JLPT N1 Vocabulary List - Page 5

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
201
似通う
にかよう
nikayou
to resemble closely Study
202
じゅう
juu
dwelling, living Study
203
体つき
からだつき
karadatsuki
body build, figure Study
204
体裁
ていさい
teisai
(outward) appearance Study
205
何だか
なんだか
nandaka
(a) little, somewhat, somehow Study
206
何だかんだ
なんだかんだ
nandakanda
something or other, one thing or another, this or that Study
207
何て
なんて
nante
how ...!, what ...! Study
208
何と
なんと
nanto
what, how Study
209
何なり
なんなり
nannari
anything, whatever Study
210
何より
なにより
naniyori
above anything else, above all, more than anything Study
211
何卒
なにとぞ
nanitozo
please, kindly, I beg of you, if it pleases you Study
212
何気ない
なにげない
nanigenai
casual, unconcerned, nonchalant, indifferent, offhand Study
213
余地
よち
yochi
place, room, margin Study
214
余暇
よか
yoka
leisure, leisure time, spare time Study
215
余程
よほど
yohodo
very, greatly, much, to a large extent, quite Study
216
余興
よきょう
yokyou
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.), side show, entertainment Study
217
さく
saku
work (e.g. of art), piece, production Study
218
作り
つくり
tsukuri
making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure Study
219
作戦
さくせん
sakusen
tactics, strategy Study
220
作用
さよう
sayou
action, operation, process, agency, effect, function Study
221
佳句
かく
kaku
beautiful passage of literature Study
222
使い
つかい
tsukai
errand, mission, going on an errand Study
223
使い道
つかいみち
tsukaimichi
purpose, utility, objective Study
224
使用人
しようにん
shiyounin
employee, servant Study
225
さむらい
samurai
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai Study
226
とも
tomo
companion, follower, attendant, retinue Study
227
依存
いぞん
izon
dependence, reliance Study
228
侮辱
ぶじょく
bujoku
insult, affront, slight Study
229
侵す
おかす
okasu
to invade, to raid, to violate (airspace, etc.), to intrude, to trespass Study
230
侵略
しんりゃく
shinryaku
aggression, invasion Study
231
便宜
べんぎ
bengi
convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency Study
232
促進
そくしん
sokushin
promotion, acceleration Study
233
保母
ほぼ
hobo
(female) childcare worker, nursery school teacher Study
234
保温
ほおん
hoon
retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation Study
235
保管
ほかん
hokan
charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage Study
236
保育
ほいく
hoiku
nurturing, rearing, childcare, day care Study
237
保護
ほご
hogo
care, protection, shelter Study
238
保険
ほけん
hoken
insurance, guarantee Study
239
保養
ほよう
hoyou
health preservation, recuperation, recreation Study
240
信任
しんにん
shinnin
trust, confidence, credence Study
241
信者
しんじゃ
shinja
believer, adherent, devotee, follower Study
242
修了
しゅうりょう
shuuryou
completion (of a course) Study
243
修士
しゅうし
shuushi
master's (degree) Study
244
修学
しゅうがく
shuugaku
learning Study
245
修行
しゅぎょう
shugyou
training, practice, discipline, study Study
246
修飾
しゅうしょく
shuushoku
ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment Study
247
おれ
ore
I, me Study
248
せがれ
segare
son Study
249
倍率
ばいりつ
bairitsu
magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor Study
250
倒産
とうさん
tousan
(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business Study
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