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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要請(ようせい)

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

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•appeal
•call for something
•request
•claim

•ようせい
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覆(くつがえ)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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N1Common

•to overturn
•to capsize
•to upset
•to overthrow (government etc.)

•くつがえす
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覆面(ふくめん)

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

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N1Common

•mask
•veil
•disguise
•anonymous

•ふくめん
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見(み)すぼらしい

i-adjective

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•shabby
•unsightly
•unkempt

•みすぼらしい
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見(み)せびらかす

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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N1Common

•to show off
•to flaunt

•みせびらかす
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見世物(みせもの)

noun (common)

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•misemono
•type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds
•show
•exhibition

•みせもの
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見(み)っともない

i-adjective

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•shameful
•disgraceful
•unsightly
•indecent

•みっともない
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見(み)合(あ)い

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

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N1Commongo (game)

•(formal) meeting with a view to marriage
•interview with a prospective spouse
•correspondence
•balance

•みあい
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見(み)合(あ)わせる

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to exchange glances
•to look at each other
•to postpone
•to put off

•みあわせる
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見地(けんち)

noun (common)

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•point of view
•viewpoint
•standpoint

•けんち
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見(み)かける

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to (happen to) see
•to notice
•to catch sight of

•みかける
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見方(みかた)

noun (common)

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•viewpoint
•point of view
•way of looking (at something)
•view

•みかた
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見(み)晴(は)らし

noun (common)

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•(scenic) view
•prospect
•outlook
•viewing platform

•みはらし
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見(みわ)渡(た)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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N1Common

•to look out over
•to survey (scene)
•to take an extensive view of

•みわたす
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見(み)積(つ)もり

noun (common)

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•estimate
•estimation
•valuation
•quotation

•みつもり
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見(み)舞(ま)い

noun (common)

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•visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)
•call
•inquiry (about someone's health)
•expression of sympathy

•みまい
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見(みぐ)苦(る)しい

i-adjective

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•unsightly
•ugly
•unseemly
•indecent

•みぐるしい
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見(み)落(お)とす

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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N1Common

•to overlook
•to fail to notice
•to miss (seeing)

•みおとす
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見(み)込(こ)み

noun (common)

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•hope
•promise
•possibility
•chance

•みこみ
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見(みの)逃(が)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to miss
•to overlook
•to fail to notice
•to let pass (a matter)

•みのがす
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見(みと)通(お)し

noun (common)

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•unobstructed view
•perspective
•visibility
•vista

•みとおし
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規制(きせい)

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

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•regulation
•(traffic) policing
•control
•restriction

•きせい
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規定(きてい)

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

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N1CommonChem.Sport.

•stipulation
•prescription
•provision
•regulation

•きてい
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規格(きかく)

noun (common)

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•standard
•norm

•きかく
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規模(きぼ)

noun (common)

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•scale
•scope
•plan
•structure

•きぼ
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規範(きはん)

noun (common)

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•model
•standard
•pattern
•norm

•きはん
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規約(きやく)

noun (common)

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•agreement
•rules
•code
•protocol

•きやく
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視察(しさつ)

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

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N1Common

•inspection
•observation

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視点(してん)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•point of view
•viewpoint
•angle
•perspective

•してん
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視覚(しかく)

noun (common)

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•(sense of) sight
•eyesight
•vision

•しかく
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視野(しや)

noun (common)

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•field of vision
•view
•one's outlook (e.g. on life)
•one's horizons

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覚(おぼ)え

noun (common)

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•memory
•sense
•experience

•おぼえ
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親(した)しむ

Godan verb with 'mu' ending • intransitive verb

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•to be intimate with
•to befriend

•したしむ
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親善(しんぜん)

noun (common)

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•friendship
•goodwill
•friendly relations
•amity

•しんぜん
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観(かん)

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix

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N1CommonBuddh.

•look
•appearance
•spectacle
•sight

•かん
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観点(かんてん)

noun (common)

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•point of view
•viewpoint
•standpoint
•perspective

•かんてん
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観衆(かんしゅう)

noun (common)

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•spectators
•onlookers
•members of the audience

•かんしゅう
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観覧(かんらん)

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

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N1Common

•viewing

•かんらん

解剖(かいぼう)

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

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•dissection
•autopsy
•postmortem examination
•analysis

•かいぼう
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解除(かいじょ)

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

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•termination (of a contract)
•cancellation
•rescinding
•rescission

•かいじょ
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言(い)い訳(わけ)

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

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•excuse
•explanation

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言伝(ことづて)

noun (common)

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•(oral) message
•declaration
•hearsay
•rumour

•ことづて
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言論(げんろん)

noun (common)

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•(one's) speech
•expression of views
•discussion

•げんろん
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訂正(ていせい)

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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•correction
•revision
•amendment

•ていせい
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計器(けいき)

noun (common)

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•meter
•gauge

•けいき
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討論(とうろん)

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

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•debate
•discussion

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討議(とうぎ)

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

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•debate
•discussion

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記(しる)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to write down
•to note down
•to jot down
•to take a note of

•しるす
•きす
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記名(きめい)

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

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•signature
•signing one's name
•writing one's name (on)
•registration (of a bond)

•きめい
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記載(きさい)

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

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•mention (in a document)
•record
•entry
•statement

•きさい
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