JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

WordMeaning
同意どういagreement, consent; same meaning
育成いくせいrearing, training, cultivation
妊娠にんしんconception, pregnancy
運命うんめいfate
加工かこうmanufacturing, processing, treatment
看護かんごnursing
審査しんさjudging, inspection, examination
スペーススペースspace
トラブルトラブルtrouble (sometimes used as a verb)
入手にゅうしゅobtaining, coming to hand
行政ぎょうせいadministration
衣装いしょうclothing, costume, outfit
上昇じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing
宣言せんげんdeclaration, proclamation, announcement
向上こうじょうrise, improvement, progress
効率こうりつefficiency
徒歩とほwalking, going on foot
恐れおそれfear, horror
当てあてaim, expectation; something to rely on
ホールホールhall; hole
名誉めいよhonor, credit, prestige
もはやもはやalready, now
コントロールコントロールcontrol
燃料ねんりょうfuel
配置はいちarrangement (of resources), disposition
推進すいしんpropulsion, driving force
ソロソロsolo
旦那だんなmaster (of house), husband (informal)
ジャンプジャンプjump
放置ほうちleave as is, leave alone, neglect
暴力ぼうりょくviolence
源みなもとsource, origin
再現さいげんreproduction, return, revival
扉とびらdoor, opening
応募おうぼsubscription, application
回収かいしゅうcollection, recovery
規定きていregulation, provisions
わざわざわざわざtake the trouble (to do), doing something especially rather than incidentally
報酬ほうしゅうremuneration, recompense, reward
内閣ないかくcabinet, (government)
解除かいじょcancellation, release, cancel
長官ちょうかんchief, (government) secretary
実家じっか(one's parents') home
福祉ふくしwelfare, well-being
文書ぶんしょdocument, writing
参照さんしょうreference, consultation
所属しょぞくattached to, belong to
対処たいしょdeal with, cope
悩みなやみtrouble(s), worry, distress
悪化あっかdeterioration, worsen
正解せいかいcorrect, right answer, solution
定義ていぎdefinition
軍事ぐんじmilitary affairs
陣じんbattle formation, camp, encampment
新人しんじんnew face, newcomer
出現しゅつげんappearance, arrival
縁へりedge / border (outer edge of something, e.g. cloth, table)
本体ほんたいsubstance, body, trunk
酸さんacid
任務にんむduty, mission, task
把握はあくgrasp, catch, understanding
概念がいねんgeneral idea, concept, notion
各種かくしゅevery kind, all sorts
キャリアキャリアcareer, career government employee
思考しこうthought
制服せいふくuniform
セールセールsale
ソースソースsauce; source
惑星わくせいplanet
方式ほうしきform, method, system
ドライバードライバーdriver, screwdriver
介護かいごnursing
犠牲ぎせいsacrifice
電源でんげんsource of electricity, power (e.g., button on TV)
資産しさんproperty, fortune, assets
依存いぞんdependence, dependent, reliance
手法しゅほうtechnique
成果せいかresults, fruits
センスセンスsense (for music, style, tact, etc.)
中継ちゅうけいrelay, hook-up
弱じゃくweakness; a little less than (e.g. 1キロ弱 = just under 1 kg)
部門ぶもんclass, group, category, department, field, branch
無線むせんwireless, radio
領域りょういきarea, territory, region
配布はいふdistribution
軸じくaxis, stem, shaft
移行いこうswitching over to
訴訟そしょうlitigation, lawsuit
爆弾ばくだんbomb
主催しゅさいorganization, sponsorship, to host
リードリードlead; reed
権力けんりょく(political) power, authority, influence
告白こくはくconfession, acknowledgment
パートパートpart-time job
上がりあがりascent; income; completion, stop
前提ぜんていpreamble, premise, prerequisite
充実じゅうじつfullness, perfection
従来じゅうらいup to now, so far, traditional
風俗ふうぞくmanners, customs; sex industry
民族みんぞくpeople, race

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