JLPT N1 Vocabulary List - Page 12

This is a list of the vocabulary that you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N1. In total, you will need to have a vocabulary of about 2336 words.

# Word Reading Meaning
551
含嗽
がんそう
gansou
gargling, rinsing one's mouth Study
552
吹奏
すいそう
suisou
playing (a wind instrument), blowing Study
553
呆気ない
あっけない
akkenai
unsatisfying, disappointing, abrupt, not enough, too quick, too short, over too soon Study
554
呆然
ぼうぜん
bouzen
dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement, in a daze Study
555
呉れる
くれる
kureru
to give, to let (one) have Study
556
告げる
つげる
tsugeru
to tell, to inform Study
557
告白
こくはく
kokuhaku
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.), admission Study
558
しゅう
shuu
counter for laps or circuits Study
559
周期
しゅうき
shuuki
cycle, period Study
560
味わい
あじわい
ajiwai
flavour, flavor, taste Study
561
味覚
みかく
mikaku
(sense of) taste, palate Study
562
命中
めいちゅう
meichuu
(direct) hit, hitting the mark Study
563
咄嗟
とっさ
tossa
moment, instant Study
564
wa
sum Study
565
和らげる
やわらげる
yawarageru
to soften, to moderate, to relieve Study
566
和文
わぶん
wabun
Japanese text, sentence in Japanese Study
567
咎める
とがめる
togameru
to blame, to reproach, to censure, to rebuke, to reprove, to find fault, to take to task, to criticize, to criticise Study
568
品種
ひんしゅ
hinshu
type (of goods), sort Study
569
品質
ひんしつ
hinshitsu
quality (of a product or a service) Study
570
かな
kana
how!, what!, alas! Study
571
いん
in
member Study
572
唱える
となえる
tonaeru
to recite, to chant Study
573
つば
tsuba
saliva, spit, spittle Study
574
しょう
shou
quotient Study
575
もん
mon
counter for questions Study
576
問う
とう
tou
to ask, to inquire Study
577
問屋
とんや
tonya
wholesale store, wholesale dealer, wholesaler Study
578
善良
ぜんりょう
zenryou
good (person, nature, etc.), good-natured, virtuous, honest Study
579
喜劇
きげき
kigeki
comedy Study
580
喫茶
きっさ
kissa
tea drinking Study
581
営む
いとなむ
itonamu
to run Study
582
嗚呼
ああ
aa
ah!, oh!, alas! Study
583
嗜好
しこう
shikou
taste, liking, preference Study
584
たん
tan
sigh Study
585
嘗て
かつて
katsute
once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex- Study
586
嘘つき
うそつき
usotsuki
liar, fibber Study
587
くちばし
kuchibashi
beak, bill Study
588
さぞ
sazo
surely, certainly, no doubt, must Study
589
噛み切る
かみきる
kamikiru
to bite off, to gnaw through Study
590
器官
きかん
kikan
organ Study
591
噴出
ふんしゅつ
funshutsu
spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion Study
592
囀る
さえずる
saezuru
to sing, to chirp, to twitter Study
593
回路
かいろ
kairo
circuit (electric) Study
594
回送
かいそう
kaisou
forwarding, sending on, redirecting (e.g. mail) Study
595
回避
かいひ
kaihi
evasion, avoidance Study
596
因って
よって
yotte
therefore, consequently, accordingly, for that reason Study
597
団扇
うちわ
uchiwa
uchiwa, type of traditional Japanese handheld fan Study
598
図る
はかる
hakaru
to plan, to attempt, to devise Study
599
固める
かためる
katameru
to harden, to solidify Study
600
固体
こたい
kotai
solid (body), solid matter, solid-state Study
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