JLPT N1 Nouns Vocabulary List – Complete Guide

JLPT N1 Nouns Vocabulary List

Master all 100 Nouns vocabulary characters for JLPT N1

Welcome to Your JLPT N1 Nouns Vocabulary Journey!

This list includes all 100 Nouns Vocabulary for the most common and important words for you to know, all listed in alphabetical order, including readings and meanings.

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🍀 N1 Level: Advanced Japanese Proficiency
100 Total Nouns
N1 JLPT Level
Advanced Difficulty

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#語彙VocabularyMeaning
1明け方akegata あけがたdawn
2悪意akui あくいmalice, evil intent
3憧れakogare あこがれyearning, longing
4商いakinai あきないtrade, business
5証拠shouko しょうこevidence, proof
6傾向keikou けいこうtendency, trend
7欲望yokubou よくぼうdesire, appetite
8偏見henken へんけんprejudice, bias
9恩恵onkei おんけいbenefit, blessing
10概念gainen がいねんconcept, notion
11格差kakusa かくさdisparity, gap
12学歴gakureki がくれきacademic background
13感慨kangai かんがいdeep emotion
14幹部kanbu かんぶexecutive, leadership
15企画kikaku きかくplanning, project
16基準kijun きじゅんstandard, criterion
17義務gimu ぎむduty, obligation
18脅威kyoui きょういthreat, menace
19協調kyouchou きょうちょうcooperation, harmony
20禁止kinshi きんしprohibition, ban
21苦痛kutsuu くつうpain, agony
22屈辱kutsujoku くつじょくhumiliation, disgrace
23軍隊guntai ぐんたいarmy, military
24契約keiyaku けいやくcontract, agreement
25欠陥kekkan けっかんdefect, flaw
26権威ken'i けんいauthority, power
27権限kengen けんげんauthority, jurisdiction
28減少genshou げんしょうdecrease, reduction
29現状genjou げんじょうpresent condition
30後悔koukai こうかいregret, remorse
31功績kouseki こうせきachievement, merit
32構造kouzou こうぞうstructure, construction
33刺激shigeki しげきstimulus, stimulation
34災害saigai さいがいdisaster, calamity
35作戦sakusen さくせんstrategy, tactics
36殺人satsujin さつじんmurder, homicide
37産業sangyou さんぎょうindustry
38支配shihai しはいcontrol, domination
39思想shisou しそうthought, ideology
40自覚jikaku じかくself-awareness
41実績jisseki じっせきactual results
42質問shitsumon しつもんquestion, inquiry
43邪魔jama じゃまhindrance, obstacle
44主張shuchou しゅちょうassertion, claim
45瞬間shunkan しゅんかんmoment, instant
46症状shoujou しょうじょうsymptom, condition
47衝撃shougeki しょうげきshock, impact
48処理shori しょりprocessing, handling
49信念shinnen しんねんbelief, conviction
50心配shinpai しんぱいworry, concern
51進歩shinpo しんぽprogress, advancement
52人格jinkaku じんかくpersonality, character
53推測suisoku すいそくguess, conjecture
54制度seido せいどsystem, institution
55精神seishin せいしんspirit, mind
56責任sekinin せきにんresponsibility
57絶望zetsubou ぜつぼうdespair, hopelessness
58前提zentei ぜんていpremise, assumption
59組織soshiki そしきorganization
60存在sonzai そんざいexistence, being
61対策taisaku たいさくcountermeasure
62態度taido たいどattitude, manner
63大半taihan たいはんmajority, most
64単純tanjun たんじゅんsimplicity
65地位chii ちいposition, status
66注意chuui ちゅういattention, caution
67追求tsuikyuu ついきゅうpursuit, investigation
68手段shudan しゅだんmeans, method
69定義teigi ていぎdefinition
70伝統dentou でんとうtradition
71特徴tokuchou とくちょうcharacteristic, feature
72内容naiyou ないようcontent, substance
73悩みnayami なやみworry, trouble
74背景haikei はいけいbackground
75発想hassou はっそうidea, conception
76犯罪hanzai はんざいcrime
77批判hihan ひはんcriticism
78秘密himitsu ひみつsecret
79必要hitsuyou ひつようnecessity, need
80分析bunseki ぶんせきanalysis
81平和heiwa へいわpeace
82方針houshin ほうしんpolicy, course
83本能honnou ほんのうinstinct
84魅力miryoku みりょくcharm, appeal
85無駄muda むだwaste, futility
86目標mokuhyou もくひょうgoal, target
87問題mondai もんだいproblem, question
88野心yashin やしんambition
89予想yosou よそうexpectation, prediction
90理想risou りそうideal
91利益rieki りえきprofit, benefit
92理論riron りろんtheory
93歴史rekishi れきしhistory
94論理ronri ろんりlogic
95技術gijutsu ぎじゅつtechnology, skill
96知識chishiki ちしきknowledge
97経験keiken けいけんexperience
98能力nouryoku のうりょくability, capability
99文化bunka ぶんかculture
100社会shakai しゃかいsociety
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