JLPT Vocabulary

Vocabulary list

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VocabularyHiraganaMeaningLevel
名誉めいよhonor, credit, prestigeN1
名高いなだかいfamous, celebrated, well-knownN1
向上こうじょうrise, improvement, progressN1
君主くんしゅruler, monarchN1
吟味ぎんみexamination, careful investigationN1
否決ひけつrejection, negation, voting downN1
吹奏すいそうplaying wind instrumentsN1
呆気ないあっけないnot enough, too quick (short, long, etc.)N1
呆然ぼうぜんdumbfounded, overcome with surpriseN1
告げるつげるto informN1
告白こくはくconfession, acknowledgmentN1
呟くつぶやくto mutter, to murmurN1
周期しゅうきcycle, periodN1
味わいあじわいflavor, relishN1
味覚みかくtaste, palate, sense of tasteN1
呼び止めるよびとめるto flag downN1
命中めいちゅうa hitN1
和やかなごやかmild, calm, harmoniousN1
和らげるやわらげるto soften, to moderate, to relieveN1
和文わぶんJapanese text, sentence in JapaneseN1
品種ひんしゅbreed, type, varietyN1
品質ひんしつqualityN1
唱えるとなえるto recite, to chant, to call uponN1
唾つばsaliva, spit, sputumN1
問い合わせるといあわせるto inquire, to seek informationN1
問屋とんやwholesale storeN1
善し悪しよしあしgood or bad, merits or demerits, qualityN1
善良ぜんりょうgoodness, excellence, virtueN1
喜劇きげきcomedy, funny showN1
営むいとなむto carry on (e.g., in ceremony), to run a businessN1
嗜好しこうtaste, liking, preferenceN1
嘆くなげくto sigh, to lament, to grieveN1
嘗めるなめるto lick; to experience; to make fun ofN1
嘘つきうそつきliarN1
嘲笑うあざわらうto sneer at, to ridiculeN1
嘴くちばしbeak, billN1
噛み切るかみきるto bite off, to gnaw throughN1
器うつわbowl, vessel, containerN1
噴出ふんしゅつspewing, gushing, spoutingN1
回収かいしゅうcollection, recoveryN1
回覧かいらんcirculationN1
回路かいろcircuit (electric)N1
回送かいそうforwardingN1
団扇うちわfanN1
団結だんけつunity, union, solidarityN1
固めるかためるto harden, to freeze, to fortifyN1
固定こていfixation, fixing (e.g., salary, capital)N1
固有こゆうcharacteristic, tradition, peculiarN1
国交こっこうdiplomatic relationsN1
国定こくていstate-sponsored, nationalN1