Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level
Wikipedia JLPT N1 Vocab 2801-2900
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noun, 'suru' verb
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury(click the word for examples and links)
1. to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
auxiliary verb
2. to fail in doing(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
expression
1. and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the likenoun, 'suru' verb
2. comment; criticism(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
exactly; perfectly (see also: きちんと; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 途切れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to pause; to be interrupted(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: すまない
2. sorry; remorseful; apologetic; conscience-stricken; contrite
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
Most common form: 込む
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be crowded; to be packed2. to be complex (see also: 手の込んだ)
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Most common form: ズルズル
2. slowly slipping or drawing back; slithering (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Most common form: とく
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: ひどい
2. violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme (often written with kana only)
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wet through; drenched (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
(click the word for examples and links)
adverb, noun, 'suru' verb, 'to' adverb
pamper; make a fuss of; spoil (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
firmly; solidly; tough (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Most common form: 取次ぐ
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to act as an agent for; to intermediate2. to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to receive (a guest at reception); to usher in (a guest)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: かける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble(click the word for examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge (often written with kana only)2. to peck at (one's food); to pick at
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Most common form: さわやか
2. clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent (often written with kana only)
(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 受け身
noun, 'no' adjective, 'na' adjective
1. the defensive2. passive attitude; passivity; passiveness
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noun, 'suru' verb
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 飲込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to gulp down; to swallow deeply2. to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings and 4 forms, examples and links)
adverb, noun, 'suru' verb, 'to' adverb
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to apply; to adapt(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening
(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 決り悪い
feeling awkward; being ashamed; being bashful
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Most common form: しばらく
2. a while; quite a time (often written with kana only)
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tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn; obstinate; unyielding
(click the word for examples and links)
noun
lunch; midday meal(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 2 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become blunt; to grow dull2. to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
Most common form: すがすがしい
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 呼び留める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to challenge; to call somebody to halt(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
1. to be wounded; to get injured
2. to get hurt feelings
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Most common form: 顧る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to look back (e.g. over shoulder or at the past); to turn around2. to reflect on the past; to reconsider; to review
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 慣らす
2. to tame; to domesticate; to train (e.g. an animal) (esp. 馴らす)
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noun
hot topic; talk of the town(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to happen to pass by(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
coweringly; hesitantly (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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'na' adjective, adverb, noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
too big; baggy (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: まん前
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to build; to pile up; to amass(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
deep feeling; inexpressible feeling; filled with emotion(click the word for examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
solemn (e.g. ceremony, atmosphere); austere; majestic; dignified; stately; awful; impressive(click the word for examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to rule; to govern; to administer(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: そっち
pronoun, 'no' adjective
1. that way (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener) (see also: 何方, 此方, 彼方; often written with kana only)2. there (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener)
(click the word to view an additional 3 readings, 3 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
carpet; rug; runner (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous; easily mixed up (e.g. similar words)
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Most common form: つく
2. to tell (a lie); to use (foul language) (often written with kana only)
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noun, 'na' adjective, 'no' adjective
quick temper; short temper(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
1. waiting on a table; serving (at dinner)noun
2. waiter; waitress; waitperson; server; cabin boy; bellboy; page; pageboy(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
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