JLPT N1 Vocabulary List - Page 6

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
251
借り
かり
kari
borrowing, debt, loan Study
252
値する
あたいする
ataisuru
to be worth, to be worthy of, to deserve, to merit Study
253
値打ち
ねうち
neuchi
value, worth, merit Study
254
倹約
けんやく
kenyaku
thrift, economy, frugality Study
255
へん
hen
left-hand radical of a character Study
256
偏見
へんけん
henken
prejudice, narrow view Study
257
停滞
ていたい
teitai
stagnation, tie-up, congestion Study
258
健やか
すこやか
sukoyaka
vigorous, healthy, sound Study
259
健全
けんぜん
kenzen
healthy, sound, wholesome Study
260
健在
けんざい
kenzai
in good health, alive and well, going strong Study
261
偽造
ぎぞう
gizou
forgery, counterfeiting, fabrication, falsification Study
262
傍ら
かたわら
katawara
side, edge, beside, besides, nearby Study
263
けつ
ketsu
the top (e.g. top ten), the best Study
264
備え付ける
そなえつける
sonaetsukeru
to provide, to furnish, to equip, to install Study
265
備わる
そなわる
sonawaru
to be furnished with, to be equipped with Study
266
催す
もよおす
moyoosu
to hold (an event), to give (a dinner, party, etc.) Study
267
傷つく
きずつく
kizutsuku
to be wounded, to get injured Study
268
傷つける
きずつける
kizutsukeru
to wound, to injure Study
269
傾ける
かたむける
katamukeru
to incline, to lean, to tilt Study
270
傾斜
けいしゃ
keisha
inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip, tilt, lean Study
271
ぞう
zou
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait Study
272
そう
sou
monk, priest Study
273
儚い
はかない
hakanai
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain Study
274
やさ
yasa
gentle, affectionate Study
275
優位
ゆうい
yuui
predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy Study
276
優勢
ゆうせい
yuusei
superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance Study
277
優美
ゆうび
yuubi
grace, refinement, elegance, daintiness Study
278
優越
ゆうえつ
yuuetsu
supremacy, predominance, being superior to Study
279
元年
がんねん
gannen
first year (of an imperial era) Study
280
元来
がんらい
ganrai
originally, essentially, naturally, by nature, really, actually Study
281
元素
げんそ
genso
element, chemical element Study
282
元首
げんしゅ
genshu
sovereign, ruler, head of state Study
283
ちょう
chou
10^12, 1,000,000,000,000, trillion Study
284
兆し
きざし
kizashi
sign, indication, omen, symptom Study
285
先だって
せんだって
sendatte
the other day, some time ago, recently Study
286
先に
さきに
sakini
previously, before, earlier, formerly, recently Study
287
先代
せんだい
sendai
previous generation (of a family), previous head of the family, one's (late) father Study
288
先天的
せんてんてき
sententeki
inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary Study
289
先行
せんこう
senkou
going ahead, going first Study
290
光沢
こうたく
koutaku
brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish Study
291
免れる
まぬがれる
manugareru
to escape (disaster, death, etc.), to be saved from, to be rescued from Study
292
免除
めんじょ
menjo
exemption, exoneration, discharge Study
293
兎角
とかく
tokaku
(doing) various things, (doing) this and that Study
294
入手
にゅうしゅ
nyuushu
acquisition, obtaining, procurement, getting (hold of) Study
295
入浴
にゅうよく
nyuuyoku
bathing, going in the bath Study
296
入賞
にゅうしょう
nyuushou
winning a prize, placing (high; in a contest) Study
297
全快
ぜんかい
zenkai
complete recovery of health Study
298
全滅
ぜんめつ
zenmetsu
total destruction, complete destruction, annihilation, being wiped out Study
299
全盛
ぜんせい
zensei
height of prosperity Study
300
おおやけ
ooyake
official, governmental, formal Study
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