JLPT N1 vocabulary: the 2699 words to know (page 4)
The 2699 JLPT N1 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 飲み込む | のみこむ nomikomu | to gulp down, to swallow deeply, to understand |
| 乗り込む | のりこむ norikomu | to board, to get into (a car); to march into, to enter |
| ～派 | ～は ha | group, party, section (mil) |
| バー | バー ba | bar |
| パート | パート pato | part-time job |
| 廃棄 | はいき haiki | disposal, abandon, discarding |
| 配給 | はいきゅう haikyuu | distribution (e.g., films, rice |
| ばい菌 | ばいきん baikin | bacteria, germ(s) |
| 配偶者 | はいぐうしゃ haiguusha | spouse |
| 背後 | はいご haigo | back, rear |
| 廃止 | はいし haishi | abolition, repeal |
| 拝借 | はいしゃく haishaku | (humble) (polite) borrowing |
| 排除 | はいじょ haijo | exclusion, removal, rejection |
| 賠償 | ばいしょう baishou | reparations, indemnity, compensation |
| 排水 | はいすい haisui | drainage |
| 敗戦 | はいせん haisen | defeat, losing a war |
| 配置 | はいち haichi | arrangement (of resources), disposition |
| 配布 | はいふ haifu | distribution |
| 配分 | はいぶん haibun | distribution, allotment |
| 敗北 | はいぼく haiboku | defeat (as a verb it means 'to be defeated') |
| 倍率 | ばいりつ bairitsu | diameter, magnification |
| 配慮 | はいりょ hairyo | consideration, concern, forethought |
| 配列 | はいれつ hairetsu | arrangement, array (programming) |
| 破壊 | はかい hakai | destruction |
| いたわる | いたわる itawaru | to sympathize with, to console, to care for |
| 一概に | いちがいに ichigaini | unconditionally, necessarily |
| 著しい | いちじるしい ichijirushii | remarkable, considerable |
| 一同 | いちどう ichidou | all present, all concerned, all of us |
| 一部分 | いちぶぶん ichibubun | a part, a portion |
| 一別 | いちべつ ichibetsu | parting |
| 一面 | いちめん ichimen | one side, the other hand |
| 一目 | いちもく ichimoku | a glance, a look, a glimpse |
| 一様 | いちよう ichiyou | uniform, similar, equal |
| 一律 | いちりつ ichiritsu | even, uniform, equal |
| 一連 | いちれん ichiren | a series, a chain, a ream (of paper) |
| 一括 | いっかつ ikkatsu | all together, batch |
| 一気 | いっき ikki | at one push, in one gulp |
| 一挙に | いっきょに ikkyoni | at a stroke, with a single swoop |
| 一見 | いっけん ikken | a look, a glimpse, glance; first meeting |
| 一切 | いっさい issai | without exception, the whole |
| 一心 | いっしん isshin | one mind, with rapt attention |
| いっそ | いっそ isso | rather, sooner, might as well |
| 一変 | いっぺん ippen | complete change |
| 意図 | いと ito | intention, aim, design |
| 営む | いとなむ itonamu | to carry on (e.g., in ceremony), to run a business |
| 挑む | いどむ idomu | to challenge |
| 稲光 | いなびかり inabikari | (flash of) lightning |
| 祈り | いのり inori | prayer, supplication |
| いびき | いびき ibiki | snoring |
| 今更 | いまさら imasara | now, again |
| 未だ | いまだ imada | yet, still |
| 移民 | いみん imin | emigrant, immigrant |
| 嫌々 | いやいや iyaiya | reluctantly, by no means, unwillingly |
| 卑しい | いやしい iyashii | greedy, vulgar, shabby |
| いやに | いやに iyani | awfully, terribly |
| いやらしい | いやらしい iyarashii | unpleasant, disgusting, indecent |
| 意欲 | いよく iyoku | will, desire, ambition |
| 威力 | いりょく iryoku | power, might, authority |
| 衣類 | いるい irui | clothes, clothing, garments |
| 異論 | いろん iron | different opinion, objection |
| 陰気 | いんき inki | gloom, melancholy |
| 隠居 | いんきょ inkyo | retirement; retired person |
| インターチェンジ | インターチェンジ intachenji | interchange |
| インターナショナル | インターナショナル intanashonaru | international |
| インターフォン | インターフォン intafon | entry phone, intercom |
| インテリ | インテリ interi | (abbr.) egghead, intelligentsia |
| インフォメーション | インフォメーション infomeshon | information |
| インフレ | インフレ infure | (abbr.) inflation |
| 受かる | うかる ukaru | to pass (examination) |
| 受け入れ | うけいれ ukeire | receiving, acceptance |
| 受け入れる | うけいれる ukeireru | to accept, to receive |
| 受け継ぐ | うけつぐ uketsugu | to inherit, to succeed |
| 受け付ける | うけつける uketsukeru | to be accepted, to receive (an application) |
| 受け止める | うけとめる uketomeru | to catch, to react to, to take |
| 受身 | うけみ ukemi | passive, passive voice |
| 受持ち | うけもち ukemochi | charge (of something), matter in one's charge |
| 動き | うごき ugoki | movement, activity, trend |
| 埋める | うずめる uzumeru | to bury, to fill |
| 嘘つき | うそつき usotsuki | liar |
| うたた寝 | うたたね utatane | dozing, napping |
| 打ち切る | うちきる uchikiru | to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close |
| 打ち消し | うちけし uchikeshi | (gram) negation, denial, negative |
| 打ち込む | うちこむ uchikomu | to devote oneself to, to shoot into |
| 団扇 | うちわ uchiwa | fan |
| 内訳 | うちわけ uchiwake | the items, breakdown, classification |
| 写し | うつし utsushi | copy, duplicate |
| 訴え | うったえ uttae | lawsuit, complaint |
| うっとうしい | うっとうしい uttoushii | weary, annoying |
| うつむく | うつむく utsumuku | to look downward, to stoop |
| 空ろ | うつろ utsuro | blank, hollow, empty |
| 器 | うつわ utsuwa | bowl, vessel, container |
| 腕前 | うでまえ udemae | ability, skill, facility |
| 雨天 | うてん uten | rainy weather |
| 促す | うながす unagasu | to urge, to suggest, to demand |
| うぬぼれ | うぬぼれ unubore | pretension, conceit, hubris |
| 生まれつき | うまれつき umaretsuki | by nature, by birth, native |
| 埋め込む | うめこむ umekomu | to embed, implant |
| 梅干し | うめぼし umeboshi | dried plum |
| 裏返し | うらがえし uragaeshi | inside out, reverse |
| 売り出し | うりだし uridashi | (bargain) sale |
| 売り出す | うりだす uridasu | to put on sale, to market |
| 潤う | うるおう uruou | to be moist; to profit by |
| 浮気 | うわき uwaki | affair, to cheat |
| 上回る | うわまわる uwamawaru | to exceed |
| 植わる | うわる uwaru | to be planted |
| 運営 | うんえい unei | management, administration, operation |
| うんざり | うんざり unzari | tedious, boring, being fed up with |
| 運送 | うんそう unsou | shipping, freight |
| 運賃 | うんちん unchin | freight rates, shipping expenses, (passenger) fare |
| 云々 | うんぬん unnun | and so on, and so forth |
| 運搬 | うんぱん umpan | transport, carriage |
| 運命 | うんめい ummei | fate |
| 運輸 | うんゆ unyu | transportation |
| 運用 | うんよう unyou | making use of, application, practical use |
| エアメール | エアメール eameru | air mail |
| ～営 | ～えい ei | ~ run |
| 英字 | えいじ eiji | English letter (character) |
| 映写 | えいしゃ eisha | projection |
| 映像 | えいぞう eizou | reflection, image |
| 英雄 | えいゆう eiyuu | hero, great man |
| 閲覧 | えつらん etsuran | inspection, reference, browse |
| 獲物 | えもの emono | game, spoils, trophy |
| 襟 | えり eri | neck, collar |
| エレガント | エレガント ereganto | elegant |
| 円滑 | えんかつ enkatsu | harmony, smoothness |
| 縁側 | えんがわ engawa | veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor |
| 沿岸 | えんがん engan | coast, shore |
| 婉曲 | えんきょく enkyoku | euphemistic, indirect, insinuating |
| 演出 | えんしゅつ enshutsu | production (erg. play, direction) |
| エンジニア | エンジニア enjinia | engineer |
| 演じる | えんじる enjiru | to perform, to play (a part), to act |
| 演ずる | えんずる enzuru | to perform, to play (a part), to act |
| 沿線 | えんせん ensen | along railway line |
| 縁談 | えんだん endan | marriage proposal |
| 遠方 | えんぽう empou | long way, distant place |
| 円満 | えんまん emman | harmony, peace, smoothness |
| 追い込む | おいこむ oikomu | to herd, to corner, to drive |
| 追い出す | おいだす oidasu | to expel, to drive out |
| 於いて | おいて oite | at, in, on |
| 老いる | おいる oiru | to age, to grow old |
| 応急 | おうきゅう oukyuu | emergency |
| 黄金 | おうごん ougon | gold |
| 往診 | おうしん oushin | doctor's visit, house call |
| 応募 | おうぼ oubo | subscription, application |
| おおい (かん) | おおい (かん) ooikan | hey |
| 大方 | おおかた ookata | almost all, majority |
| 大柄 | おおがら oogara | large build, large pattern |
| おおげさ | おおげさ oogesa | grandiose, exaggerated |
| 大筋 | おおすじ oosuji | outline, summary |
| 大空 | おおぞら oozora | heaven, the sky |
| オートマチック | オートマチック otomachikku | automatic |
| 大幅 | おおはば oohaba | full width, large scale, drastic |
| おおまかな | おおまかな oomakana | rough, approximate |
| 大水 | おおみず oomizu | flood |
| 公 | おおやけ ooyake | public |
| 犯す | おかす okasu | to perpetrate, to violate |
| 侵す | おかす okasu | to invade, to raid, to trespass |
| 臆病 | おくびょう okubyou | cowardice, timidity |
| 遅らす | おくらす okurasu | to retard, to delay |
| 厳か | おごそか ogosoka | majestic, dignified |
| 行い | おこない okonai | conduct, behavior, action |
| おごる (ゆうしょくを～) | おごる (ゆうしょくを～) ogoruyuushokuo | to give (someone) a treat |
| 収まる | おさまる osamaru | to settle into; to be obtained |
| 納まる | おさまる osamaru | to settle into; to be obtained |
| 治まる | おさまる osamaru | to be at peace, to calm down |
| お産 | おさん osan | (giving) birth |
| 押し切る | おしきる oshikiru | to have one's own way |
| 押し込む | おしこむ oshikomu | to push into, to crowd into |
| 惜しむ | おしむ oshimu | to be frugal, to value, to regret |
| 押し寄せる | おしよせる oshiyoseru | to push aside, to advance on |
| 御世辞 | おせじ oseji | flattery, compliment |
| 襲う | おそう osou | to attack |
| 遅くとも | おそくとも osokutomo | at the latest |
| 恐れ | おそれ osore | fear, horror |
| 恐れ入る | おそれいる osoreiru | to be filled with awe, to feel small |
| おだてる | おだてる odateru | to flatter |
| 落ち着き | おちつき ochitsuki | calm, composure |
| 落葉 | おちば ochiba | fallen leaves |
| 乙 | おつ otsu | 2nd in rank |
| お使い | おつかい otsukai | errand |
| おっかない | おっかない okkanai | frightening, scary |
| お手上げ | おてあげ oteage | given in, given up hope |
| おどおど | おどおど odoodo | coweringly, hesitantly |
| 脅す | おどす odosu | to threaten, to menace |
| 訪れる | おとずれる otozureru | to visit |
| お供 | おとも otomo | attendant, companion |
| 衰える | おとろえる otoroeru | to become weak, to decline |
| 同い年 | おないどし onaidoshi | of the same age |
| 自ずから | おのずから onozukara | naturally, as a matter of course |
| 怯える | おびえる obieru | to become frightened |
| おびただしい | おびただしい obitadashii | abundantly, innumerably |
| 脅かす | おびやかす obiyakasu | to threaten, to coerce |
| 帯びる | おびる obiru | to bear, to carry, to be entrusted |
| お袋 | おふくろ ofukuro | mother |
| 覚え | おぼえ oboe | memory, sense, experience |
| おまけ | おまけ omake | a discount; something additional |
| お宮 | おみや omiya | Shinto shrine |
| おむつ | おむつ omutsu | diaper, nappy |
| 思い付き | おもいつき omoitsuki | plan, idea, suggestion |
| 趣 | おもむき omomuki | flavor, appearance, quaint |
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