JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
従事じゅうじengaging, pursuing, following
弁護べんごdefense, pleading, advocacy
放射能ほうしゃのうradioactivity
満たすみたすto fill, to satisfy, to fulfill
野外やがいfields, outskirts, open air, suburbs
繁殖はんしょくbreed, multiply, propagation
日焼けひやけsunburn
原爆げんばくatomic bomb
溝どぶditch / drain (often dirty water channel, informal)
威力いりょくpower, might, authority
外観がいかんappearance, exterior, facade
カメラマンカメラマンcameraman
給食きゅうしょくschool lunch, providing a meal
持続じぞくcontinuation, endurance
あっさりあっさりeasily, readily, quickly
助言じょげんadvice, suggestion
指令しれいorders, instructions, directive
知性ちせいintelligence
出血しゅっけつbleeding
ふさわしいふさわしいappropriate
捕獲ほかくcapture, seizure
溝みぞgutter / groove / gap (general word; can be physical or abstract “rift”)
無茶むちゃabsurd, unreasonable
利点りてんadvantage, point in favor
残酷ざんこくcruelty, harshness
気象きしょうweather, climate
柔軟じゅうなんflexible
複合ふくごうcomposite, complex
紛争ふんそうdispute, trouble, strife
模型もけいmodel, dummy, maquette
密かひそかsecret, private, surreptitious
取り戻すとりもどすto take back, to regain
上回るうわまわるto exceed
客観きゃっかんobjective
占領せんりょうoccupation, possession, have a room to oneself
待遇たいぐうtreatment, reception
打撃だげきblow, damage; batting (baseball)
沈黙ちんもくsilence, reticence
筒つつpipe, tube
ブーツブーツboots
法廷ほうていcourtroom
褒美ほうびreward, prize
麻酔ますいanesthesia
優位ゆういpredominance, ascendancy, superiority
領土りょうどterritory, possession
講習こうしゅうshort course, training
結晶けっしょうcrystal, crystallization
意欲いよくwill, desire, ambition
合唱がっしょうchorus, singing in a chorus
経費けいひexpenses, cost, outlay
情勢じょうせいstate of things, condition, situation
除外じょがいexception, exclusion
人民じんみんpeople, public
対談たいだんtalk, dialogue
断言だんげんassertion, declaration, affirmation
失格しっかくdisqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal)
趣旨しゅしobject, meaning
墓地ぼちcemetery, graveyard
麻痺まひparalysis, palsy, numbness
導くみちびくto guide, to lead
結びむすびending, conclusion, union
預金よきんdeposit, bank account
パンクパンクpuncture, bursting; punk
悲鳴ひめいshriek, scream
情無いなさけないmiserable, pitiable, shameful
昆虫こんちゅうinsect, bug
特権とっけんprivilege, special right
排水はいすいdrainage
敗戦はいせんdefeat, losing a war
うんざりうんざりtedious, boring, being fed up with
きっちりきっちりprecisely, tightly
宮殿きゅうでんpalace
拒絶きょぜつrefusal, rejection
アルミアルミaluminum (Al, aluminum)
迅速じんそくquick, fast, prompt
揃いそろいset, suit, uniform
妥協だきょうcompromise, giving in
中立ちゅうりつneutrality
敏感びんかんsensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to)
雌めすfemale (animal)
ヤングヤングyoung
理性りせいreason, sense
動向どうこうtrend, tendency, movement, attitude
志向しこうintention, aim
誠実せいじつsincere, honest, faithful
総会そうかいgeneral meeting
存続そんぞくduration, continuance
破損はそんdamage
物資ぶっしgoods, materials
牧師ぼくしpastor, minister, clergyman
引き起こすひきおこすto cause
購読こうどくsubscription
小売こうりretail
再発さいはつreturn, relapse, reoccurrence
検事けんじpublic prosecutor
展望てんぼうview, outlook, prospect
出世しゅっせpromotion, successful career, eminence
新築しんちくnew building, new construction
杖つえcane
無用むようuseless, needlessness, unnecessariness

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