In this article, we are going to see a list of words and vocabulary for N1 students in the Japanese language according to the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test). I hope you make good use of this list of words.
We ran this list of words through 3 different dictionaries translating from the original in English and from the original in Portuguese in order to have a more accurate result. Even so, it is important to check dictionaries like jisho.org
JLPT Vocabulary List N1
It is worth remembering that the words in the list below may have another meaning, some more simplified or that you may already know, but at Level 1 of the JLPT you learn a different meaning for such a word. I hope you like this list of words:
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| Japanese | Romaji | Portuguese |
| 放棄 | houki | abandonment; |
| 廃止 | haishi | abolition; |
| 近づく | chikazuku | approaches; get closer to |
| 富む | tomu | abundant; to be rich |
| 行為 | koui | action; law |
| 蓄積 | chikuseki | accumulation; |
| 適応 | tekiou | adaptation; |
| 忠告 | 覚悟 (kakugo) | addendum; advice |
| 助言 | play | addendum; advice |
| 相応しい | fusawashii | appropriate; suitable |
| 政権 | sacred sword | management; |
| 採用 | saiyou | adopt; adoption |
| 依然 | izen | still; up to now |
| 整える | to arrange | adjust; get ready |
| 到達 | toutatsu | reaching; arriving at |
| 一部 | ichibu | some; |
| 同盟 | alliance | alliance; |
| 軽減 | keigen | relief; mitigation |
| 救済 | kyuusai | relief; salvation |
| 野心 | Yashin | ambition; |
| 脅威 | kyoui | threat; |
| 事前 | jizen | in advance; |
| 統制 | tousei | to control; |
| 把握 | haiku | aperto; grab |
| 施す | ほどこす (hodokosu) translates to "to do away with," "to free," or "to relieve" in English. | apply; sprinkle |
| 支持 | shiji | suporte; support |
| 指摘 | shiteki | pointing out; |
| 退職 | retirement | retirement (from the position); |
| 賭ける | kakeru | bet; |
| 賭け | kake | bets; betting |
| 享受 | kyouju | enjoy; reception |
| 領域 | area | area; |
| 罠 | wana | trap; loop |
| 武装 | armed | armament; armed |
| 兵器 | heiki | weapons; |
| 配置 | haichi | arrangement; implementation |
| 後悔 | 公開 | regret; sorry |
| 軍事 | gunji | military; military matters |
| 襲う | おそう | attack; to commit a robbery |
| 警戒 | keikai | attention; surveillance |
| 上陸 | jouriku | landing; disembarkation |
| 態勢 | taisei | attitude; preparation |
| 増強 | zōkyō | increase; increase |
| 権限 | kengen | authority; |
| 権威 | ken’i | authority; |
| 突破 | toppa | breakthrough; breaking with |
| 根拠 | basis | base; |
| 戦闘 | sentou | battle; combat |
| 封鎖 | fuusa | blockages; |
| 爆弾 | bomb | to pump; pump |
| 勇敢 | yuukan | bravura; brave |
| 視野 | shiya | of vision; field of view |
| 負担 | futan | load; burden |
| 肉体 | 肉体 | meat; the body |
| 経歴 | keireki | career; |
| 携帯 | cell phone | cell phone; |
| 動揺 | douyou | upset; turmoil |
| 嫉妬 | shitto | jealousy; |
| 明瞭 | meiryou | clarity; |
| 階級 | Haikyuu!! | class; |
| 崩壊 | collapse | collapse; |
| 収集 | shuushuu | collection; |
| 連中 | rechuu | colleagues; company (made of people) |
| 有する | to give up | have; possess |
| 弁解 | benkai | Excuse me; sorry |
| 弁明 | hello | Excuse me; sorry |
| 指揮 | Shiki | command; |
| 対処 | Taisho | combined; dealing with |
| 燃料 | 燃料 | fuel; |
| 着手 | 達集 (chakushu) | start; boarding |
| 仕組み | structure | how it works; structure |
| 分配 | bunpai | Sharing; distribution |
| 競う | kisou | com; compete with |
| 買収 | baishuu | purchase; acquisition |
| 購入 | purchase | purchase; |
| 悟る | Satoru | I understand; realize |
| 犯す | sweets | commit; transgress |
| 妥協 | rejection | commitment; |
| 概念 | concept | concept; |
| 譲歩 | jouho | concession; |
| 非難 | hinan | conviction; guilt |
| 営む | Vietnam | conduct; manage a business |
| 率いる | 引き入れる | drive; lead |
| 設定 | settings | settings; |
| 白状 | hakujou | confession; |
| 征服 | school uniform | conquest; |
| 自覚 | self-awareness | consciousness; self-awareness |
| 良心 | parents | conscience; |
| 配慮 | hairyo | consideration; |
| 固める | to固める | consolidate; fortalecer |
| 企む | takuramu | conspire; plan |
| 築く | to notice | build; stack |
| 接触 | sesshoku | contact; |
| 持続 | sustainable | continuation; |
| 転換 | tenkan | converter; conversion |
| 確信 | kakushin | conviction; condemnation |
| 募る | tsunoru | invite; recruit (for example, candidates) |
| 度胸 | dokyou | courage; |
| 追跡 | 追跡 | run after; search |
| 対応 | 対応 | correspondence; |
| 腐敗 | fuhai | corruption; decadence |
| 背後 | haigo | backs; behind the scenes |
| 創造 | creation | creation; |
| 悪事 | akuji | crime; has actions |
| 危機 | kiki | crisis; |
| 残酷 | cruel | cruelty; |
| 過ち | mistake | guilt; discretion |
| 養う | yashinau | grow crops; |
| 損なう | sokonau | damage; not do |
| 資産 | shisan | assets; equity |
| 討論 | touron | debate; |
| 決断 | decision | decision; |
| 衰退 | suitai | decline; decadence |
| 弁護 | bengo | defense; |
| 防衛 | 防衛 | defense; |
| 赤字 | akaji | deficit; red text |
| 依存 | zon | dependency; |
| 挑戦 | challenge | desafiador; desafio |
| 未知 | path | unknown; |
| 欲望 | desire | desire; |
| 開発 | development | en; development |
| 絶望 | despair | despair; |
| 専用 | special use | designated; dedicated |
| 気絶 | kizetsu | faint; tenuous |
| 派遣 | 派遣 | dispatch; shipment |
| 浪費 | rouhi | waste; extravagance |
| 経費 | 経費 | expenses; |
| 運命 | fate | destiny; |
| 破壊 | destruction | undoing; |
| 薄れる | usurer | fade |
| 細部 | saibu | Details; |
| 決意 | determination | determination; |
| 職務 | occupation | duties; |
| 阻む | "habamu" does not translate directly as it appears to be a foreign word. If it refers to a specific concept or term in Japanese culture, please provide more context for accurate translation. | to make difficult; to prevent |
| 勤勉 | hardworking | diligence; diligent |
| 減少 | phenomenon | decrease; |
| 発言 | speech | speech; |
| 分散 | 分散 | dispersion; decentralization |
| 処分 | shobun | disposition; elimination |
| 紛争 | funsou | dispute; |
| 独裁 | 独裁 | dictatorship; |
| 文書 | text | documents; document |
| 痛める | itameru | hurt; injure |
| 傷つける | to hurt | hurt; wound |
| 痛む | 痛む | sore; to hurt |
| 効率 | 公立 | efficiency; |
| 選挙 | election | election; |
| 緊急 | kinkyuu | emergency; |
| 共感 | kyoukan | empathy; sympathy |
| 従業員 | juugyouin | employee; worker |
| 雇用 | koyou | job (long term); |
| 融資 | hero | loan; financing |
| 奨励 | shourei | encouragement; |
| 弱める | yowameru | weaken; |
| 直面 | chokumen | confronted; face to face |
| 同士 | verb | between each other; compatriots |
| 熱意 | 熱意 | enthusiasm; |
| 装備 | soubi | equipment; |
| 規模 | kibo | scale; |
| 脱出 | dasshutsu | escape |
| 本質 | essence | essence; |
| 肝心 | kanjin | essential; |
| 定める | "to bind" or "to contract" | to establish; |
| 設立 | establishment | establishment; |
| 停滞 | teitai | stagnation; |
| 株式 | 株式 | stock, shares (company) |
| 作戦 | strategy | strategy; |
| 戦略 | strategy | strategy; |
| 愚か | foolish | stupid; |
| 回避 | kaihi | evasion; |
| 進化 | evolution | evolution; |
| 誇張 | butterfly | overkill; |
| 興奮 | excitement | excitement; |
| 排除 | haijo | exclusion; |
| 遂行 | suikou | execution; |
| 展示 | tenji | exhibition; exposition |
| 膨張 | bouchou | expansion; swelling |
| 体験 | experience | experience; |
| 消滅 | shoumetsu | extinction; |
| 極端 | kyokutan | extreme; |
| 疲労 | hirou | fatigue; |
| 打ち明ける | uchiakeru | speak what you think; open yourself to the world |
| 身近 | midjika | familiar; close to oneself |
| 要因 | youin | factor; |
| 好意 | koui | please |
| 農場 | noujou | farm (agriculture); |
| 閉鎖 | 閉鎖 | close; closing |
| 負傷 | 不詳 | injuries; wounds |
| 忠実 | 忠実 | loyalty; faithful |
| 究極 | ultimate | final; |
| 財政 | 税制 | finance; |
| 固定 | kotei | fixation; fixed |
| 柔軟 | juunan | flexible; |
| 栄える | to prosper | bloom; |
| 変動 | 変動 | fluctuation; |
| 源 | Minamoto | source; |
| 強制 | kyousei | strength; compulsion |
| 強いる | shiiru | force; |
| 形成 | formation | formation; |
| 備わる | Sonawaru | provided; be one of |
| 強烈 | kyouretsu | forte; intense |
| 頻繁 | hinpan | frequency; frequent |
| 官僚 | complete | employees; bureaucracy |
| 土台 | dodai | foundation; |
| 資金 | shikin | funds; |
| 収益 | 収益 (shuueki) | income; revenue |
| 確保 | kakuho | to guarantee; safe |
| 費やす | tsuiyasu | to spend; |
| 天才 | genius | genius; |
| 世代 | generation | generation; |
| 運営 | un'hey | management; administration |
| 打撃 | dagger | strike; strike |
| 妊娠 | pregnancy | pregnancy; |
| 悲鳴 | himei | shout; to shout |
| 名誉 | meiyo | honor; |
| 屈辱 | kutsujoku | humiliation; |
| 同等 | doutou | equal; equivalence |
| 照明 | shoumei | lighting; |
| 幻想 | moaned | illusion; |
| 即座に | sokuza ni | immediately; on-site |
| 移住 | ijuu | immigration; migration |
| 移民 | imin | immigration; immigrant |
| 不動産 | real estate | real estate; real estate assets |
| 無力 | muryoku | impotence; helplessness |
| 衝動 | shoudou | impulse; |
| 傾ける | to tilt or lean over | lean; inclination |
| 必然 | inevitable | inevitable; |
| 察知 | sacchi | infer; detect |
| 地獄 | hell | hell; |
| 告げる | to convey | inform; say |
| 主導 | shudou | initiative; leadership |
| 不当 | futou | unfair; injustice |
| 無実 | mujitsu | innocent; |
| 点検 | 天権 | inspection; |
| 本能 | honnou | instinct; |
| 指示 | shiji | instruction; instructions |
| 侮辱 | bujoku | insult; |
| 統合 | Tougou | integration; |
| 知性 | chisei | intelligence; |
| 意図 | thread | intention; |
| 利息 | 利息 | interest; interest rate (bank) |
| 干渉 | kanshou (感傷) | interference; |
| 中断 | chuudan | interruption; |
| 介入 | kainyuu | intervention; |
| 脅迫 | kyouhaku | bullying; |
| 直感 | intuition | intuition; |
| 無効 | mukou | invalid; |
| 侵略 | invasion | invasion; |
| 捜査 | sousa | investigation; |
| 投資 | 投資 | investment; |
| 運用 | 運用 | investment; operation |
| 演じる | enjiru | to throw (a paper); |
| 正義 | justice | justice; righteousness |
| 正当 | student | lawful; |
| 覚え | oboe | remember; memory |
| 解除 | kaijo | release; launch |
| 公開 | 公開 | release; aberto to the public |
| 教訓 | kyoukun | lesson; |
| 訴訟 | soshou | dispute; litigation |
| 現地 | 现场 (genchi) | place; |
| 地元 | local | place; |
| 論理 | ronri | logic; |
| 詳細 | details | more details; |
| 強まる | tsuyomaru | more strength; gain strength |
| 保つ | tamotsu | to endure; to be durable |
| 成熟 | maturity | maturity; |
| 機構 | kikou | mechanism; |
| 措置 | sochi | measure; |
| 恐れ | fear | fear; horror |
| 最善 | saizen | the best; |
| 同類 | dourui | type; of the same type |
| 移行 | Let's go. | migration; transition |
| 奇跡 | miracle | miracle; |
| 悲惨 | hisan | misery; miserable |
| 使命 | shimei | mission.; |
| 動員 | doujin | mobilization; |
| 一刻 | ikkoku | moment; a moment |
| 独占 | 独占 | monopoly; |
| 死 | shi | death; |
| 摸索 | mosaku | mosaku; groping for |
| 動機 | 同級生 (classmate) | reason; |
| 動き | movement | movement; |
| 変革 | reformation | change; to change |
| 手遅れ | テオクロで | too late; being too late |
| 不可欠 | Fukaketsu | necessary; essential |
| 拒否 | 拒否 | negation; rejection |
| 交渉 | 交渉 | negotiation; negotiations |
| 通常 | tsuujou | normal; |
| 著しい | いちじるしい | remarkable; impressive |
| 共産 | kyousan | communism; communist party |
| 重荷 | omoni | burden; heavy load |
| 業務 | 業務 | business; work |
| 事業 | business | business; businesses |
| 用件 | 要件 | business; businesses |
| 映像 | movie | video; image |
| 明白 | meihaku | obviously; frank |
| 発生 | 発生 (hassei) | occurrence; |
| 占領 | senryou | occupation; capture |
| 憎しみ | nikushimi | hatred; |
| 提供 | teikyou | offer; |
| 視線 | shisen | to look; |
| 秩序 | chitsujo | order; order |
| 楽観 | rakkan | optimism; |
| 大胆 | bold | ousado; ousadia |
| 辛抱 | shinbou | patience; |
| 情熱 | jounetsu | passion; |
| 関与 | kanyo | participation; participating in |
| 思考 | thinking | thought; thinking |
| 損失 | loss | loss; |
| 完璧 | perfect | perfection; perfect |
| 追求 | 追求 | persecution; to pursue (for example, a goal) |
| 個性 | kosei | personality; |
| 説得 | settoku | persuasion; |
| 最悪 | saiaku | the worst possible scenario; |
| 乏しい | toboshii | poor; modest |
| 貧乏 | poor | poverty; dispossessed |
| 貧困 | hinkon | poverty; poor |
| 権力 | authority | poder; energia |
| 方策 | 法作 | policy; |
| 政策 | production | policy; |
| 見方 | ally | point of view; way of seeing things |
| 扉 | tobira | door; |
| 実践 | practical | "}”> practice; put into practice |
| 偏見 | 変換 | preconception; |
| 果たす | はたす | fill; perform |
| 満たす | mitasu | fill; fulfill |
| 前提 | zentei | premise; |
| 予感 | yokan | premonition; guess |
| 圧力 | pressure | pressure; |
| 阻止 | soshi | prevention; blockage |
| 原則 | principle | principle; |
| 優先 | yuusen | priority; |
| 特権 | token | privilege; |
| 悩み | troubles | problem; anguish |
| 手順 | tejun | procedure; |
| 経過 | keika | progress; traffic |
| 進展 | new point | progress; |
| 昇進 | 初心 | promotion; |
| 促進 | sokushin | promotion; facilitation |
| 促す | unagasu | ready; urgency |
| 所有 | soy sauce | property; |
| 推進 | 推進 | propulsion; promotion (for example, of a policy) |
| 繁栄 | hey | prosperity; |
| 保護 | hogo | protection; |
| 抗議 | lecture | protest; |
| 証拠 | shouko | evidence; evidence |
| 規定 | 規定 | provision; provisions |
| 大衆 | 大众 | general public; the masses |
| 肺 | Hello! How can I assist you today? | lung; lungs |
| 資格 | shikaku | Qualification; qualifications |
| 余地 | yochi | room; place |
| 調達 | choutatsu | levanteando; lifting |
| 怒り | anger | anger; rage |
| 理性 | risei | reason; |
| 反応 | reaction | reaction; response |
| 成果 | seika | achievements; results |
| 達成 | achievement | Realization; |
| 反乱 | rebellion | rebellion; |
| 認識 | perception | recognition; knowledge |
| 拒む | kobamu | refuse; reject |
| 改革 | reform | reform; |
| 避難 | hinan | refuge; evacuation |
| 再生 | recreation | regeneration; |
| 規制 | regulation | regulation; |
| 報酬 | 报酬 | remuneration; reward |
| 所得 | shotoku | income; |
| 担う | ninau | responsible; suportar (load) |
| 業績 | performance | results; performance |
| 漏らす | morasu | reveal; leave out |
| 革命 | revolution | revolution; |
| 厳密 | genmitsu | rigorous; strict |
| 富 | tomi | wealth; |
| 匹敵 | hit show | rival; |
| 経路 | keiro | route; path |
| 無礼 | burei | "}”> rude; |
| 犠牲 | sacrifice | sacrifice; |
| 賃金 | chingin | salary; |
| 守衛 | shuei | security; garrison |
| 保険 | 保険 | safe; |
| 敏感 | sensitive | sensitive; |
| 本心 | honshin | true feelings; |
| 大幅 | oohaba | significantly; big |
| 沈黙 | silence | silence; |
| 象徴 | emblem | symbol; |
| 同情 | doujou | sympathy; |
| 誠実 | sincerity | honest; |
| 合成 | gousei | synthesis; compound |
| 情勢 | jousei | situation; |
| 圧倒 | attou | overloaded; overwhelm |
| 苦しみ | kurushimi | suffering; anguish |
| 兵士 | heishi | Soldier; |
| 要請 | fairy | solicitation; |
| 孤独 | loneliness | loneliness; |
| 微笑 | bishou | smile; smile |
| 高まる | takamaru | ride up; |
| 部下 | open | to subordinate; subordinate person |
| 実質 | 実質 (jisshitsu) - substance | substance; noun |
| 抑制 | control (抑制) | suppression; |
| 課題 | kadai | assignment; |
| 手法 | shuhou | technique; |
| 生涯 | 障害 | lifetime; a person's life |
| 恵む | megumu | have mercy on; bless |
| 誘惑 | temptation | temptation; |
| 試みる | kokoromiru | try; experiment |
| 理屈 | logic | theory; reason |
| 理論 | riron | theory; |
| 好く | suku | treasure; frequently |
| 証言 | 証言 | a testimony; |
| 天井 | tried | roof; |
| 染まる | somaru | dye; be steep |
| 寛容 | kanyou | tolerance; patience |
| 口調 | kuchou | tom (for example, of voice); |
| 要する | you suru | take; demand |
| 取引 | trading | transaction; transactions |
| 投入 | tofu | transformed; inserting |
| 扱い | atsukai | treatment; |
| 齎す | motarasu | bring; take |
| 闇 | darkness | darkness; darkness |
| 法廷 | 法廷 | courtroom; hearing room |
| 交わす | to exchange | troca; exchange |
| 少数 | shousuu | a little; few |
| 票 | hyou | a vote; voting |
| 意欲 | 欲望 | a desire; urgency |
| 団結 | unification | unity; |
| 制服 | school uniform | uniform; |
| 負う | you | take responsibility for; |
| 迅速 | jinsoku | fast; expedite |
| 真実 | shinjitsu | truth; |
| 真理 | shinri | truth; |
| 真相 | shinsou | truth; |
| 正体 | invitation | true colors; true identity |
| 監視 | kanshi | surveillance; |
| 復讐 | revenge | revenge; |
| 暴力 | violence | violence; |
| 訪れる | otozureru | visit; |
| 勝利 | victory | victory; |
