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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社
noun • suffix • prefix
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- •company; firm (abbreviation of 会社)
- •car; vehicle (abbreviation of 自動車・電車)
- •shrine; sacred place
- •しゃ
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社交
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •social life
- •social intercourse
- •しゃこう
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社宅
noun (common)
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- •company housing
- •housing provided by one's company
- •しゃたく
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祈り
noun
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- •prayer; supplication
- •act of praying to gods or Buddha for protection or salvation
- •earnest wish; hope
- •いのり
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祝賀
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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- •celebration
- •congratulations
- •しゅくが
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神殿
noun (common)
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- •temple
- •shrine
- •sanctuary
- •しんでん
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神秘
noun (common) • na-adjective • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •mystery
- •mysteriousness
- •secret
- •しんぴ
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神聖
noun (common) • na-adjective
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- •holiness
- •sacredness
- •sanctity
- •dignity
- •しんせい
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票
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix • counter
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- •vote
- •ballot
- •label
- •ticket
- •ひょう
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禁じる
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to forbid
- •to ban
- •to prohibit
- •to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.)
- •きんじる
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禁ずる
Ichidan verb - zuru verb • transitive verb
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- •to forbid
- •to ban
- •to prohibit
- •to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.)
- •きんずる
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禁物
noun (common)
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- •thing that should be (carefully) avoided
- •no-no
- •thing to definitely not do
- •something forbidden
- •きんもつ
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禅
noun • prefix
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- •Zen (Buddhism); meditation; dhyana
- •all; whole; entire; complete
- •good; virtue; goodness
- •previous; former; before
- •ぜん
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服
noun • verb
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- •clothes; clothing
- •to wipe; to dry
- •to blow (wind); to play (a wind instrument)
- •good fortune; luck
- •ふく
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福祉
noun (common)
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- •welfare
- •well-being
- •social welfare
- •social security
- •ふくし
- •ふくち
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私有
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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- •private ownership
- •しゆう
私物
noun (common)
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- •private property
- •personal belongings
- •personal effects
- •しぶつ
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私用
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •personal use
- •private use
- •private business
- •personal business
- •しよう
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科
noun (common) • noun, used as suffix
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- •department
- •section
- •faculty
- •school
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秘書
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •(private) secretary
- •treasured book
- •secret book
- •ひしょ
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秩序
noun (common)
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- •order
- •discipline
- •regularity
- •system
- •ちつじょ
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称する
suru verb - special class • transitive verb
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- •to call
- •to name
- •to call oneself ...
- •to go by the name of ...
- •しょうする
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移住
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •migration
- •move
- •emigration
- •immigration
- •いじゅう
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移民
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •immigration
- •emigration
- •immigrant
- •emigrant
- •いみん
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移行
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •transition
- •changeover
- •switchover
- •shift
- •いこう
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稍
adverb • noun or verb acting prenominally
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- •a little
- •partially
- •somewhat
- •slightly
- •やや
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税務署
noun (common)
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- •tax office
- •ぜいむしょ
種々
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • na-adjective • adverb • noun (common)
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- •various
- •a variety of
- •all kinds of
- •many
- •しゅじゅ
- •くさぐさ
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稲光
noun (common)
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- •(flash of) lightning
- •いなびかり
穂
noun (common)
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- •ear (of a cereal plant)
- •head
- •spike
- •point (of a brush, spear, etc.)
- •ほ
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積もり
noun (common)
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- •intention
- •plan
- •purpose
- •expectation
- •つもり
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究極
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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- •ultimate
- •final
- •last
- •eventual
- •きゅうきょく
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虚しい
i-adjective
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- •empty; hollow; meaningless
- •vain; futile; useless
- •sad; lonely; desolate
- •むなしい
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虚ろ
noun (common) • na-adjective
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- •cavity
- •hollow
- •void
- •hollow (voice, smile, etc.)
- •うつろ
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空腹
noun (common) • na-adjective • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •empty stomach
- •hunger
- •くうふく
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空間
noun (common)
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- •space
- •room
- •airspace
- •くうかん
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突っ張る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb • transitive verb
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- •to cramp up
- •to tighten
- •to stiffen
- •to be insistent
- •つっぱる
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突如
adverb • adverb taking the 'to' particle • 'taru' adjective
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- •suddenly
- •all of a sudden
- •unexpectedly
- •とつじょ
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突破
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •breaking through
- •breakthrough
- •penetration
- •surmounting (a difficulty)
- •とっぱ
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窒息
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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- •suffocation
- •choking
- •asphyxia
- •ちっそく
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窮乏
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •poverty
- •destitution
- •privation
- •indigence
- •きゅうぼう
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窮屈
na-adjective • noun (common)
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- •narrow
- •tight
- •cramped
- •formal
- •きゅうくつ
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立ち寄る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb
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- •to drop in (at)
- •to drop by
- •to call at
- •to stop by
- •たちよる
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立体
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- •solid body
- •three-dimensional object
- •multi-storey car park
- •りったい
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立方
noun (common)
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- •way of standing
- •dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
- •たちかた
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立法
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • intransitive verb
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- •legislation
- •lawmaking
- •りっぽう
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竿
noun (common) • counter
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- •rod
- •pole
- •neck (of a shamisen, etc.)
- •shamisen
- •さお
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第
prefix
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- •prefix for forming ordinal numbers
- •だい
第一
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun (common) • adverb
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- •first
- •foremost
- •number one
- •most important
- •だいいち
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筈
auxiliary • noun (common)
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- •should (be)
- •bound (to be)
- •expected (to be)
- •must (be)
- •はず
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