JLPT N1 vocabulary
12,259 words across JLPT N5 → N1. Search by word, reading, or meaning — or filter by level.
- N1朝食ちょうしょく
breakfast
- N1一緒いっしょ
(doing) together, one lump, one mixture
- N1国語こくご
national language, Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan), one's native language
- N1年齢ねんれい
age, years
- N1午後ごご
afternoon, p.m.
- N1校舎こうしゃ
school building, schoolhouse
- N1間違いまちがい
mistake, error, blunder
- N1九州きゅうしゅう
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
- N1万歳ばんざい
banzai, hurray, hurrah
- N1川岸かわぎし
riverbank, riverside
- N1言葉ことば
language, dialect, word
- N1言論げんろん
(one's) speech, expression of views, discussion
- N1白紙はくし
white paper, flyleaf, blank paper
- N1目的もくてき
purpose, goal, aim
- N1耳鼻科じびか
otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department
- N1手紙てがみ
letter, note
- N1手段しゅだん
means, way, measure
- N1女優じょゆう
actress, female actor
- N1友達ともだち
friend, companion
- N1警官けいかん
police officer, policeman, constable
- N1魚介類ぎょかいるい
marine products, seafood, fish and shellfish
- N1騎馬きば
horse riding, horseback riding, horseback rider
- N1牛乳ぎゅうにゅう
(cow's) milk
- N1鶏肉とりにく
chicken meat, fowl, poultry
- N1緑茶りょくちゃ
green tea, Japanese tea
- N1海岸かいがん
seashore, coast, seaside
- N1海賊かいぞく
pirate
- N1風邪かぜ
(common) cold, influenza, flu
- N1風呂ふろ
bath, bathing, bathtub
- N1安全あんぜん
safety, security
- N1近所きんじょ
neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
- N1遠慮えんりょ
reserve, constraint, restraint
- N1同級生どうきゅうせい
classmate
- N1事務じむ
office work, clerical work, administration
- N1仕事しごと
work, job, labor
- N1事実じじつ
fact, truth, reality
- N1自然しぜん
nature, natural, spontaneous
- N1自由じゆう
freedom, liberty
- N1発表はっぴょう
announcement, publication, presenting
- N1参加者さんかしゃ
participant, entrant, player
- N1障害者しょうがいしゃ
disabled person, person with a (physical or mental) disability
- N1業務ぎょうむ
business, work, operations
- N1農業のうぎょう
agriculture, farming
- N1方向ほうこう
direction, orientation, bearing
- N1新聞しんぶん
newspaper
- N1場所ばしょ
place, location, spot
- N1職員しょくいん
staff member, employee, worker
- N1手術しゅじゅつ
surgery, operation, procedure
- N1能力のうりょく
ability, faculty
- N1力士りきし
sumo wrestler, rikishi, strong man
- N1質問しつもん
question, inquiry, enquiry
- N1聞くきく
to hear, to listen (e.g. to music), to ask
- N1東京とうきょう
Tokyo
- N1交通こうつう
traffic, transportation, communication
- N1理由りゆう
reason, grounds, pretext
- N1体育たいいく
physical education, PE, gym (class)
- N1体験たいけん
(practical) experience, personal experience, hands-on experience
- N1体調たいちょう
physical condition, state of health, shape
- N1田舎いなか
rural area, countryside, the sticks
- N1主役しゅやく
leading part, leading actor, leading actress