JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 助け | たすけ | assistance | N1 |
| 助動詞 | じょどうし | auxiliary verb | N1 |
| 助言 | じょげん | advice, suggestion | N1 |
| 努めて | つとめて | make an effort!, work hard! | N1 |
| 励ます | はげます | to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice) | N1 |
| 励む | はげむ | to be zealous, to make an effort | N1 |
| 労力 | ろうりょく | labor, effort, trouble | N1 |
| 効き目 | ききめ | effect, virtue, efficacy | N1 |
| 効率 | こうりつ | efficiency | N1 |
| 勇敢 | ゆうかん | bravery, heroism, gallantry | N1 |
| 動き | うごき | movement, activity, trend | N1 |
| 動力 | どうりょく | power, motive power, dynamic force | N1 |
| 動向 | どうこう | trend, tendency, movement, attitude | N1 |
| 動員 | どういん | mobilization | N1 |
| 動機 | どうき | motive, incentive | N1 |
| 動的 | どうてき | dynamic, kinetic | N1 |
| 勘弁 | かんべん | pardon, forgiveness, forbearance | N1 |
| 務まる | つとまる | be equal, be fit | N1 |
| 勝る | まさる | to excel, to surpass, to out-rival | N1 |
| 勝利 | しょうり | victory, triumph, win | N1 |
| 勝手 | かって | kitchen; one's way, selfishness | N1 |
| 募る | つのる | to invite, to solicit help, participation, etc | N1 |
| 募金 | ぼきん | fund-raising, collection of funds | N1 |
| 勢力 | せいりょく | influence, power, might, strength | N1 |
| 勤め先 | つとめさき | place of work | N1 |
| 勤労 | きんろう | labor, exertion, diligent service | N1 |
| 勤勉 | きんべん | industry, diligence | N1 |
| 勤務 | きんむ | service, duty, work | N1 |
| 勧告 | かんこく | advice, counsel | N1 |
| 勧誘 | かんゆう | invitation, canvassing, inducement | N1 |
| 化ける | ばける | to disguise, to take the form of | N1 |
| 化合 | かごう | chemical combination | N1 |
| 化石 | かせき | fossil, petrifaction, fossilization | N1 |
| 化繊 | かせん | synthetic fibers | N1 |
| 匹敵 | ひってき | comparing with, rival, equal | N1 |
| 区切り | くぎり | an end, a stop, punctuation | N1 |
| 区画 | くかく | division, section, area | N1 |
| 区間 | くかん | section | N1 |
| 十字路 | じゅうじろ | crossroads | N1 |
| 半端 | はんぱ | fragment, fraction, incompleteness | N1 |
| 卑しい | いやしい | greedy, vulgar, shabby | N1 |
| 協会 | きょうかい | association, society, organization | N1 |
| 協定 | きょうてい | arrangement, pact, agreement | N1 |
| 単一 | たんいつ | single, simple, sole | N1 |
| 単独 | たんどく | sole, single | N1 |
| 単調 | たんちょう | monotony, monotone, dullness | N1 |
| 占領 | せんりょう | occupation, possession, have a room to oneself | N1 |
| 印鑑 | いんかん | stamp, seal | N1 |
| 危ぶむ | あやぶむ | to fear, to have misgivings, to be doubtful | N1 |
| 危害 | きがい | injury, harm, danger | N1 |