N1 vocabulary · 4,449
JLPT list
- 嘗めるなめるto lick; to taste; to experience (hardship); to make light of; to treat with contempt
- 未ひつじthe Sheep, eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac (1pm-3pm, south-southwest, the sixth month)
- 弓ゆみbow (for archery); bow (of a stringed instrument)
- 脱出だっしゅつescape; breaking out; getting away
- 簡易かんいsimple; simplified; easy; makeshift
- 局限きょくげんlimiting; localizing; confining to a certain scope
- 歩ふpawn (in shogi or chess)
- 細工さいくhandiwork; craftsmanship; a piece of fine work; a trick; tampering
- 字体じたいform of a character; typeface; font; lettering style
- 優やさgentle; graceful; tender (as the stem of 優しい, in compounds such as 優男)
- 紳士しんしgentleman
- 尻尾しっぽtail (of an animal); the tail end of something
- 海路かいろsea route; sea lane; by sea
- 揶揄うからかうto tease; to make fun of; to banter with; to ridicule
- 畏まりましたかしこまりましたcertainly; very well; understood (humble reply to a request)
- 討議とうぎdebate; discussion; deliberation
- 遊牧ゆうぼくnomadism; nomadic herding
- 仲人なこうどgo-between; matchmaker (esp. at a marriage)
- 一寸ちょっと(ateji, usu. kana) a little; a moment; somewhat; hey (calling out); (as いっすん) one sun, about 3 cm
- 助言じょげんadvice; counsel; suggestion
- 無能むのうincompetence; inefficiency; incompetent; good-for-nothing
- 諦めあきらめresignation; giving up; acceptance of one's lot
- 君主くんしゅmonarch; sovereign; ruler
- 連帯れんたいsolidarity; joint responsibility (legal)
- 光沢こうたくlustre; gloss; sheen; glossy finish
- 課外かがいextracurricular
- 乳ちちmilk; breast; (also) the loop on a banner or curtain
- 元素げんそchemical element
- 有りのままありのままas it is; the plain truth; frankly; unvarnished
- コマーシャルa commercial; an advertisement (on TV or radio)
- 書き取りかきとりdictation; writing down (esp. a kanji-writing test)
- 講習こうしゅうshort course; training course; workshop
- 衝撃しょうげきshock; impact; a blow (physical or emotional)
- ムードmood; atmosphere; ambience
- 論議ろんぎdiscussion; debate; argument over an issue
- 先先週せんせんしゅうthe week before last
- 重複じゅうふくduplication; overlap; repetition; redundancy
- 健在けんざいalive and well; still going strong
- ニューnew (as a prefix on loanwords)
- 還暦かんれきone's 60th birthday; completing the sexagenary cycle
- アルミaluminium; aluminum (Al)
- お休みおやすみa holiday; a day off; absence; (as a greeting) good night
- 富豪ふごうa very wealthy person; a magnate; millionaire
- 橋渡しはしわたしbridging; mediation; acting as an intermediary
- 志すこころざすto aspire to; to set one's sights on; to aim at (a career or goal)
- 考古学こうこがくarchaeology
- 引き下げるひきさげるto lower; to reduce (a price, rate or level); to withdraw; to pull back
- 持て成すもてなすto entertain (a guest); to treat; to make welcome
- 産休さんきゅうmaternity leave
- 心中しんじゅうdouble suicide; suicide pact (esp. of lovers)
- 鈍感どんかんinsensitivity; thick-skinned; slow to notice
- 破裂はれつbursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks)
- 反射はんしゃreflection (of light or sound); reflex (of the body)
- 届けとどけa report; a notification; an official form filed with an authority
- 脱退だったいwithdrawal (from a group or organisation); secession
- 造るつくるto build; to construct (something large); to brew or produce (sake, ships, gardens)
- 内部ないぶthe interior; the inside; internal (within an organisation)
- 余地よちroom; space left over; scope (for doubt, improvement, choice)
- 教科きょうかa school subject; the curriculum subjects
- 対等たいとうequality; being on equal terms; equal footing
- ダブるto overlap; to fall on the same day; to end up with two of something; to repeat a school year
- 驚きおどろきsurprise; astonishment; wonder
- 屡しばしば(usu. kana) often; frequently; again and again
- 下番かばんgoing off duty; coming off one's watch
- 麻あさhemp; flax; linen (as a fibre or fabric)
- 盲点もうてんblind spot (of the eye, or in one's thinking or a system)
- パトカーpatrol car; police car
- 調べしらべinvestigation; inquiry; checking over; (also) melody, tune
- デザートdessert
- 嗚呼ああah!; oh!; alas!
- 行進こうしんmarch; parade; marching
- 婉曲えんきょくeuphemistic; roundabout; indirect; circumlocutory
- アンコールencore
- 苗なえseedling; young plant; (rice) seedling
- 進度しんどrate of progress; how far something has advanced
- 暗殺あんさつassassination
- 元首げんしゅhead of state; sovereign; ruler
- 彼此あれこれthis and that; one thing and another
- 喜劇きげきcomedy (as a genre); comic play or film
- 草臥れるくたびれるto get tired out; to be worn out (of a person or a thing)
- 貨幣かへいmoney; currency; coinage
- ボイコットboycott
- 幽霊ゆうれいghost; spectre; apparition; (prefix) existing on paper only
- 甚だはなはだexceedingly; extremely; very (formal, usually of something unwelcome)
- 養うやしなうto support (a family); to bring up; to cultivate; to develop (a faculty)
- 水気すいき1. moisture; dampness; vapour; 2. dropsy; oedema
- 砂利じゃりgravel; pebbles; ballast
- ブーツboots
- 頂いただきsummit; peak; crown (of the head)
- 介抱かいほうnursing; tending to (someone drunk, hurt or taken ill)
- あやふやvague; uncertain; noncommittal; ambiguous
- 出動しゅつどうbeing dispatched; mobilization; turning out (of police, fire or troops)
- 調停ちょうていmediation; conciliation; arbitration
- ダースdozen
- サンタクロースSanta Claus
- 奇麗きれいpretty; beautiful; clean; tidy; neat
- 危ぶむあやぶむto fear; to doubt that something will go well; to have misgivings about
- 出産しゅっさんchildbirth; giving birth; delivery
- 放射能ほうしゃのうradioactivity
- 雅致がちrefined elegance; artistry; good taste
- 予感よかんpremonition; presentiment; hunch
- 如何にいかにhow; in what way; however much
- 駆けっこかけっこ(foot) race; running race (esp. among children)
- ビールスvirus (dated form)
- 鳥居とりいtorii; the gateway arch at the entrance to a Shinto shrine
- 志こころざしaspiration; ambition; intention; goodwill
- 流りゅうstyle of; school of; manner of
- きっかりexactly; precisely; on the dot
- 甲こう1. the back or shell (of the hand, foot, a turtle); 2. the first party (in a contract); grade A; first in rank
- 喫茶きっさtea drinking; (in compounds) tea room, coffee shop
- 障るさわるto do harm to; to be bad for; to grate on; to interfere with
- 対比たいひcontrast; juxtaposition; comparison
- 痛感つうかんfeeling keenly; realizing acutely
- 寄こすよこすto send here; to hand over (to the speaker)
- 勘弁かんべんpardon; forgiveness; letting someone off; sparing someone something
- 我がままわがままselfish; wilful; having one's own way; selfishness
- 直感ちょっかんintuition; instinct; hunch
- 呆然ぼうぜんdumbfounded; stunned; in blank amazement
- 手軽てがるeasy; simple; handy; casual; done without fuss
- 件くだんthe said; the aforementioned; the usual; the matter in question
- 権けんright; authority; power (to do something)
- 全快ぜんかいcomplete recovery from illness
- 目眩めまいdizziness; giddiness; vertigo
- 用件ようけんbusiness to attend to; the matter one has come about; message
- お祖母さんおばあさんgrandmother; elderly woman
- お供おともattendant; companion; accompanying someone (of higher status)
- 疑惑ぎわくsuspicion; misgivings; doubt cast on someone
- 努めてつとめてas much as possible; making a conscious effort to; deliberately
- 引き上げるひきあげるto pull up; to raise (a price, a level); to withdraw (troops, staff); to leave and go home
- 討論とうろんdebate; formal discussion
- 収容しゅうようaccommodating; taking in; seating capacity; housing; confinement
- 下取りしたどりtrade-in; part exchange
- 重んずるおもんずるto value highly; to respect; to set store by
- 偏へんleft-hand radical of a kanji; a leaning, bias
- 宛あてaddressed to; per (each)
- 酪農らくのうdairy farming
- 鋸のこぎりsaw (tool)
- 兎に角とにかくanyhow; at any rate; in any case; whatever else may be true
- 脅迫きょうはくthreat; intimidation; coercion; blackmail
- 結核けっかくtuberculosis; TB
- 一面いちめんone side; one aspect; the whole surface; the front page (of a newspaper)
- チャイムchime; doorbell; school bell
- 御負けおまけa free extra; a giveaway; a price reduction; an exaggeration
- 群ぐんgroup; cluster; crowd; (mathematics) group
- 沿線えんせんalong a railway line; the area served by a rail line
- 主任しゅにんchief; person in charge; head of a section or subject
- 晴天せいてんfine weather; clear skies
- 受け取りうけとりreceiving; receipt (of goods); a receipt slip
- 佳句かくa fine line of verse; a beautiful passage of literature
- ちらっとat a glance; briefly; fleetingly; (to catch) a glimpse