JLPT N1 vocabulary, page 6
2,817 words, most frequent first. Words 2,501 to 2,817.
- 基金ききんfund; foundation
- 自転じてんrotation (on an axis)
- 甘口あまくちsweet flavour; sweet flavor; mildness
- 垂れたれsauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce)
- 山腹さんぷくhillside; mountainside
- 兼用けんようmulti-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
- 運輸うんゆtransportation
- 蒸留じょうりゅうdistillation
- 全盛ぜんせいheight of prosperity
- 割り当てわりあてallotment; assignment; allocation; quota; rationing
- 目盛りめもりgradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
- 沿線えんせんplaces alongside a railway line, bus route, major…
- 学士がくしuniversity graduate; bachelor
- 増進ぞうしんpromoting; increase; advance
- 皇居こうきょImperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
- 文化財ぶんかざいcultural assets; cultural property
- 傑けつthe top (e.g. top ten); the best
- 奇数きすうodd number
- 修了しゅうりょうcompletion (of a course)
- 暗算あんざんmental arithmetic
- 雨天うてんrainy weather
- きまり悪いきまりわるいembarrassed; ashamed
- 生計せいけいlivelihood; living
- 願書がんしょ(written) application; written request; petition
- 概略がいりゃくoutline; summary; gist; in brief
- 鉄鋼てっこうiron and steel
- 行員こういんbank clerk
- 還暦かんれきkanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional…
- 冷蔵れいぞうcold storage; refrigeration
- 演ずるえんずるto act (a part); to play (a role)
- 原爆げんばくatomic bomb; A-bomb
- 標語ひょうごmotto; slogan; catchword
- 過密かみつovercrowding; congestion; overpopulation
- 利潤りじゅんprofit; returns
- 薄弱はくじゃくfeebleness; weakness
- 庶務しょむgeneral affairs
- 錯誤さくごmistake; error; discrepancy
- 差額さがくbalance; difference (in price, cost); margin
- 受け持ちうけもちcharge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's)…
- 懸賞けんしょうoffering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
- 光熱費こうねつひcost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity…
- 改訂かいていrevision (of text); alteration; change
- 駄作ださくpoor piece of work; rubbish; trash
- 討議とうぎdebate; discussion
- 議事堂ぎじどうassembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol…
- 綻びるほころびるto come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn
- 嘆たんsigh
- 合議ごうぎconsultation; conference; discussion; counsel
- 創刊そうかんfoundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting…
- 既婚きこんmarried
- 金棒かなぼうmetal rod; metal bar; iron rod; crowbar
- 動的どうてきdynamic; kinetic
- 重んずるおもんずるto honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
- 弁論べんろんdiscussion; debate; argument
- 一敗いっぱいone defeat
- 成年せいねんadult age; majority
- 海運かいうんmaritime transport; shipping
- 採択さいたくadoption; selection; choice
- 放射能ほうしゃのうradioactivity
- 転居てんきょmoving; changing residence; change of address
- 滞納たいのうfalling behind (with a payment); being in arrears…
- 産休さんきゅうmaternity leave; paternity leave
- 同級どうきゅうthe same grade; same class
- 球根きゅうこん(plant) bulb
- 目方めかたweight
- 保養ほようhealth preservation; recuperation; recreation
- 凶作きょうさくbad harvest; poor crop
- 日の丸ひのまるred or gold circle representing the Sun
- 兼業けんぎょうperusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's…
- 漏るもるto leak; to run out
- 参議院さんぎいんHouse of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of…
- 契るちぎるto pledge; to vow; to promise; to swear
- 保母ほぼ(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
- 製鉄せいてつiron manufacture
- 字体じたいform of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional)
- 盛装せいそうdressing up in fine clothes; splendid clothes; one's best…
- 残金ざんきんremaining money
- 先着せんちゃくarriving first
- 言付けことづけ(verbal) message; sending word
- 学芸がくげいarts and sciences; liberal arts
- 眼科がんかophthalmology
- 雑木ぞうきvarious kinds of small trees; assorted trees
- 萎びるしなびるto shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade…
- 畜産ちくさんanimal husbandry; livestock industry
- 転任てんにんchange of post
- 質疑しつぎquestion
- 帰京ききょうreturning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital
- 平方へいほうsquare (e.g. metre)
- 版画はんがwoodcut; woodblock print; art print
- 窮乏きゅうぼうpoverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
- 原油げんゆcrude oil
- 碁盤ごばんGo board
- 月謝げっしゃmonthly tuition fee
- 防火ぼうかfire prevention; fire control; fireproofing
- 嵩張るかさばるto be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
- 否決ひけつrejection; negation; voting down
- 徐行じょこうgoing slowly (esp. to enable a vehicle to stop…
- 日当にっとうdaily allowance; daily wages
- ど忘れどわすれlapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind…
- 原書げんしょoriginal document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its…
- 立法りっぽう(enactment of) legislation; lawmaking
- 着工ちゃっこうstarting (construction) work
- 親善しんぜんfriendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
- 改定かいていrevision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
- 非行ひこうdelinquency; misconduct
- 交付こうふdelivery; issuance; handing over; granting
- 朝寝坊あさねぼうsleeping late in the morning; sleeping in; lie-in…
- 公用こうようofficial business; government business; public business…
- 修学しゅうがくlearning
- 鉄片てっぺんiron scraps
- 近眼きんがんnearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
- 取り替えとりかえswap; exchange
- お宮おみやShinto shrine
- 林業りんぎょうforestry
- 出直しでなおしstarting from scratch; making a fresh start; redoing
- 絶版ぜっぱんout of print
- 封建ほうけんfeudalistic
- 議案ぎあんlegislative bill; measure
- 御膳ごぜんmeal
- 保育ほいくnurturing; rearing; childcare; day care
- 社宅しゃたくcompany housing; housing provided by one's company
- 水洗すいせんwashing with water; rinsing; flushing
- 茶の湯ちゃのゆtea ceremony; chanoyu
- 就業しゅうぎょうemployment; starting work
- 年輪ねんりんannual tree ring; growth ring
- 興業こうぎょうpromotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial…
- 民俗みんぞくfolk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
- 税務署ぜいむしょtax office
- 書き取るかきとるto write down (what someone says); to take down dictation…
- 不振ふしんdullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
- 共産きょうさんcommunism
- 外貨がいかforeign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange
- 転回てんかいrevolution; rotation
- 議決ぎけつresolution; decision; vote
- 独創どくそうoriginality
- 灰汁あくlye
- 自ずからおのずからnaturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
- 雨具あまぐrain gear
- 清濁せいだくgood and evil; purity and impurity
- 映写えいしゃprojection
- 法学ほうがくlaw; jurisprudence
- 必修ひっしゅうrequired (subject)
- 嵩むかさむto mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
- お愛想おあいそcompliments; civilities; courtesies; flattery
- つり革つりかわstrap (to hang onto); hanging strap
- 私有しゆうprivate ownership
- 濯ぐすすぐto rinse; to wash out
- 戦災せんさいwar damage
- 過疎かそunderpopulation; low population density; depopulation
- ばい菌ばいきんgerm; germs; bacteria; bug
- 扶養ふようsupport (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
- 悪しからずあしからずdon't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
- 年賀ねんがNew Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
- 一心にいっしんにwholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
- 灌漑かんがいirrigation
- 口述こうじゅつdictation; verbal statement
- 養護ようごnursing; (protective) care
- 修飾しゅうしょくornamentation; embellishment; decoration; adornment
- 天津あまつheavenly; imperial
- 海抜かいばつheight above sea level
- 湿気るしけるto get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
- 満場まんじょうwhole house; whole audience
- 報ずるほうずるto report; to inform
- 年鑑ねんかんyearbook; almanac; annual
- 両極りょうきょくboth extremities
- 紡績ぼうせきspinning (textiles)
- 旅券りょけんpassport
- 情け深いなさけぶかいtender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
- 間々ままoccasionally; now and then; sometimes
- 教習きょうしゅうtraining; instruction
- 購読こうどくbuying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing…
- 近視きんしmyopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
- 金蔵かねぐらtreasure house; treasury
- 刷りすりprinting
- 諮るはかるto consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
- 略語りゃくごabbreviation; acronym
- 記名きめいsignature; signing one's name; writing one's name (on)…
- 大便だいべんfeces; faeces; excrement; stool
- 英字えいじEnglish letter; alphabetic character
- 酪農らくのうdairy farming
- 翔るかけるto soar; to fly
- 埋蔵まいぞうburying in the ground
- 歯科しかdentistry
- 座談会ざだんかいsymposium; round-table discussion
- 大水おおみずflood
- 失調しっちょうlack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination…
- 宣教せんきょうreligious mission; religious proclamation
- 立方りっぽうcube
- 遊牧ゆうぼくnomadism
- 敬具けいぐyours sincerely; sincerely yours; yours truly
- 公団こうだんpublic corporation
- 小売こうりretail
- 改悪かいあくchanging (something) for the worse; disimprovement…
- 物議ぶつぎpublic discussion; public criticism; controversy
- 控除こうじょsubtraction; deduction (e.g. of tax)
- 下火したびburning low; waning; declining
- 釣鐘つりがねtemple bell; hanging bell; funeral bell
- 謝絶しゃぜつrefusal; declining
- 実費じっぴactual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses
- 見方みかたviewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something)…
- 折衷せっちゅうcompromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
- 接続詞せつぞくしconjunction
- 衣料いりょうclothing
- こげ茶こげちゃdark brown; olive brown
- 回覧かいらんcirculation (esp. of documents); sending round
- 静的せいてきstatic
- 大部たいぶlengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous
- 耳鼻科じびかotolaryngology; ear, nose, and throat department
- 成育せいいくgrowth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
- 接ぐつぐto join; to piece together; to set (bones)
- 分母ぶんぼdenominator
- 一頃ひところonce; some time ago
- 漢語かんごJapanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word
- 進度しんどprogress
- 聴講ちょうこうlecture attendance; auditing
- 捕鯨ほげいwhaling; whale hunting; whale fishing
- 書評しょひょうbook review
- 課外かがいextracurricular
- ひな祭りひなまつりHinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
- 幹線かんせんmain line; trunk line
- 当て字あてじkanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the…
- 画かくstroke (of a kanji)
- 妥結だけつsettlement; an agreement
- 鉱業こうぎょうmining industry
- 点線てんせんdotted line; perforated line
- 短波たんぱshort wave
- 取り混ぜるとりまぜるto mix; to put together
- 捕吏ほりconstable; policeman
- 明くるあくるnext (day, morning, etc.); following
- 真ん丸いまんまるいperfectly round; perfectly circular
- アルカリalkali
- 打ち消しうちけしnegation; denial; negative
- 遅らすおくらすto delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
- 不順ふじゅんirregular; unseasonable; changeable; unsettled; abnormal
- 慣行かんこうcustomary practice; habit; traditional event
- 豪儀ごうぎgreat; grand
- 隔週かくしゅうevery other week; every two weeks
- 助詞じょしparticle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that…
- 概説がいせつoverview; outline; rough summary
- 局限きょくげんlimit; localize; localise
- ちり取りちりとりdustpan
- かなわないno match for; cannot compete with; not in the same league…
- 国有こくゆうnational ownership; state ownership; government ownership
- 回送かいそうforwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail)
- 吹奏すいそうplaying (a wind instrument); blowing
- 化合かごうchemical combination
- 修士しゅうしmaster's (degree)
- 駆けっこかけっこ(foot) race; sprint
- 弛みたるみslack; slackening; sagginess; flabbiness (skin, etc.)
- 助動詞じょどうしinflecting dependent word (in Japanese); bound auxiliary
- 好況こうきょうprosperous (economic) conditions; favourable conditions…
- 何なりなんなりanything; whatever
- 売り出しうりだし(bargain) sale
- 下取りしたどりtrade-in; part exchange
- 蔵相ぞうしょうMinister of Finance
- 文語ぶんごwritten language; literary language
- 和文わぶんJapanese text; sentence in Japanese
- 僅々きんきんonly; just; merely; no more than
- 月賦げっぷmonthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
- 国定こくていstate-sponsored; national
- 自惚れうぬぼれconceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
- 特派とくはsend specially; special envoy
- 慣用かんようcustomary use; common usage; general usage
- 域外いきがいoutside the area
- 異見いけんdifferent opinion; different view; dissenting view…
- 前売りまえうりadvance sale; booking
- 旧事きゅうじpast events; bygones
- 箇かcounter used with Sino-Japanese words
- 出切るできるto be out of; to have no more at hand
- 化繊かせんsynthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical…
- 雅致がちartistry; good taste; elegance; grace
- 専修せんしゅうspecialization; specialisation
- 準急じゅんきゅうsemi-express train; local express train; sub-express train
- 降水こうすいrainfall; precipitation
- 悪日あくにちunlucky day
- 共稼ぎともかせぎ(husband and wife) earning a living together
- 季刊きかんquarterly publication
- 含嗽がんそうgargling; rinsing one's mouth
- 他動詞たどうしtransitive verb
- 自動詞じどうしintransitive verb
- 干し物ほしものthings dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
- 中っ腹ちゅうっぱらanger (held in check); irritation; rage
- 宝器ほうきtreasured article or vessel; outstanding individual
- 一別いちべつparting
- 気軽にきがるにfreely; readily; cheerfully; without any sense of…
- 流りゅうway; manner; style; fashion; mode
- 遅くともおそくともat the latest
- 講読こうどくreading; translation
- ねじ回しねじまわしscrewdriver
- 亜科あかsubfamily
- はるかにby far; far and away; much; far
- 画期かっきtransition from one epoch to another; change of era
- 佳句かくbeautiful passage of literature
- 駆けるかけるto run; to dash; to race
- 均しならしaverage; leveling; levelling
- 数詞すうしnumeral
- 何気なくなにげなくunintentionally; calmly; inadvertently; innocently
- し尿しにょうexcreta; raw sewage; human waste; night soil
- 下吏かりlower official
- 下番かばんgoing off duty
- 空き間あきまvacancy; room for rent or lease
- 遣り通すやりとおすto carry through; to achieve; to complete
- 秭し10^24; septillion
- 持てるもてるto be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
- 対辺たいへんopposite side
- 自在にじざいにfreely; at will; with ease
- 何てなんてhow ...!; what ...!
- そこらaround there; that area
- 無闇にむやみにthoughtlessly; recklessly; rashly; indiscriminately…
- 進みすすみprogress
- 対してたいしてfor; in regard to; per
- 努めてつとめてas much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of…
- 行いおこないdeed; act; action
- 主なるおもなるmain; principal; chief; leading; important
- お見積もりおみつもり(price) quotation; quote
- 試みにこころみにas a test; by way of trial; as an experiment; by way of…
- お値打ちおねうちbargain; good buy; (good) value for one's money