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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織物(おりもの)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•textile
•fabric

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繕(つくろ)う

Godan verb with 'u' ending • transitive verb

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•to mend
•to patch up
•to repair
•to fix

•つくろう
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纏(まと)まり

noun (common)

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•unity
•coherence
•consistency
•coordination

•まとまり
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纏(まと)め

noun (common)

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•summary
•recapitulation
•aggregation

•まとめ
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罰(ばち)

noun (common)

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•(divine) punishment
•curse
•retribution

•ばち
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罵(ののし)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb

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•to abuse (verbally)
•to curse at
•to shout abuse at
•to speak ill of

•ののしる
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美(び)

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix

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•beauty

•び

美(お)味(い)しい

i-adjective

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N1Common

•good(-tasting)
•nice
•delicious
•tasty

•おいしい
•オイシイ
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美術(びじゅつ)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•art
•fine arts

•びじゅつ
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群(ぐん)

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix

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N1CommonMath.

•group
•bunch
•crowd
•throng

•ぐん
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群(むら)がる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb

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N1Common

•to swarm
•to gather

•むらがる
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群集(ぐんしゅう)

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

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•crowd
•community
•group
•herd

•ぐんしゅう
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義理(ぎり)

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

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•duty
•sense of duty
•honor
•honour

•ぎり
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老(お)いる

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb

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•to age
•to grow old

•おいる
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老(ふ)ける

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb

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•to age
•to grow old (esp. in appearance)
•to show marks of age

•ふける
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老衰(ろうすい)

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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•senility
•senile decay
•infirmity (through age)

•ろうすい
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考古学(こうこがく)

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

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N1Common

•archaeology
•archeology

•こうこがく
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然(しか)も

conjunction

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•moreover
•furthermore
•nevertheless
•and yet

•しかも
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耐(た)える

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb • transitive verb

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•to bear
•to stand
•to endure
•to put up with

•たえる
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耕作(こうさく)

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

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N1Common

•cultivation
•farming

•こうさく
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耳鼻科(じびか)

noun (common)

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•otolaryngology
•ear, nose, and throat department

•じびか
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聖書(せいしょ)

noun (common)

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N1CommonChrist.

•Bible
•the Scriptures
•Holy Writ

•せいしょ
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聞(き)き取(と)り

noun

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N1Common参考: スーパー大辞林　3.0

•listening comprehension; understanding by hearing
•listening (test); hearing comprehension (especially for foreign languages)
•inquiry; gathering information by asking

•ききとり
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聳(そび)える

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb

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N1Common

•to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.)
•to tower
•to soar

•そびえる
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聴覚(ちょうかく)

noun (common)

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•(sense of) hearing
•auditory perception

•ちょうかく
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聴診器(ちょうしんき)

noun (common)

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•stethoscope

•ちょうしんき

聴講(ちょうこう)

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

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•lecture attendance
•auditing

•ちょうこう
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職務(しょくむ)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•professional duties

•しょくむ

職員(しょくいん)

noun (common)

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•staff member
•employee
•worker
•personnel

•しょくいん
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肉体(にくたい)

noun (common)

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•the body
•the flesh
•the outer man
•one's physique

•にくたい
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肉親(にくしん)

noun (common)

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•blood relationship
•blood relative

•にくしん
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肝心(かんじん)

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

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•essential
•important
•crucial
•vital

•かんじん
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股(また)

noun (common)

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N1CommonAnat.

•groin
•thigh
•crotch
•crutch

•また
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肥料(ひりょう)

noun (common)

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•manure
•fertilizer
•fertiliser
•compost

•ひりょう
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育(そだ)ち

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix

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•growth
•breeding
•growing up (in, as)
•upbringing

•そだち
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育成(いくせい)

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

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•rearing
•training
•nurture
•cultivation

•いくせい
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肺(はい)

noun (common)

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•lung

•はい

背(そむ)く

Godan verb with 'ku' ending • intransitive verb

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•to run counter to
•to go against
•to disobey
•to infringe

•そむく
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背後(はいご)

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

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•back
•rear
•background
•behind the scenes

•はいご
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背景(はいけい)

noun (common)

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•background
•scenery
•backdrop
•setting

•はいけい
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胴(どう)

noun (common)

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N1CommonHanaf.

•trunk
•torso
•body
•abdomen

•どう
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脂肪(しぼう)

noun (common)

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•fat
•grease
•blubber
•lard

•しぼう
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脅(おど)かす

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to threaten
•to menace
•to intimidate
•to startle

•おどかす
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脅(おど)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to threaten
•to menace
•to frighten (into doing)

•おどす
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脅迫(きょうはく)

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

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•threat
•menace
•coercion
•blackmail

•きょうはく
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脆(もろ)い

i-adjective

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•brittle
•fragile
•weak
•frail

•もろい
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脈(みゃく)

noun (common)

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•pulse
•vein
•chain (of mountains, etc.)
•hope

•みゃく
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脚本(きゃくほん)

noun (common)

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•script
•screenplay
•scenario

•きゃくほん
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脚色(きゃくしょく)

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

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•dramatization (e.g. of a novel)
•dramatisation
•adaptation (for the stage or screen)
•embellishment (of the facts)

•きゃくしょく
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脱(だっ)する

suru verb - special class

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•to escape from
•to get out

•だっする
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