JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 直感 | ちょっかん | intuition, instinct | N1 |
| 直面 | ちょくめん | confrontation | N1 |
| 相場 | そうば | market price, speculation, estimation | N1 |
| 相対 | そうたい | relative | N1 |
| 相応 | そうおう | suitability, fitness | N1 |
| 省みる | かえりみる | to reflect | N1 |
| 眉 | まゆ | eyebrow | N1 |
| 看護 | かんご | nursing | N1 |
| 真っ二つ | まっぷたつ | in two equal parts | N1 |
| 真ん丸い | まんまるい | perfectly circular | N1 |
| 真ん円い | まんまるい | perfectly round | N1 |
| 真ん前 | まんまえ | right in front, under the nose | N1 |
| 真上 | まうえ | just above, right overhead | N1 |
| 真下 | ました | right under, directly below | N1 |
| 真実 | しんじつ | truth, reality | N1 |
| 真心 | まごころ | sincerity, devotion | N1 |
| 真珠 | しんじゅ | pearl | N1 |
| 真相 | しんそう | truth, real situation | N1 |
| 眠たい | ねむたい | sleepy | N1 |
| 眼球 | がんきゅう | eyeball | N1 |
| 眼科 | がんか | ophthalmology | N1 |
| 着工 | ちゃっこう | start of (construction) work | N1 |
| 着席 | ちゃくせき | sit down, seat | N1 |
| 着手 | ちゃくしゅ | embarkation, launch | N1 |
| 着目 | ちゃくもく | attention | N1 |
| 着色 | ちゃくしょく | coloring, coloring | N1 |
| 着陸 | ちゃくりく | landing, touch down | N1 |
| 着飾る | きかざる | to dress up | N1 |
| 瞬き | まばたき | wink, twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light) | N1 |
| 矢 | や | arrow | N1 |
| 知性 | ちせい | intelligence | N1 |
| 知的 | ちてき | intellectual | N1 |
| 短大 | たんだい | junior college | N1 |
| 短歌 | たんか | 31-syllable Japanese poem | N1 |
| 短気 | たんき | quick temper | N1 |
| 短波 | たんぱ | short wave | N1 |
| 短縮 | たんしゅく | shortening, abbreviation, reduction | N1 |
| 砂利 | じゃり | gravel, ballast, pebbles | N1 |
| 研ぐ | とぐ | to sharpen, to grind, to polish | N1 |
| 破壊 | はかい | destruction | N1 |
| 破損 | はそん | damage | N1 |
| 破棄 | はき | revocation, annulment, breaking (e.g., treaty) | N1 |
| 破裂 | はれつ | explosion, rupture, break off | N1 |
| 碁盤 | ごばん | Go board | N1 |
| 確保 | かくほ | guarantee, insure, secure | N1 |
| 確信 | かくしん | conviction, confidence | N1 |
| 確定 | かくてい | fixed, decision | N1 |
| 確立 | かくりつ | establishment | N1 |
| 社交 | しゃこう | social life | N1 |
| 社宅 | しゃたく | company owned house | N1 |