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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記述(きじゅつ)

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

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•description
•account

•きじゅつ
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訪(おとず)れる

Ichidan verb • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•to visit
•to call on
•to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.)
•to come

•おとずれる
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設(もう)ける

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to prepare
•to provide
•to set up
•to establish

•もうける
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設定(せってい)

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

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•establishment
•creation
•posing (a problem)
•setting (movie, novel, etc.)

•せってい
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設立(せつりつ)

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

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•establishment
•founding
•incorporation (of a business)

•せつりつ
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設置(せっち)

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

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•establishment
•institution
•installation (of a machine or equipment)

•せっち
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許容(きょよう)

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

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•permission
•allowance
•acceptance
•tolerance

•きょよう
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訴(うった)え

noun (common)

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•lawsuit
•complaint

•うったえ
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訴訟(そしょう)

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

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•lawsuit
•suit
•(legal) action
•litigation

•そしょう
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診療(しんりょう)

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

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•diagnosis and treatment
•medical care

•しんりょう
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印(しるし)

noun (common)

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•mark
•sign
•symbol
•emblem

•しるし
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証人(しょうにん)

noun (common)

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•witness

•しょうにん

証拠(しょうこ)

noun (common)

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•evidence
•proof

•しょうこ
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証言(しょうげん)

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

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•testimony
•(verbal) evidence

•しょうげん
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詐欺(さぎ)

noun (common)

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•fraud
•swindle
•graft
•cheating

•さぎ
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試(こころ)み

noun (common)

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•attempt
•trial
•experiment
•endeavour (endeavor)

•こころみ
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試(こころ)みる

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to try
•to attempt
•to have a go (at)

•こころみる
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詫(わ)び

noun (common)

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•apology

•わび

詰(つ)まり

adverb • noun (common)

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•that is to say
•that is
•in other words
•I mean

•つまり
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詰(つま)らない

i-adjective

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•dull
•uninteresting
•boring
•tedious

•つまらない
•つまらねー
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詰(つ)まる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb

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•to be packed (with)
•to be filled
•to be full (e.g. of a schedule)
•to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.)

•つまる
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話(はな)し合(あ)い

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

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•discussion
•talk
•tête-à-tête
•conference

•はなしあい
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該当(がいとう)

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

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•corresponding to
•being applicable to
•being relevant to
•coming under

•がいとう
•かくとう
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詳細(しょうさい)

noun (common) • na-adjective

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•details
•particulars
•specifics
•detailed

•しょうさい
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誂(あつら)える

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to give an order
•to place an order
•to have made to order

•あつらえる
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誇(ほこ)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb

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•to boast of
•to be proud of
•to take pride in

•ほこる
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誇張(こちょう)

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

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•exaggeration

•こちょう

認識(にんしき)

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

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•recognition
•awareness
•perception
•understanding

•にんしき
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誘導(ゆうどう)

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

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•guidance
•leading
•induction
•introduction

•ゆうどう
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誘惑(ゆうわく)

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

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•temptation
•allurement
•lure
•enticement

•ゆうわく
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語句(ごく)

noun (common)

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•words and phrases
•words

•ごく
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語彙(ごい)

noun (common)

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•vocabulary
•lexicon
•lexis
•terminology

•ごい
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語源(ごげん)

noun (common)

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•origin of a word
•derivation of a word
•etymology

•ごげん
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誠(まこと)

noun • adverb

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N1Common参考: KODANSHA'S furigana JAPANESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

•sincerity; true heart; honesty; integrity
•truth; reality; fact

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誠実(せいじつ)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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•sincere
•honest
•faithful

•せいじつ
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誤(あやま)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•to make a mistake (in)
•to commit an error
•to do incorrectly
•to err

•あやまる
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誤差(ごさ)

noun (common)

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•measurement error
•calculation error

•ごさ
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誤(ご)魔(ま)化(か)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb

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•to deceive
•to cheat
•to swindle
•to falsify

•ごまかす
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説(と)く

Godan verb with 'ku' ending • transitive verb

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•to explain
•to preach
•to advocate
•to persuade

•とく
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説得(せっとく)

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

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•persuasion

•せっとく

読(よ)み上(あ)げる

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to read out
•to read aloud
•to call out
•to finish reading

•よみあげる
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読者(どくしゃ)

noun (common)

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•reader

•どくしゃ

課外(かがい)

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

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•extracurricular

•かがい

課題(かだい)

noun (common)

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•subject
•theme
•issue
•matter

•かだい
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調(しら)べ

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix

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•investigation
•inspection
•examination
•tune

•しらべ
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調停(ちょうてい)

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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•arbitration
•conciliation
•mediation

•ちょうてい
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調印(ちょういん)

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

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•signature
•signing
•sealing

•ちょういん
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調和(ちょうわ)

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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•harmony
•accord
•reconciliation
•agreement

•ちょうわ
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調理(ちょうり)

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

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•cooking
•food preparation

•ちょうり
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諄(くど)い

i-adjective

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•repetitious
•long-winded
•tedious
•wordy

•くどい
•クドい
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