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JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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驕(おご)る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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N1Common
  • •to be proud
  • •to be haughty
  • •to be arrogant
  • •to be conceited
  • •おごる
傷(きず)つく
verb • godan verb • intransitive verb
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N1Common参考: 明鏡国語辞典　第一版
  • •to be wounded; to get injured
  • •to be damaged; to be scratched (of an object's surface)
  • •to be hurt (emotionally); to have one's feelings hurt
  • •to suffer a blow; to be harmed (reputation, economy, etc.)
  • •きずつく
斜(なな)め
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • na-adjective • noun (common)
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  • •slanting
  • •tilted
  • •sloping
  • •diagonal
  • •ななめ
  • •なのめ
傾(かたむ)ける
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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  • •to incline
  • •to lean
  • •to tip
  • •to tilt
  • •かたむける
傾斜(けいしゃ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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  • •inclination
  • •slant
  • •slope
  • •bevel
  • •けいしゃ
僅
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  • •a little;small quantity
働
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  • •work;labor
像(ぞう)
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
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N1CommonPhys.Math.
  • •image
  • •figure
  • •statue
  • •picture
  • •ぞう
僧(そう)
noun (common)
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  • •monk
  • •priest
  • •sangha (the Buddhist community)
  • •そう
優(やさ)
prefix
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  • •gentle
  • •affectionate
  • •やさ
優位(ゆうい)
noun (common) • na-adjective
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  • •predominance
  • •superiority
  • •ascendancy
  • •advantage
  • •ゆうい
優先(ゆうせん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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  • •preference
  • •priority
  • •precedence
  • •right of way
  • •ゆうせん
優勢(ゆうせい)
noun (common) • na-adjective
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  • •superiority
  • •superior power
  • •predominance
  • •preponderance
  • •ゆうせい
優美(ゆうび)
na-adjective • noun (common)
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  • •grace
  • •refinement
  • •elegance
  • •daintiness
  • •ゆうび
優越(ゆうえつ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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  • •supremacy
  • •predominance
  • •being superior to
  • •ゆうえつ
元年(がんねん)
noun (common)
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  • •first year (of an imperial era)
  • •year something (important) first happened or began
  • •がんねん
元来(がんらい)
adverb
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  • •originally
  • •essentially
  • •naturally
  • •by nature
  • •がんらい
元素(げんそ)
noun (common)
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N1CommonChem.
  • •element
  • •chemical element
  • •(classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)
  • •origin
  • •げんそ
元首(げんしゅ)
noun (common)
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  • •sovereign
  • •ruler
  • •head of state
  • •げんしゅ
充実(じゅうじつ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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  • •fullness
  • •completeness
  • •perfection
  • •substantiality
  • •じゅうじつ
兆(ちょう)
numeric • noun (common)
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  • •10^12
  • •1,000,000,000,000
  • •trillion
  • •sign
  • •ちょう
兆(きざ)し
noun (common)
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  • •sign
  • •indication
  • •omen
  • •symptom
  • •きざし
先(せん)だって
noun (common) • adverb
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  • •the other day
  • •some time ago
  • •recently
  • •せんだって
先(さき)に
adverb
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  • •previously
  • •before
  • •earlier
  • •formerly
  • •さきに
先代(せんだい)
noun (common)
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  • •previous generation (of a family)
  • •previous head of the family
  • •one's (late) father
  • •predecessor
  • •せんだい
先々月(せんせんげつ)
noun (common) • adverb
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  • •month before last
  • •せんせんげつ
先々週(せんせんしゅう)
noun (common) • adverb
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  • •week before last
  • •せんせんしゅう
先天的(せんてんてき)
na-adjective
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N1Commonphilosophy
  • •inborn
  • •innate
  • •inherent
  • •congenital
  • •せんてんてき
先着(せんちゃく)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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  • •arriving first
  • •せんちゃく
先行(せんこう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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N1CommonSport.Horse
  • •going ahead
  • •going first
  • •preceding
  • •coming before
  • •せんこう
光沢(こうたく)
noun (common)
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  • •brilliance
  • •polish
  • •lustre
  • •luster
  • •こうたく
光熱費(こうねつひ)
noun (common)
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  • •cost of fuel and lighting
  • •cost of heat and electricity
  • •energy bill
  • •utility cost
  • •こうねつひ
免(まぬが)れる
Ichidan verb
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  • •to escape (disaster, death, etc.)
  • •to be saved from
  • •to be rescued from
  • •to avoid (e.g. punishment)
  • •まぬがれる
  • •まぬかれる
免除(めんじょ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • •exemption
  • •exoneration
  • •discharge
  • •めんじょ
兎(と)に角(かく)
adverb
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  • •anyway
  • •anyhow
  • •at any rate
  • •in any case
  • •とにかく
兎(と)も角(かく)
adverb
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  • •anyhow
  • •anyway
  • •somehow or other
  • •generally speaking
  • •ともかく
兎角(とかく)
adverb • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common)
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N1CommonBuddh.
  • •(doing) various things
  • •(doing) this and that
  • •being apt to
  • •being prone to
  • •とかく
子(こ)
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
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Fin.card gamesMahj.
  • •child
  • •kid
  • •teenager
  • •youngster
  • •こ
入手(にゅうしゅ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • •acquisition
  • •obtaining
  • •procurement
  • •getting (hold of)
  • •にゅうしゅ
入浴(にゅうよく)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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  • •bathing
  • •going in the bath
  • •にゅうよく
入賞(にゅうしょう)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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  • •winning a prize
  • •placing (high; in a contest)
  • •にゅうしょう
全快(ぜんかい)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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  • •complete recovery of health
  • •ぜんかい
全滅(ぜんめつ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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  • •total destruction
  • •complete destruction
  • •annihilation
  • •being wiped out
  • •ぜんめつ
全盛(ぜんせい)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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  • •height of prosperity
  • •ぜんせい
君(きみ)
pronoun • noun (common)
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  • •you
  • •buddy
  • •pal
  • •monarch
  • •きみ
公募(こうぼ)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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  • •public appeal (e.g. for contributions)
  • •public advertisement (of a post)
  • •open recruitment
  • •public offering (of securities)
  • •こうぼ
公団(こうだん)
noun (common)
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  • •public corporation
  • •public housing
  • •こうだん
公演(こうえん)
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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N1CommonSumo
  • •public performance
  • •exhibition in a foreign country
  • •こうえん
公然(こうぜん)
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • 'taru' adjective • adverb taking the 'to' particle
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  • •open
  • •public
  • •official
  • •overt
  • •こうぜん
公用(こうよう)
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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  • •official business
  • •government business
  • •public business
  • •company duties
  • •こうよう