Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N1 Vocab 101-200

This collection contains 100 words.
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Most common form: おもちゃ
noun
toy; plaything  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
ward; district; section
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noun, noun (suffix)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money  (usu. だか when n-suf)
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1. bad; poor; inferior
2. delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
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administration
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noun
1. person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance)  (see also: 立方)
2. person singing ballads (in noh)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. number; edition; make; model; issue; part of that group
2. sobriquet; pen-name
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planning; project; plan; design
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noun
1. bowl; vessel; container
2. ability; capacity; calibre; caliber
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illumination; lighting
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Most common form: しょう
noun, noun (suffix)
1. quotient  (see also: ; mathematics)
2. dealing; dealer; store
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
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1. carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly
noun
2. ease
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name; title
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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action; operation; effect; function
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. edition; version; printing; impression; implementation (e.g. software)  (ばん when a suffix)
noun
2. plate; block; cast
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1. grey (gray)
2. gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
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interior; inside; internal
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noun
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
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1. formation; molding; taking form
noun
2. repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty  (see also: 形成手術; medicine, etc. term)
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noun
finish; completion; understanding
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noun
end; finishing touches; being finished
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1. reflection; image; picture (e.g. on a television); shot
2. video; film; footage; clip; video recording
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1. resuscitation; regeneration; restoration to life
2. reformation; rehabilitation
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. system; lineage; group
2. corollary  (mathematics)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. hold; charge; keep possession; in charge
2. wear; durability; life; draw
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noun
1. making; producing; manufacturing; building; construction; make; structure
2. appearance (i.e. attire, make-up)
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production (e.g. play); direction
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noun
1. performance; stage appearance
2. to act (in a play)
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noun
standard; norm
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noun
category  (originally from German 'Kategorie')
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elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
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investment
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passage; expiration; progress; transition
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trade; commerce
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Most common form: 良い
1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable  (also いい (all senses); often written with kana only)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared
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noun (suffix)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
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root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle
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noun
truth; real situation
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noun
1. credit  (see also: 掛け売り, 掛け買い; abbreviation)
2. money owed on an account; bill
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record; statement; description; mention; listing; registration; booking; entry  (see also: 記録)
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insurance; guarantee
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noun
world; society; age; generation
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noun
1. hero; heroine; great person
2. Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
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noun
1. war; battle; campaign; fight
2. troops; forces  (archaic)
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1. childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; parturition; confinement
2. production (of goods)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. image; figure; statue; picture; portrait
2. figure; form; shape; appearance
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noun
distance; range
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system
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fund; foundation
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Most common form: ぎょうしゃ
noun
1. trader; merchant; vendor; supplier
2. manufacturer; contractor
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youth; springtime of life; adolescent
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Most common form: せい
noun, noun (suffix)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation; control; government; suppression; restraint; holding back; establishment
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exhibit; display; putting something up for sale
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noun
answer; reply; response; solution
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generation; the world; the age
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debate; discussion
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noun
1. net; netting
2. web
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noun
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal; overture; challenge
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cooking; food preparation
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prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante  (see also: 事後)
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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
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reform; reformation; innovation
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acquisition; possession
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people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
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noun
real estate
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burden; charge; responsibility
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noun
association; society; organization; organisation
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noun
mechanism; organization; organisation
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medical treatment; cure
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1. agreement; consent; same opinion; approval
2. same meaning
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noun
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
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noun
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
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noun
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
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1. original; unique; distinctive; characteristic; peculiar
2. independent; one's own; personal
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noun
reader
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noun
1. movement; move; motion
2. trend; development; change; fluctuation
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noun
source; origin
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: )
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breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
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noun
business
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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noun, noun (suffix), counter
1. stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
2. draw (a character)
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Most common form: 使い
noun
1. errand; mission; going as envoy  (see also: 使いにやる)
2. messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl
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1. moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement
2. advance (work, procedure, etc); advancement; progress
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1. new face; newcomer; rookie; fresh recruit
2. modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
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Most common form: 行ない
noun
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour; asceticism
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Most common form: かくてい
1. decision; settlement
2. definition  (mathematics)
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noun
1. height; stature
2. length (esp. of clothing)
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noun
1. original method or procedure
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. serious; orthodox; classical; genuine
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noun
fruits (of one's labors); results; outcome; accomplishment
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. investigation; inspection; examination
2. tune; note; melody
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun
uniform
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arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration; layout
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1. absence
noun (suffix)
2. disregard; indifference  (see also: 国民不在)
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noun, noun (suffix)
song; tune; composition; piece of music
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Most common form: すぎ
noun, noun (suffix)
1. past; after
2. too (much); over- (e.g. eating)  (often written with kana only)
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