Skip to content

Home Past papers Prep Mistakes Pricing

Home Papers Prep Mistakes Profile

JLPT N1 vocabulary list: core words from past papers (page 8) | OK JLPT

Past papers

N1 Past papers
N2 Past papers
N3 Past papers
N4 Past papers
N5 Past papers

The test

Vocabulary
Grammar
Textbook vocabulary
Test dates and registration
Score calculator
Particles quiz
Japanese verb conjugation practice
Japanese number listening
Japanese numbers and counters: how to pronounce them
FAQ

OK JLPT

Pricing
iPhone / iPad App
About
Threads

Policies

Help and Contact
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Community Rules
Delete your JLPT account

Language

简体中文
繁體中文
English

© 2026 OK JLPTsupport@okjlpt.com DisclaimerEstimates only, not official scoresWord audio: VOICEVOX:雀松朱司

Prep/Vocabulary cards/N1 vocabulary/page8

JLPT N1 core vocabulary (page 8)

939 words255 tested in past papers

939 words

かすかすdregs; lees; scum; worthless remains 家畜かちくlivestock 勝ち負けかちまけwinning or losing 画期的かっきてきepoch-making; groundbreaking 加入かにゅうjoining; membership 外的がいてきexternal 元来がんらいoriginally; by nature 着替えるきがえるto change clothes 規範きはんnorm; standard 休息きゅうそくrest; relaxation 強固きょうこfirm; solid 強大きょうだいpowerful; mighty 清いきよいclear; pure; clean 清らかきよらかpure; clean; spotless 金庫きんこsafe; vault; treasury (financial institution)均質きんしつhomogeneous 犠牲ぎせいsacrifice; victim 逆転ぎゃくてんreversal; turn-around 空白くうはくblank; void 空腹くうふくhunger; empty stomach くぎくぎnail; spike 苦笑くしょうwry smile 権威けんいauthority; prestige 献身けんしんdevotion; self-sacrifice 考案こうあんdesign; idea; to devise 恒常こうじょうconstancy; permanence 固執こしつsticking to; insistence 孤立こりつisolation 衣ころもclothes; coating (batter)合成ごうせいsynthesis; compounding 合理的ごうりてきrational; reasonable 採取さいしゅcollecting; to collect (samples, data)最速さいそくfastest 細分さいぶんsubdivision; to subdivide 里山さとやまsatoyama (village-adjacent woodland)財ざいwealth; goods; fortune 挫折ざせつsetback; failure; discouragement 雑ざつrough; sloppy; miscellaneous 強いるしいるto force; to compel 志願しがんapplication; volunteering 色彩しきさいcolor; tone; tendency 嗜好しこうtaste; preference 思索しさくthinking; contemplation 自然科学しぜんかがくnatural science 失恋しつれんunrequited love; losing a lover 指標しひょうindex; indicator; benchmark 習性しゅうせいhabit (of an animal or person)修業しゅぎょうtraining; study (of a skill)修行しゅぎょうascetic training; discipline 出没しゅつぼつto appear and disappear; to show up frequently 昇華しょうかsublimation; to be elevated (to a higher level)証言しょうげんtestimony; to testify 史料しりょうhistorical materials 次元じげんdimension; level 自在じざいfreely; at will 弱者じゃくしゃthe weak; vulnerable person 熟成じゅくせいmaturing; aging (of wine, cheese, etc.)熟慮じゅくりょcareful consideration 順応じゅんのうadaptation; to adapt 持論じろんone's own firm opinion 水温すいおんwater temperature 推察すいさつguess; to infer; to sympathize with 隙すきgap; opening; unguarded moment 少なからずすくなからずconsiderably; not a little 正義せいぎjustice; righteousness 切実せつじつearnest; acute; pressing 狭めるせばめるto narrow; to reduce 潜在せんざいlatent; potential 鮮烈せんれつvivid; intense 喪失そうしつloss 逮捕たいほarrest 大木たいぼくlarge tree 立ち向かうたちむかうto confront; to stand up to; to face 探索たんさくsearch; exploration 単独たんどくalone; solo; independent 第一印象だいいちいんしょうfirst impression 大地だいちearth; ground 断片だんぺんfragment 近寄るちかよるto approach; to get close to 巷ちまたthe streets; the world at large 致命的ちめいてきfatal; critical 中途ちゅうとhalfway; in the middle 直感ちょっかんintuition 追究ついきゅうpursuit; thorough investigation 通行止めつうこうどめroad closure 通じるつうじるto get through (e.g., a phone call); to lead to; to communicate; to be understood; to run through 通例つうれいusually; generally; custom; general rule 突き放すつきはなすto push away; to cast off; to be cold toward 告げるつげるto tell; to announce; to signal the end of 天才てんさいgenius 出くわすでくわすto come across; to run into 伝承でんしょうhanding down; tradition; folklore 陶芸とうげいceramics; pottery 当事者とうじしゃperson concerned; party involved 逃避とうひescape; avoidance 遠ざけるとおざけるto keep away; to estrange 匿名とくめいanonymity とことんとことんto the very end; thoroughly 閉ざすとざすto close; to lock; to shut off 飛び交うとびかうto fly about; to be exchanged (words, rumors)

Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next