JLPT N1 vocabulary: the 2699 words to know (page 12)
The 2699 JLPT N1 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 法廷 | ほうてい houtei | courtroom |
| 冒頭 | ぼうとう boutou | beginning, start, outset |
| 暴動 | ぼうどう boudou | insurrection, riot, uprising |
| 褒美 | ほうび houbi | reward, prize |
| 暴風 | ぼうふう boufuu | storm, windstorm, gale |
| 葬る | ほうむる houmuru | to bury, to entomb |
| 放り込む | ほうりこむ hourikomu | to throw into |
| 放り出す | ほうりだす houridasu | to throw out, to give up, to abandon |
| 暴力 | ぼうりょく bouryoku | violence |
| 飽和 | ほうわ houwa | saturation |
| ホース | ホース hosu | hose |
| ポーズ | ポーズ pozu | pause |
| ホール | ホール horu | hall; hole |
| 保温 | ほおん hoon | retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation |
| 捕獲 | ほかく hokaku | capture, seizure |
| 保管 | ほかん hokan | custody, safekeeping, storage |
| 補給 | ほきゅう hokyuu | supply, supplying, replenishment |
| 補強 | ほきょう hokyou | reinforcement |
| 募金 | ぼきん bokin | fund-raising, collection of funds |
| 牧師 | ぼくし bokushi | pastor, minister, clergyman |
| 捕鯨 | ほげい hogei | whaling |
| 惚ける | ぼける bokeru | to grow senile, to fade |
| 母校 | ぼこう bokou | alma mater |
| 母国 | ぼこく bokoku | one's home country (same as 自分の国 (じぶんのくに)) |
| 誇る | ほこる hokoru | to boast of, to be proud of |
| 綻びる | ほころびる hokorobiru | to come apart at the seams, to smile broadly |
| 干し～ | ほし～ hoshi | dried ~ |
| ポジション | ポジション pojishon | position |
| 干し物 | ほしもの hoshimono | dried washing (clothes |
| 保守 | ほしゅ hoshu | conservative, maintaining |
| 補充 | ほじゅう hojuu | supplementation, replenishment, replenishing |
| 補助 | ほじょ hojo | assistance, support, auxiliary |
| 舗装 | ほそう hosou | pavement, road surface |
| 補足 | ほそく hosoku | supplement, complement |
| 墓地 | ぼち bochi | cemetery, graveyard |
| 発作 | ほっさ hossa | fit, attack |
| 没収 | ぼっしゅう bosshuu | forfeited |
| 発足 | ほっそく hossoku | starting, inauguration |
| ポット | ポット potto | pot |
| ほっぺた | ほっぺた hoppeta | cheek |
| ぼつぼつ | ぼつぼつ botsubotsu | gradually, here and there, spots |
| 没落 | ぼつらく botsuraku | ruin, fall, collapse |
| 解ける | ほどける hodokeru | to come untied, to come apart |
| 施す | ほどこす hodokosu | to give, to conduct, to perform |
| ほとり | ほとり hotori | vicinity of lake; river |
| ぼやく | ぼやく boyaku | to grumble, to complain |
| ぼやける | ぼやける boyakeru | to become dim, to become blurred |
| 保養 | ほよう hoyou | health preservation, recuperation, recreation |
| 捕虜 | ほりょ horyo | prisoner of war |
| ボルト | ボルト boruto | volt; bolt |
| 滅びる | ほろびる horobiru | to be ruined, to perish, to be destroyed |
| 滅ぼす | ほろぼす horobosu | to destroy, to overthrow, to ruin |
| 本格 | ほんかく honkaku | propriety, full-scale |
| 本館 | ほんかん honkan | main building |
| 本気 | ほんき honki | seriousness, truth, sanctity |
| 本国 | ほんごく hongoku | one's own country |
| 本質 | ほんしつ honshitsu | essence, true nature, reality |
| 本体 | ほんたい hontai | substance, body, trunk |
| 本音 | ほんね honne | (one's) real intention, motive |
| 本能 | ほんのう honnou | instinct |
| 本場 | ほんば homba | home, best place, genuine |
| ポンプ | ポンプ pompu | pump |
| 本文 | ほんぶん hombun | text (of document), body (of letter) |
| 本名 | ほんみょう hommyou | real name |
| マーク | マーク maku | mark |
| マイ～ | マイ～ mai | my ~, one's own ~ |
| マイクロフォン | マイクロフォン maikurofon | microphone |
| 埋蔵 | まいぞう maizou | buried property, treasure trove |
| 舞う | まう mau | to dance, to flutter about, to revolve |
| 真上 | まうえ maue | just above, right overhead |
| 前売 | まえうり maeuri | advance sale, booking |
| 前置き | まえおき maeoki | preface, introduction |
| 任す | まかす makasu | to entrust, to leave to a person |
| 負かす | まかす makasu | to defeat |
| 賄う | まかなう makanau | to give board to, to provide meals, to pay |
| 紛らわしい | まぎらわしい magirawashii | confusing, misleading, ambiguous |
| 紛れる | まぎれる magireru | to be diverted, to slip into |
| 真心 | まごころ magokoro | sincerity, devotion |
| まごつく | まごつく magotsuku | to be confused, to be flustered |
| 誠 | まこと makoto | truth, faith, fidelity |
| 誠に | まことに makotoni | indeed, really (very polite), absolutely |
| まさしく | まさしく masashiku | surely, no doubt, evidently |
| 勝る | まさる masaru | to excel, to surpass, to out-rival |
| ～増し | ～まし mashi | ~increase |
| 交える | まじえる majieru | to mix, to converse with, to cross (swords) |
| 真下 | ました mashita | right under, directly below |
| まして | まして mashite | still more, still less (with neg. verb), to say nothing of |
| 交わる | まじわる majiwaru | to cross, to intersect, to mingle with, |
| 麻酔 | ますい masui | anesthesia |
| またがる (うまを～) | またがる (うまを～) matagaruumao | to straddle |
| 待ち合わせ | まちあわせ machiawase | appointment |
| 待ち遠しい | まちどおしい machidooshii | looking forward to |
| 待ち望む | まちのぞむ machinozomu | to look anxiously for, to wait eagerly for |
| まちまち | まちまち machimachi | various, different |
| 末期 | まっき makki | deathbed, hour of death |
| 真っ二つ | まっぷたつ mapputatsu | in two equal parts |
| まと | まと mato | mark, target |
| 纏まり | まとまり matomari | conclusion, settlement, consistency |
| 纏め | まとめ matome | settlement, conclusion |
| 免れる | まぬがれる manugareru | to escape from, to be exempted |
| 招き | まねき maneki | invitation |
| 瞬き | まばたき mabataki | wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light) |
| 麻痺 | まひ mahi | paralysis, palsy, numbness |
| ～まみれ | ～まみれ mamire | covered with (by, in) ~ |
| 眉 | まゆ mayu | eyebrow |
| 鞠 | まり mari | ball |
| 丸ごと | まるごと marugoto | in its entirety, whole, wholly |
| まるっきり | まるっきり marukkiri | completely, perfectly, just as if |
| 丸々 | まるまる marumaru | completely |
| 丸める | まるめる marumeru | to make round, to round off, to roll up |
| 満月 | まんげつ mangetsu | full moon |
| 満場 | まんじょう manjou | unanimous, whole audience |
| 真ん前 | まんまえ mammae | right in front, under the nose |
| 真ん丸い | まんまるい mammarui | perfectly circular |
| 真ん円い | まんまるい mammarui | perfectly round |
| ～味 | ～み mi | ~ cast (sense of taste) |
| 見合い | みあい miai | formal marriage interview |
| 見合わせる | みあわせる miawaseru | to exchange glances; to postpone |
| 見落とす | みおとす miotosu | to overlook, to fail to notice |
| 未開 | みかい mikai | savage land, backward region, uncivilized |
| 味覚 | みかく mikaku | taste, palate, sense of taste |
| 幹 | みき miki | (tree) trunk |
| 見苦しい | みぐるしい migurushii | unsightly, ugly |
| 見込み | みこみ mikomi | prospects, expectation, hope |
| 未婚 | みこん mikon | unmarried |
| 未熟 | みじゅく mijuku | inexperience, unskilled, immature |
| 微塵 | みじん mijin | particle, atom |
| 水気 | みずけ mizuke | moisture, dampness |
| ミスプリント | ミスプリント misupurinto | misprint |
| みすぼらしい | みすぼらしい misuborashii | shabby, seedy |
| ミセス | ミセス misesu | Mrs. |
| 見せびらかす | みせびらかす misebirakasu | to show off, to flaunt |
| 見せ物 | みせもの misemono | show, exhibition |
| 溝 | みぞ mizo | ditch, drain, gutter, gap |
| 満たす | みたす mitasu | to satisfy, to ingratiate, to fill, to fulfill |
| 乱す | みだす midasu | to throw out of order, to disarrange, to disturb |
| 乱れる | みだれる midareru | to get confused, to be disordered, to be disturbed |
| 身近 | みぢか mijika | near oneself, close to one, familiar |
| 導く | みちびく michibiku | to be guided, to be shown |
| 密集 | みっしゅう misshuu | crowd, close formation, dense |
| 密接 | みっせつ missetsu | connected, close, intimate |
| 密度 | みつど mitsudo | density |
| 見積もり | みつもり mitsumori | estimation, quotation |
| 未定 | みてい mitei | not yet fixed, undecided, pending |
| 見なす | みなす minasu | to consider as, to regard |
| 源 | みなもと minamoto | source, origin |
| 見習う | みならう minarau | to follow another's example |
| 身なり | みなり minari | personal appearance |
| 峰 | みね mine | peak, ridge |
| 身の上 | みのうえ minoue | one's future, one's welfare, one's personal history |
| 見逃す | みのがす minogasu | to miss, to overlook, to leave at large |
| 身の回り | みのまわり minomawari | one's personal appearance, personal belongings |
| 見計らう | みはからう mihakarau | to choose at one's own discretion |
| 見晴らし | みはらし miharashi | view |
| 身振り | みぶり miburi | gesture |
| 脈 | みゃく myaku | pulse |
| ミュージック | ミュージック myujikku | music |
| 未練 | みれん miren | lingering affection, attachment, regret(s) |
| 見渡す | みわたす miwatasu | to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of |
| 民宿 | みんしゅく minshuku | private house providing lodging and meals to tourists |
| 民族 | みんぞく minzoku | people, race |
| 民俗 | みんぞく minzoku | folk customs |
| 無意味 | むいみ muimi | nonsense, no meaning |
| ムード | ムード mudo | mood |
| 無口 | むくち mukuchi | reticence |
| 婿 | むこ muko | son-in-law |
| 無効 | むこう mukou | invalid, no effect, unavailable |
| 無言 | むごん mugon | silence |
| 無邪気 | むじゃき mujaki | innocence, simple-mindedness |
| むしる | むしる mushiru | to pluck, to pick, to tear |
| 結び | むすび musubi | ending, conclusion, union |
| 結び付き | むすびつき musubitsuki | connection, relation |
| 結び付く | むすびつく musubitsuku | to be connected or related, to join together |
| 結び付ける | むすびつける musubitsukeru | to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot |
| 無線 | むせん musen | wireless, radio |
| 無駄遣い | むだづかい mudazukai | waste money on, squander money on |
| 無断 | むだん mudan | without permission, without notice |
| 無知 | むち muchi | ignorance |
| 無茶 | むちゃ mucha | absurd, unreasonable |
| 無茶苦茶 | むちゃくちゃ muchakucha | confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable |
| 空しい | むなしい munashii | vacant, futile, vain |
| 無念 | むねん munen | chagrin, regret |
| 無能 | むのう munou | inefficiency, incompetence |
| 無闇に | むやみに muyamini | unreasonably, absurdly, at random |
| 無用 | むよう muyou | useless, needlessness, unnecessariness |
| 斑 | むら mura | unevenness, inconsistency, irregularity |
| 群がる | むらがる muragaru | to swarm, to gather |
| 無論 | むろん muron | of course, naturally |
| 名産 | めいさん meisan | noted product |
| 名称 | めいしょう meishou | name |
| 命中 | めいちゅう meichuu | a hit |
| 明白 | めいはく meihaku | obvious, clear |
| 名簿 | めいぼ meibo | register of names |
| 名誉 | めいよ meiyo | honor, credit, prestige |
| 明瞭 | めいりょう meiryou | clarity |
| 明朗 | めいろう meirou | bright, clear, cheerful |
| メーカー | メーカー meka | manufacturer |
| 目方 | めかた mekata | weight |
| 恵み | めぐみ megumi | blessing |
| 恵む | めぐむ megumu | to bless, to show mercy to |
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