JLPT N1 vocabulary: the 2699 words to know (page 3)
The 2699 JLPT N1 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 遠ざかる | とおざかる toozakaru | to go far off |
| 遠回り | とおまわり toomawari | detour, roundabout way |
| トーン | トーン ton | tone |
| とかく | とかく tokaku | anyhow, anyway, in any case |
| とがめる | とがめる togameru | to blame, to rebuke |
| 時折 | ときおり tokiori | sometimes |
| とぎれる | とぎれる togireru | to pause, to be interrupted |
| 研ぐ | とぐ togu | to sharpen, to grind, to polish |
| 特技 | とくぎ tokugi | special talent; skill |
| 独裁 | どくさい dokusai | dictatorship, despotism |
| 特産 | とくさん tokusan | specialty, special product |
| 独自 | どくじ dokuji | original, peculiar, characteristic |
| 特集 | とくしゅう tokushuu | feature (e.g., newspaper, special edition, report) |
| 独占 | どくせん dokusen | monopoly |
| 独創 | どくそう dokusou | originality |
| 得点 | とくてん tokuten | score, points made |
| 特派 | とくは tokuha | send specially, special envoy |
| 特有 | とくゆう tokuyuu | characteristic (of, peculiar (to)) |
| とげ (をさす) | とげ (をさす) togeosasu | thorn |
| 遂げる | とげる togeru | to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out |
| ～どころか | ～どころか dokoroka | rather, far from |
| 年頃 | としごろ toshigoro | age, marriageable age, adolescence |
| 戸締り | とじまり tojimari | closing up, locking the doors |
| 途上 | とじょう tojou | en/in route, half way |
| 土台 | どだい dodai | foundation, base, basis |
| 途絶える | とだえる todaeru | to stop, to cease, to come to an end |
| 特許 | とっきょ tokkyo | special permission, patent |
| 特権 | とっけん tokken | privilege, special right |
| とっさに | とっさに tossani | at once |
| 突如 | とつじょ totsujo | suddenly, all of a sudden |
| とって | とって totte | handle, grip, knob |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through, breakthrough, penetration |
| 土手 | どて dote | embankment, bank |
| 届 | とどけ todoke | report, notification, registration |
| 滞る | とどこおる todokooru | to stagnate, to be delayed |
| 整える | ととのえる totonoeru | to put in order, to arrange, to adjust; to get ready, to prepare; to raise money |
| 止める | とどめる todomeru | to end, to stop, to cease, to resign |
| 唱える | となえる tonaeru | to recite, to chant, to call upon |
| 殿様 | とのさま tonosama | feudal lord |
| 土俵 | どひょう dohyou | arena |
| 扉 | とびら tobira | door, opening |
| 溝 | どぶ dobu | ditch, drain, gap |
| 徒歩 | とほ toho | walking, going on foot |
| 土木 | どぼく doboku | public works |
| とぼける | とぼける tobokeru | to play dumb, to feign ignorance, to play innocent, to have a blank facial expression; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage |
| 乏しい | とぼしい toboshii | meager, scarce, hard up, poor |
| 富 | とみ tomi | wealth, fortune |
| 富む | とむ tomu | to be rich, to become rich |
| 共稼ぎ | ともかせぎ tomokasegi | working together, (husband and wife) earning a living together |
| 伴う | ともなう tomonau | to accompany, to bring with |
| 共働き | ともばたらき tomobataraki | dual income (husband and wife both working) |
| ドライ | ドライ dorai | dry |
| ドライクリーニング | ドライクリーニング doraikuriningu | dry cleaning |
| ドライバー | ドライバー doraiba | driver, screwdriver |
| ドライブイン | ドライブイン doraibuin | drive in |
| トラブル | トラブル toraburu | trouble (sometimes used as a verb) |
| トランジスター | トランジスター toranjisuta | transistor |
| とりあえず | とりあえず toriaezu | at once, first of all, for the time being |
| 取扱 | とりあつかい toriatsukai | treatment, handling, management |
| 取り扱う | とりあつかう toriatsukau | to treat, to handle, to deal in |
| 鳥居 | とりい torii | Shinto shrine archway |
| 取り替え | とりかえ torikae | swap, exchange |
| 取締り | とりしまり torishimari | control, crackdown, supervision |
| 取り締まる | とりしまる torishimaru | to crack down, to control, to supervise |
| 取り調べる | とりしらべる torishiraberu | to investigate, to examine |
| 取り立てる | とりたてる toritateru | to collect, to extort |
| 取り次ぐ | とりつぐ toritsugu | to act as an agent for, to announce (someone), to convey (a message) |
| 取り付ける | とりつける toritsukeru | to furnish, to install; to get someone's agreement |
| 取り除く | とりのぞく torinozoku | to remove, to take away, to set apart |
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions, dealings, business |
| 取り巻く | とりまく torimaku | to surround, to circle, to enclose |
| 取り混ぜる | とりまぜる torimazeru | to mix, to put together |
| 取り戻す | とりもどす torimodosu | to take back, to regain |
| 取り寄せる | とりよせる toriyoseru | to order, to send away for |
| ドリル | ドリル doriru | drill |
| 取り分け | とりわけ toriwake | especially, above all |
| とろける | とろける torokeru | melt; to be enchanted with |
| 鈍感 | どんかん donkan | thickheadedness, stolidity |
| とんだ | とんだ tonda | terrible, awful, serious, absolutely not |
| 度忘れ | どわすれ dowasure | lapse of memory, forget for a moment |
| 問屋 | とんや tonya | wholesale store |
| 内閣 | ないかく naikaku | cabinet, (government) |
| 乃至 | ないし naishi | from...to, between...and, or |
| 内緒 | ないしょ naisho | secrecy, privacy, secret |
| 内心 | ないしん naishin | innermost thoughts, real intention, inmost heart |
| 内蔵 | ないぞう naizou | internal organ; built-in |
| ナイター | ナイター naita | game under lights (e.g., baseball), night game |
| 内部 | ないぶ naibu | interior, inside, internal |
| 内乱 | ないらん nairan | civil war, domestic conflict |
| 内陸 | ないりく nairiku | inland |
| 苗 | なえ nae | rice seedling |
| なおさら | なおさら naosara | all the more, still less |
| 流し | ながし nagashi | sink |
| 長々 | ながなが naganaga | long, drawn-out, very long |
| 中程 | なかほど nakahodo | middle, midway |
| 渚 | なぎさ nagisa | water's edge, beach, shore |
| 嘆く | なげく nageku | to sigh, to lament, to grieve |
| 投げ出す | なげだす nagedasu | to abandon, to throw out |
| 仲人 | なこうど nakoudo | go-between, matchmaker |
| 和やか | なごやか nagoyaka | mild, calm, harmonious |
| 名残 | なごり nagori | remains, traces, memory |
| 情け | なさけ nasake | sympathy, compassion |
| 情無い | なさけない nasakenai | miserable, pitiable, shameful |
| 情深い | なさけぶかい nasakebukai | tender-hearted, compassionate |
| 詰る | なじる najiru | to rebuke, to scold, to tell off |
| 名高い | なだかい nadakai | famous, celebrated, well-known |
| 雪崩 | なだれ nadare | avalanche |
| 懐く | なつく natsuku | to become emotionally attached |
| 名付ける | なづける nazukeru | to name |
| 何気ない | なにげない nanigenai | casual, unconcerned |
| なにとぞ | なにとぞ nanitozo | please, kindly, by all means |
| なにより | なにより naniyori | most, best |
| ナプキン | ナプキン napukin | napkin |
| 名札 | なふだ nafuda | name plate, name tag |
| 生臭い | なまぐさい namagusai | smelling of fish or blood, fish or meat |
| 生温い | なまぬるい namanurui | lukewarm, halfhearted |
| 生身 | なまみ namami | living flesh, flesh and blood, the quick |
| 鉛 | なまり namari | lead (the metal) |
| 滑らか | なめらか nameraka | smoothness, glassiness |
| 嘗める | なめる nameru | to lick; to experience; to make fun of |
| 悩ましい | なやましい nayamashii | seductive, melancholy, languid |
| 悩ます | なやます nayamasu | to bother, to harass, to molest |
| 悩み | なやみ nayami | trouble(s), worry, distress |
| 並びに | ならびに narabini | and |
| 成り立つ | なりたつ naritatsu | to consist of; to be practical (logical, feasible, viable), to be concluded, to hold true |
| なるたけ | なるたけ narutake | as much as possible, if possible |
| 慣れ | なれ nare | practice, experience |
| 馴々しい | なれなれしい narenareshii | familiar, make free with |
| ～なんか | ～なんか nanka | in the least ~ |
| ナンセンス | ナンセンス nansensu | nonsense |
| 何だか | なんだか nandaka | a little, somewhat, somehow |
| なんだかんだ | なんだかんだ nandakanda | something or other |
| なんなり | なんなり nannari | anything, whatever |
| 荷 | に ni | load, baggage, cargo |
| 似通う | にかよう nikayou | to resemble closely |
| にきび | にきび nikibi | pimple, acne |
| 賑わう | にぎわう nigiwau | to prosper, to flourish, to be crowded with people |
| 憎しみ | にくしみ nikushimi | hatred |
| 肉親 | にくしん nikushin | blood relationship, blood relative |
| 肉体 | にくたい nikutai | the body, the flesh |
| 逃げ出す | にげだす nigedasu | to run away, to escape from |
| 西日 | にしび nishibi | westering sun |
| 滲む | にじむ nijimu | to run, to blur, to spread |
| にせ物 | にせもの nisemono | imitation, counterfeit |
| 日夜 | にちや nichiya | day and night, always |
| 荷造り | にづくり nizukuri | packing, baling, crating |
| 担う | になう ninau | to carry on shoulder, to bear (burden), to shoulder (gun) |
| 鈍る | にぶる niburu | to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken |
| にも関わらず | にもかかわらず nimokakawarazu | in spite of, nevertheless |
| ニュアンス | ニュアンス nyuansu | nuance |
| ニュー | ニュー nyu | new |
| 入手 | にゅうしゅ nyuushu | obtaining, coming to hand |
| 入賞 | にゅうしょう nyuushou | winning a prize or place (in a contest |
| 入浴 | にゅうよく nyuuyoku | bathe, bathing |
| 尿 | にょう nyou | urine |
| 認識 | にんしき ninshiki | recognition, cognizance |
| 妊娠 | にんしん ninshin | conception, pregnancy |
| 任務 | にんむ nimmu | duty, mission, task |
| 任命 | にんめい nimmei | appointment, nomination, ordination |
| 抜かす | ぬかす nukasu | to omit, to leave out |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす nukedasu | to slip out, to sneak away, to excel |
| 主 | ぬし nushi | owner, master, god |
| 沼 | ぬま numa | swamp, bog, pond |
| 音色 | ねいろ neiro | tone color, timbre |
| 値打ち | ねうち neuchi | value, worth, price |
| ネガ | ネガ nega | (photographic) negative |
| 寝かせる | ねかせる nekaseru | to put to bed, to lay down, to ferment |
| ねじまわし | ねじまわし nejimawashi | screwdriver |
| 捩れる | ねじれる nejireru | twist, strain |
| 妬む | ねたむ netamu | to be jealous, to be envious |
| ねだる | ねだる nedaru | to nag, to demand |
| 熱意 | ねつい netsui | zeal, enthusiasm |
| 熱湯 | ねっとう nettou | boiling water |
| 熱量 | ねつりょう netsuryou | calorific value |
| 粘り | ねばり nebari | stickiness, viscosity |
| 粘る | ねばる nebaru | to be sticky, to be adhesive, to persist, to stick to |
| 値引き | ねびき nebiki | price reduction, discount |
| 根回し | ねまわし nemawashi | making necessary arrangements |
| 眠たい | ねむたい nemutai | sleepy |
| 念 | ねん nen | sense, feeling, desire |
| 年賀 | ねんが nenga | New Year's greetings, New Year's card |
| 念願 | ねんがん nengan | one's heart's desire, earnest petition |
| 年号 | ねんごう nengou | name of an era, year number |
| 燃焼 | ねんしょう nenshou | burning, combustion |
| 年長 | ねんちょう nenchou | seniority |
| 燃料 | ねんりょう nenryou | fuel |
| 年輪 | ねんりん nenrin | annual tree ring |
| ノイローゼ | ノイローゼ noiroze | neurosis (GER: Neurose) |
| 農耕 | のうこう noukou | farming, agriculture |
| 農場 | のうじょう noujou | farm |
| 農地 | のうち nouchi | agricultural land |
| 納入 | のうにゅう nounyuu | payment, supply |
| 逃す | のがす nogasu | to let loose, to set free, to let escape |
| 逃れる | のがれる nogareru | to escape |
| 軒並 | のきなみ nokinami | row of houses; uniformly |
| 望ましい | のぞましい nozomashii | desirable, hoped for |
| 乗っ取る | のっとる nottoru | to capture, to occupy, to take over |
| のどか | のどか nodoka | tranquil, calm, quiet |
| 罵る | ののしる nonoshiru | to speak ill of, to abuse |
| 延べ | のべ nobe | futures, credit (buying), stretching, total |
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