JLPT N1 Vocabulary List - Page 38

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
1851
舞う
まう
mau
to dance (orig. a whirling dance) Study
1852
航海
こうかい
koukai
(sea) voyage, navigation, sailing, passage, cruise Study
1853
船舶
せんぱく
senpaku
vessel, ship, shipping, seacraft Study
1854
良し悪し
よしあし
yoshiashi
right or wrong, good or bad, quality, suitability Study
1855
良好
りょうこう
ryoukou
good, fine, excellent, favorable, favourable, satisfactory Study
1856
良心
りょうしん
ryoushin
conscience Study
1857
良識
りょうしき
ryoushiki
good sense Study
1858
良質
りょうしつ
ryoushitsu
good quality, fine quality, superior quality, high quality Study
1859
色彩
しきさい
shikisai
colour, color, hue, tints Study
1860
えん
en
charming, fascinating, voluptuous Study
1861
しば
shiba
lawn, sod, turf Study
1862
花びら
はなびら
hanabira
petal Study
1863
花壇
かだん
kadan
flower bed Study
1864
なえ
nae
seedling, young plant Study
1865
若しかして
もしかして
moshikashite
perhaps, possibly, maybe, by any chance, if I'm not mistaken Study
1866
若しくは
もしくは
moshikuha
or, otherwise Study
1867
若干
じゃっかん
jakkan
some, few, a number of, a little (bit) Study
1868
苦しみ
くるしみ
kurushimi
pain, anguish, suffering Study
1869
苦しめる
くるしめる
kurushimeru
to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt Study
1870
英字
えいじ
eiji
English letter, alphabetic character Study
1871
英雄
えいゆう
eiyuu
hero, heroine, great person Study
1872
くき
kuki
stalk, stem Study
1873
茶の湯
ちゃのゆ
chanoyu
tea ceremony, chanoyu Study
1874
茶の間
ちゃのま
chanoma
(Japanese-style) living room Study
1875
荒っぽい
あらっぽい
arappoi
wild, violent, rough-mannered, rude Study
1876
荒らす
あらす
arasu
to lay waste, to devastate, to damage Study
1877
荒廃
こうはい
kouhai
ruin, destruction, devastation, waste, decay Study
1878
ni
load, baggage, cargo, freight, goods Study
1879
華々しい
はなばなしい
hanabanashii
brilliant, splendid, glorious, magnificent, spectacular Study
1880
華やか
はなやか
hanayaka
bright and beautiful, gorgeous, showy, brilliant, splendid, gay, colorful, flowery Study
1881
華奢
かしゃ
kasha
lavish, luxurious, showy, gaudy Study
1882
華美
かび
kabi
splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence Study
1883
萎びる
しなびる
shinabiru
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened Study
1884
落ち着き
おちつき
ochitsuki
calmness, composure, presence of mind Study
1885
落ち葉
おちば
ochiba
fallen leaves, leaf litter, falling leaves Study
1886
落下
らっか
rakka
fall, drop, descent, coming down Study
1887
ちょ
cho
(written) work, book Study
1888
著名
ちょめい
chomei
famous, noted, eminent, prominent, distinguished, celebrated Study
1889
著書
ちょしょ
chosho
(written) work, book, writings Study
1890
あし
ashi
common reed (Phragmites australis) Study
1891
葬る
ほうむる
houmuru
to bury, to inter, to entomb Study
1892
蒸留
じょうりゅう
jouryuu
distillation Study
1893
はす
hasu
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus Study
1894
くら
kura
warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator Study
1895
蔵相
ぞうしょう
zoushou
Minister of Finance Study
1896
蕩ける
とろける
torokeru
to melt (and become soft or liquid) Study
1897
つぼみ
tsubomi
(flower) bud Study
1898
薄弱
はくじゃく
hakujaku
feebleness, weakness, weak Study
1899
わら
wara
straw Study
1900
藻掻く
もがく
mogaku
to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm Study
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