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JLPT N1

3466 words, in teaching order

Words 1901–2000
とんだ
unexpected; unlikely; strange; terrible; awful; horrible; serious; outrageous
Pre-noun adjectival
7日なぬか
7th day of the month; seven days
Noun
なんて
how ...!; what ...!; what?; what's that?
Prenominal
にもかかわらず
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
Expression
長閑のどか
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful; serene; mild (weather); balmy
Na-adjective
はげる
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
Ichidan verb
万ばん人じん
all people; everybody
Noun
番ばん目め
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
Counter
ほころびる
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
Ichidan verb
跨またがる
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
Godan verb
無む意い味み
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
Na-adjective
むやみに
thoughtlessly; recklessly; rashly; indiscriminately; indiscreetly; at random; excessively; unreasonably; immoderately; absurdly
Adverb
もしかしたら
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
Expression
もしかすると
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
Adverb
もたれる
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
Ichidan verb
もって
with; by; by means of; because of; on account of; for; due to; on (a day, date); at (a time); as of (e.g. today); …
Expression
夜よ更ふかし
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
Noun
割わり合あいに
comparatively
Adverb
オーケー
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary; all right
Interjection
告つげる
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
Ichidan verb
採さい掘くつ
mining; digging; working (a mine)
Noun
改かい訂てい
revision (of text); alteration; change
Noun
断だん然ぜん
firmly; flatly; resolutely; decisively; absolutely; definitely; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); by far; far and away; by a long shot; …
Adverb
普ふ遍へん
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
No-adjective
値あたいする
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
Suru verb
写うつし
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
Noun
命めい中ちゅう
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
Noun
奮ふん闘とう
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
Noun
誤ご差さ
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference; gap
Noun
購こう買ばい
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen; tuck shop
Noun
逃のがれる
to escape
Ichidan verb
ありのまま
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated; honest; true; frank; candid
No-adjective
しわ
wrinkle; crease; ripple
Noun
判はん
seal; stamp; monogram signature; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
Noun
判ばん
size (of paper or books)
Noun
封ふう
seal
Noun
平へい行こう
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
Noun
捉とらえる
to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest; to grab; to catch hold of; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to capture (e.g. features); to captivate; …
Ichidan verb
沿えん線せん
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
Noun
満まん月げつ
full moon
Noun
細さい工く
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; handiwork; artifice; trick; device; tampering; doctoring
Noun
一いち様よう
uniform; equal; even; the same; identical; common; ordinary; usual
Na-adjective
幹かん線せん
main line; trunk line
Noun
凶きょう作さく
bad harvest; poor crop
Noun
郷きょう里り
hometown; birthplace
Noun
産さん婦ふ人じん科か
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
Noun
産さん物ぶつ
product; produce; result; fruit
Noun
出しゅっ費ぴ
expenses; disbursements
Noun
素す早ばやい
quick; swift; nimble; agile; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
I-adjective
静せい止し
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
Noun
制せいする
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to bridle; to get the better of; to control; to command
Suru verb
全ぜん盛せい
height of prosperity
Noun
待たい望ぼう
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
Noun
手て本ほん
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
Noun
出で直なおし
starting from scratch; making a fresh start; redoing; calling again; visiting again
Noun
特とく産さん
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
Noun
共とも働ばたらき
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
Noun
鉛なまり
lead (Pb)
Noun
人にん情じょう
humanity; empathy; kindness; sympathy; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
Noun
値ね引びき
price reduction; discount
Noun
阻はばむ
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct; to oppose; to thwart
Godan verb
控ひかえ室しつ
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
Noun
否ひ決けつ
rejection; negation; voting down
Noun
不ふ景けい気き
economic slump; hard times; depression; recession; poor (business); dull; slack; inactive; gloomy; cheerless; …
Noun
母ぼ校こう
alma mater
Noun
前まえ売うり
advance sale; booking
Noun
任まかす
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
Godan verb
未み婚こん
unmarried; not yet married
No-adjective
領りょう海かい
territorial waters
Noun
旅りょ券けん
passport
Noun
露ろ骨こつ
open; unconcealed; undisguised; blatant; plain; frank; broad; lewd; indecent; crude
Na-adjective
そうして
and; like that
Conjunction
仕つかえる
to serve; to work for; to attend
Ichidan verb
体たい格かく
build; physique; frame; constitution
Noun
切せつない
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
I-adjective
心こころ得え
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; understanding; command; experience; essentials; know-how; guidelines; rules; basics; …
Noun
めぐみ
blessing; grace
Noun
情じょう緒しょ
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
Noun
明後日あさって
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
Noun
気きまぐれ
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical; impulsive; changeable; temperamental
Noun
沸ふっ騰とう
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; agitation; fermentation; soaring (of prices); shooting up
Noun
破は裂れつ
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
Noun
粋いき
chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated; understanding; considerate; thoughtful; sensible; …
Na-adjective
設もうける
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize; to lay down (rules); to make (an excuse)
Ichidan verb
道どう場じょう
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
Noun
錯さっ覚かく
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding; delusion; mistake
Noun
長ちょう編へん
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
Noun
度たび々たび
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
Adverb
ひとまず
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
Adverb
アンコール
encore
Noun
ニュアンス
nuance
Noun
はまる
to fit; to get into; to go into; to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window); to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to satisfy (conditions); to fall into; to plunge into; to get stuck; …
Godan verb
代だい用よう
substitution
Noun
使つかい道みち
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
Noun
収おさまる
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget); to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to be returned (to one's original position); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to occupy (a role); to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.); …
Godan verb
収おさまる
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to fall within (e.g. a budget); to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to be returned (to one's original position); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to occupy (a role); to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.); …
Godan verb
同どう調ちょう
conformity; alignment; agreement; sympathy; following suit; tuning; same tone; same pitch
Noun
大おおげさ
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
Na-adjective
尽つきる
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
Ichidan verb