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.

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発作(ほっさ)

noun (common)

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N1CommonMed.

•fit
•attack
•spasm
•ictus

•ほっさ
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発掘(はっくつ)

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

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N1Common

•excavation
•exhumation
•digging up
•unearthing

•はっくつ
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発条(ばね)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•spring (device)
•spring (in one's legs)
•bounce
•springboard

•ばね
•ぜんまい
•バネ
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発生(はっせい)

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

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N1CommonBio.

•occurrence
•incidence
•outbreak
•birth (e.g. of civilization)

•はっせい
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発病(はつびょう)

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

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N1Common

•onset of an illness
•falling ill

•はつびょう
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発育(はついく)

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

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N1Common

•(physical) growth
•development

•はついく
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発芽(はつが)

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

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N1Common

•germination
•sprouting
•budding

•はつが
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発言(はつげん)

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

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N1Common

•statement
•remark
•observation
•utterance

•はつげん
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発足(ほっそく)

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

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N1Common

•starting
•inauguration
•launch
•founding

•ほっそく
•はっそく
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登校(とうこう)

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

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N1Common

•attendance (at school)
•going to school

•とうこう
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登録(とうろく)

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

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N1Common

•registration
•accession
•register
•entry

•とうろく
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白状(はくじょう)

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

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N1Common

•confession

•はくじょう

百科事典(ひゃっかじてん)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•encyclopedia
•encyclopaedia

•ひゃっかじてん
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百科事典(ひゃっかじてん)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•encyclopedia
•encyclopaedia

•ひゃっかじてん
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的(てき)

suffix • na-adjective

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N1Common

•-ical
•-ive
•-al
•-ic

•てき
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皇居(こうきょ)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•Imperial Palace (of Japan)
•imperial residence

•こうきょ
•こうぎょ

皺(しわ)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•wrinkle
•crease
•ripple

•しわ
•シワ
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益々(ますます)

adverb

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N1Common

•increasingly
•more and more
•decreasingly (when declining)
•less and less

•ますます
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盗(ぬす)み

noun (common)

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N1Common

•stealing
•theft

•ぬすみ
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盛(も)り上(あ)がる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb

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N1Common

•to swell
•to rise
•to bulge
•to be piled up

•もりあがる
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盛大(せいだい)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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N1Common

•grand
•magnificent
•lavish
•large scale

•せいだい
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盛装(せいそう)

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

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•dressing up in fine clothes
•splendid clothes
•one's best clothes

•せいそう
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監視(かんし)

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

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N1Common

•monitoring
•watching
•observation
•surveillance

•かんし
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目(め)つき

noun (common)

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N1Common

•look (in someone's eyes)
•expression (of the eyes)
•eyes

•めつき
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目方(めかた)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•weight

•めかた

目(め)盛(も)り

noun (common)

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N1Common

•gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.)
•division
•scale

•めもり
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眩暈(めまい)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•dizziness
•giddiness
•vertigo

•めまい
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瞼(まぶた)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•eyelid
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•まぶた
•まなぶた

目(め)覚(ざ)ましい

i-adjective

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N1Common

•remarkable
•striking
•brilliant
•splendid

•めざましい
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目(め)覚(ざ)める

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb

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N1Common

•to wake up
•to awake
•to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.)
•to become aware of

•めざめる
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目論見(もくろみ)

noun (common)

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•plan
•scheme
•plot
•design

•もくろみ
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目録(もくろく)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•catalogue
•catalog
•inventory
•list of betrothal presents

•もくろく
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盲点(もうてん)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•blind spot (on the retina)
•blind spot
•weak point
•loophole

•もうてん
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直(す)ぐ

adverb • noun (common) • na-adjective

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N1Common

•immediately
•at once
•right away
•directly

•すぐ
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直感(ちょっかん)

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

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N1Common

•intuition
•instinct
•hunch

•ちょっかん
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直面(ちょくめん)

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

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N1Common

•confrontation
•to face
•to confront
•to encounter

•ちょくめん
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性(さが)

noun (common)

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•one's nature
•one's destiny
•custom
•tradition

•さが
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相場(そうば)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•market price
•speculation (e.g. on stocks)
•reputation (according to conventional wisdom)
•estimation

•そうば
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相(あい)変(か)わらず

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

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N1Common

•as usual
•as always
•as before
•as ever

•あいかわらず
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相対(あいたい)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•involving only the parties concerned
•tete-a-tete

•あいたい
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相応(そうおう)

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

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N1CommonBuddh.

•suitable
•appropriate
•befitting
•becoming

•そうおう
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相(ふさ)応(わ)しい

i-adjective

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N1Common

•appropriate
•adequate
•suitable
•fitting

•ふさわしい
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盾(たて)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•shield
•buckler
•escutcheon
•pretext

•たて
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省(かえり)みる

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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N1Common

•to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.)
•to contemplate
•to examine
•to think over

•かえりみる
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眉(まゆ)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•eyebrow
•eyebrows

•まゆ
•まみえ

看護(かんご)

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

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N1Common

•nursing
•(army) nurse

•かんご
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真(ま)っ二(ぷた)つ

noun (common)

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N1Common

•in two equal parts

•まっぷたつ

誠(まこと)に

adverb

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•indeed
•really
•absolutely
•truly

•まことに
•しんに
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真(ま)ん中(なか)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•middle
•centre
•center
•midpoint

•まんなか
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真(ま)ん丸(まる)い

i-adjective

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•perfectly round
•perfectly circular

•まんまるい
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