JLPT N1 vocabulary: the 2699 words to know (page 11)
The 2699 JLPT N1 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 砂利 | じゃり jari | gravel, ballast, pebbles |
| 洒落る | しゃれる shareru | to joke, to play on words; stylish |
| ジャンパー | ジャンパー jampa | jacket, jumper |
| ジャンプ | ジャンプ jampu | jump |
| ジャンボ | ジャンボ jambo | jumbo |
| ジャンル | ジャンル janru | genre |
| 主 | しゅ shu | owner, master, god |
| 種 | しゅ shu | seed; variety |
| 私有 | しゆう shiyuu | private ownership |
| ～宗 | ～しゅう shuu | sect |
| 収益 | しゅうえき shuueki | earnings, proceeds, returns |
| 修学 | しゅうがく shuugaku | learning |
| 周期 | しゅうき shuuki | cycle, period |
| 衆議院 | しゅうぎいん shuugiin | Lower House, House of Representatives |
| 就業 | しゅうぎょう shuugyou | employment, starting work |
| 従業員 | じゅうぎょういん juugyouin | employee, worker |
| 集計 | しゅうけい shuukei | totalization, aggregate |
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき shuugeki | attack, charge, raid |
| 従事 | じゅうじ juuji | engaging, pursuing, following |
| 終日 | しゅうじつ shuujitsu | all day |
| 充実 | じゅうじつ juujitsu | fullness, perfection |
| 収集 | しゅうしゅう shuushuu | gathering up, collection |
| 十字路 | じゅうじろ juujiro | crossroads |
| 執着 | しゅうじゃく shuujaku | attachment, adhesion, tenacity |
| 執着 | しゅうちゃく shuuchaku | attachment, adhesion, tenacity |
| 重複 | じゅうふく juufuku | duplication, repetition, overlapping |
| 収容 | しゅうよう shuuyou | accommodation; seating; custody |
| 従来 | じゅうらい juurai | up to now, so far, traditional |
| 守衛 | しゅえい shuei | security guard, doorkeeper |
| 主演 | しゅえん shuen | starring, playing the leading part |
| 主観 | しゅかん shukan | subjectivity, subject, ego |
| 修行 | しゅぎょう shugyou | pursuit of knowledge, training, ascetic practice |
| 塾 | じゅく juku | after-school (cram) school |
| 祝賀 | しゅくが shukuga | celebration, congratulations |
| 宿命 | しゅくめい shukumei | fate, destiny, predestination |
| 手芸 | しゅげい shugei | handicrafts |
| 主権 | しゅけん shuken | sovereignty |
| 主催 | しゅさい shusai | organization, sponsorship, to host |
| 取材 | しゅざい shuzai | coverage, collecting data |
| 種々 | しゅじゅ shuju | variety |
| 主食 | しゅしょく shushoku | staple food |
| 主人公 | しゅじんこう shujinkou | protagonist |
| 主体 | しゅたい shutai | subject, main constituent |
| 主題 | しゅだい shudai | subject, theme, motif |
| 出演 | しゅつえん shutsuen | leading performer, stage appearance |
| 出血 | しゅっけつ shukketsu | bleeding |
| 出現 | しゅつげん shutsugen | appearance, arrival |
| 出産 | しゅっさん shussan | childbirth |
| 出社 | しゅっしゃ shussha | come to work |
| 出生 | しゅっしょう shusshou | birth |
| 出生 | しゅっせい shussei | birth |
| 微量 | びりょう biryou | minuscule amount, extremely small quantity |
| 昼飯 | ひるめし hirumeshi | lunch (mid-day meal) |
| 比例 | ひれい hirei | proportion |
| 疲労 | ひろう hirou | fatigue, weariness |
| 敏感 | びんかん binkan | sensibility, susceptibility, sensitive (to) |
| 貧困 | ひんこん hinkon | poverty, lack |
| 品質 | ひんしつ hinshitsu | quality |
| 貧弱 | ひんじゃく hinjaku | poor, meager, insubstantial |
| 品種 | ひんしゅ hinshu | breed, type, variety |
| ヒント | ヒント hinto | hint |
| 頻繁 | ひんぱん himpan | frequency |
| 貧乏 | びんぼう bimbou | poverty, destitute, poor |
| ファイト | ファイト faito | fight |
| ファイル | ファイル fairu | file; portfolio |
| ファン | ファン fan | fan |
| 不意 | ふい fui | sudden, abrupt, unexpected |
| フィルタ | フィルタ firuta | filter |
| 封 | ふう fuu | seal |
| 封鎖 | ふうさ fuusa | blockade, freezing (funds) |
| 風車 | ふうしゃ fuusha | windmill |
| 風俗 | ふうぞく fuuzoku | manners, customs; sex industry |
| ブーツ | ブーツ butsu | boots |
| 風土 | ふうど fuudo | natural features, climate |
| フォーム | フォーム fomu | foam; form |
| 部下 | ぶか buka | one's subordinate |
| ぶかぶか | ぶかぶか bukabuka | too big, baggy |
| 不吉 | ふきつ fukitsu | ominous, sinister, bad luck, ill omen |
| 不況 | ふきょう fukyou | recession, depression, slump |
| 布巾 | ふきん fukin | dish cloth |
| 複合 | ふくごう fukugou | composite, complex |
| 福祉 | ふくし fukushi | welfare, well-being |
| 覆面 | ふくめん fukumen | mask, veil, disguise |
| 膨れる | ふくれる fukureru | to swell (out), to be inflated, to bulge |
| 不景気 | ふけいき fukeiki | business recession, hard times, depression |
| 耽る | ふける fukeru | to indulge in, to give oneself up to, to be absorbed in |
| 老ける | ふける fukeru | to age |
| 富豪 | ふごう fugou | wealthy person, millionaire |
| 布告 | ふこく fukoku | edict, ordinance, proclamation |
| ブザー | ブザー buza | buzzer |
| 負債 | ふさい fusai | debt, liabilities |
| 不在 | ふざい fuzai | absence |
| ふさわしい | ふさわしい fusawashii | appropriate |
| 不順 | ふじゅん fujun | irregularity, unseasonableness |
| 負傷 | ふしょう fushou | injury, wound |
| 侮辱 | ぶじょく bujoku | insult, contempt, slight |
| 不審 | ふしん fushin | suspicious, doubt, infidelity |
| 不振 | ふしん fushin | dullness, slump, stagnation |
| 武装 | ぶそう busou | arms, armament, armed |
| 札 | ふだ fuda | token, label; ticket, card; charm, talisman |
| 負担 | ふたん futan | burden; load |
| 不調 | ふちょう fuchou | bad condition, disorder, slump |
| 復活 | ふっかつ fukkatsu | revival (e.g., musical), restoration |
| 物議 | ぶつぎ butsugi | public discussion (criticism) |
| 復旧 | ふっきゅう fukkyuu | restoration, restitution, rehabilitation |
| 復興 | ふっこう fukkou | revival, renaissance, reconstruction |
| 物資 | ぶっし busshi | goods, materials |
| 仏像 | ぶつぞう butsuzou | Buddhist image (statue) |
| 物体 | ぶったい buttai | object |
| 沸騰 | ふっとう futtou | boiling, seething |
| 不当 | ふとう futou | injustice, impropriety, unfair |
| 無難 | ぶなん bunan | safety, security |
| 赴任 | ふにん funin | (proceeding to) new appointment |
| 腐敗 | ふはい fuhai | decay, depravity |
| 不評 | ふひょう fuhyou | bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity |
| 不服 | ふふく fufuku | dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval |
| 踏まえる | ふまえる fumaeru | to be based on, to have origin in |
| 踏み込む | ふみこむ fumikomu | to step into (someone else's territory, to break into, to raid |
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unknown, ambiguous |
| 部門 | ぶもん bumon | class, group, category, department, field, branch |
| 扶養 | ふよう fuyou | support, maintenance |
| ふらふら | ふらふら furafura | unsteady on one's feet, totter, dizzy |
| ぶらぶら | ぶらぶら burabura | dangle heavily, sway to and fro, stroll idly |
| 振り返る | ふりかえる furikaeru | to turn head, to turn around, to look back |
| 振り出し | ふりだし furidashi | outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft) |
| 不良 | ふりょう furyou | badness, delinquent, failure |
| 浮力 | ふりょく furyoku | buoyancy |
| 武力 | ぶりょく buryoku | armed might, military power, the sword, force |
| ブル | ブル buru | bull |
| 震わせる | ふるわせる furuwaseru | to be shaking, to be trembling |
| 無礼 | ぶれい burei | impolite, rude |
| 付録 | ふろく furoku | appendix, supplement |
| フロント | フロント furonto | front |
| 憤慨 | ふんがい fungai | indignation, resentment |
| 文化財 | ぶんかざい bunkazai | cultural assets, cultural property |
| 分業 | ぶんぎょう bungyou | division of labor, specialization, assembly-line production |
| 文語 | ぶんご bungo | written language, literary language |
| 分子 | ぶんし bunshi | numerator, molecule |
| 紛失 | ふんしつ funshitsu | losing something |
| 噴出 | ふんしゅつ funshutsu | spewing, gushing, spouting |
| 文書 | ぶんしょ bunsho | document, writing |
| 紛争 | ふんそう funsou | dispute, trouble, strife |
| ふんだん | ふんだん fundan | plentiful, abundant, lavish |
| 分担 | ぶんたん buntan | apportionment, sharing |
| 奮闘 | ふんとう funtou | hard struggle, strenuous effort |
| 分配 | ぶんぱい bumpai | division, sharing |
| 分母 | ぶんぼ bumbo | denominator |
| 粉末 | ふんまつ fummatsu | fine powder |
| 分離 | ぶんり bunri | separation, detachment, segregation |
| 分裂 | ぶんれつ bunretsu | split, division, break up |
| ペア | ペア pea | pair, pear |
| 兵器 | へいき heiki | arms, weapons, ordinance |
| 閉鎖 | へいさ heisa | closing, closure, shutdown |
| 兵士 | へいし heishi | soldier |
| 平常 | へいじょう heijou | normal, usual |
| 平方 | へいほう heihou | square (e.g., meter, square) |
| 並列 | へいれつ heiretsu | arrangement, parallel, abreast |
| ベース | ベース besu | base, bass |
| 辟易 | へきえき hekieki | wince, shrink back, succumbing to, being frightened |
| ぺこぺこ | ぺこぺこ pekopeko | fawn, be very hungry |
| ベスト | ベスト besuto | best; vest |
| ベストセラー | ベストセラー besutosera | best-seller |
| 隔たる | へだたる hedataru | to be distant |
| 縁 | へり heri | edge |
| へりくだる | へりくだる herikudaru | to deprecate oneself and praise the listener |
| 弁解 | べんかい benkai | explanation, justification, excuse |
| 変革 | へんかく henkaku | change, reform(the) Reformation |
| 返還 | へんかん henkan | return, restoration |
| 便宜 | べんぎ bengi | convenience, accommodation |
| 弁護 | べんご bengo | defense, pleading, advocacy |
| 返済 | へんさい hensai | repayment |
| 弁償 | べんしょう benshou | compensation, reparation, reimbursement |
| 変遷 | へんせん hensen | change, transition, vicissitudes |
| 変動 | へんどう hendou | change, fluctuation |
| 弁論 | べんろん benron | discussion, debate, argument |
| 穂 | ほ ho | ear (of plant), head (of plant) |
| 保育 | ほいく hoiku | nursing, nurturing, rearing |
| ボイコット | ボイコット boikotto | boycott |
| ポイント | ポイント pointo | point |
| 法案 | ほうあん houan | bill (law) |
| 防衛 | ぼうえい bouei | defense, protection, self-defense |
| 防火 | ぼうか bouka | fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい houkai | collapse, decay (physics), crumbling |
| 妨害 | ぼうがい bougai | disturbance, obstruction, interference |
| 法学 | ほうがく hougaku | law, jurisprudence |
| 封建 | ほうけん houken | feudalistic |
| 豊作 | ほうさく housaku | abundant harvest, bumper crop |
| 方策 | ほうさく housaku | plan, policy |
| 奉仕 | ほうし houshi | attendance, service |
| 方式 | ほうしき houshiki | form, method, system |
| 放射 | ほうしゃ housha | radiation, emission |
| 放射能 | ほうしゃのう houshanou | radioactivity |
| 報酬 | ほうしゅう houshuu | remuneration, recompense, reward |
| 放出 | ほうしゅつ houshutsu | release, emit |
| 報じる | ほうじる houjiru | to inform, to report |
| 報ずる | ほうずる houzuru | to inform, to report |
| 紡績 | ぼうせき bouseki | spinning |
| 呆然 | ぼうぜん bouzen | dumbfounded, overcome with surprise |
| 放置 | ほうち houchi | leave as is, leave alone, neglect |
| 膨張 | ぼうちょう bouchou | expansion, swelling, increase |
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