JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| (花を〜) 生ける, 活ける | (はなを~) いける | to arrange (flowers) | N1 |
| あくどい | あくどい | gaudy vicious | N1 |
| あざ | あざ | birthmark, bruise | N1 |
| あせる (こえが~) | あせる (こえが~) | to fade, to discolor | N1 |
| あっさり | あっさり | easily, readily, quickly | N1 |
| あつらえる | あつらえる | to give an order, to place an order | N1 |
| あべこべ | あべこべ | contrary, opposite, inverse | N1 |
| あやふや | あやふや | uncertain, vague, ambiguous | N1 |
| ありのまま | ありのまま | the truth, as it is, frankly | N1 |
| ありふれる | ありふれる | common, ordinary, routine | N1 |
| いい加減 | いいかげん | random, irresponsible | N1 |
| いかに | いかに | how, in what way | N1 |
| いかにも | いかにも | truly (same as 実に (じつに)) | N1 |
| いざ | いざ | now, come (now), crucial moment | N1 |
| いじる | いじる | to touch, to tamper with | N1 |
| いたって | いたって | very much, exceedingly, extremely | N1 |
| いたわる | いたわる | to sympathize with, to console, to care for | N1 |
| いっそ | いっそ | rather, sooner, might as well | N1 |
| いびき | いびき | snoring | N1 |
| いやに | いやに | awfully, terribly | N1 |
| いやらしい | いやらしい | unpleasant, disgusting, indecent | N1 |
| うたた寝 | うたたね | dozing, napping | N1 |
| うっとうしい | うっとうしい | weary, annoying | N1 |
| うつむく | うつむく | to look downward, to stoop | N1 |
| うぬぼれ | うぬぼれ | pretension, conceit, hubris | N1 |
| うんざり | うんざり | tedious, boring, being fed up with | N1 |
| おおい (かん) | おおい (かん) | hey | N1 |
| おおげさ | おおげさ | grandiose, exaggerated | N1 |
| おおまかな | おおまかな | rough, approximate | N1 |
| おごる (ゆうしょくを~) | おごる (ゆうしょくを~) | to give (someone) a treat | N1 |
| おだてる | おだてる | to flatter | N1 |
| おっかない | おっかない | frightening, scary | N1 |
| おどおど | おどおど | coweringly, hesitantly | N1 |
| おびただしい | おびただしい | abundantly, innumerably | N1 |
| おまけ | おまけ | a discount; something additional | N1 |
| おむつ | おむつ | diaper, nappy | N1 |
| おろそか | おろそか | neglect, negligence, carelessness | N1 |
| おんぶ | おんぶ | carrying on one's back (erg. Baby) | N1 |
| お使い | おつかい | errand | N1 |
| お供 | おとも | attendant, companion | N1 |
| お宮 | おみや | Shinto shrine | N1 |
| お手上げ | おてあげ | given in, given up hope | N1 |
| お産 | おさん | (giving) birth | N1 |
| お袋 | おふくろ | mother | N1 |
| かかと | かかと | shoe heel | N1 |
| かく (はじを) | かく (はじを) | to humiliate oneself | N1 |
| かさばる | かさばる | to be bulky | N1 |
| かさむ | かさむ | to pile up, to increase | N1 |
| かつて | かつて | once, before, formerly | N1 |
| かなわない | かなわない | be beyond one's power, be unable | N1 |