JLPT N1 Vocabulary List

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一見(いっけん)

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

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•look
•glimpse
•glance
•apparently

•いっけん
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一連(いちれん)

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

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•series
•chain
•sequence
•two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)

•いちれん
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一部(いちぶ)

noun (common) • adverb

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•one part
•one portion
•one section
•one copy (of a book)

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一部分(いちぶぶん)

noun (common)

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•one part
•one portion
•one section

•いちぶぶん
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一面(いちめん)

noun (common) • adverb

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•one face
•one surface
•the whole surface
•one aspect

•いちめん
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一頃(ひところ)

noun (common) • adverb

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•once
•some time ago

•ひところ
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丁々(ちょうちょう)

adverb • adverb taking the 'to' particle

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•(sound of) hitting repeatedly
•pummelling
•clashing
•clacking

•ちょうちょう
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丁目(ちょうめ)

noun (common)

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•district of a town
•city block (of irregular size)

•ちょうめ
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万人(ばんにん)

noun (common)

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•all people
•everybody
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•ばんにん
•ばんじん
•まんにん

万能(ばんのう)

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

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•all-purpose
•utility
•universal
•all-powerful

•ばんのう
•まんのう
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丈(だけ)

particle

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•only
•just
•merely
•simply

•だけ
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三味線(しゃみせん)

noun (common)

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•shamisen
•samisen
•three-stringed Japanese lute

•しゃみせん
•さみせん
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上(あ)がり

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

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•rise
•increase
•ascent
•income

•あがり
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上(あ)がる

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • intransitive verb

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•to rise
•to go up
•to come up
•to ascend

•あがる
•アガる
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上位(じょうい)

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

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•superior (in rank)
•top
•ranking
•higher order (e.g. byte)

•じょうい
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上司(じょうし)

noun (common)

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•(one's) superior
•(one's) boss
•the higher-ups

•じょうし
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上(うわ)回(まわ)る

Godan verb with 'ru' ending • transitive verb

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•to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.)
•to surpass
•to be more than
•to be better than

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上昇(じょうしょう)

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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•rising
•ascending
•climbing

•じょうしょう
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上演(じょうえん)

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

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•performance (of a play, opera, etc.)
•staging
•presentation

•じょうえん
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上空(じょうくう)

noun (common)

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•sky
•the skies
•high-altitude sky
•upper air

•じょうくう
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上陸(じょうりく)

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

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•landing
•going ashore
•disembarkation
•making landfall (of a typhoon)

•じょうりく
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下(さ)がる

godan verb • intransitive verb

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N1Common参考: 明鏡国語辞典　第一版

•to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop
•to step back; to move back; to withdraw
•to hang (down); to dangle

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下(くだ)らない

i-adjective • expression

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N1Common参考: スーパー大辞林　3.0

•trivial, trifling, insignificant, worthless
•stupid, nonsensical, absurd, foolish, silly
•not worth considering; beneath one's notice

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下位(かい)

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

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•low rank
•lower position
•subordinate position
•lower order (e.g. byte)

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下(した)取(ど)り

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

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•trade-in
•part exchange

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下吏(かり)

noun (common)

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•lower official

•かり

下地(したじ)

noun (common)

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•groundwork
•foundation
•inclination
•aptitude

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下心(したごころ)

noun (common)

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•secret intention
•ulterior motive
•kanji "heart" radical at bottom

•したごころ
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下火(したび)

noun (common)

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•burning low
•waning
•declining

•したび
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下番(かばん)

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

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•going off duty

•かばん

下痢(げり)

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

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•diarrhea
•diarrhoea

•げり
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下(した)調(しら)べ

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

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•preliminary investigation
•preliminary inquiry
•preparation (for a class)
•going over one's lessons (in advance)

•したしらべ
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不動産(ふどうさん)

noun (common)

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•real estate

•ふどうさん

不可欠(ふかけつ)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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•indispensable
•essential

•ふかけつ
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不吉(ふきつ)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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•ominous
•sinister
•unlucky
•inauspicious

•ふきつ
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不(ま)味(ず)い

i-adjective

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•bad(-tasting)
•unpalatable
•unsavoury
•unsavory

•まずい
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不図(ふと)

adverb

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•suddenly
•casually
•accidentally
•incidentally

•ふと
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不在(ふざい)

noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • noun, used as suffix

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•absence
•disregard
•indifference

•ふざい
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不審(ふしん)

noun (common) • na-adjective

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•doubt
•suspicion
•question
•strangeness

•ふしん
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不山戯る

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•to romp;to gambol;to frolic;to joke;to make fun of;to flirt

不当(ふとう)

na-adjective • noun (common)

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•unfair
•unjust
•wrongful
•improper

•ふとう
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不意(ふい)

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

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•sudden
•abrupt
•unexpected
•unforeseen

•ふい
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不振(ふしん)

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

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•dullness
•slump
•stagnation
•inactivity

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不明(ふめい)

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

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•unclear
•obscure
•indistinct
•uncertain

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不景気(ふけいき)

noun (common) • na-adjective

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•economic slump
•hard times
•depression
•recession

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不服(ふふく)

noun (common) • na-adjective

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•dissatisfaction
•discontent
•disapproval
•objection

•ふふく
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不況(ふきょう)

noun (common)

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•(economic) depression
•recession
•slump

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不良(ふりょう)

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

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•bad
•poor
•inferior
•defective

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不評(ふひょう)

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

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•bad reputation
•poor reception
•unpopularity
•disrepute

•ふひょう
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不調(ふちょう)

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

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•bad condition
•poor condition
•disorder
•slump

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