JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
清濁せいだくgood and evil, purity and impurity
焦げ茶こげちゃdark brown
顧みるかえりみるto look back, to turn around, to review
生温いなまぬるいlukewarm, halfhearted
気立てきだてgood-natured, kind-hearted
ぼやくぼやくto grumble, to complain
月賦げっぷmonthly installment
任すまかすto entrust, to leave to a person
凝らすこらすto concentrate, to devote, to peer into
ぼやけるぼやけるto become dim, to become blurred
中程なかほどmiddle, midway
窮乏きゅうぼうpoverty
大部たいぶmost (e.g., most part, greater, fairly, a good deal, much)
布巾ふきんdish cloth
とぼけるとぼけるto play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
進度しんどprogress
いたわるいたわるto sympathize with, to console, to care for
敬具けいぐSincerely (used at the end of letter)
案じるあんじるto be anxious, to ponder
満場まんじょうunanimous, whole audience
差し支えるさしつかえるto interfere, to hinder
げっそりげっそりbeing disheartened, losing weight
謝絶しゃぜつrefusal
引っ掻くひっかくto scratch
ティシュペーパーティシュペーパーtissue
掻き回すかきまわすto stir up, to churn, to disturb
蹴飛ばすけとばすto kick away, to kick (someone)
聳えるそびえるto rise, to tower, to soar
目方めかたweight
イェスイェスyes
他動詞たどうしtransitive verb (direct object)
突っ張るつっぱるto support, to become stiff; to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to insist on
なるたけなるたけas much as possible, if possible
稲光いなびかり(flash of) lightning
盛装せいそうbe dressed up, wear rich clothes
むしるむしるto pluck, to pick, to tear
纏まりまとまりconclusion, settlement, consistency
(花を〜) 生ける, 活ける(はなを～) いけるto arrange (flowers)
危ぶむあやぶむto fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful
煙たいけむたいsmoky, feeling awkward
ビールスビールスvirus
取り調べるとりしらべるto investigate, to examine
取り次ぐとりつぐto act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message)
転ずるてんずるto turn, to shift
申し入れるもうしいれるto propose, to suggest
煌々とこうこうとbrightly
繕うつくろうto mend, to repair
さえずるさえずるto sing, to chirp, to twitter
摩るさするto rub, to stroke
真ん丸いまんまるいperfectly circular
屎尿しにょうhuman waste
やり遂げるやりとげるto accomplish
月並つきなみconventional, trite, common
トランジスタートランジスターtransistor
自ずからおのずからnaturally, as a matter of course
雑木ぞうきvarious kinds of small trees, assorted trees
真ん円いまんまるいperfectly round
とがめるとがめるto blame, to rebuke
テレックステレックスtelex, teletypewriter exchange
夜更しよふかしstaying up late, keeping late hours
冷やかすひやかすto banter, to make fun of, to jeer at, to cool, to refrigerate
馴々しいなれなれしいfamiliar, make free with
エアメールエアメールair mail
吊り革つりかわstrap
蔵相ぞうしょうMinister of Finance
うつむくうつむくto look downward, to stoop
へりくだるへりくだるto deprecate oneself and praise the listener
煙るけむるto smoke (e.g., fire)
弛みたるみslack, slackening
代る代るかわるがわるalternately
詰るなじるto rebuke, to scold, to tell off
交すかわすto exchange
持ち切りもちきりhot topic, talk of the town
継目つぎめjoint, seam
つねるつねるto pinch
言付けことづけmessage (left for someone)
異見いけんdifferent opinion, objection
重んずるおもんずるto honor, to respect, to value
剥げるはげるto come off, to be worn off, to fade, to discolor
ふんだんふんだんplentiful, abundant, lavish
駆けっこかけっこ(foot) race
予てかねてpreviously, beforehand, for some time
呼び止めるよびとめるto flag down
懲りるこりるto learn by experience, to be disgusted with
ロープウエイロープウエイropeway, aerial tram
釣り鐘つりがねtemple bell (for striking)
報ずるほうずるto inform, to report
改まるあらたまるto be renewed; to be formal
数詞すうしnumeral
局限きょくげんlimit, localize
雛祭ひなまつりGirls' (dolls') Festival
ぼつぼつぼつぼつgradually, here and there, spots
一頃ひところonce, some time ago
立て替えるたてかえるto pay in advance, to pay for another
余所見よそみlooking away, looking aside
似通うにかようto resemble closely
呆気ないあっけないdisappointingly quick or easy, unsatisfying
湿気るしけるto be damp, to be moist
すばしこいすばしこいnimble, smart, quick
まごつくまごつくto be confused, to be flustered

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