JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 野心 | やしん | ambition, aspiration | N1 |
| 野生 | やせい | wild | N1 |
| 金槌 | かなづち | (iron) hammer | N1 |
| 釣り鐘 | つりがね | temple bell (for striking) | N1 |
| 鈍る | にぶる | to become less capable, to grow dull, to become blunt, to weaken | N1 |
| 鈍感 | どんかん | thickheadedness, stolidity | N1 |
| 鉄棒 | てつぼう | iron rod, crowbar, horizontal bar (gymnastics) | N1 |
| 鉄鋼 | てっこう | iron and steel | N1 |
| 鉛 | なまり | lead (the metal) | N1 |
| 鉱山 | こうざん | mine | N1 |
| 鉱業 | こうぎょう | mining industry | N1 |
| 錯誤 | さくご | mistake | N1 |
| 鍛える | きたえる | to forge, to train, to discipline | N1 |
| 長々 | ながなが | long, drawn-out, very long | N1 |
| 長官 | ちょうかん | chief, (government) secretary | N1 |
| 長編 | ちょうへん | long (e.g., novel, film) | N1 |
| 閉口 | へいこう | shut mouth | N1 |
| 閉鎖 | へいさ | closing, closure, shutdown | N1 |
| 開催 | かいさい | holding a meeting, open an exhibition | N1 |
| 開拓 | かいたく | cultivation, pioneer | N1 |
| 開発 | かいはつ | development, exploitation | N1 |
| 間柄 | あいだがら | relationship | N1 |
| 関与 | かんよ | participation, taking part in | N1 |
| 関税 | かんぜい | customs, duty, tariff | N1 |
| 閲覧 | えつらん | inspection, reference, browse | N1 |
| 闇 | やみ | darkness, shady, illegal | N1 |
| 防火 | ぼうか | fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof | N1 |
| 防衛 | ぼうえい | defense, protection, self-defense | N1 |
| 阻む | はばむ | to keep someone from doing, to stop, to oppose | N1 |
| 阻止 | そし | obstruction, check, hindrance | N1 |
| 降水 | こうすい | rainfall, precipitation | N1 |
| 限定 | げんてい | limit, restriction | N1 |
| 陣 | じん | battle formation, camp, encampment | N1 |
| 除外 | じょがい | exception, exclusion | N1 |
| 陰気 | いんき | gloom, melancholy | N1 |
| 陳列 | ちんれつ | exhibition, display, show | N1 |
| 陶器 | とうき | pottery, ceramics | N1 |
| 階層 | かいそう | class, level, stratum, hierarchy | N1 |
| 階級 | かいきゅう | class, rank, grade | N1 |
| 隔たる | へだたる | to be distant | N1 |
| 隔週 | かくしゅう | every other week | N1 |
| 障る | さわる | to hinder, to interfere with, to affect | N1 |
| 隠居 | いんきょ | retirement; retired person | N1 |
| 雄 | おす | male (animal) | N1 |
| 集計 | しゅうけい | totalization, aggregate | N1 |
| 雌 | めす | female (animal) | N1 |
| 雑 | ざつ | rough, crude | N1 |
| 雑木 | ぞうき | various kinds of small trees, assorted trees | N1 |
| 雑談 | ざつだん | chatting, idle talk | N1 |
| 雑貨 | ざっか | miscellaneous goods, general goods | N1 |