JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 崖 | がけ | cliff | N1 |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい | collapse, decay (physics), crumbling | N1 |
| 工作 | こうさく | handicraft, maneuvering | N1 |
| 工学 | こうがく | engineering | N1 |
| 左利き | ひだりきき | left-handedness, sake drinker, left-hander | N1 |
| 巧み | たくみ | skill, cleverness | N1 |
| 巧妙 | こうみょう | ingenious, skillful, clever | N1 |
| 差し出す | さしだす | to present, to submit, to hold out | N1 |
| 差し掛かる | さしかかる | to come near to, to approach | N1 |
| 差し支える | さしつかえる | to interfere, to hinder | N1 |
| 差額 | さがく | balance, difference, margin | N1 |
| 市場 | しじょう | (the) market (as a concept) | N1 |
| 布告 | ふこく | edict, ordinance, proclamation | N1 |
| 布巾 | ふきん | dish cloth | N1 |
| 帯びる | おびる | to bear, to carry, to be entrusted | N1 |
| 帰京 | ききょう | returning to Tokyo | N1 |
| 干し物 | ほしもの | dried washing (clothes | N1 |
| 干し~ | ほし~ | dried ~ | N1 |
| 干渉 | かんしょう | interference, intervention | N1 |
| 平たい | ひらたい | flat, even, level | N1 |
| 平常 | へいじょう | normal, usual | N1 |
| 平方 | へいほう | square (e.g., meter, square) | N1 |
| 年号 | ねんごう | name of an era, year number | N1 |
| 年賀 | ねんが | New Year's greetings, New Year's card | N1 |
| 年輪 | ねんりん | annual tree ring | N1 |
| 年長 | ねんちょう | seniority | N1 |
| 年頃 | としごろ | age, marriageable age, adolescence | N1 |
| 幹 | みき | (tree) trunk | N1 |
| 幹線 | かんせん | main line, trunk line | N1 |
| 幹部 | かんぶ | management, executive | N1 |
| 幽霊 | ゆうれい | ghost, specter, phantom | N1 |
| 幾多 | いくた | many, numerous | N1 |
| 庇う | かばう | to protect someone, to cover up for someone | N1 |
| 度忘れ | どわすれ | lapse of memory, forget for a moment | N1 |
| 座標 | ざひょう | coordinates | N1 |
| 座談会 | ざだんかい | symposium, round-table discussion | N1 |
| 庶務 | しょむ | general affairs | N1 |
| 庶民 | しょみん | masses, common people | N1 |
| 廃棄 | はいき | disposal, abandon, discarding | N1 |
| 廃止 | はいし | abolition, repeal | N1 |
| 延べ | のべ | futures, credit (buying), stretching, total | N1 |
| 建前 | たてまえ | position; stance one takes in public; principle | N1 |
| 弁償 | べんしょう | compensation, reparation, reimbursement | N1 |
| 弁解 | べんかい | explanation, justification, excuse | N1 |
| 弁論 | べんろん | discussion, debate, argument | N1 |
| 弁護 | べんご | defense, pleading, advocacy | N1 |
| 式場 | しきじょう | ceremonial hall, place of ceremony (e.g., marriage) | N1 |
| 弓 | ゆみ | bow | N1 |
| 引きずる | ひきずる | to drag along, to pull, to prolong | N1 |
| 引き上げる | ひきあげる | to withdraw, to leave, to pull out | N1 |