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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遠(とお)回(まわ)り

noun (common)

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•detour
•roundabout way

•とおまわり
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遠方(えんぽう)

noun (common)

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•distant place
•faraway location
•far away

•えんぽう
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使(つか)い

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix • noun, used as prefix

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•errand
•mission
•going on an errand
•messenger

•つかい
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遣(や)り通(とお)す

Godan verb with 'su' ending

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•to carry through
•to achieve
•to complete

•やりとおす
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遣(や)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb

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N1Common

•to do
•to undertake
•to perform
•to play (a game)

•やる
•ヤる
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遥(はる)か

na-adjective • adverb

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•far away
•far off
•far
•distant

•はるか
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適宜(てきぎ)

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

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•suitable
•appropriate
•fitting
•proper

•てきぎ
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適応(てきおう)

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

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•adaptation
•accommodation
•conformity

•てきおう
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適性(てきせい)

noun (common)

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•aptitude
•aptness
•suitability

•てきせい
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遭難(そうなん)

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

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•(meeting with) disaster
•(having an) accident
•mishap
•shipwreck

•そうなん
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遮(さえぎ)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb

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N1Common

•to interrupt
•to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.)
•to block (light, wind, etc.)
•to intercept

•さえぎる
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選挙(せんきょ)

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

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N1Common

•election

•せんきょ

選考(せんこう)

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

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N1Common

•selection
•choice
•screening

•せんこう
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遺跡(いせき)

noun (common)

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•(archeological) remains
•ruins
•relics

•いせき
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避難(ひなん)

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

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•taking refuge
•finding shelter
•evacuation
•escape

•ひなん
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還元(かんげん)

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

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N1CommonChem.

•restoration
•return
•reduction
•resolution

•かんげん
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還暦(かんれき)

noun (common)

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•kanreki
•one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle

•かんれき
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邸宅(ていたく)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•(large) house
•residence
•mansion

•ていたく
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部(ぶ)

noun (common) • noun, used as suffix • counter

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•department (in an organization, company, etc.)
•division
•bureau
•faculty

•ぶ
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部下(ぶか)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•subordinate person

•ぶか

部門(ぶもん)

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

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•division (of a larger group)
•branch
•field
•class (subclass)

•ぶもん
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郷愁(きょうしゅう)

noun (common)

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•nostalgia
•homesickness

•きょうしゅう
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郷里(きょうり)

noun (common)

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•hometown
•birthplace

•きょうり
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配偶者(はいぐうしゃ)

noun (common)

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•spouse
•wife
•husband
•partner

•はいぐうしゃ
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配分(はいぶん)

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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N1Common

•distribution
•allotment

•はいぶん
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配列(はいれつ)

noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb • noun, used as suffix

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N1CommonComp.

•arranging
•ordering
•sequencing
•lining up

•はいれつ
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配布(はいふ)

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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N1Common

•distribution

•はいふ

配慮(はいりょ)

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

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•consideration
•concern
•attention
•thoughtfulness

•はいりょ
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配給(はいきゅう)

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

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•distribution (e.g. films, rice)
•rationing (e.g. food, gasoline)
•food ration

•はいきゅう
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配置(はいち)

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

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•arrangement (of resources)
•deployment
•stationing
•posting

•はいち
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酪農(らくのう)

noun (common)

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N1Common

•dairy farming

•らくのう

惨(むご)い

i-adjective

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•cruel
•merciless
•pitiless
•brutal

•むごい
•ムゴい
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酸(さん)

noun (common)

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•acid
•sourness
•sour taste

•さん
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酸(す)っぱい

i-adjective

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•sour
•acid

•すっぱい
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酸化(さんか)

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

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N1CommonChem.

•oxidation
•oxidization

•さんか
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主(おも)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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N1Common

•chief
•main
•principal
•important

•おも
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重(おも)んじる

Ichidan verb • transitive verb

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•to respect
•to honor
•to honour
•to esteem

•おもんじる
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重(おも)んずる

Ichidan verb - zuru verb • transitive verb

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•to honor
•to honour
•to respect
•to esteem

•おもんずる
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重宝(ちょうほう)

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

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•convenient
•useful
•handy
•helpful

•ちょうほう
•じゅうほう
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重複(ちょうふく)

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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•duplication
•repetition
•overlapping
•redundancy

•ちょうふく
•じゅうふく
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野党(やとう)

noun (common)

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•opposition party
•the opposition

•やとう
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野外(やがい)

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

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•outdoors
•outside
•open air
•fields

•やがい
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野心(やしん)

noun (common)

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•ambition
•aspiration
•sinister designs
•treachery

•やしん
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野生(やせい)

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

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•wild
•growing wild
•living in the wild
•I

•やせい
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金槌(かなづち)

noun (common)

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•hammer
•hopeless swimmer
•person who can't swim
•someone who sinks like a stone

•かなづち
•カナヅチ
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釣(つ)り

noun (common)

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•fishing
•angling
•change (for a purchase)
•clickbaiting

•つり
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釣鐘(つりがね)

noun (common)

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•temple bell
•hanging bell
•funeral bell

•つりがね
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鈍(にぶ)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb

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N1Common

•to become blunt
•to grow dull
•to become less capable
•to weaken

•にぶる
•なまる
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鈍感(どんかん)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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•thickheaded
•insensitive
•dull
•thick-skinned

•どんかん
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鉄棒(てつぼう)

noun (common)

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•iron rod
•iron bar
•iron club
•horizontal bar (gymnastics)

•てつぼう
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