JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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冷(ひ)やかす

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to banter
•to make fun of
•to jeer at
•to cool

•ひやかす
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冷淡(れいたん)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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•cool
•indifferent
•apathetic
•half-hearted

•れいたん
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冷蔵(れいぞう)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•cold storage
•refrigeration

•れいぞう
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冷酷(れいこく)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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•cruelty
•coldheartedness
•relentless
•ruthless

•れいこく
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凌(しの)ぐ

Godan verb with 'gu' ending • transitive verb

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•to endure
•to keep out (e.g. rain)
•to stave off (e.g. starvation)
•to pull through

•しのぐ
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凝(こご)らす

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to freeze
•to congeal
•to concentrate one's attention on
•to devote oneself to something

•こごらす
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凝(こご)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb

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•to congeal
•to gelatinize
•to jellify
•to jell

•こごる
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几帳面(きちょうめん)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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•methodical
•precise
•meticulous
•scrupulous

•きちょうめん
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大凡(おおよそ)

adverb • noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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•about
•roughly
•approximately
•generally

•おおよそ
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凡(あら)ゆる

pre-noun adjectival

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•all
•every

•あらゆる
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処分(しょぶん)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•disposal
•throwing away
•selling off
•dealing with (a problem)

•しょぶん
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処置(しょち)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•measure
•step
•dealing with
•medical treatment

•しょち
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処罰(しょばつ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•punishment
•penalty

•しょばつ
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凭(もた)れる

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb

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•to lean against
•to lean on
•to recline on
•to lie heavy (on the stomach)

•もたれる
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凶作(きょうさく)

noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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•bad harvest
•poor crop

•きょうさく
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出(で)くわす

Godan verb with 'su' ending • intransitive verb

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•to happen to meet
•to come across
•to run into
•to bump into

•でくわす
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出世(しゅっせ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•success in life
•getting ahead
•successful career
•promotion

•しゅっせ
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出(で)入(い)り口(ぐち)

noun (common)

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•exit and entrance

•でいりぐち

出(で)切(き)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb

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•to be out of
•to have no more at hand

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出動(しゅつどう)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•mobilization
•going into action
•being dispatched
•being sent out

•しゅつどう
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出(で)会(あ)う

Godan verb with 'u' ending • intransitive verb

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•to meet (by chance)
•to come across
•to run across
•to encounter

•であう
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出品(しゅっぴん)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•exhibiting
•showing
•putting on display
•putting up for sale

•しゅっぴん
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出来物(できもの)

noun (common)

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•tumour
•tumor
•growth
•boil

•できもの
•できもん
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出演(しゅつえん)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.)
•performance

•しゅつえん
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出生(しゅっしょう)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•birth
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•しゅっしょう
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出産(しゅっさん)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•childbirth
•(giving) birth
•delivery
•parturition

•しゅっさん
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出(でな)直(お)し

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•starting from scratch
•making a fresh start
•redoing
•calling again

•でなおし
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出社(しゅっしゃ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•going to work (e.g. in the morning)
•coming to work

•しゅっしゃ
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出血(しゅっけつ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•bleeding
•haemorrhage
•hemorrhage
•bleeding money

•しゅっけつ
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出費(しゅっぴ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•expenses
•disbursements

•しゅっぴ
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出題(しゅつだい)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.)
•setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

•しゅつだい
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出鱈目(でたらめ)

noun (common) • na-adjective

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•nonsense
•irresponsible remark
•codswallop
•hogwash

•でたらめ
•デタラメ
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刃(は)

noun (common)

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•edge (of a knife or sword)
•blade
•prong (of an electrical plug)

•は
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分子(ぶんし)

noun (common)

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N1CommonChem.Math.

•molecule
•numerator
•element (of a group)
•member

•ぶんし
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分担(ぶんたん)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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•taking on one's share (e.g. of work)
•dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between
•apportionment
•allotment

•ぶんたん
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分散(ぶんさん)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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Stat.Chem.Phys.

•dispersion
•breakup
•scattering
•decentralization

•ぶんさん
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分業(ぶんぎょう)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•division of labor
•division of labour
•specialization
•specialisation

•ぶんぎょう
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分母(ぶんぼ)

noun (common)

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N1CommonMath.

•denominator

•ぶんぼ

分裂(ぶんれつ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb

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•split
•division
•break up

•ぶんれつ
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分配(ぶんぱい)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•division
•splitting
•sharing
•distribution

•ぶんぱい
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分離(ぶんり)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•separation
•partition
•detachment
•segregation

•ぶんり
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切(き)っ掛(か)け

noun (common)

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•chance
•start
•cue
•excuse

•きっかけ
•キッカケ
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切(せつ)ない

i-adjective

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•painful
•heartrending
•trying
•oppressive

•せつない
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切(き)り

noun (common) • counter • particle

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N1CommonFin.card games

•end
•finish
•place to stop
•bound

•きり
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切(き)り替(か)える

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to change
•to exchange
•to convert
•to renew

•きりかえる
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切(き)れ目(め)

noun (common)

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•gap
•break
•rift
•pause

•きれめ
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切実(せつじつ)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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•earnest
•sincere
•acute
•keen

•せつじつ
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切開(せっかい)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•incision
•operation
•section

•せっかい
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刊行(かんこう)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb

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•publication
•issue

•かんこう
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刑(けい)

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix

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•penalty
•sentence
•punishment

•けい
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