In this article, we will see a list of words and vocabulary for N1 students in Japanese according to the JLPT (Japanese language proficiency test). I hope you make good use of that list of words.
We passed this word list through 3 different dictionaries translating the original in English and the original in English in order to have a more accurate result. Still, it's important to check out 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 already know, but that at Level 1 of JLPT you learn a different meaning for that word. I hope you like this list of words:
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| Japanese | Romaji | English |
| 放棄 | houki | abandonment; |
| 廃止 | haishi | abolition; |
| 近づく | chikazuku | approaches; get closer to |
| 富む | tomu | abundant; Be rich |
| 行為 | koui | action; law |
| 蓄積 | chikuseki | accumulation; |
| 適応 | tekiou | adaptation; |
| 忠告 | chuukoku | addendum; advice |
| 助言 | jogen | addendum; advice |
| 相応しい | fusawashii | appropriate; appropriate |
| 政権 | seiken | administration; |
| 採用 | saiyou | adopt; adoption |
| 依然 | izen | still; until now |
| 整える | totonoeru | adjust; get ready |
| 到達 | toutatsu | reaching; getting at |
| 一部 | ichibu | some; |
| 同盟 | doumei | 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 | I used | to control; |
| 把握 | haaku | tightness; Grab |
| 施す | hodokosu | apply; sprinkle |
| 支持 | shiji | Support; support |
| 指摘 | shiteki | pointing out; |
| 退職 | taishoku | retirement (from office); |
| 賭ける | kakeru | bet; |
| 賭け | kake | bets; betting |
| 享受 | kyouju | enjoy; reception |
| 領域 | ryouiki | area; |
| 罠 | wana | trap; tie |
| 武装 | sought | armament; armed |
| 兵器 | heiki | weapons; |
| 配置 | haichi | arrangement; implantation |
| 後悔 | koukai | regret; am sorry |
| 軍事 | gunji | military; military affairs |
| 襲う | osou | attack; make an assault |
| 警戒 | keikai | attention; surveillance |
| 上陸 | jouriku | landing; landing |
| 態勢 | such | attitude; preparation |
| 増強 | zoukyou | increase; increase |
| 権限 | kengen | authority; |
| 権威 | ken’i | authority; |
| 突破 | toppa | advance; breaking with |
| 根拠 | konkyo | base; |
| 戦闘 | sat down | battle; combat |
| 封鎖 | fuse | blockages; |
| 爆弾 | bakudan | pump; bomb |
| 勇敢 | yuukan | bravery; courageous |
| 視野 | shiya | of vision; field of vision |
| 負担 | futan | charge; onus |
| 肉体 | nikutai | beef; the body |
| 経歴 | keireki | career; |
| 携帯 | keitai | cell phone; |
| 動揺 | douyou | upset; turmoil |
| 嫉妬 | shitto | jealous; |
| 明瞭 | meiryou | clarity; |
| 階級 | kaikyuu | class; |
| 崩壊 | houkai | collapse; |
| 収集 | shuushuu | collection; |
| 連中 | renchuu | colleagues; company (of people) |
| 有する | yuusuru | with; to possess |
| 弁解 | benkai | Excuse; excuse |
| 弁明 | bless | Excuse; excuse |
| 指揮 | shiki | command; |
| 対処 | taisho | Combined; dealing with |
| 燃料 | nenryou | fuel; |
| 着手 | chakushu | begin; boarding |
| 仕組み | shikumi | how it works; structure |
| 分配 | bunpai | sharing; distribution |
| 競う | kisou | with; compete with |
| 買収 | baishuu | purchase; acquisition |
| 購入 | kounyuu | purchase; |
| 悟る | satoru | I understand; perform |
| 犯す | okasu | compromise; transgress |
| 妥協 | dakyou | commitment; |
| 概念 | gainen | concept; |
| 譲歩 | jouho | concession; |
| 非難 | hinan | conviction; fault |
| 営む | itonamu | conduct; running a business |
| 率いる | hikiiru | drive; lead |
| 設定 | settei | configuration; |
| 白状 | hakujou | confession; |
| 征服 | seifuku | conquest; |
| 自覚 | jikaku | consciousness; self-awareness |
| 良心 | ryoushin | consciousness; |
| 配慮 | hairyo | consideration; |
| 固める | katameru | consolidate; strengthen |
| 企む | takuramu | conspire; plan |
| 築く | kizuku | ramp up; stack up |
| 接触 | sesshoku | contact; |
| 持続 | jizoku | continuation; |
| 転換 | tenkan | to convert; conversion |
| 確信 | kakushin | conviction; conviction |
| 募る | tsunoru | invitation; recruit (for example, candidates) |
| 度胸 | dokyou | courage; |
| 追跡 | tsuiseki | Chase; search |
| 対応 | taiou | correspondence; |
| 腐敗 | fuhai | corruption; decadence |
| 背後 | haigo | back; backstage |
| 創造 | souzou | creation; |
| 悪事 | akuji | crime; bad deed |
| 危機 | kiki | crisis; |
| 残酷 | zankoku | cruelty; |
| 過ち | ayamachi | fault; indiscretion |
| 養う | yashinau | grow crops; |
| 損なう | sokonau | Damage; do not do |
| 資産 | shisan | asset; patrimony |
| 討論 | touron | debate; |
| 決断 | ketsudan | decision; |
| 衰退 | suitai | decline; decadence |
| 弁護 | bengo | defense; |
| 防衛 | bouei | defense; |
| 赤字 | akaji | deficit; red text |
| 依存 | izon | dependency; |
| 挑戦 | chousen | challenger; challenge |
| 未知 | michi | unknown; |
| 欲望 | yokubou | wish; |
| 開発 | kaihatsu | in; development |
| 絶望 | zetsubou | despair; |
| 専用 | senyou | designated; dedicated |
| 気絶 | kizetsu | fainting; tenuous |
| 派遣 | haken | dispatch; send |
| 浪費 | rouhi | waste; extravagance |
| 経費 | keihi | expenses; |
| 運命 | I joined | destiny; |
| 破壊 | hakai | undoing; |
| 薄れる | usureru | fade away; fan of |
| 細部 | saibu | Details; |
| 決意 | ketsui | determination; |
| 職務 | shokumu | duties; |
| 阻む | habamu | hinder; to prevent |
| 勤勉 | kinben | diligence; diligent |
| 減少 | genshou | decrease; |
| 発言 | hatsugen | speech; |
| 分散 | bunsan | dispersal; decentralization |
| 処分 | shobun | disposition; elimination |
| 紛争 | funsou | dispute; |
| 独裁 | dokusai | dictatorship; |
| 文書 | bunsho | documents; document |
| 痛める | itameru | it hurt; hurt |
| 傷つける | kizutsukeru | it hurt; hurt |
| 痛む | itamu | sore; hurt |
| 効率 | kouritsu | efficiency; |
| 選挙 | senkyo | election; |
| 緊急 | kinkyuu | emergency; |
| 共感 | kyoukan | empathy; sympathy |
| 従業員 | juugyouin | employee; employee |
| 雇用 | koyou | employment (long term); |
| 融資 | yuushi | loan; financing |
| 奨励 | shourei | encouragement; |
| 弱める | yowameru | weaken; |
| 直面 | chokumen | faced; face to face |
| 同士 | doushi | each other; countrymen |
| 熱意 | netsui | enthusiasm; |
| 装備 | I am bi | equipments; |
| 規模 | kibo | scale; |
| 脱出 | dasshutsu | escape; exhaust |
| 本質 | honshitsu | essence; |
| 肝心 | kanjin | essential; |
| 定める | sadameru | establish; |
| 設立 | setsuritsu | establishment; |
| 停滞 | teitai | stagnation; |
| 株式 | kabushiki | stock; shares (company) |
| 作戦 | sakusen | strategy; |
| 戦略 | senryaku | strategy; |
| 愚か | oroka | Stupid; |
| 回避 | kaihi | evasion; |
| 進化 | shinka | evolution; |
| 誇張 | kochou | overkill; |
| 興奮 | koufun | excitement; |
| 排除 | haijo | exclusion; |
| 遂行 | suikou | execution; |
| 展示 | tenji | exhibition; exposure |
| 膨張 | bouchou | expansion; swelling |
| 体験 | taiken | experience; |
| 消滅 | shoumetsu | extinction; |
| 極端 | kyokutan | extreme; |
| 疲労 | hirou | fatigue; |
| 打ち明ける | uchiakeru | say what you think; open up to the world |
| 身近 | midjika | familiar; close to yourself |
| 要因 | youin | factor; |
| 好意 | koui | favor; |
| 農場 | noujou | farm (agriculture); |
| 閉鎖 | heisa | close; closure |
| 負傷 | fushou | injuries; injuries |
| 忠実 | chuujitsu | fidelity; faithful |
| 究極 | kyuukyoku | Final; |
| 財政 | zaisei | finance; |
| 固定 | kotei | fixation; fixed |
| 柔軟 | juunan | flexible; |
| 栄える | sakaeru | flourish; |
| 変動 | hendou | fluctuation; |
| 源 | minamoto | source; |
| 強制 | kyousei | force; compulsion |
| 強いる | shiiru | force; |
| 形成 | keisei | formation; |
| 備わる | sonawaru | provided; be one of |
| 強烈 | kyouretsu | strong; intense |
| 頻繁 | hinpan | frequency; frequent |
| 官僚 | kanryou | employees; bureaucracy |
| 土台 | dodai | foundation; |
| 資金 | shikin | funds; |
| 収益 | shuueki | gain; recipe |
| 確保 | kakuho | ensure; safe |
| 費やす | tsuiyasu | spend; |
| 天才 | strain | genius; |
| 世代 | sedai | generation; |
| 運営 | un'ei | management; administration |
| 打撃 | dageki | blow; strike |
| 妊娠 | ninshin | pregnancy; |
| 悲鳴 | himei | shout; shout out |
| 名誉 | meiyo | honor; |
| 屈辱 | kutsujoku | humiliation; |
| 同等 | doutou | equal; equivalence |
| 照明 | shoumei | lighting; |
| 幻想 | gensou | illusion; |
| 即座に | sokuza ni | immediately; on site |
| 移住 | ijuu | immigration; migration |
| 移民 | imin | immigration; immigrant |
| 不動産 | fudousan | real estate; real Estate |
| 無力 | muryoku | impotence; helplessness |
| 衝動 | shoudou | impulse; |
| 傾ける | katamukeru | to lean; inclination |
| 必然 | hitsuzen | inevitable; |
| 察知 | sacchi | infer; to detect |
| 地獄 | jigoku | hell; |
| 告げる | tsugeru | inform; say it |
| 主導 | shudou | initiative; leadership |
| 不当 | futou | unfair; injustice |
| 無実 | mujitsu | innocent; |
| 点検 | tenken | inspection; |
| 本能 | honnou | instinct; |
| 指示 | shiji | instruction; instructions |
| 侮辱 | bujoku | insult; |
| 統合 | tougou | integration; |
| 知性 | chisei | intelligence; |
| 意図 | ito | intention; |
| 利息 | risoku | interest; interest (bank) |
| 干渉 | kanshou | interference; |
| 中断 | chuudan | interruption; |
| 介入 | kainyuu | intervention; |
| 脅迫 | kyouhaku | bullying; |
| 直感 | chokkan | intuition; |
| 無効 | mukou | invalid; |
| 侵略 | shinryaku | invasion; |
| 捜査 | sousa | investigation; |
| 投資 | toushi | investment; |
| 運用 | unyou | investment; operation |
| 演じる | enjiru | play (a role); |
| 正義 | seigi | justice; righteousness |
| 正当 | sect | lawful; |
| 覚え | oboe | remember; memory |
| 解除 | kaijo | release; launch |
| 公開 | koukai | release; open to the public |
| 教訓 | kyoukun | lesson; |
| 訴訟 | soshou | litigation; litigation |
| 現地 | genchi | local; |
| 地元 | jimoto | local; |
| 論理 | purr | logic; |
| 詳細 | shousai | more details; |
| 強まる | tsuyomaru | stronger; gain strength |
| 保つ | tamotsu | keep; be durable |
| 成熟 | seijuku | maturity; |
| 機構 | kikou | mechanism; |
| 措置 | sochi | measure; |
| 恐れ | osore | fear; horror |
| 最善 | saizen | the best; |
| 同類 | gilded | type; of the same type |
| 移行 | ikou | migration; transition |
| 奇跡 | kiseki | miracle; |
| 悲惨 | hisan | misery; miserable |
| 使命 | shimei | mission.; |
| 動員 | douin | mobilization; |
| 一刻 | ikkoku | time; a moment |
| 独占 | dokusen | monopoly; |
| 死 | shi | death; |
| 摸索 | mosaku | mosaku; grope for |
| 動機 | douki | reason; |
| 動き | ugoki | movement; |
| 変革 | henkaku | change; to change |
| 手遅れ | teokure | very late; it's too late |
| 不可欠 | fukaketsu | required; essential |
| 拒否 | kyohi | denial; rejection |
| 交渉 | koushou | negotiation; negotiations |
| 通常 | tsuujou | normal; |
| 著しい | ichijirushii | remarkable; impressive |
| 共産 | kyousan | communism; communist party |
| 重荷 | omoni | burden; heavy load |
| 業務 | gyoumu | business; job |
| 事業 | jigyou | business; Business |
| 用件 | youken | business; Business |
| 映像 | carried out | video; Image |
| 明白 | meihaku | obvious; frank |
| 発生 | hassei | occurrence; |
| 占領 | senryou | occupation; catch |
| 憎しみ | nikushimi | hate; |
| 提供 | teikyou | offer; |
| 視線 | shisen | look; |
| 秩序 | chitsujo | order; order |
| 楽観 | rakkan | optimism; |
| 大胆 | daitan | daring; boldness |
| 辛抱 | shinbou | patience; |
| 情熱 | jounetsu | passion; |
| 関与 | kanyo | participation; participating in |
| 思考 | shikou | thought; thinking |
| 損失 | sonshitsu | loss; |
| 完璧 | kanpeki | perfection; Perfect |
| 追求 | tsuikyuu | persecution; chase (e.g. goal) |
| 個性 | kosei | personality; |
| 説得 | settoku | persuasion; |
| 最悪 | Saiaku | the worst case scenario; |
| 乏しい | toboshii | poor; sparse |
| 貧乏 | binbou | poverty; dispossessed |
| 貧困 | hinkon | poverty; poor |
| 権力 | kenryoku | power; energy |
| 方策 | housaku | policy; |
| 政策 | seisaku | policy; |
| 見方 | mikata | point of view; way of seeing things |
| 扉 | tobira | door; |
| 実践 | jissen | “}”> Practice; put into practice |
| 偏見 | henken | preconception; |
| 果たす | hatasu | fill in; accomplish |
| 満たす | mitasu | fill in; to accomplish |
| 前提 | I did | premise; |
| 予感 | yokan | premonition; hunch |
| 圧力 | atsuryoku | pressure; |
| 阻止 | soshi | prevention; block |
| 原則 | gensoku | principle; |
| 優先 | yuusen | priority; |
| 特権 | token | privilege; |
| 悩み | nayami | problem; anguish |
| 手順 | tejun | procedure; |
| 経過 | keika | progress; Traffic |
| 進展 | shinten | progress; |
| 昇進 | shoushin | promotion; |
| 促進 | sokushin | promotion; facilitation |
| 促す | unagasu | ready; urgency |
| 所有 | shoyuu | property; |
| 推進 | suishin | propulsion; promotion (for example, a policy) |
| 繁栄 | han'ei | prosperity; |
| 保護 | hogo | protection; |
| 抗議 | kougi | protest; |
| 証拠 | shouko | evidences; evidence |
| 規定 | kitei | provision; provisions |
| 大衆 | taishuu | general public; the masses |
| 肺 | hai | lung; lungs |
| 資格 | shikaku | qualification; qualifications |
| 余地 | yochi | bedroom; place |
| 調達 | choutatsu | raising; lifting up |
| 怒り | ikari | rage; fury |
| 理性 | risei | reason; |
| 反応 | hannou | reaction; answer |
| 成果 | seika | achievement; results |
| 達成 | tassei | achievement; |
| 反乱 | hanran | rebellion; |
| 認識 | ninshiki | recognition; knowledge |
| 拒む | kobamu | refuse; reject |
| 改革 | kaikaku | reforming; |
| 避難 | hinan | refuge; evacuation |
| 再生 | saisei | regeneration; |
| 規制 | kisei | regulation; |
| 報酬 | houshuu | remuneration; reward |
| 所得 | shotoku | income; |
| 担う | ninau | responsible; withstand (load) |
| 業績 | gyouseki | results; performance |
| 漏らす | morasu | to reveal; leave out |
| 革命 | kakumei | revolution; |
| 厳密 | genmitsu | strict; strict |
| 富 | tomi | wealth; |
| 匹敵 | hitteki | rival; |
| 経路 | keiro | route; way |
| 無礼 | burei | “}”> Rude; |
| 犠牲 | gisei | sacrifice; |
| 賃金 | chingin | salary; |
| 守衛 | shuei | safety; garrison |
| 保険 | hoken | safe; |
| 敏感 | binkan | sensitive; |
| 本心 | honshin | true feelings; |
| 大幅 | oohaba | significantly; big |
| 沈黙 | chinmoku | silence; |
| 象徴 | shouchou | symbol; |
| 同情 | doujou | sympathy; |
| 誠実 | seijitsu | sincere; |
| 合成 | I liked | synthesis; compound |
| 情勢 | jousei | situation; |
| 圧倒 | attou | overloaded; overwhelm |
| 苦しみ | kurushimi | suffering; anguish |
| 兵士 | heishi | Soldier; |
| 要請 | yousei | solicitation; |
| 孤独 | kodoku | loneliness; |
| 微笑 | bishou | smile; smile |
| 高まる | takamaru | move up; |
| 部下 | buka | subordinate; subordinate person |
| 実質 | jisshitsu | substance; noun |
| 抑制 | yokusei | suppression; |
| 課題 | kadai | assignment; |
| 手法 | shuhou | technical; |
| 生涯 | shougai | lifetime; a person’s life |
| 恵む | megumu | have mercy on; Bless |
| 誘惑 | yuuwaku | temptation; |
| 試みる | kokoromiru | try; try it |
| 理屈 | rikutsu | theory; reason |
| 理論 | riron | theory; |
| 好く | suku | treasure; often |
| 証言 | shougen | a testimony; |
| 天井 | had | ceiling; |
| 染まる | summed | dye; be steep |
| 寛容 | kanyou | tolerance; patience |
| 口調 | kuchou | tone (for example, voice); |
| 要する | you suru | takes; demand |
| 取引 | torihiki | transaction; transactions |
| 投入 | tounyuu | transformed; inserting |
| 扱い | atsukai | treatment; |
| 齎す | motarasu | bring; take it |
| 闇 | yami | darkness; darkness |
| 法廷 | there was | court; courtroom |
| 交わす | kawasu | exchange; cross |
| 少数 | shousuu | a little; few |
| 票 | hyou | one vote; voting |
| 意欲 | iyoku | a will; urgency |
| 団結 | danketsu | unity; |
| 制服 | seifuku | uniform; |
| 負う | or | take responsibility for; |
| 迅速 | jinsoku | fast; expeditious |
| 真実 | shinjitsu | truth; |
| 真理 | shinri | truth; |
| 真相 | shinsou | truth; |
| 正体 | shoutai | true colors; true identity |
| 監視 | kanshi | surveillance; |
| 復讐 | fukushuu | revenge; |
| 暴力 | bouryoku | violence; |
| 訪れる | otozureru | visit; |
| 勝利 | shouri | victory; |
