JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 担架 | たんか | stretcher, litter | N1 |
| 拒否 | きょひ | denial, rejection, refusal | N1 |
| 拒絶 | きょぜつ | refusal, rejection | N1 |
| 招き | まねき | invitation | N1 |
| 拝借 | はいしゃく | (humble) (polite) borrowing | N1 |
| 拝啓 | はいけい | -- a formal greeting used at the beginning of a letter -- | N1 |
| 拡散 | かくさん | scattering, diffusion | N1 |
| 持ち切り | もちきり | hot topic, talk of the town | N1 |
| 持続 | じぞく | continuation, endurance | N1 |
| 指令 | しれい | orders, instructions, directive | N1 |
| 指図 | さしず | instruction, mandate | N1 |
| 指差す | ゆびさす | to point at | N1 |
| 指摘 | してき | pointing out, identification | N1 |
| 挑む | いどむ | to challenge | N1 |
| 振り出し | ふりだし | outset, starting point, drawing or issuing (draft) | N1 |
| 振り返る | ふりかえる | to turn head, to turn around, to look back | N1 |
| 振動 | しんどう | oscillation, vibration | N1 |
| 捕獲 | ほかく | capture, seizure | N1 |
| 捕虜 | ほりょ | prisoner of war | N1 |
| 捕鯨 | ほげい | whaling | N1 |
| 捗る | はかどる | to make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance | N1 |
| 捜索 | そうさく | search (esp. for someone or something missing, investigation) | N1 |
| 捧げる | ささげる | to lift up, to give, to offer | N1 |
| 捩れる | ねじれる | twist, strain | N1 |
| 据える | すえる | to set, to lay, to place | N1 |
| 据え付ける | すえつける | to install, to equip, to mount | N1 |
| 授ける | さずける | to grant, to award, to teach | N1 |
| 掌 | てのひら | the palm | N1 |
| 排水 | はいすい | drainage | N1 |
| 排除 | はいじょ | exclusion, removal, rejection | N1 |
| 掛~ | かけ~ | credit | N1 |
| 採択 | さいたく | adoption, selection, choice | N1 |
| 採掘 | さいくつ | mining | N1 |
| 採決 | さいけつ | vote, roll call | N1 |
| 採用 | さいよう | use, adopt | N1 |
| 採算 | さいさん | profit | N1 |
| 探検 | たんけん | exploration, expedition | N1 |
| 接続詞 | せつぞくし | conjunction | N1 |
| 接触 | せっしょく | touch, contact | N1 |
| 控える | ひかえる | to hold back; to make notes | N1 |
| 控室 | ひかえしつ | waiting room | N1 |
| 控除 | こうじょ | subsidy, deduction | N1 |
| 推測 | すいそく | guess, conjecture | N1 |
| 推理 | すいり | reasoning, inference, mystery or detective genre | N1 |
| 推進 | すいしん | propulsion, driving force | N1 |
| 措置 | そち | measure, step | N1 |
| 掲げる | かかげる | to hoist, to fly (a sail), to float (a flag) | N1 |
| 掲載 | けいさい | appearance (e.g., article in paper) | N1 |
| 掻き回す | かきまわす | to stir up, to churn, to disturb | N1 |
| 揃い | そろい | set, suit, uniform | N1 |