JLPT N1 Vocabulary List - Page 9

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
401
劇団
げきだん
gekidan
troupe, theatrical company Study
402
加入
かにゅう
kanyuu
joining (a club, organization, etc.), becoming a member, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, signing (e.g. a treaty), taking out (insurance) Study
403
加味
かみ
kami
seasoning, flavoring, flavouring Study
404
加工
かこう
kakou
manufacturing, processing, treatment, machining Study
405
じょ
jo
help, rescue, assistant Study
406
助け
たすけ
tasuke
assistance, help, aid, support, reinforcement Study
407
助動詞
じょどうし
jodoushi
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese), bound auxiliary Study
408
助言
じょげん
jogen
advice, suggestion Study
409
助詞
じょし
joshi
particle, postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word Study
410
努めて
つとめて
tsutomete
as much as possible, as far as possible, to the best of one's ability, diligently Study
411
励ます
はげます
hagemasu
to encourage, to cheer on, to cheer (someone) up Study
412
励む
はげむ
hagemu
to work hard, to try hard, to strive, to endeavour, to endeavor, to devote oneself to, to make an effort, to be zealous Study
413
労る
いたわる
itawaru
to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to Study
414
労力
ろうりょく
rouryoku
labour, labor, effort, toil, trouble Study
415
効き目
ききめ
kikime
effect, virtue, efficacy, impression Study
416
勇敢
ゆうかん
yuukan
brave, heroic, gallant Study
417
動力
どうりょく
douryoku
power, motive power Study
418
動向
どうこう
doukou
trend, tendency, movement, attitude Study
419
動員
どういん
douin
mobilization Study
420
動揺
どうよう
douyou
shaking, trembling, disturbance Study
421
動的
どうてき
douteki
dynamic, kinetic Study
422
勘弁
かんべん
kanben
pardon, forgiveness, forbearance Study
423
務まる
つとまる
tsutomaru
to be fit (for a role), to be qualified (for), to be equal (to a task), to be able to fulfill one's duties (as) Study
424
勝る
まさる
masaru
to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival Study
425
勝利
しょうり
shouri
victory, triumph, win Study
426
募る
つのる
tsunoru
to grow violent, to become stronger Study
427
勢力
せいりょく
seiryoku
influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy Study
428
勤め先
つとめさき
tsutomesaki
place of work Study
429
勤労
きんろう
kinrou
labor, labour, exertion, diligent service Study
430
勤勉
きんべん
kinben
diligent, industrious Study
431
勧め
すすめ
susume
recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement Study
432
勧告
かんこく
kankoku
advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation Study
433
化ける
ばける
bakeru
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into Study
434
化する
かする
kasuru
to change (into), to turn (into), to transform (into), to become Study
435
化合
かごう
kagou
chemical combination Study
436
化石
かせき
kaseki
fossil Study
437
化繊
かせん
kasen
synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre, chemical fiber, chemical fibre Study
438
ひき
hiki
counter for small animals Study
439
匹敵
ひってき
hitteki
to be a match for, to rival Study
440
ku
ward, borough, city (in Tokyo) Study
441
区々
まちまち
machimachi
various, diverse, different, divergent, divided, conflicting Study
442
区画
くかく
kukaku
division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary Study
443
区間
くかん
kukan
section (of track, etc.), segment, dimension Study
444
十字路
じゅうじろ
juujiro
crossroads, intersection Study
445
半端
はんぱ
hanpa
remnant, fragment, incomplete set, incompleteness Study
446
卑しい
いやしい
iyashii
lowborn, humble, lowly Study
447
協定
きょうてい
kyoutei
arrangement, pact, agreement Study
448
協調
きょうちょう
kyouchou
cooperation, conciliation, harmony, coordination Study
449
協議
きょうぎ
kyougi
conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation Study
450
単一
たんいつ
tanitsu
single, simple, sole, individual, unitary Study
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