JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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転回(てんかい)

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

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N1Music

•revolution
•rotation
•turn
•turning

•てんかい
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転居(てんきょ)

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

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•moving
•changing residence
•change of address

•てんきょ
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転換(てんかん)

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

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•conversion
•diversion
•changeover
•commutation

•てんかん
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転校(てんこう)

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

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•changing schools

•てんこう

転落(てんらく)

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

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•fall
•tumble
•spill
•plunge

•てんらく
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転々(てんてん)

adverb • adverb taking the 'to' particle • noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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•moving from place to place
•being passed around repeatedly
•rolling about

•てんてん
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軸(じく)

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix

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•axis
•shaft
•axle
•center

•じく
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軽快(けいかい)

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

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•light (of movements)
•nimble
•sprightly
•springy

•けいかい
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軽減(けいげん)

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

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•abatement
•reduction

•けいげん
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軽率(けいそつ)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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•rash
•thoughtless
•careless
•hasty

•けいそつ
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軽蔑(けいべつ)

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

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•contempt
•scorn
•disdain
•despising

•けいべつ
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辛(かろ)うじて

adverb

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•barely
•narrowly
•only just
•with difficulty

•かろうじて
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辛抱(しんぼう)

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

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•patience
•endurance
•perseverance

•しんぼう
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辞職(じしょく)

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

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•resignation

•じしょく

辞退(じたい)

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

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•declining
•refusal
•nonacceptance
•turning down

•じたい
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辟易(へきえき)

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

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•to be fed up (with)
•to be tired (of)
•to be bored (with)
•to be unable to bear

•へきえき
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農地(のうち)

noun (common)

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•agricultural land
•farmland

•のうち
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農場(のうじょう)

noun (common)

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•farm (agriculture)

•のうじょう

農耕(のうこう)

noun (common)

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•farming
•agriculture
•cultivation

•のうこう
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辻褄(つじつま)

noun (common)

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•coherence
•consistency

•つじつま
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込(こ)める

Ichidan verb • transitive verb • intransitive verb

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•to load (a gun, etc.)
•to charge
•to put into (e.g. emotion, effort)
•to include (e.g. tax in a sales price)

•こめる
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辿(たど)り着(つ)く

verb • godan verb

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N1Common参考: スーパー大辞林　3.0

•to finally arrive at; to reach (after a long journey or effort)
•to find one's way to; to manage to get to
•to arrive at (a conclusion, answer, etc.)

•たどりつく
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辿(たど)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb

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•to follow (a road, path, etc.)
•to trace
•to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.)
•to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.)

•たどる
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迅速(じんそく)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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•quick
•fast
•rapid
•swift

•じんそく
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近(ちか)づく

verb • godan verb

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•to approach; to draw near; to get close to
•to become intimate with; to get acquainted with
•to be imminent; to be approaching (of time, deadline)

•ちかづく
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近眼(きんがん)

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

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•nearsightedness
•shortsightedness
•myopia

•きんがん
•ちかめ
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近視(きんし)

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

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•myopia
•shortsightedness
•nearsightedness

•きんし
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近郊(きんこう)

noun (common)

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•outskirts
•environs (of a city)
•surrounding area
•surroundings

•きんこう
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返(かえ)る

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

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•to return
•to come back
•to go back
•to turn over

•かえる
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返済(へんさい)

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

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•repayment
•reimbursement
•refund
•redemption

•へんさい
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返答(へんとう)

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

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•reply
•answer

•へんとう
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返還(へんかん)

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

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•return
•restoration

•へんかん
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迚(とて)も

adverb

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•very
•awfully
•exceedingly
•(not) at all

•とても
•とっても
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迫害(はくがい)

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

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•persecution
•oppression

•はくがい
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追(お)い出(だ)す

verb • godan verb

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•to drive out; to expel; to chase out
•to force out from a group, organization, or community; to oust; to banish
•to evict; to turn out (of a house, room, etc.)

•おいだす
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追(お)い込(こ)む

Godan verb with 'mu' ending • transitive verb

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•to herd
•to drive
•to chase
•to corral

•おいこむ
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追及(ついきゅう)

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

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•investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt)
•questioning
•pressing
•hounding

•ついきゅう
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追放(ついほう)

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

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•exile
•banishment
•eviction
•deportation

•ついほう
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追跡(ついせき)

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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•chase
•pursuit
•tracking
•stalking

•ついせき
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退化(たいか)

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

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•degeneration
•retrogression
•atrophy
•regression (e.g. of society)

•たいか
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退学(たいがく)

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

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•dropping out of school
•withdrawal from school
•expulsion from school
•dismissal

•たいがく
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退治(たいじ)

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

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•extermination
•elimination
•eradication
•destruction

•たいじ
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退職(たいしょく)

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

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•retirement
•resignation

•たいしょく
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送金(そうきん)

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

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•remittance
•sending money

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逃(に)げ出(だ)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • intransitive verb

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•to run away
•to flee
•to make off
•to take to one's heels

•にげだす
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逃(のが)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending • transitive verb • auxiliary verb

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•to miss (e.g. a chance)
•to lose
•to let get away
•to set free

•のがす
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逃(のが)れる

Ichidan verb • intransitive verb

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•to escape

•のがれる

逃亡(とうぼう)

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

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•escape
•flight
•running away
•elopement

•とうぼう
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逃走(とうそう)

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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•flight
•desertion
•escape

•とうそう
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遡(さかのぼ)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb

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•to go upstream
•to go up (a river)
•to go back (to the past or origin)
•to date back (to)

•さかのぼる
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