hazy, to be misty
焚火たきび(open) fire
剥ぐはぐto tear off, to peel off, to rip off
定まるさだまるto become settled, to be fixed
擦れるすれるto rub, to chafe
放り出すほうりだすto throw out, to give up, to abandon
丸めるまるめるto make round, to round off, to roll up
目付きめつきlook, expression of the eyes, eyes
好況こうきょうprosperous conditions, healthy economy
こじれるこじれるto get complicated, to grow worse
妬むねたむto be jealous, to be envious
帰京ききょうreturning to Tokyo
修学しゅうがくlearning
ぺこぺこぺこぺこfawn, be very hungry
目盛めもりscale, gradations
貴いとうといnoble, valuable (of high rank or great worth; e.g. 貴[とうと]い身分[みぶん] = noble status)
化繊かせんsynthetic fibers
吹奏すいそうplaying wind instruments
痛切つうせつkeen, deep
手分けてわけdivision of labor
見落とすみおとすto overlook, to fail to notice
原っぱはらっぱopen field, empty lot, plain
すれ違いすれちがいchance encounter
膨れるふくれるto swell (out), to be inflated, to bulge
結び付くむすびつくto be connected or related, to join together
快いこころよいpleasant, agreeable
西日にしびwestering sun
着飾るきかざるto dress up
両極りょうきょくboth extremities, north and south poles
取り立てるとりたてるto collect, to extort
反るそるto warp / bend / curve (e.g. 板[いた]が反る[そる] = the board warps)
大げさおおげさgrandiose, exaggerated
恐れ入るおそれいるto be filled with awe, to feel small
老けるふけるto age
はらはらはらはらfeel nervous
心掛けるこころがけるto bear in mind, to aim to do
かぶれるかぶれるto react to; to be influenced by
意気込むいきごむto be enthusiastic about
蒸溜じょうりゅうdistillation
濯ぐすすぐto rinse / wash out (standard, neutral; e.g. 口をすすぐ = rinse the mouth)
違えるちがえるto change; to make a mistake; to sprain
大水おおみずflood
省みるかえりみるto reflect
急かすせかすto hurry, to urge on
手筈てはずarrangement, plan, program
漠然ばくぜんobscure, vague, equivocal
腹立ちはらだちanger
にせ物にせものimitation, counterfeit
おどおどおどおどcoweringly, hesitantly
お宮おみやShinto shrine
霰あられhail (e.g., falling ice balls)
見せ物みせものshow, exhibition
さきにさきにbefore, earlier than, previously
月謝げっしゃmonthly tuition fee
顔付きかおつきfacial expression
タイピストタイピストtypist
朽ちるくちるto rot
浅ましいあさましいshameful, mean, despicable
遊牧ゆうぼくnomadism
恥じらうはじらうto feel shy, to be bashful, to blush
震わせるふるわせるto make (something) tremble, to shake
しくじるしくじるto fail, to fall through, to blunder
賜るたまわるto grant, to bestow
ぶかぶかぶかぶかtoo big, baggy

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