Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level
Wikipedia JLPT N1 Vocab 3001-3100
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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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'na' adjective, adverb, noun, 'suru' verb
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
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: しゃべる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to talk; to chat; to chatter (often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 轉任
noun, 'suru' verb
change of post(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
packing; baling; crating(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
working together; (husband and wife) earning a living together(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
distillation(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to hinder; to interfere with; to affect; to do one harm; to be harmful to(click the word for useful expressions, examples and links)
2. fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence (see also: 無沙汰)(click the word to view an additional 4 forms, examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw out2. to drop; to toss; to dump
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to change; to alter2. to mistake; to make a mistake
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noun
1. husband; groom2. (one's) son-in-law
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to sneer at; to ridicule(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to fail; to fall through; to blunder(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: ごちそう
2. to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
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noun, 'suru' verb
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
saliva; spit; sputum(click the word to view an additional 5 readings and 2 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to sink; to submerge2. to floor (an opponent)
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Most common form: たまらない
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: めちゃくちゃ
'na' adjective, noun
1. absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent (often written with kana only)2. extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. sphere; circle; range2. category (only in the context of "category theory") (mathematics)
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Most common form: あし
noun, 'no' adjective
common reed (Phragmites australis) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 6 forms, useful expressions, examples and links)
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)(click the word to view an additional 4 readings, 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to make something quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
scorn; disdain; contempt(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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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noun, 'suru' verb
1. open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire2. open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
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Most common form: つぶやく
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(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to perceive; to sense; to discern2. to understand; to comprehend; to realize
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way2. to have enough (of); to be disgusted with
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sigh; to lament; to grieve(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
Most common form: かけっこ
noun, 'suru' verb
(foot) race; sprint (see also: 駆けっくら; colloquialism; often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
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)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
Most common form: わがまま
'na' adjective, noun
1. selfishness; egoism; self-indulgence; wilfulness; willfulness (often written with kana only)2. disobedience (often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago) (yojijukugo)(click the word to view an additional 2 readings and 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: さかのぼる
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)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 3 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: たやすい
easy; simple; light (often written with kana only)
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