Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level
Wikipedia JLPT N1 Vocab 3201-3300
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Most common form: のどか
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 務まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be fit for; to be equal to; to function properly(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to groan; to moan2. to roar; to howl; to growl
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Most common form: あちこち
adverb, pronoun
1. here and there; all around; everywhere; throughout; all over (often written with kana only)2. to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading あちこち, あちらこちら, あっちこっち, アチコチ)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: やり通す
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
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Most common form: めぐむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to bless; to show mercy to2. to give (money, etc.)
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1. to wince; to shrink back
2. to be stumped; to be disconcerted
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'na' adjective, noun, 'suru' verb
methodical; punctual; steady(click the word for examples and links)
1. smoky
2. awkward; ill at ease
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Most common form: とっさ
noun, 'no' adjective
moment; instant (often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: うぬぼれ
noun, 'no' adjective
pretension; conceit; hubris (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 溢れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to spill; to fall out of; to overflow (often written with kana only)2. to peek through; to become visible (although normally not)
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Most common form: しびれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb) (often written with kana only)2. to be excited; to be titillated; to be mesmerized (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: たくましい
2. indomitable; indefatigable; strong-willed; resolute; bold (often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to freeze; to congeal2. to concentrate one's attention on; to devote oneself to something; to ponder; to meditate
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Most common form: 籠もる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to seclude oneself; to be confined in (often written with kana only)2. to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.); to be heavy (with) (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: うるさい
2. annoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunate (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: なじる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off (often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
excreta; raw sewage; human waste; night soil(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
Most common form: あらゆる
all; every (often written with kana only)
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'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to bark; to disrobe2. to strip of (e.g. clothes, rank); to deprive of; to divest (this meaning is restricted to reading はぐ)
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Most common form: 据えつける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to install; to equip; to mount(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be vivid; to be crisp2. to be clear-headed; to be alert; to be on the ball; to be wide awake
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Most common form: ねだる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune (often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: こぐ
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to row; to scull; to paddle (see also: 舟を漕ぐ; often written with kana only)2. to pedal (e.g. bicycle)
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Most common form: だるい
1. sluggish; languid; listless; heavy (heart, legs, etc.); dull (often written with kana only)
2. bothersome; tiresome (often written with kana only; slang)
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Most common form: もろい
brittle; fragile; tender-hearted (often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to reflect; to throw back light(click the word for examples and links)
noun
fourth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Hare, 5am-7am, east, February)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
1. hammer2. hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: へりくだる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to deceive; to delude; to trick; to fool2. to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose") (in form Aを欺くB)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to abuse verbally; to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: きらびやか
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: にじむ
2. to blur; to blot; to be blurred (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: まくる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves) (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, useful expressions, examples and links)
Most common form: もがく
2. to be impatient (often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to speak ill of (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: しゃっくり
noun, 'suru' verb
hiccough; hiccup (often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow hazy; to be misty (esp. 霞む; often written with kana only)2. to get blurry (esp. 翳む; often written with kana only)
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noun
treetop; tip of a branch(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: またがる
2. to straddle (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 剝げる
2. to fade; to discolor; to discolour (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to bind; to file2. to top with egg (e.g. donburi) (see also: 丼)
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Most common form: じゃんけん
noun, 'suru' verb
rock, paper, scissors game (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: ろくな
satisfactory; decent (usually used in the negative sense; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: でたらめ
'na' adjective, noun
1. irresponsible utterance; nonsense; bullshit; codswallop (often written with kana only)2. random; haphazard; unsystematic (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to leak; to run out(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading and 3 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
euphemistic; circumlocution; roundabout; indirect(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: ためらう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to hesitate (often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 奢る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give (someone) a treat (esp. 奢る; often written with kana only)'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to be extravagant; to live luxuriously (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 3 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: やかましい
2. strict; faultfinding; carping; fussy
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Most common form: かき回す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to stir up; to churn; to ransack; to disturb(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
Most common form: こぼす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to spill; to drop; to shed (tears) (often written with kana only)2. to grumble; to complain (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: またぐ
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stride across; to cross (often written with kana only)2. to stretch over; to span; to bridge; to saddle; to straddle (often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard2. to refuse curtly; to reject outright
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Most common form: からかう
to ridicule; to tease; to mock; to chaff; to razz; to banter with; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make cracks about (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: あっけない
not enough; too quick (short, long, etc.) (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: きしむ
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to jar; to creak; to grate (often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: いじめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to tease; to torment; to persecute; to chastise (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: へそ
noun
1. navel; belly button (often written with kana only)2. protrusion or depression in the middle of an object (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading へそ, ヘソ)
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noun
1. good and evil; purity and impurity2. voiced and unvoiced consonants
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Most common form: しつけ
noun, 'no' adjective
discipline; training; teaching manners (see also: 仕付け; often written with kana only)(click the word for examples and links)
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