JLPT N1 vocabulary: the 2699 words to know (page 8)
The 2699 JLPT N1 vocabulary words with reading, translation and example.
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| 所有 | しょゆう shoyuu | one's possessions, ownership |
| 調べ | しらべ shirabe | investigation, inspection |
| 自立 | じりつ jiritsu | independence, self-reliance |
| 記す | しるす shirusu | to note, to write down |
| 指令 | しれい shirei | orders, instructions, directive |
| ～心 | ～しん shin | mind of ~ |
| 陣 | じん jin | battle formation, camp, encampment |
| 進化 | しんか shinka | evolution, progress |
| 人格 | じんかく jinkaku | personality, character |
| 審議 | しんぎ shingi | deliberation |
| 新婚 | しんこん shinkon | newly-wed |
| 審査 | しんさ shinsa | judging, inspection, examination |
| 人材 | じんざい jinzai | man of talent |
| 紳士 | しんし shinshi | gentleman |
| 真実 | しんじつ shinjitsu | truth, reality |
| 信者 | しんじゃ shinja | believer, devotee |
| 真珠 | しんじゅ shinju | pearl |
| 進出 | しんしゅつ shinshutsu | advancement |
| 心情 | しんじょう shinjou | mentality |
| 新人 | しんじん shinjin | new face, newcomer |
| 親善 | しんぜん shinzen | friendship |
| 真相 | しんそう shinsou | truth, real situation |
| 迅速 | じんそく jinsoku | quick, fast, prompt |
| 人体 | じんたい jintai | human body |
| 新築 | しんちく shinchiku | new building, new construction |
| 心中 | しんじゅう shinjuu | double suicide |
| 進呈 | しんてい shintei | presentation |
| 進展 | しんてん shinten | progress, development |
| 神殿 | しんでん shinden | temple, sacred place |
| 進度 | しんど shindo | progress |
| 振動 | しんどう shindou | oscillation, vibration |
| 新入生 | しんにゅうせい shinnyuusei | new student, first-year student, freshman |
| 信任 | しんにん shinnin | trust, confidence, credence |
| 神秘 | しんぴ shimpi | mystery |
| 辛抱 | しんぼう shimbou | patience, endurance |
| 人民 | じんみん jimmin | people, public |
| 侵略 | しんりゃく shinryaku | aggression, invasion, raid |
| 診療 | しんりょう shinryou | medical examination and treatment |
| 粋 | すい sui | essence |
| 水源 | すいげん suigen | source of river |
| 推進 | すいしん suishin | propulsion, driving force |
| 吹奏 | すいそう suisou | playing wind instruments |
| 推測 | すいそく suisoku | guess, conjecture |
| 水田 | すいでん suiden | (water-filled) paddy field |
| 推理 | すいり suiri | reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre |
| 数詞 | すうし suushi | numeral |
| 崇拝 | すうはい suuhai | worship, adoration |
| 据え付ける | すえつける suetsukeru | to install, to equip, to mount |
| 据える | すえる sueru | to set, to lay, to place |
| すがすがしい | すがすがしい sugasugashii | fresh, refreshing |
| 救い | すくい sukui | help, aid, relief |
| すくう (みずを～) | すくう (みずを～) sukuumizuo | to scoop |
| 健やか | すこやか sukoyaka | vigorous, healthy, sound |
| 濯ぐ | すすぐ susugu | to rinse, to wash out |
| 進み | すすみ susumi | progress |
| 裾 | すそ suso | (trouser) cuff, (skirt) hem, cut edge of a hairdo |
| スタジオ | スタジオ sutajio | studio |
| スチーム | スチーム suchimu | steam |
| ストライキ | ストライキ sutoraiki | strike |
| スト | スト suto | (abbr.) strike |
| ストロー | ストロー sutoro | straw |
| ストロボ | ストロボ sutorobo | stroboscope (literally: strobo, strobe lamp, stroboscopic lamp) |
| すばしこい | すばしこい subashikoi | nimble, smart, quick |
| 素早い | すばやい subayai | fast, quick |
| ずばり | ずばり zubari | decisively, unreservedly, frankly |
| スプリング | スプリング supuringu | spring |
| スペース | スペース supesu | space |
| ずぶぬれ | ずぶぬれ zubunure | soaked, dripping wet |
| スポーツカー | スポーツカー supotsuka | sports car |
| 澄ます | すます sumasu | to clear, to make clear, to listen for |
| 清ます | すます sumasu | to clear, to make clear, to listen for |
| 済ます | すます sumasu | to finish; to settle; to do without |
| すみやか | すみやか sumiyaka | speedy |
| スラックス | スラックス surakkusu | slacks |
| ずらっと | ずらっと zuratto | in a line, in a row |
| ずるずる | ずるずる zuruzuru | dragging on, sound of sniffling |
| ずれ | ずれ zure | difference, gap |
| すれちがい | すれちがい surechigai | chance encounter |
| 擦れる | すれる sureru | to rub, to chafe |
| すんなり | すんなり sunnari | pass with no objection, slim, slender |
| 生育 | せいいく seiiku | growth, development, breeding |
| 成育 | せいいく seiiku | growth, raising |
| 成果 | せいか seika | results, fruits |
| 正解 | せいかい seikai | correct, right answer, solution |
| 正義 | せいぎ seigi | justice, right, righteousness |
| 生計 | せいけい seikei | livelihood, living |
| 政権 | せいけん seiken | (political) administration, political power |
| 星座 | せいざ seiza | constellation |
| 制裁 | せいさい seisai | restraint, sanctions, punishment |
| 政策 | せいさく seisaku | political measures, policy |
| 生死 | せいし seishi | life and death |
| 静止 | せいし seishi | stillness, repose, standing still |
| 誠実 | せいじつ seijitsu | sincere, honest, faithful |
| 成熟 | せいじゅく seijuku | maturity, ripeness |
| 青春 | せいしゅん seishun | youth, springtime of life, adolescent |
| 清純 | せいじゅん seijun | purity, innocence |
| 聖書 | せいしょ seisho | Bible |
| 正常 | せいじょう seijou | normalcy, normality, normal |
| 制する | せいする seisuru | to control, to command |
| 整然 | せいぜん seizen | orderly, regular, well-organized |
| 盛大 | せいだい seidai | grand, prosperous, magnificent |
| 清濁 | せいだく seidaku | good and evil, purity and impurity |
| 制定 | せいてい seitei | enactment, establishment, creation |
| 静的 | せいてき seiteki | static |
| 製鉄 | せいてつ seitetsu | iron manufacture |
| 晴天 | せいてん seiten | fine weather |
| 正当 | せいとう seitou | just, due, proper |
| 制服 | せいふく seifuku | uniform |
| 征服 | せいふく seifuku | conquest, subjugation, overcoming |
| 製法 | せいほう seihou | manufacturing method, recipe, formula |
| 精密 | せいみつ seimitsu | precise, exact, detailed, minute |
| 税務署 | ぜいむしょ zeimusho | tax office |
| 制約 | せいやく seiyaku | limitation, constraints |
| 勢力 | せいりょく seiryoku | influence, power, might, strength |
| 整列 | せいれつ seiretsu | stand in a row, form a line |
| セール | セール seru | sale |
| 急かす | せかす sekasu | to hurry, to urge on |
| 伜 | せがれ segare | son, my son |
| 責務 | せきむ sekimu | duty, obligation |
| セクション | セクション sekushon | section |
| 世辞 | せじ seji | flattery, compliment |
| 世帯 | せたい setai | household |
| 是正 | ぜせい zesei | correction, revision |
| 世代 | せだい sedai | generation |
| 切開 | せっかい sekkai | opening up, cutting through |
| セックス | セックス sekkusu | sex |
| 切実 | せつじつ setsujitsu | compelling, serious, severe, acute |
| 接触 | せっしょく sesshoku | touch, contact |
| 接続詞 | せつぞくし setsuzokushi | conjunction |
| 設置 | せっち secchi | establishment, institution |
| 折衷 | せっちゅう secchuu | compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment, creation |
| 説得 | せっとく settoku | persuasion |
| 切ない | せつない setsunai | painful, trying, sad |
| 絶版 | ぜっぱん zeppan | out of print |
| 設立 | せつりつ setsuritsu | establishment, foundation, institution |
| 攻め | せめ seme | attack, offense |
| ゼリー | ゼリー zeri | jelly |
| セレモニー | セレモニー seremoni | ceremony |
| 世論 | せろん seron | public opinion |
| 先 | せん sen | priority, precedence, previous |
| 繊維 | せんい seni | fiber, fiber, textile |
| 全快 | ぜんかい zenkai | complete recovery of health |
| 宣教 | せんきょう senkyou | religious mission |
| 宣言 | せんげん sengen | declaration, proclamation, announcement |
| 戦災 | せんさい sensai | war damage |
| 戦術 | せんじゅつ senjutsu | tactics |
| センス | センス sensu | sense (for music, style, tact, etc.) |
| 潜水 | せんすい sensui | diving |
| 全盛 | ぜんせい zensei | height of prosperity |
| 先代 | せんだい sendai | family predecessor, previous age, previous generation |
| 先だって | せんだって sendatte | recently, the other day |
| 先着 | せんちゃく senchaku | first arrival |
| 先天的 | せんてんてき sententeki | inherent, congenital, hereditary |
| 前途 | ぜんと zento | future prospects, outlook, the journey ahead |
| 戦闘 | せんとう sentou | battle, fight, combat |
| 潜入 | せんにゅう sennyuu | infiltration, sneaking in |
| 船舶 | せんぱく sempaku | ship |
| 全滅 | ぜんめつ zemmetsu | annihilation |
| 専用 | せんよう senyou | exclusive use, personal use |
| 占領 | せんりょう senryou | occupation, possession, have a room to oneself |
| 善良 | ぜんりょう zenryou | goodness, excellence, virtue |
| 戦力 | せんりょく senryoku | war potential |
| 前例 | ぜんれい zenrei | precedent |
| 相応 | そうおう souou | suitability, fitness |
| 総会 | そうかい soukai | general meeting |
| 創刊 | そうかん soukan | launching (e.g., newspaper, first issue) |
| 雑木 | ぞうき zouki | various kinds of small trees, assorted trees |
| 早急 | そうきゅう soukyuu | urgent |
| 早急 | さっきゅう sakkyuu | urgent |
| 増強 | ぞうきょう zoukyou | reinforce, increase |
| 送金 | そうきん soukin | remittance, sending money |
| 走行 | そうこう soukou | running a wheeled vehicle (e.g., car, traveling) |
| 総合 | そうごう sougou | synthesis, generalization |
| 捜索 | そうさく sousaku | search (esp. for someone or something missing, investigation) |
| 蔵相 | ぞうしょう zoushou | Minister of Finance |
| 装飾 | そうしょく soushoku | ornament |
| 増進 | ぞうしん zoushin | promoting, increase, advance |
| 壮大 | そうだい soudai | magnificent, grand, majestic |
| 騒動 | そうどう soudou | strife, riot, rebellion |
| 遭難 | そうなん sounan | disaster, shipwreck, accident |
| 相場 | そうば souba | market price, speculation, estimation |
| 装備 | そうび soubi | equipment |
| 創立 | そうりつ souritsu | establishment, founding |
| 添える | そえる soeru | to add to, to attach, to accompany |
| ソース | ソース sosu | source |
| 即する | そくする sokusuru | to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, |
| 束縛 | そくばく sokubaku | restraint, restriction, confinement |
| 側面 | そくめん sokumen | side, sidelight, lateral |
| 損う | そこなう sokonau | to harm, to hurt |
| そこら | そこら sokora | everywhere, somewhere |
| 素材 | そざい sozai | raw materials, subject matter |
| 阻止 | そし soshi | obstruction, check, hindrance |
| 訴訟 | そしょう soshou | litigation, lawsuit |
| 育ち | そだち sodachi | breeding, growth |
| 措置 | そち sochi | measure, step |
| ソックス | ソックス sokkusu | socks |
| 素っ気無い | そっけない sokkenai | cold, short, curt, blunt |
| 外方 | そっぽ soppo | look (or turn) the other way |
| 備え付ける | そなえつける sonaetsukeru | to provide, to equip, to install |
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