JLPT Vocabulary List
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JLPT N1 Vocabulary List
All 2681 N1 words, in the order Nihondex teaches them.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 濯ぐ | ゆすぐ | ゆすぐto rinse / swish out lightly (often mouth, hair, or light rinsing; e.g. 髪をゆすぐ = rinse hair) | |
| 共稼ぎ | ともかせぎ | ともかせぎworking together, (husband and wife) earning a living together | |
| 嘗める | なめる | なめるto lick; to experience; to make fun of | |
| 箇条書 | かじょうがき | かじょうがきitemized form, itemization | |
| 備え付ける | そなえつける | そなえつけるto provide, to equip, to install | |
| だぶだぶ | だぶだぶ | だぶだぶloose, baggy | |
| 謹む | つつしむ | つつしむto be careful, to be discreet; to refrain from | |
| 見計らう | みはからう | みはからうto choose at one's own discretion | |
| 度忘れ | どわすれ | どわすれlapse of memory, forget for a moment | |
| ばてる | ばてる | ばてるto be exhausted, to be worn out | |
| 遅らす | おくらす | おくらすto retard, to delay | |
| 書き取る | かきとる | かきとるto write down, to take dictation | |
| 据え付ける | すえつける | すえつけるto install, to equip, to mount | |
| 汚らわしい | けがらわしい | けがらわしいfilthy, disgusting, repulsive | |
| ミスプリント | ミスプリント | ミスプリントmisprint | |
| 夜具 | やぐ | やぐbedding | |
| 弛む | たるむ | たるむto slacken, to loosen, to relax | |
| 洒落る | しゃれる | しゃれるto joke, to play on words; stylish | |
| 空ろ | うつろ | うつろblank, hollow, empty | |
| 突っ突く | つっつく | つっつくto poke, to nudge; to egg (someone) on | |
| 惚ける | ぼける | ぼけるto grow senile, to fade | |
| 恵む | めぐむ | めぐむto bless, to show mercy to | |
| 即する | そくする | そくするto conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to | |
| いやに | いやに | いやにawfully, terribly | |
| 軒並 | のきなみ | のきなみrow of houses; uniformly | |
| 途切れる | とぎれる | とぎれるto pause, to be interrupted | |
| 漏る | もる | もるto leak, to run out | |
| 伜 | せがれ | せがれson, my son | |
| 捩れる | ねじれる | ねじれるtwist, strain | |
| 故~ | こ~ | こ~deceased, late | |
| ~光 | ~こう | ~こう“-light / radiation / beam” in compounds (e.g. 光線[こうせん] = light ray) | |
| こす | こす | こすto strain, to filter | |
| さらう | さらう | さらうto kidnap | |
| 取り混ぜる | とりまぜる | とりまぜるto mix, to put together | |
| 情深い | なさけぶかい | なさけぶかいtender-hearted, compassionate | |
| ~派 | ~は | ~はfaction, school (of thought), group | |
| 受持ち | うけもち | うけもちcharge (of something), matter in one's charge | |
| 植わる | うわる | うわるto be planted | |
| ~営 | ~えい | ~えい~ run | |
| おごる | おごる | おごるto give (someone) a treat | |
| ~界 | ~かい | ~かいworld, circle, kingdom | |
| ~街 | ~がい | ~がいtown / district / area in compounds (e.g. 商店街[しょうてんがい] = shopping street) | |
| ~画 | ~かく | ~かく~ strokes (used in counting kanji strokes) | |
| 掛~ | かけ~ | かけ~credit | |
| ~掛け | ~かけ | ~かけrack, hanger | |
| 片~ | かた~ | かた~single ~ | |
| ~狂 | ~きょう | ~きょうmaniac, fan, freak | |
| 当~ | とう~ | とう~Our ~ (e.g., Hotel, plane, etc.) | |
| 赤らむ | あからむ | あからむto become red, to blush | |
| あせる | あせる | あせるto fade, to discolor | |
| あつらえる | あつらえる | あつらえるto order (custom-made) | |
| ~宛 | ~あて | ~あてfor…(e.g., In a letter) | |
| ありふれる | ありふれる | ありふれるcommon, ordinary, routine | |
| ~合せ | ~あわせ | ~あわせin all | |
| ~署 | ~しょ | ~しょdepartment | |
| ~症 | ~しょう | ~しょうdisease | |
| ~証 | ~しょう | ~しょうproof, certificate | |
| ~嬢 | ~じょう | ~じょうyoung woman | |
| ~心 | ~しん | ~しんmind / heart / state in compounds (e.g. 安心[あんしん] = relief, worry-free) | |
| すくう | すくう | すくうto scoop | |
| ~著 | ~ちょ | ~ちょwritten by ~ | |
| つじつま | つじつま | つじつまcoherence, consistency | |
| つぶる | つぶる | つぶるto close the eyes | |
| 照り返す | てりかえす | てりかえすto reflect, to throw back light | |
| ~割 | ~わり | ~わり~ percent | |
| 割込む | わりこむ | わりこむto cut in, to disturb | |
| 萎びる | しなびる | しなびるto shrivel, to fade | |
| ~宗 | ~しゅう | ~しゅうsect | |
| 隔たる | へだたる | へだたるto be distant | |
| 綻びる | ほころびる | ほころびるto come apart at the seams, to smile broadly | |
| 干し~ | ほし~ | ほし~dried ~ | |
| マイ~ | マイ~ | マイ~my ~, one's own ~ | |
| ~増し | ~まし | ~まし~increase | |
| またがる | またがる | またがるto straddle | |
| ~味 | ~み | ~み“-flavored / taste of ~” (used in compounds; e.g. チョコ味[み] = chocolate flavor) | |
| ~網 | ~もう | ~もう~ network | |
| ~薬 | ~やく | ~やくmedicine (drug types / medical terms) | |
| ~油 | ~ゆ | ~ゆ~ oil in compounds, often bath/processed oils | |
| ~寄り | ~より | ~よりnear to ~ (e.g., North by East) | |
| 引下げる | ひきさげる | ひきさげるto pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw | |
| ひび | ひび | ひびcrack, fissure, flaw |
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