Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N1 Vocab 3001-3100

This collection contains 100 words.
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Most common form: しまう
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close  (often written with kana only)
2. to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: なおさら
all the more; still less  (often written with kana only)
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1. loose; baggy  (see also: ぶかぶか, ゆったり, たぶたぶ; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. overflowing; brimming  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Most common form: 都て
1. once; before; formerly; ever; former; ex-  (often written with kana only)
2. never yet; never before; first time; still not happened  (used with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: よって
conjunction
therefore; consequently; accordingly; because of  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: おかげ
noun
1. grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing  (often written with kana only)
2. assistance; help; aid  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: しゃべる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to talk; to chat; to chatter  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: はず
noun
1. expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be  (often written with kana only)
2. nock (of a bow)
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different opinion; objection
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Most common form: 良しあし
noun
right or wrong; good or bad; merits or demerits; quality; suitability
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noun
poor work; rubbish
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to judge
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Most common form: 言づて
noun
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
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Most common form: かるた
noun
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards  (often written with kana only; originally from Portuguese 'carta')
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Most common form: 轉任
change of post
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packing; baling; crating
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working together; (husband and wife) earning a living together
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occasionally; now and then; sometimes
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at the latest  (opposite: 早くとも)
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adverb, noun
gradually; here and there; spots; pimples  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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distillation
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to hinder; to interfere with; to affect; to do one harm; to be harmful to
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1. dainty; delicate; slender; slim and elegant  (see also: 華奢:かしゃ)
2. fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
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troublesome; annoying; complicated
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to defeat
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence  (see also: 無沙汰)
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playing wind instruments
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Most common form: やむを得ない
expression
cannot be helped; unavoidable
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw out
2. to drop; to toss; to dump
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to change; to alter
2. to mistake; to make a mistake
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noun
1. husband; groom
2. (one's) son-in-law
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to sneer at; to ridicule
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
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Most common form: さも
1. really; extremely  (often written with kana only)
2. in that way  (archaic)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to fail; to fall through; to blunder
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Most common form: ごちそう
noun
1. feast; treating (someone)  (see also: 馳走; polite (teineigo) language)
2. to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
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paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
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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 around
2. to reflect on the past; to reconsider; to review
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Most common form: とにかく
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; at least  (often written with kana only)
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to hurry; to urge on
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
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saliva; spit; sputum
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to sink; to submerge
2. to floor (an opponent)
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noun
1. large building; building with a long roof
suffix, counter
2. counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
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Most common form: たまらない
expression, 'i' adjective
1. intolerable; unbearable; unendurable  (often written with kana only)
2. irresistible; tremendous; out of this world  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: みっともない
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: まぶた
noun
eyelid; eyelids  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: めちゃくちゃ
1. absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent  (often written with kana only)
2. extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton
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reading; translation
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Most common form: それほど
to that degree; to that extent; that much  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. sphere; circle; range
2. category (only in the context of "category theory")  (mathematics)
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Most common form: あし
common reed (Phragmites australis)  (often written with kana only)
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numeric
10^32; hundred nonillion  (obscure term)
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Most common form: さほど
adverb, conjunction
not so; not particularly; not very; not that much  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: おじゃまします
expression
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
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Most common form: たまに
adverb, suffix
occasionally; once in a while  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer)  (esp. 叶える)
2. to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)  (esp. 適える)
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Most common form: あそこ
Rarely-used kanji form
pronoun
1. there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where  (see also: どこ, ここ, そこ; place physically distant from both speaker and listener; often written with kana only)
noun
2. genitals; private parts; nether regions  (colloquialism; often written with kana only; CODE euph MISSING!; this meaning is restricted to reading あそこ, あすこ, アソコ)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
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Most common form: ほっぺた
noun
cheek  (see also: 頬っぺ; colloquialism; often written with kana only)
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scorn; disdain; contempt
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Most common form: むちゃくちゃ
1. nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic  (often written with kana only; yojijukugo)
2. awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ごめんなさい
expression
I'm sorry; I beg your pardon; excuse me  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ごまかす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to deceive; to falsify; to misrepresent; to cheat; to swindle; to tamper; to juggle; to manipulate  (often written with kana only)
2. to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: この
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)  (see also: 何の, 此れ, 其の, 彼の; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ふと
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally  (often written with kana only)
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noun
a little; a small quantity
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1. open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire
2. open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
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charming; fascinating; voluptuous
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Most common form: つぶやく
1. to mutter; to murmur; to grumble  (often written with kana only)
2. to tweet (Twitter)  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to be out of; to have no more at hand
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noun
iron scraps
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to perceive; to sense; to discern
2. to understand; to comprehend; to realize
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Most common form: かなう
1. to come true (wish)  (esp. 叶う; often written with kana only)
2. to be suited  (see also: 道理に適う; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: わざと
on purpose  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way
2. to have enough (of); to be disgusted with
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sigh; to lament; to grieve
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Most common form: かけっこ
(foot) race; sprint  (see also: 駆けっくら; colloquialism; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 茫然
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss  (see also: まごまご; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: わがまま
1. selfishness; egoism; self-indulgence; wilfulness; willfulness  (often written with kana only)
2. disobedience  (often written with kana only)
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noun
waiting room
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noun
anger
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Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), transitive verb
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize  (see also: 重んじる)
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frank; open-hearted
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Most common form: バカらしい
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noun
synthetic fibres; synthetic fibers  (see also: 化学繊維; abbreviation)
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oversleeping; late riser
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noun
1. beast (i.e. any animal other than man)
2. person reborn into the animal realm  (see also: 畜生道; Buddhist term)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)  (yojijukugo)
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noun
soaked; dripping wet
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Most common form: なさる
irregular godan verb 'aru', transitive verb
to do  (honorific; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: かつ
adverb, conjunction
yet; moreover; and  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: さかのぼる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go upstream  (often written with kana only)
2. to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to; to make retroactive  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: あえて
1. purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); deliberately; intentionally  (often written with kana only)
2. not necessarily; not particularly; not especially  (used with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to disrobe; to deprive of; to detach; to disconnect  (often written with kana only)
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noun
presence; dignity
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Most common form: たやすい
easy; simple; light  (often written with kana only)
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