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JLPT N1 Vocabulary List – Complete Guide for JLPT N1

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This is a complete list of the vocabulary you need to know to pass the JLPT N1 exam. In total, you should learn roughly 10000+ advanced words used in everyday Japanese and academic contexts.

Words are organized alphabetically to help you study step by step. Each entry includes reading (kana), English meaning, and example sentences where useful.

This list includes lessons for the most common and important words for you to know, all listed in alphabetical order.

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Most-used verbs with conjugation notes.

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い-adjectives & な-adjectives organized for practice.

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Key particles and example usage for learners.

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10000+ Total Words

N1 JLPT Level

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📘 N1 Level: Advanced Japanese Proficiency

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#	語彙 (Romaji)	語彙(Japanese)	Meaning
1	aete	敢えて	daringly; deliberately
2	akumademo	あくまでも	persistently; thoroughly; to the end; after all
3	assari	あっさり	easily; simply; lightly
4	arakajime	予め	beforehand; in advance
5	annnojou	案の定	just as expected; sure enough
6	ikani	いかに	how; in what way; how much
7	ikanimo	いかにも	indeed; really; truly; very
8	ikuta	幾多	many; numerous
9	izen	依然	still; as yet; as before
10	itatte	至って	extremely; very; exceedingly
11	ichigaini	一概に	generally; as a rule; unconditionally
12	ikkini	一気に	at once; in one go; all at once
13	ikkyoni	一挙に	all at once; in one stroke
14	issai	一切	entirely; completely; absolutely
15	isshinni	一心に	wholeheartedly; intently
16	isso	いっそ	rather; sooner; preferably
17	imasara	今更	now; too late
18	imadani	未だに	still (not); even now
19	iyaiya	嫌々	unwillingly; reluctantly
20	iyani	いやに	awfully; terribly (used for emphasis)
21	unzari	うんざり	fed up; tired of; sick of
22	ookata	大方	mostly; generally; for the most part
23	oomune	おおむね	in general; by and large
24	osokutomo	遅くとも	at the latest
25	odoodo	おどおど	nervously; timidly; tremblingly
26	onozukara	自ずから	naturally; by itself
27	orini	折に	on occasion; when the opportunity arises
28	oyoso	およそ	about; approximately; roughly
29	katagata	かたがた	while doing; as well as; by way of
30	gasagasa	がさがさ	rustling; rough; dry
31	katawara	かたわら	beside; while doing something else
32	katsu	且つ	and; moreover; besides
33	gakkuri	がっくり	disappointedly; heartbrokenly; dejectedly
34	gasshiri	がっしり	firmly; solidly; sturdily
35	gacchiri	がっちり	tightly; solidly; shrewdly (money-wise)
36	katsute	かつて	once; formerly; ever
37	kanete	かねて	previously; already; for some time
38	karatto	からっと	dryly; brightly; clear weather; cheerfully
39	karini	仮に	supposing; if; temporarily
40	karoujite	かろうじて	barely; narrowly; with difficulty
41	kawarugawaru	代わる代わる	alternately; by turns
42	ganrai	元来	originally; by nature
43	kichitto / kichinto	きちっと・きちんと	neatly; properly; exactly
44	kikkari	きっかり	exactly; precisely; just
45	kicchiri	きっちり	exactly; tightly; punctually
46	kippari	きっぱり	clearly; decisively; resolutely
47	kyokuryoku	極力	to the utmost; as much as possible
48	kiwamete	極めて	extremely; exceedingly
49	kukkiri	くっきり	distinctly; clearly (visually)
50	gussuri	ぐっすり	soundly (sleep)
51	gutto	ぐっと	suddenly; firmly; much (emotion, effort)
52	gessori	げっそり	becoming gaunt; losing weight; dejectedly
53	koukouto	煌々と	brilliantly; brightly; dazzlingly
54	gotoki / gotoku / gotoshi	ごとき / ごとく / ごとし	like; as if; similar to
55	kotogotoku	ことごとく	entirely; all; without exception
56	kotoni	ことに	especially; particularly
57	kotoniyoruto	ことによると	perhaps; possibly; maybe
58	saso / sadoya / sadokashi	さぞ・さぞや・さぞかし	surely; no doubt; I bet
59	satto	さっと	quickly; suddenly; swiftly
60	sahodo / sorehodo	さほど・それほど	(not) so much; (not) that much
61	samo	さも	truly; really; as if
62	shiite	強いて	by force; against one’s will
63	jikkuri	じっくり	deliberately; carefully; without rushing
64	shittori	しっとり	quietly; calmly; gracefully; moistly
65	jimejime	じめじめ	damp, humid; gloomy (mood)
66	shocchuu	しょっちゅう	frequently, often
67	shinnari	しんなり	softly, tenderly (e.g. vegetables after boiling)
68	zubari	ずばり	bluntly, directly; exactly right
69	zuratto / zurari to	ずらっと・ずらりと	in a line, in a row
70	zuruzuru	ずるずる	draggingly; slurping sound
71	sunnari	すんなり	smoothly, easily, without resistance
72	soujite	総じて	generally, on the whole
73	sokuzani	即座に	immediately, on the spot
74	sokora	そこら	around there, those places
75	sowasowa	そわそわ	restlessly, fidgety
76	dabudabu	だぶだぶ	baggy (clothes), loose
77	danzen	断然	by far, definitely
78	chiyahoya	ちやほや	to pamper, to spoil, to flatter
79	chokuchoku	ちょくちょく	often, now and then
80	chiratto / chirari to	ちらっと・ちらりと	glance, glimpse
81	tsukuzuku	つくづく	deeply, thoroughly, heartily
82	tsutomete	努めて	as much as possible, make an effort to
83	tekkiri	てっきり	surely, certainly (mistakenly believe)
84	tende	てんで	not at all (with negative), entirely
85	toutei	到底	cannot possibly, by any means (with negative)
86	dounika	どうにか	somehow, barely
87	douyara	どうやら	it seems that, apparently
88	tokaku	とかく	anyway, somehow, often
89	toki ori	時折	sometimes, occasionally
90	tossa ni	とっさに	at once, in a flash
91	totsujo (toshite)	突如(として)	suddenly, all of a sudden
92	toriaezu	とりあえず	for now, first of all, temporarily
93	toriwake	とりわけ	especially, particularly
94	tonda	とんだ	terrible, unexpected (incident)
95	donyori	どんより・する	gloomy, overcast (weather, mood)
96	naosara	なおさら	all the more, even more
97	naganaga	長々	long, lengthy, prolonged
98	nanitozo	なにとぞ	please, kindly (formal)
99	naniyori	何より	more than anything, most importantly
100	naritomo	なりとも	even just (a little)
101	narini / narino	なりに / なりの	in one's own way, according to one's ability
102	narabini	並びに	as well as, and
103	narutake / narubeku	なるたけ (=なるべく)	as much as possible
104	nandaka	何だか	somehow, for some reason
105	nandakanda	なんだかんだ	this and that, one thing or another
106	nanto	なんと	what! how! (expressing surprise)
107	nantoka	なんとか	somehow, one way or another
108	nannari to	なんなりと	anything, whatever
109	nokinami	軒並みに	all over, across the board
110	nonannotte	のなんのって	extremely, very much (colloquial)
111	hanahada	甚だ	very, greatly, exceedingly
112	harahara	はらはら	nervous, thrilling, falling (like petals)
113	hiitewa	ひいては	furthermore, moreover
114	hitasura	ひたすら	earnestly, single-mindedly
115	bisshori	びっしょり	drenched, soaking wet
116	hyotto (shitara / suruto)	ひょっと(したら・すると)	perhaps, possibly
117	hinyari	ひんやり	cool and refreshing
118	bukabuka	ぶかぶか	too big, loose (clothes)
119	furafura	ふらふら	dizzy, unsteady, aimless
120	fundan ni	ふんだんに	abundantly, generously
121	pekopeko	ぺこぺこ	hungry; bowing repeatedly
122	hotto	ほっと	with relief, feeling relieved
123	botsubotsu	ぼつぼつ	gradually, soon, little by little
124	maemotte	前もって	beforehand, in advance
125	makotoni	誠に	truly, indeed (formal)
126	masashiku	正しく	surely, certainly, exactly
127	mashite	まして	still more, to say nothing of
128	marugoto	丸ごと	whole, entirely
129	marukkiri	まるっきり	completely (usually negative)
130	marumaru	丸々	entirely, wholly
131	mushouni	無性に	extremely, intensely
132	muron	無論	of course, naturally
133	mekimaki	めきめき	rapidly (improving, growing)
134	mesomeso	めそめそ	sobbing, whining
135	moshikashite	もしかして	maybe, possibly
136	moppara	専ら	mainly, mostly
137	mohaya	もはや	already, no longer
138	moroni	もろに	directly, completely
139	yakeni	やけに	awfully, terribly
140	yatarani	やたらに	recklessly, randomly
141	yamuezu	やむをえず	unavoidably, reluctantly
142	yanwari	やんわり	gently, mildly
143	yohodo	余程	considerably, greatly
144	rokuni	ろくに	properly, well (with negative: hardly)