JLPT N1 Vocabulary

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Word	Reading	Romaji	Meaning
若し	もし	moshi	if; in case; supposing
不可欠	ふかけつ	fukaketsu	indispensable; essential
チェンジ	—	chenji	change
正解	せいかい	seikai	correct; right; correct interpretation (answer solution)
弾く	はじく	hajiku	to flip; to snap
像	ぞう	zō	statue; image; figure; picture; portrait
照り返す	てりかえす	terikaesu	to reflect; to throw back light
非	ひ	hi	faulty-; non-
深める	ふかめる	fukameru	to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
丘陵	きゅうりょう	kyūryō	hill
協定	きょうてい	kyōtei	arrangement; pact; agreement
周	しゅう	shū	circuit; lap; circumference; vicinity; Chou (dynasty)
転居	てんきょ	tenkyo	moving; changing residence
凌ぐ	しのぐ	shinogu	to outdo; to surpass; to endure; to keep out (rain); to stave off; to tide over; to pull through; to defy; t
花壇	かだん	kadan	flower bed
埋め込む	うめこむ	umekomu	to bury
縁談	えんだん	endan	marriage proposal; engagement
楽譜	がくふ	gakufu	score (music)
赤ちゃん	あかちゃん	akachan	baby; infant
膨脹	ぼうちょう	bōchō	expansion; swelling; increase; growth
補給	ほきゅう	hokyū	supply; supplying; replenishment
殴る	なぐる	naguru	to strike; to hit
人情	にんじょう	ninjō	humanity; empathy; kindness; sympathy; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
待望	たいぼう	taibō	expectant waiting
誤る	あやまる	ayamaru	to make a mistake
据える	すえる	sueru	to set (table); to lay (foundation); to place (gun); to apply (moxa)
高原	こうげん	kōgen	tableland; plateau
慌ただしい	あわただしい	awatadashii	busy; hurried; confused; flurried
和風	わふう	wafū	Japanese style
他方	たほう	tahō	another side; different direction; (on) the other hand
観衆	かんしゅう	kanshū	spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
コミュニケーション	—	komynikēshon	communication
一日	いちじつ	ichijitsu	(1) one day, (2) first of month
苛める	いじめる	ijimeru	to tease; to torment; to persecute; to chastise
一言	いちげん	ichigen	single word
協会	きょうかい	kyōkai	association; society; organization
改悪	かいあく	kaiaku	deterioration; changing for the worse
訴え	うったえ	uttae	lawsuit; complaint
喋る	しゃべる	shaberu	to talk; to chat; to chatter
文書	ぶんしょ	bunsho	document; writing; letter; note; records; archives
任す	まかす	makasu	to entrust; to leave to a person
尿	にょう	nyō	urine
崇拝	すうはい	sūhai	worship; adoration; admiration; cult
気立て	きだて	kidate	disposition; nature
負かす	まかす	makasu	to defeat
美	び	bi	beauty
爽やか	さわやか	sawayaka	fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear; fluent; eloquent
反響	はんきょう	hankyō	echo; reverberation; repercussion; reaction; influence
進展	しんてん	shinten	progress; development
七日	なぬか	nanuka	seven days; the seventh day (of the month)
体力	たいりょく	tairyoku	physical strength
悪日	あくび	akubi	unlucky day
梢	こずえ	kozue	treetop
出くわす	でくわす	dekuwasu	to happen to meet; to come across
部門	ぶもん	bumon	class; group; category; department; field; branch
滅ぼす	ほろぼす	horobosu	to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
仕立てる	したてる	shitateru	to tailor; to make; to prepare; to train; to send (a messenger)
長官	ちょうかん	chōkan	chief; (government) secretary
周期	しゅうき	shūki	cycle; period
反感	はんかん	hankan	antipathy; revolt; animosity
主題	しゅだい	shudai	subject; theme; motif
剥げる	はげる	hageru	to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor
溝	こう	kō	10^38; hundred undecillion (American); hundred sextillion (British)
区	く	ku	ward; district; section
華美	かび	kabi	pomp; splendor; gaudiness
業績	ぎょうせき	gyōseki	achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
立方	たちかた	tachikata	dancing (geisha)
異性	いせい	isei	the opposite sex
嵩張る	かさばる	kasabaru	to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
洋風	ようふう	yōfū	western style
くっきり	—	kukkiri	distinctly; clearly; boldly
個々	ここ	koko	individual; one by one
連中	れんじゅう	renjū	colleagues; company; a lot
熱湯	ねっとう	nettō	boiling water
気軽	きがる	kigaru	cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
竿	さお	sao	rod; pole (e.g. for drying laundry)
呉れる	くれる	kureru	to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given
従来	じゅうらい	jūrai	up to now; so far; traditional
折衷	せっちゅう	setchū	compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
葦	よし	yoshi	reed; bulrush
見晴らし	みはらし	miharashi	view
薄弱	はくじゃく	hakujaku	feebleness; weakness; weak
公団	こうだん	kōdan	public corporation
催す	もよおす	moyōsu	to hold (a meeting); to give (a dinner); to feel; to show signs of; to develop symptoms of; to feel (sick
盗み	ぬすみ	nusumi	stealing
技	わざ	waza	art; technique
原典	げんてん	genten	original (text)
ソロ	—	soro	solo
遅くとも	おそくとも	osokutomo	at the latest
民俗	みんぞく	minzoku	people; race; nation; racial customs; folk customs
割合に	わりあいに	wariaini	comparatively
脱する	だっする	dassuru	to escape from; to get out
本の	ほんの	honno	mere; only; just
縁	えん	en	chance; fate; destiny; relation; bonds; connection; karma
日当	にっとう	nittō	daily allowance
訪れる	おとずれる	otozureru	to visit
社	やしろ	yashiro	Shinto shrine
稲光	いなびかり	inabikari	(flash of) lightning
曲	きょく	kyoku	tune; piece of music
着	ちゃく	chaku	counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ..