JLPT N1 vocabulary: the 2699 words to know (page 6)
The 2699 JLPT N1 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 議決 | ぎけつ giketsu | resolution, decision, vote |
| 棄権 | きけん kiken | abstain from voting, renunciation of a right |
| 既婚 | きこん kikon | married |
| 気障 | きざ kiza | affectation, conceit, snobbery |
| 記載 | きさい kisai | mention, entry |
| 兆し | きざし kizashi | sign, omen, indication |
| 気質 | きしつ kishitsu | character, trait, temperament |
| 期日 | きじつ kijitsu | fixed date, settlement date |
| きしむ | きしむ kishimu | to jar, to creak, to grate |
| 議事堂 | ぎじどう gijidou | Diet building |
| 記述 | きじゅつ kijutsu | describing, descriptor |
| 気象 | きしょう kishou | weather, climate |
| 傷付く | きずつく kizutsuku | to be hurt, to be wounded, to get injured |
| 傷付ける | きずつける kizutsukeru | to wound, to hurt someone's feelings |
| 犠牲 | ぎせい gisei | sacrifice |
| 汽船 | きせん kisen | steamship |
| 寄贈 | きぞう kizou | donation, presentation |
| 偽造 | ぎぞう gizou | forgery, fabrication, counterfeiting |
| 貴族 | きぞく kizoku | noble, aristocrat |
| 議題 | ぎだい gidai | topic of discussion, agenda |
| 鍛える | きたえる kitaeru | to forge, to train, to discipline |
| 気立て | きだて kidate | good-natured, kind-hearted |
| きちっと | きちっと kichitto | exactly, perfectly |
| 几帳面 | きちょうめん kichoumen | methodical, punctual, steady |
| きっかり | きっかり kikkari | exactly, precisely |
| きっちり | きっちり kicchiri | precisely, tightly |
| きっぱり | きっぱり kippari | clearly, plainly, distinctly |
| 規定 | きてい kitei | regulation, provisions |
| 起点 | きてん kiten | starting point |
| 軌道 | きどう kidou | orbit; track |
| 技能 | ぎのう ginou | technical skill, ability, capacity |
| 規範 | きはん kihan | model, standard, example |
| 気品 | きひん kihin | grace, elegance |
| 気風 | きふう kifuu | character, traits, ethos |
| 起伏 | きふく kifuku | undulation |
| 規模 | きぼ kibo | scale, scope, plan, structure |
| 気まぐれ | きまぐれ kimagure | whim, caprice, uneven temper |
| 生真面目 | きまじめ kimajime | serious, sincerity |
| 期末 | きまつ kimatsu | (end of the season or term) |
| きまりわるい | きまりわるい kimariwarui | feeling awkward, being ashamed |
| 記名 | きめい kimei | signature, register |
| 規約 | きやく kiyaku | agreement, rules, code |
| 脚色 | きゃくしょく kyakushoku | dramatization (e.g., film |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん gyakuten | (sudden) change, reversal, turn-around |
| 脚本 | きゃくほん kyakuhon | scenario |
| 華奢 | きゃしゃ kyasha | delicate, slender |
| 客観 | きゃっかん kyakkan | objective |
| キャッチ | キャッチ kyacchi | catch |
| キャリア | キャリア kyaria | career, career government employee |
| 救援 | きゅうえん kyuuen | relief, rescue, reinforcement |
| 休学 | きゅうがく kyuugaku | temporary absence from school, suspension |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate, final, eventual |
| 窮屈 | きゅうくつ kyuukutsu | narrow, tight, formal |
| 球根 | きゅうこん kyuukon | (plant) bulb |
| 救済 | きゅうさい kyuusai | relief, aid, rescue |
| 給仕 | きゅうじ kyuuji | waiter |
| 給食 | きゅうしょく kyuushoku | school lunch, providing a meal |
| 休戦 | きゅうせん kyuusen | truce, armistice |
| 宮殿 | きゅうでん kyuuden | palace |
| 旧知 | きゅうち kyuuchi | old friend, old friendship |
| 窮乏 | きゅうぼう kyuubou | poverty |
| 寄与 | きよ kiyo | contribution, service |
| ～狂 | ～きょう kyou | maniac, fan, freak |
| 驚異 | きょうい kyoui | wonder, miracle |
| 教科 | きょうか kyouka | subject, curriculum |
| 協会 | きょうかい kyoukai | association, society, organization |
| 共学 | きょうがく kyougaku | coeducation |
| 共感 | きょうかん kyoukan | sympathy, response |
| 境遇 | きょうぐう kyouguu | environment, circumstances |
| 教訓 | きょうくん kyoukun | lesson, precept, moral instruction |
| 強行 | きょうこう kyoukou | forcing, enforcement |
| 強硬 | きょうこう kyoukou | firm, vigorous, stubborn |
| 凶作 | きょうさく kyousaku | bad harvest, poor crop |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ gyousha | trader, merchant |
| 教習 | きょうしゅう kyoushuu | training, instruction |
| 郷愁 | きょうしゅう kyoushuu | nostalgia, homesickness |
| 教職 | きょうしょく kyoushoku | teaching profession |
| 興じる | きょうじる kyoujiru | to amuse oneself, to make merry |
| 強制 | きょうせい kyousei | obligation, compulsion, enforcement |
| 行政 | ぎょうせい gyousei | administration |
| 業績 | ぎょうせき gyouseki | achievement, work, contribution |
| 共存 | きょうぞん kyouzon | coexistence |
| 協定 | きょうてい kyoutei | arrangement, pact, agreement |
| 郷土 | きょうど kyoudo | homeland |
| 脅迫 | きょうはく kyouhaku | threat, coercion |
| 業務 | ぎょうむ gyoumu | business, duties, work |
| 共鳴 | きょうめい kyoumei | resonance, sympathy |
| 郷里 | きょうり kyouri | birth-place, home town |
| 強烈 | きょうれつ kyouretsu | strong, intense, severe |
| 共和 | きょうわ kyouwa | republicanism, cooperation |
| 局限 | きょくげん kyokugen | limit, localize |
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme, extremity |
| 居住 | きょじゅう kyojuu | residence |
| 拒絶 | きょぜつ kyozetsu | refusal, rejection |
| 漁船 | ぎょせん gyosen | fishing boat |
| 漁村 | ぎょそん gyoson | fishing village |
| 拒否 | きょひ kyohi | denial, rejection, refusal |
| 許容 | きょよう kyoyou | permission, pardon |
| 清らか | きよらか kiyoraka | clean, pure, chaste |
| きらびやか | きらびやか kirabiyaka | gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling |
| ～きり | ～きり kiri | only |
| 義理 | ぎり giri | debt of gratitude, obligation |
| 切替 | きりかえ kirikae | exchange, conversion, switchover |
| 気流 | きりゅう kiryuu | atmospheric current |
| 切れ目 | きれめ kireme | break, pause, gap |
| 疑惑 | ぎわく giwaku | doubt, misgivings, suspicion |
| 極めて | きわめて kiwamete | exceedingly, extremely (written expression) |
| 近眼 | きんがん kingan | nearsightedness |
| 緊急 | きんきゅう kinkyuu | urgent, pressing, emergency |
| 禁じる | きんじる kinjiru | to prohibit |
| 勤勉 | きんべん kimben | industry, diligence |
| 吟味 | ぎんみ gimmi | examination, careful investigation |
| 勤務 | きんむ kimmu | service, duty, work |
| 禁物 | きんもつ kimmotsu | taboo, forbidden thing |
| 勤労 | きんろう kinrou | labor, exertion, diligent service |
| クイズ | クイズ kuizu | quiz |
| 食い違う | くいちがう kuichigau | to cross each other, to differ |
| 空間 | くうかん kuukan | space, room, airspace |
| 区画 | くかく kukaku | division, section, area |
| 区間 | くかん kukan | section |
| 茎 | くき kuki | stalk |
| 区切り | くぎり kugiri | an end, a stop, punctuation |
| くぐる | くぐる kuguru | to pass through; to go around |
| くじ (～をひく) | くじ (～をひく) kujiohiku | lottery, lot |
| くじびき | くじびき kujibiki | lottery, drawn lot |
| くすぐったい | くすぐったい kusuguttai | ticklish |
| 愚痴 | ぐち guchi | idle complaint, grumble |
| 口吟む | くちずさむ kuchizusamu | to humble |
| 嘴 | くちばし kuchibashi | beak, bill |
| 朽ちる | くちる kuchiru | to rot |
| 覆す | くつがえす kutsugaesu | to overturn, to upset, to overthrow |
| くっきり | くっきり kukkiri | distinctly, clearly, boldly |
| 屈折 | くっせつ kussetsu | bending, indentation, refraction |
| ぐっと | ぐっと gutto | firmly, fast, more |
| 首飾り | くびかざり kubikazari | necklace |
| 首輪 | くびわ kubiwa | necklace, choker |
| 組み込む | くみこむ kumikomu | to insert, to include, to cut in (printing) |
| 組み合わせる | くみあわせる kumiawaseru | to join together, to combine, to join up |
| 蔵 | くら kura | warehouse, cellar |
| グレー | グレー gure | grey, gray |
| クレーン | クレーン kuren | crane |
| 玄人 | くろうと kurouto | expert, professional |
| 黒字 | くろじ kuroji | balance (figure) in the black |
| 軍艦 | ぐんかん gunkan | warship, battleship |
| 軍事 | ぐんじ gunji | military affairs |
| 君主 | くんしゅ kunshu | ruler, monarch |
| 群集 | ぐんしゅう gunshuu | (social) group, crowd, mob |
| 群衆 | ぐんしゅう gunshuu | (social) group, crowd, mob |
| 軍備 | ぐんび gumbi | armaments, military preparations |
| 軍服 | ぐんぷく gumpuku | military or naval uniform |
| 芸 | げい gei | art, accomplishment, performance |
| 経過 | けいか keika | passage, progress |
| 軽快 | けいかい keikai | lively, casual, light |
| 警戒 | けいかい keikai | warning, admonition, vigilance |
| 敬具 | けいぐ keigu | Sincerely (used at the end of letter) |
| 軽減 | けいげん keigen | reduction, lessening |
| 掲載 | けいさい keisai | appearance (e.g., article in paper) |
| 傾斜 | けいしゃ keisha | inclination, slope, dip |
| 形成 | けいせい keisei | formation |
| 形勢 | けいせい keisei | condition, situation, prospects |
| 軽率 | けいそつ keisotsu | thoughtless, careless, hasty |
| 刑罰 | けいばつ keibatsu | judgment, penalty, punishment |
| 経費 | けいひ keihi | expenses, cost, outlay |
| 警部 | けいぶ keibu | police inspector |
| 転換 | てんかん tenkan | convert, divert |
| 転居 | てんきょ tenkyo | moving, changing residence |
| 転勤 | てんきん tenkin | transfer (to another office of a company) |
| 電源 | でんげん dengen | source of electricity, power (e.g., button on TV) |
| 天国 | てんごく tengoku | paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven |
| 天才 | てんさい tensai | a genius |
| 天災 | てんさい tensai | natural calamity, disaster |
| 展示 | てんじ tenji | exhibition, display |
| 伝説 | でんせつ densetsu | tradition, legend, folklore |
| 点線 | てんせん tensen | dotted line |
| 転じる | てんじる tenjiru | to turn, to shift |
| 転ずる | てんずる tenzuru | to turn, to shift |
| 天体 | てんたい tentai | heavenly body |
| 伝達 | でんたつ dentatsu | transmission (e.g., news, communication, delivery) |
| 天地 | てんち tenchi | heaven and earth, the universe |
| てんで | てんで tende | (not) at all, altogether, entirely |
| 転任 | てんにん tennin | change of post |
| 展望 | てんぼう tembou | view, outlook, prospect |
| 伝来 | でんらい denrai | ancestral, hereditary, imported |
| 転落 | てんらく tenraku | fall, degradation |
| 問い合わせる | といあわせる toiawaseru | to inquire, to seek information |
| 当～ | とう～ tou | Our ~ (e.g., Hotel, plane, etc.) |
| 同意 | どうい doui | agreement, consent; same meaning |
| 動員 | どういん douin | mobilization |
| 同感 | どうかん doukan | agreement, same opinion, same feeling |
| 陶器 | とうき touki | pottery, ceramics |
| 討議 | とうぎ tougi | debate, discussion |
| 動機 | どうき douki | motive, incentive |
| 等級 | とうきゅう toukyuu | grade, class |
| 同級 | どうきゅう doukyuu | the same grade, same class |
| 同居 | どうきょ doukyo | living together |
| 登校 | とうこう toukou | attendance (at school) |
| 動向 | どうこう doukou | trend, tendency, movement, attitude |
| 同情 | どうじょう doujou | sympathy, compassion, sympathize |
| 道場 | どうじょう doujou | (arch) dojo, hall used for martial arts training, mandala |
| 統制 | とうせい tousei | regulation, control |
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