‹ Japanese decksJLPT N1
3466 words, in teaching order
ローマ字Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
Noun
受け継ぐto inherit; to succeed; to take over
Godan verb
晴天fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
Noun
漏らすto let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to divulge; to disclose; to let slip; to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to express; …
Godan verb
現像development (of film); photographic processing
Noun
粥thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
Noun
さっとquickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
Adverb
梅干しumeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
Noun
聞き取りlistening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
Noun
鈍感thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
Na-adjective
ご無沙汰not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
Noun
たちまちin an instant; in a moment; immediately; right away; at once; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
Adverb
無茶苦茶nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic; awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless; disorder; …
Na-adjective
チャイムchime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
Noun
ナプキン(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
Noun
効き目effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
Noun
嘆くto lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
Godan verb
家主landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
Noun
炒めるto fry; to saute; to stir-fry
Ichidan verb
起伏undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
Noun
勤勉diligent; hard-working; industrious
Na-adjective
準じるto follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly; to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be treated in the same way as
Ichidan verb
内乱civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
Noun
雪崩avalanche; snowslide; avalanche jōseki
Noun
抜け出すto slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation); to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
Godan verb
張り紙paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; label; notice; poster
Noun
標語motto; slogan; catchword
Noun
広まるto spread; to be propagated
Godan verb
物議public discussion; public criticism; controversy
Noun
民宿guest house; private home providing lodging for travelers; bed and breakfast; pension
Noun
優美grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
Na-adjective
揺らぐto swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
Godan verb
明瞭clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
Na-adjective
未練lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
Noun
短気short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
Noun
繁盛prosperity; flourishing; thriving
Noun
軒並みrow of houses; every house; each house; every door; all; totally; altogether; across the board
Noun
込めるto load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
Ichidan verb
さぞsurely; certainly; no doubt; must
Adverb
だるいsluggish; languid; listless; heavy (heart, legs, etc.); dull
I-adjective
カンニングcheating (on an examination); cribbing
Noun
眩しいdazzling; radiant
I-adjective
語句words and phrases; words
Noun
丸々plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
Prenominal
寒気cold; coldness; cold air
Noun
相together; mutually; reciprocally; equally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
Prefix
あからさまplain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward; unabashed; blatant; flagrant
Na-adjective
空き間vacancy; room for rent or lease
Noun
諦めresignation; acceptance; consolation
Noun
東wagon; yamatogoto; six-stringed native Japanese zither
Noun
あらremaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; defect; rice chaff; rough; crude; raw; natural; wild
Noun
合わせjoint together; opposite; facing
Noun
雷lightning; thunder; thunderbolt
Noun
怒るto get angry; to get mad; to be angular; to be square
Godan verb
いざnow; come (now); well
Adverb
一見first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
Noun
一定veritably; verily; to be sure; certainly; certain; inevitable; definite
Adverb
一目look; glance; glimpse; one stone
Noun
いつかsometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time
Adverb
潮tide; current; sea water; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in sea water; dish of unboned whitefish boiled in salted water
Noun
氏family name; lineage; birth; clan
Noun
上手upper part; skillful (in comparisons); dexterity; over-arm grip on opponent's belt
Na-adjective
会gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
Noun
役war; campaign; battle
Noun
縁fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; family ties; affinity; opportunity; chance (to meet someone and start a relationship); …
Noun
塩salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); chloride
Noun
艶charming; fascinating; voluptuous
Na-adjective
大事serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
Noun
おかげgrace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence
Noun
長head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
Noun
弟younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; youngest; young and beautiful; cute
Noun
乙女(young) girl; maiden; young lady
Noun
お供attendant; companion
Noun
かcounter used with Sino-Japanese words
Counter
敵rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe; revenge
Suffix
片付けtidying up; finishing
Noun
門gate; door; house; family
Noun
構えstructure; construction; appearance; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; stance; readiness; determination; preparedness; kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji)
Noun