JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 物好き | ものずき | (idle) curiosity | N1 |
| 物議 | ぶつぎ | public discussion (criticism) | N1 |
| 物資 | ぶっし | goods, materials | N1 |
| 物足りない | ものたりない | unsatisfied, unsatisfactory | N1 |
| 特技 | とくぎ | special talent; skill | N1 |
| 特有 | とくゆう | characteristic (of, peculiar (to)) | N1 |
| 特権 | とっけん | privilege, special right | N1 |
| 特派 | とくは | send specially, special envoy | N1 |
| 特産 | とくさん | specialty, special product | N1 |
| 特許 | とっきょ | special permission, patent | N1 |
| 特集 | とくしゅう | feature (e.g., newspaper, special edition, report) | N1 |
| 犠牲 | ぎせい | sacrifice | N1 |
| 犯す | おかす | to perpetrate, to violate | N1 |
| 独創 | どくそう | originality | N1 |
| 独占 | どくせん | monopoly | N1 |
| 独自 | どくじ | original, peculiar, characteristic | N1 |
| 独裁 | どくさい | dictatorship, despotism | N1 |
| 猛烈 | もうれつ | violent, vehement, rage | N1 |
| 獣 | けだもの | beast, brute | N1 |
| 獣 | けもの | beast, brute | N1 |
| 獲得 | かくとく | acquisition, possession | N1 |
| 獲物 | えもの | game, spoils, trophy | N1 |
| 玄人 | くろうと | expert, professional | N1 |
| 率いる | ひきいる | to lead, to spearhead (a group), to command (troops) | N1 |
| 玩具 | がんぐ | toy | N1 |
| 現像 | げんぞう | developing (film) | N1 |
| 現地 | げんち | actual place, local | N1 |
| 現行 | げんこう | present, current, in operation | N1 |
| 球根 | きゅうこん | (plant) bulb | N1 |
| 理屈 | りくつ | theory, reason | N1 |
| 理性 | りせい | reason, sense | N1 |
| 理論 | りろん | theory | N1 |
| 甘える | あまえる | to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on | N1 |
| 甘口 | あまくち | sweet flavor | N1 |
| 甚だ | はなはだ | very, greatly, exceedingly | N1 |
| 生かす | いかす | to keep something alive; to make use of | N1 |
| 生き甲斐 | いきがい | something one lives for, very important | N1 |
| 生まれつき | うまれつき | by nature, by birth, native | N1 |
| 生死 | せいし | life and death | N1 |
| 生温い | なまぬるい | lukewarm, halfhearted | N1 |
| 生真面目 | きまじめ | serious, sincerity | N1 |
| 生育 | せいいく | growth, development, breeding | N1 |
| 生臭い | なまぐさい | smelling of fish or blood, fish or meat | N1 |
| 生計 | せいけい | livelihood, living | N1 |
| 生身 | なまみ | living flesh, flesh and blood, the quick | N1 |
| 産休 | さんきゅう | maternity leave | N1 |
| 産出 | さんしゅつ | yield, produce | N1 |
| 産婦人科 | さんふじんか | maternity and gynecology department | N1 |
| 産後 | さんご | postpartum, after childbirth | N1 |
| 産物 | さんぶつ | product, result, fruit | N1 |