JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

Near-native vocabulary. Specialised, literary, and academic words. The full ~10,000-item set that prepares you for the highest JLPT exam.

Each card carries readings, English meanings, kanji breakdowns, example sentences, compound words, and verb / adjective inflections — the same payload as Word Lab's full dictionary lookup, rendered inline so you can study a level in one place.

Download full N1 list (CSV)

Same column shape as our MCP word_lab cards — paste straight into Anki, Excel, or your study spreadsheet. Free, no sign-up.

Other levelsN5 N4 N3 N2 N1

3,303 N1 words· Page 46 of 6750 cards on this page

物体(ぶったい)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•object
•body
•solid

•ぶったい
placeholder
placeholder

勿(もった)体(い)ない

i-adjective

JMDict

N1Common

•wasteful
•a waste
•too good
•more than one deserves

•もったいない
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

物(もの)好(ず)き

noun (common) • na-adjective

JMDict

N1Common

•(idle) curiosity
•fancifulness
•whimsy
•(having) strange tastes

•ものずき
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

物置(ものおき)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•storage room
•storeroom
•lumber room

•ものおき
placeholder
placeholder

物議(ぶつぎ)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•public discussion
•public criticism
•controversy

•ぶつぎ
placeholder
placeholder

物資(ぶっし)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•goods
•materials
•commodities
•resources

•ぶっし
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

物(もの)足(た)りない

i-adjective

JMDict

N1Common

•unsatisfied
•unsatisfactory
•insufficient in some way
•lacking something

•ものたりない
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

特技(とくぎ)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•special skill

•とくぎ

特有(とくゆう)

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • na-adjective

JMDict

N1Common

•characteristic (of)
•peculiar (to)

•とくゆう
placeholder

特権(とっけん)

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

JMDict

N1Common

•privilege
•special right

•とっけん
placeholder

特派(とくは)

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

JMDict

•send specially
•special envoy

•とくは
placeholder

特産(とくさん)

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

JMDict

N1Common

•being produced in a particular region
•local specialty

•とくさん
placeholder

特許(とっきょ)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•patent
•special permission
•license
•licence

•とっきょ
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

特集(とくしゅう)

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

JMDict

N1Common

•feature (e.g. newspaper)
•special edition
•report

•とくしゅう
placeholder
placeholder

犠牲(ぎせい)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•sacrifice
•victim (esp. someone killed)
•casualty
•sacrifice (to a deity)

•ぎせい
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

犯(おか)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

JMDict

N1Common

•to commit (e.g. crime)
•to perpetrate
•to make (e.g. mistake)
•to break (e.g. rule)

•おかす
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

状(じょう)

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix

JMDict

N1Common

•form
•shape
•appearance
•state

•じょう
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

独創(どくそう)

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

JMDict

N1Common

•originality

•どくそう

独占(どくせん)

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

JMDict

N1Common

•monopoly
•monopolization
•exclusivity
•hogging

•どくせん
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

独自(どくじ)

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

JMDict

N1Common

•original
•unique
•distinctive
•characteristic

•どくじ
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

独裁(どくさい)

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

JMDict

N1Common

•dictatorship
•despotism
•autocracy
•running (a company, etc.) despotically

•どくさい
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

猛烈(もうれつ)

na-adjective

JMDict

N1Common

•fierce
•intense
•severe
•violent

•もうれつ
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

獣(けもの)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•beast
•brute
•animal
•animal with human characteristics

•けもの
•けだもの
•じゅう
•ケモノ

獲得(かくとく)

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

JMDict

N1Common

•acquisition
•possession

•かくとく
placeholder

獲物(えもの)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•prey
•catch
•kill
•game

•えもの
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

玄人(くろうと)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•expert
•professional
•master
•connoisseur

•くろうと
•くろと
placeholder
placeholder

率(ひき)いる

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

JMDict

N1Common

•to lead
•to spearhead (a group)
•to command (troops)

•ひきいる
placeholder
placeholder

率直(そっちょく)

na-adjective • noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•frank
•candid
•straightforward
•openhearted

•そっちょく
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

玩具(おもちゃ)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•toy
•(person or thing treated as a) plaything

•おもちゃ
•オモチャ

班(はん)

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix

JMDict

N1CommonMil.

•group
•party
•team
•squad

•はん
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

現(あらわ)れ

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•embodiment
•manifestation
•materialization
•materialisation

•あらわれ
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

現(あらわ)れる

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb

JMDict

N1Common

•to appear
•to come in sight
•to become visible
•to come out

•あらわれる
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

現像(げんぞう)

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

JMDict

N1Common

•development (of film)
•photographic processing

•げんぞう
placeholder

現地(げんち)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•actual place
•actual location
•the spot
•the scene

•げんち
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

現行(げんこう)

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

JMDict

N1Common

•present
•current
•in operation

•げんこう
placeholder
placeholder

球根(きゅうこん)

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

JMDict

•(plant) bulb

•きゅうこん

理屈(りくつ)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•theory
•reason
•logic
•(unreasonable) argument

•りくつ
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

理性(りせい)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•reason
•reasoning power
•(one's) sense

•りせい
placeholder
placeholder

理論(りろん)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•theory

•りろん

甘(あま)える

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb

JMDict

N1Common

•to behave like a spoiled child
•to fawn on
•to take advantage of
•to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence)

•あまえる
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

甘口(あまくち)

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

JMDict

•sweet flavour
•sweet flavor
•mildness
•flattery

•あまくち
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

甚(はなは)だ

adverb

JMDict

N1Common

•very
•greatly
•extremely
•exceedingly

•はなはだ
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

生(い)かす

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

JMDict

N1Common

•to make (the best) use of
•to put to good use
•to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.)
•to capitalise on (experience, etc.)

•いかす
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

生(う)まれつき

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

JMDict

N1Common

•by nature
•by birth
•naturally
•natural

•うまれつき
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

生(は)やす

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

JMDict

N1Common

•to grow
•to cultivate
•to let grow (e.g. weeds)

•はやす
placeholder
placeholder

生死(せいし)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1CommonBuddh.

•life and death
•life or death
•samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)
•death

•せいし
•しょうじ
•しょうし
placeholder

生(なま)ぬるい

i-adjective

JMDict

N1Common

•lukewarm
•tepid
•half-hearted
•vague

•なまぬるい
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder

生理(せいり)

noun (common)

JMDict

N1Common

•physiology
•menstruation
•one's period

•せいり
placeholder
placeholder

生真面目(きまじめ)

na-adjective • noun (common)

JMDict

•overserious
•deeply sincere
•very earnest

•きまじめ
placeholder
placeholder

生育(せいいく)

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

JMDict

N1Common

•birth and growth
•giving birth and raising
•development
•breeding

•せいいく
placeholder
placeholder
placeholder