JLPT N1 Vocabulary List - Page 39

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
1901
虚しい
むなしい
munashii
empty, void, vacant Study
1902
虚ろ
うつろ
utsuro
cavity, hollow, void Study
1903
みつ
mitsu
nectar Study
1904
ちょう
chou
butterfly Study
1905
融資
ゆうし
yuushi
financing, loan Study
1906
融通
ゆうずう
yuuzuu
lending (money, commodities, etc.), finance, loan Study
1907
血管
けっかん
kekkan
blood vessel, vein Study
1908
しゅう
shuu
great numbers (of people), numerical superiority, masses Study
1909
衆議院
しゅうぎいん
shuugiin
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan) Study
1910
ぎょう
gyou
line (of text), row, verse Study
1911
行い
おこない
okonai
deed, act, action Study
1912
行き違い
いきちがい
ikichigai
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road), going astray Study
1913
行員
こういん
kouin
bank clerk Study
1914
行政
ぎょうせい
gyousei
executive, government Study
1915
行為
こうい
koui
act, deed, conduct Study
1916
行進
こうしん
koushin
march, parade Study
1917
街道
かいどう
kaidou
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road Study
1918
街頭
がいとう
gaitou
(on the) street Study
1919
衛生
えいせい
eisei
hygiene, sanitation, health Study
1920
衝動
しょうどう
shoudou
impulse, impetus, urge Study
1921
衝撃
しょうげき
shougeki
impact, shock, impulse Study
1922
衣料
いりょう
iryou
clothing Study
1923
衣類
いるい
irui
clothes, clothing, garments Study
1924
衰える
おとろえる
otoroeru
to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away Study
1925
衰退
すいたい
suitai
decline, degeneration, decay Study
1926
裁く
さばく
sabaku
to judge, to try, to sit in judgement (on), to decide (on) Study
1927
裂ける
さける
sakeru
to split, to tear, to burst, to be separated, to be divided Study
1928
装備
そうび
soubi
equipment Study
1929
装飾
そうしょく
soushoku
ornament, decoration Study
1930
裏返し
うらがえし
uragaeshi
inside out, upside down Study
1931
補償
ほしょう
hoshou
compensation, reparation Study
1932
補充
ほじゅう
hojuu
replenishment, supplementation, supplement, replacement, refilling Study
1933
補強
ほきょう
hokyou
reinforcement, strengthening Study
1934
補給
ほきゅう
hokyuu
supply, supplying, replenishment Study
1935
裸足
はだし
hadashi
barefoot Study
1936
製法
せいほう
seihou
manufacturing method, recipe, formula Study
1937
製鉄
せいてつ
seitetsu
iron manufacture Study
1938
すそ
suso
hem, (trouser) cuff, shirttail, bottom (of a kimono), train (of a dress) Study
1939
複合
ふくごう
fukugou
composite, combined, complex Study
1940
褒美
ほうび
houbi
reward, prize Study
1941
襲う
おそう
osou
to attack, to assail Study
1942
襲撃
しゅうげき
shuugeki
(surprise) attack, assault, raid, charge Study
1943
西日
にしび
nishibi
westering sun, setting sun, afternoon sun Study
1944
要する
ようする
you suru
to need, to demand, to require Study
1945
要望
ようぼう
youbou
demand for, request Study
1946
要請
ようせい
yousei
appeal, request, demand Study
1947
覆す
くつがえす
kutsugaesu
to overturn, to capsize, to upset Study
1948
覆面
ふくめん
fukumen
mask, veil, disguise Study
1949
見かける
みかける
mikakeru
to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of Study
1950
見すぼらしい
みすぼらしい
misuborashii
shabby, unsightly, unkempt, seedy Study
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