JLPT N1 vocabulary: the 2699 words to know (page 10)
The 2699 JLPT N1 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 尽きる | つきる tsukiru | to be used up, to be run out |
| 尽くす | つくす tsukusu | to exhaust, to run out; to devote, to serve |
| つくづく | つくづく tsukuzuku | completely, really |
| 作り | つくり tsukuri | make up, structure, physique |
| 造り | つくり tsukuri | make up, structure, physique |
| 繕う | つくろう tsukurou | to mend, to repair |
| 付け加える | つけくわえる tsukekuwaeru | to add one thing to another |
| 告げる | つげる tsugeru | to inform |
| つじつま (はなしの～) | つじつま (はなしの～) tsujitsumahanashino | coherence, consistency |
| 筒 | つつ tsutsu | pipe, tube |
| 突く | つつく tsutsuku | to thrust, to strike, to attack; to poke, to nudge, to pick at |
| 突っ突く | つっつく tsuttsuku | to prompt someone |
| 謹む | つつしむ tsutsushimu | to be careful, to be chaste or discreet |
| 突っ張る | つっぱる tsupparu | to support, to become stiff; to thrust (ones opponent), to stick to (ones opinion), to insist on |
| 務まる | つとまる tsutomaru | be equal, be fit |
| 勤め先 | つとめさき tsutomesaki | place of work |
| 努めて | つとめて tsutomete | make an effort!, work hard! |
| 津波 | つなみ tsunami | tsunami, tidal wave |
| つねる | つねる tsuneru | to pinch |
| 角 | つの tsuno | horn |
| 募る | つのる tsunoru | to invite, to solicit help, participation, etc |
| 唾 | つば tsuba | saliva, spit, sputum |
| 呟く | つぶやく tsubuyaku | to mutter, to murmur |
| つぶら | つぶら tsubura | round, rotund |
| つぶる (めを～) | つぶる (めを～) tsuburumeo | to close the eyes |
| 壷 | つぼ tsubo | jar, pot, vase |
| 蕾 | つぼみ tsubomi | bud, flower bud |
| 連なる | つらなる tsuranaru | to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row |
| 貫く | つらぬく tsuranuku | to go through |
| 連ねる | つらねる tsuraneru | to link, to join, to put together |
| 釣り鐘 | つりがね tsurigane | temple bell (for striking) |
| 吊り革 | つりかわ tsurikawa | strap |
| 手当 | てあて teate | allowance, compensation; treatment |
| 定義 | ていぎ teigi | definition |
| 提供 | ていきょう teikyou | offer, program sponsoring |
| 提携 | ていけい teikei | cooperation, tie-up, joint business |
| 体裁 | ていさい teisai | decency, style, form, appearance |
| 提示 | ていじ teiji | presentation, exhibit, suggest, citation |
| ティシュペーパー | ティシュペーパー tishupepa | tissue |
| 定食 | ていしょく teishoku | fixed-price lunch, set meal, dinner |
| 訂正 | ていせい teisei | correction, revision |
| 停滞 | ていたい teitai | stagnation, tie-up, congestion, retention |
| 邸宅 | ていたく teitaku | mansion, residence |
| 定年 | ていねん teinen | retirement age |
| 堤防 | ていぼう teibou | bank, weir |
| 手遅れ | ておくれ teokure | being (too); belated treatment |
| でかい | でかい dekai | huge |
| 手掛かり | てがかり tegakari | hint, clue, key |
| 手掛ける | てがける tegakeru | to handle, to manage, to work with |
| 手数 | てかず tekazu | trouble, labor, handling |
| 手軽 | てがる tegaru | easy, simple, cheap |
| 適応 | てきおう tekiou | adaptation, accommodation, conformity |
| 適宜 | てきぎ tekigi | suitability |
| 適性 | てきせい tekisei | aptitude |
| できもの | できもの dekimono | boil, rash |
| 手際 | てぎわ tegiwa | performance, skill, tact |
| 出くわす | でくわす dekuwasu | to happen to meet, to come across |
| 手錠 | てじょう tejou | handcuffs, manacles |
| 手数 | てすう tesuu | trouble, labor, handling |
| デコレーション | デコレーション dekoreshon | decoration |
| 手近 | てぢか tejika | near, handy, familiar |
| てっきり | てっきり tekkiri | surely, certainly, beyond doubt |
| 鉄鋼 | てっこう tekkou | iron and steel |
| デッサン | デッサン dessan | rough sketch (FRE: dessin) |
| 徹する | てっする tessuru | to devote oneself, to believe in |
| てっぺん | てっぺん teppen | top, summit, apex |
| 鉄棒 | てつぼう tetsubou | iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics) |
| 出直し | でなおし denaoshi | adjustment, touch up |
| 掌 | てのひら tenohira | the palm |
| 手配 | てはい tehai | arrangement, search (by police) |
| 手筈 | てはず tehazu | arrangement, plan, program |
| 手引 | てびき tebiki | guidance, guide, introduction |
| 手本 | てほん tehon | model, pattern |
| 手回し | てまわし temawashi | preparations, arrangements |
| 手元 | てもと temoto | (money) on hand or at home, one's purse; usual skill |
| デモンストレーション | デモンストレーション demonsutoreshon | demonstration |
| 照り返す | てりかえす terikaesu | to reflect, to throw back light |
| テレックス | テレックス terekkusu | telex, teletypewriter exchange |
| 手分け | てわけ tewake | division of labor |
| 天 | てん ten | heaven, sky |
| 田園 | でんえん denen | country, rural districts |
| 天下 | てんか tenka | the world, whole country |
| 転回 | てんかい tenkai | revolution, rotation |
| 連休 | れんきゅう renkyuu | consecutive holidays |
| レンジ | レンジ renji | range, stove |
| 連日 | れんじつ renjitsu | every day |
| 連帯 | れんたい rentai | solidarity |
| レンタカー | レンタカー rentaka | rented car |
| 連中 | れんちゅう renchuu | colleagues, company, a lot |
| レントゲン | レントゲン rentogen | X-ray (lit: Roentgen) |
| 連邦 | れんぽう rempou | commonwealth, federation of states |
| 連盟 | れんめい remmei | league, union, alliance |
| 老衰 | ろうすい rousui | senility, senile decay |
| 朗読 | ろうどく roudoku | reading aloud, recitation |
| 浪費 | ろうひ rouhi | waste, extravagance |
| 労力 | ろうりょく rouryoku | labor, effort, trouble |
| ロープウエイ | ロープウエイ ropuuei | ropeway, aerial tram |
| ロープ | ロープ ropu | rope |
| ろくな | ろくな rokuna | satisfactory, decent |
| 露骨 | ろこつ rokotsu | blunt, outspoken; conspicuous; broad, suggestive |
| ロマンチック | ロマンチック romanchikku | romantic |
| 論議 | ろんぎ rongi | discussion |
| 惑星 | わくせい wakusei | planet |
| 技 | わざ waza | art, technique |
| わざわざ | わざわざ wazawaza | take the trouble (to do), doing something especially rather than incidentally |
| 煩わしい | わずらわしい wazurawashii | burdensome, troublesome, complicated |
| 渡り鳥 | わたりどり wataridori | migratory bird, bird of passage |
| ワット | ワット watto | watt |
| 詫び | わび wabi | apology |
| 和文 | わぶん wabun | Japanese text, sentence in Japanese |
| 藁 | わら wara | straw |
| ～割 | ～わり wari | ~ percent |
| 割当 | わりあて wariate | allotment, allocation, quota |
| 割込む | わりこむ warikomu | to cut in, to disturb |
| 悪者 | わるもの warumono | bad fellow, rascal |
| 我 | われ ware | me, oneself, self, ego |
| 捗る | はかどる hakadoru | to make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance |
| はかない | はかない hakanai | short-lived, momentary, ephemeral |
| ばかばかしい | ばかばかしい bakabakashii | stupid |
| 破棄 | はき haki | revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g., treaty) |
| 剥ぐ | はぐ hagu | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off |
| 迫害 | はくがい hakugai | persecution |
| 薄弱 | はくじゃく hakujaku | feebleness, weakness, weak |
| 白状 | はくじょう hakujou | confession |
| 爆弾 | ばくだん bakudan | bomb |
| 爆破 | ばくは bakuha | blast, explosion, blow up |
| 暴露 | ばくろ bakuro | disclosure, exposure, revelation |
| 励ます | はげます hagemasu | to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice) |
| 励む | はげむ hagemu | to be zealous, to make an effort |
| 剥げる | はげる hageru | to come off, to be worn off, to fade, to discolor |
| 化ける | ばける bakeru | to disguise, to take the form of |
| 派遣 | はけん haken | dispatch, send |
| 恥 | はじ haji | shame, embarrassment |
| 弾く | はじく hajiku | to play (piano, guitar) |
| パジャマ | パジャマ pajama | pajamas |
| 恥じらう | はじらう hajirau | to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush |
| 恥じる | はじる hajiru | to feel ashamed |
| 橋渡し | はしわたし hashiwatashi | bridge building', mediation |
| 弾む | はずむ hazumu | to bounce, to be encouraged, to splurge on |
| 破損 | はそん hason | damage |
| 叩く | はたく hataku | to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat |
| 裸足 | はだし hadashi | barefoot |
| 果たす | はたす hatasu | to accomplish, to fulfill, to carry out, to achieve |
| 蜂蜜 | はちみつ hachimitsu | honey |
| パチンコ | パチンコ pachinko | pachinko (Japanese pinball) |
| 罰 | ばつ batsu | punishment, penalty |
| 発育 | はついく hatsuiku | (physical) growth, development |
| 発芽 | はつが hatsuga | germination |
| 発掘 | はっくつ hakkutsu | excavation, exhumation; discovery (e.g., new talent) |
| 発言 | はつげん hatsugen | utterance, speech, proposal |
| バッジ | バッジ bajji | badge |
| 発生 | はっせい hassei | outbreak, spring forth, occurrence |
| 仕立てる | したてる shitateru | to tailor, to make, to prepare |
| 下取り | したどり shitadori | trade in, part exchange |
| 下火 | したび shitabi | burning low, waning, declining |
| 実 | じつ jitsu | fruit, good result |
| 実家 | じっか jikka | (one's parents') home |
| 失格 | しっかく shikkaku | disqualification, elimination, incapacity (legal) |
| 質疑 | しつぎ shitsugi | question |
| 失脚 | しっきゃく shikkyaku | losing one's standing, being overthrown, falling |
| 実業家 | じつぎょうか jitsugyouka | industrialist, businessman |
| シック | シック shikku | chic |
| じっくり | じっくり jikkuri | deliberately, carefully |
| 躾 | しつけ shitsuke | discipline, training |
| 躾ける | しつける shitsukeru | to discipline, to teach manners |
| 実践 | じっせん jissen | practice, put into practice |
| 質素 | しっそ shisso | simplicity, modesty, frugality |
| 実態 | じったい jittai | truth, fact |
| 失調 | しっちょう shicchou | lack of harmony, imbalance |
| 嫉妬 | しっと shitto | jealousy |
| 実費 | じっぴ jippi | actual expense, cost price |
| 指摘 | してき shiteki | pointing out, identification |
| 自転 | じてん jiten | rotation, spin |
| 助動詞 | じょどうし jodoushi | auxiliary verb |
| 淑やか | しとやか shitoyaka | graceful |
| 萎びる | しなびる shinabiru | to shrivel, to fade |
| シナリオ | シナリオ shinario | scenario |
| しなやか | しなやか shinayaka | supple, flexible, elastic |
| 屎尿 | しにょう shinyou | human waste |
| 地主 | じぬし jinushi | landlord |
| 凌ぐ | しのぐ shinogu | to outdo, to surpass; to endure |
| 芝 | しば shiba | lawn |
| 始発 | しはつ shihatsu | first train |
| 耳鼻科 | じびか jibika | otolaryngology |
| 私物 | しぶつ shibutsu | private property, personal effects |
| しぶとい | しぶとい shibutoi | tenacious, stubborn |
| 司法 | しほう shihou | administration of justice |
| 始末 | しまつ shimatsu | disposal; cleaning up afterwards |
| 染みる | しみる shimiru | to soak; pierce |
| 使命 | しめい shimei | mission, errand, message |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | local |
| 視野 | しや shiya | field of vision, outlook |
| 弱 | じゃく jaku | delicate, supple |
| 社交 | しゃこう shakou | social life |
| ジャズ | ジャズ jazu | jazz |
| 謝絶 | しゃぜつ shazetsu | refusal |
| 社宅 | しゃたく shataku | company owned house |
| 若干 | じゃっかん jakkan | some, few, number of |
| 三味線 | しゃみせん shamisen | three-stringed Japanese guitar |
| 斜面 | しゃめん shamen | slope, slanting surface, bevel |
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