Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N1 Vocab 2401-2500

This collection contains 100 words.
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Most common form: 打合わせ
1. advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; briefing session
2. overlap (of a coat, etc.)
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noun
qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)  (see also: ; obscure term)
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Most common form: まさしく
surely; no doubt; evidently  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. jacket; jumper
2. (ski) jumper
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noun
1. accelerator  (see also: アクセラレータ; abbreviation)
2. Axel (figure skating jump); axel  (see also: アクセルジャンプ; abbreviation)
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noun
1. jello; gelatin dessert; jelly  (also written as 車厘)
2. gel; jelly
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religious mission; religious proclamation
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to look out on
2. to face
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projection
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1. approach
2. approach shot  (see also: アプローチショット; abbreviation)
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high; noble; refined; advanced
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noun
1. pose
2. pause
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trade in; part exchange
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noun
badge
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degeneration; retrogression  (opposite: 進化)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on
2. to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
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simplicity; modesty; frugality
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go steady with; to get on with
2. to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone; to compromise
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noun
slacks
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noun
(trouser) cuff; (skirt) hem; shirttail; cut edge of a hairdo; fringe; foot of mountain
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Most common form: おやつ
noun
1. between-meal snack  (often written with kana only)
2. mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea  (see also: 八つ時)
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Most common form: ロマンチツク
romantic
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noun
steam
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to prepare ahead of time
2. to create; to establish
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noun
side show; entertainment
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noun
best-seller
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noun
ceremony
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noun
denominator  (mathematics)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to swarm; to gather
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fuss over; to be particular about  (also written 拘わる and 拘る)
2. to be obsessive; to be fixated  (also written 拘わる and 拘る)
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noun
contrast
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Most common form: いつか
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course; in time  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to serve; to work for; to attend
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1. look; glance
noun
2. stone (in the game of go)
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rough; rude
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noun
1. look; glimpse; glance
2. to glance; to glimpse
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noun
1. rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto
2. car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
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noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance; latitude; time
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Most common form: ところで
conjunction
1. by the way; incidentally  (often written with kana only)
2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)  (after the plain past form of a verb)
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incision; operation; section
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1. puncture; flat tyre (tire); bursting  (abbreviation)
noun
2. punk
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noun, counter
passage; place; point; part  (カ所, ヶ所, etc. are mainly used as counters)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to support; to maintain; to provide for; to bring up; to raise; to rear; to feed; to adopt (a child)  (see also: 養い)
2. to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.); to develop; to build up
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miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
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Most common form: そう
1. to run along; to run beside
2. to follow (a plan, etc.); to act in accordance with  (see also: 添う)
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Most common form: がけ
noun
cliff
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
2. to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to pile up (work etc)
2. to stagnate
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1. absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash  (むっちゃ is dialectical)
2. very; extremely; excessively  (see also: めっちゃ; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
now; come (now); well  (see also: いざと言う時)
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pomp; splendor; splendour; gaudiness
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to age; to grow old
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testing; scrutiny; careful investigation
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noun
gap; slippage  (possibly written 滑 or 滑れ)
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1. to show signs of being; to feel; to think  (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion)
2. to behave as if one were; to pretend; to act as if
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Most common form: イタリア
noun
Italy  (often written with kana only)
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noun
mass communication; the media  (abbreviation)
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expression
possibly; maybe; perhaps  (often written with kana only)
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1. loose (e.g. belt)
2. slovenly; careless; slack
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preface; introduction
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adverb, pronoun
1. one thing or another; this way and that; this and that; this or that  (often written with kana only)
2. around; about; nearly; roughly; almost; round about  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading かれこれ)
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1. indicates position in a sequence  (see also: )
noun
2. divisions of a kabuki performance
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noun
1. fight
2. fighting spirit  (see also: ファイティングスピリット; abbreviation)
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), transitive verb
to forbid; to suppress  (see also: 禁じる)
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yearning; longing; aspiration
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noun
young
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Most common form: なんとなく
somehow or other; for some reason or another; vaguely  (often written with kana only)
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1. flat; even; level; simple
2. plain (speech, etc.); simple
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noun
1. script; screenplay
2. scenario
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Most common form: 讚美
praise; adoration; glorification
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Most common form: タンス
noun
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser  (often written with kana only)
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1. it seems like; it appears that
2. somehow or other
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Most common form: くれる
Ichidan verb - kureru special class, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given  (くれ is an irregular alternative imperative form; often written with kana only)
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noun
Mrs
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noun
necklace; choker
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. the other day; lately; recently; during this period
2. meanwhile; in the meantime  (this meaning is restricted to reading このかん)
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noun
mood
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Most common form: 不憫
pity; compassion
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noun
ferry
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Most common form: 何だかだ
something or other; one thing or another; this or that  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 一一
adverb, noun
1. one-by-one; separately  (often written with kana only)
2. every single; each and every; without omission; fully; in detail  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ところが
conjunction
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite  (often written with kana only)
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1. seductive; carnal; enchanting
2. troubling; difficult; thorny; hard
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Most common form: ホっと
feeling relieved; (sigh of) relief  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun
otolaryngology; concerning the ear, nose, and throat
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huge; big; gargantuan  (colloquialism)
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noun
crane
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Most common form: メロディ
noun
1. melody
2. chime
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noun
stretcher; litter
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noun
cameraman; photographer; cinematographer
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noun
(spirit of) self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to pass (examination)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased; to be biassed
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to come near to; to approach
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Most common form: まさに
1. exactly; surely; certainly  (esp. 正に when in kanji; often written with kana only)
2. right then; just then; at that moment  (often written with kana only)
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1. ascetic practices  (Buddhist term)
2. training; practice; discipline; study
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enormous
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Most common form: 割込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to cut in; to thrust oneself into; to wedge oneself in; to muscle in on; to interrupt; to disturb
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
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