JLPT N1
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 現像 | げんぞう genzou | development (of film) | noun, suru verb |
| 原則 | げんそく gensoku | principle | noun, adverb |
| 見地 | けんち kenchi | point of view | noun |
| 現地 | げんち genchi | actual place | noun |
| 限定 | げんてい gentei | limit | noun, suru verb |
| 原点 | げんてん genten | starting point | noun |
| 原典 | げんてん genten | original (text) | noun |
| 原爆 | げんばく genbaku | atomic bomb | noun |
| 原文 | げんぶん genbun | original text | noun |
| 厳密 | げんみつ genmitsu | strict | na-adjective |
| 賢明 | けんめい kenmei | wise | na-adjective, noun |
| 倹約 | けんやく ken'yaku | thrift | noun, suru verb |
| 原油 | げんゆ gen'yu | crude oil | noun |
| 兼用 | けんよう ken'you | multi-use | noun, suru verb |
| 権力 | けんりょく kenryoku | (political) power | noun, no-adjective |
| 言論 | げんろん genron | (one's) speech | noun |
| 故 | こ ko | the late | prefix |
| 語彙 | ごい goi | vocabulary | noun |
| 恋する | こいする koisuru | to fall in love (with) | suru verb |
| 甲 | こう kou | carapace | noun |
| 好意 | こうい koui | kindness | noun |
| 行為 | こうい koui | act | noun |
| 合意 | ごうい goui | (coming to an) agreement | noun, suru verb |
| 工学 | こうがく kougaku | engineering | noun |
| 抗議 | こうぎ kougi | protest | noun, suru verb |
| 合議 | ごうぎ gougi | consultation | noun, suru verb |
| 皇居 | こうきょ koukyo | Imperial Palace (of Japan) | noun |
| 好況 | こうきょう koukyou | prosperous (economic) conditions | noun |
| 鉱業 | こうぎょう kougyou | mining industry | noun |
| 興業 | こうぎょう kougyou | promotion of industry | noun, suru verb |
| 高原 | こうげん kougen | tableland | noun |
| 交互 | こうご kougo | alternate | no-adjective, noun |
| 煌々 | こうこう koukou | brilliant | adjective, adverb |
| 考古学 | こうこがく koukogaku | archaeology | noun, no-adjective |
| 工作 | こうさく kousaku | handicraft | noun, suru verb |
| 耕作 | こうさく kousaku | cultivation | noun, suru verb |
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (ore) | noun |
| 講習 | こうしゅう koushuu | short course | noun, suru verb |
| 口述 | こうじゅつ koujutsu | dictation | noun, suru verb |
| 控除 | こうじょ koujo | subtraction | noun, suru verb |
| 交渉 | こうしょう koushou | negotiations | noun, suru verb |
| 高尚 | こうしょう koushou | high | na-adjective, noun |
| 向上 | こうじょう koujou | elevation | noun, suru verb |
| 行進 | こうしん koushin | march | noun, suru verb |
| 香辛料 | こうしんりょう koushinryou | spice | noun |
| 降水 | こうすい kousui | rainfall | noun |
| 洪水 | こうずい kouzui | flood | noun |
| 合成 | ごうせい gousei | composition | noun, suru verb |
| 公然 | こうぜん kouzen | open | no-adjective, adjective |
| 抗争 | こうそう kousou | rivalry | noun, suru verb |
| 構想 | こうそう kousou | plan | noun, suru verb |
| 後退 | こうたい koutai | retreat | noun, suru verb |
| 光沢 | こうたく koutaku | brilliance | noun |
| 公団 | こうだん koudan | public corporation | noun |
| 好調 | こうちょう kouchou | favourable | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 口頭 | こうとう koutou | oral | no-adjective, noun |
| 講読 | こうどく koudoku | reading | noun, suru verb |
| 購読 | こうどく koudoku | buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 購入 | こうにゅう kounyuu | purchase | noun, suru verb |
| 公認 | こうにん kounin | official recognition | noun, suru verb |
| 光熱費 | こうねつひ kounetsuhi | cost of fuel and lighting | noun |
| 購買 | こうばい koubai | procurement | noun, suru verb |
| 好評 | こうひょう kouhyou | favorable reception | noun, na-adjective |
| 交付 | こうふ koufu | delivery | noun, suru verb |
| 公募 | こうぼ koubo | public appeal (e.g. for contributions) | noun, suru verb |
| 巧妙 | こうみょう koumyou | ingenious | na-adjective, noun |
| 公用 | こうよう kouyou | official business | noun, no-adjective |
| 小売 | こうり kouri | retail | noun, suru verb |
| 効率 | こうりつ kouritsu | efficiency | noun |
| 公立 | こうりつ kouritsu | public (institution) | noun |
| 護衛 | ごえい goei | guard | noun, suru verb |
| コーナー | koonaa | corner | noun |
| 小柄 | こがら kogara | small build | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 小切手 | こぎって kogitte | cheque | noun |
| 国産 | こくさん kokusan | domestically produced | no-adjective, noun |
| 国定 | こくてい kokutei | state-sponsored | noun, no-adjective |
| 告白 | こくはく kokuhaku | confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 国防 | こくぼう kokubou | national defence | noun |
| 国有 | こくゆう kokuyuu | national ownership | noun, no-adjective |
| 極楽 | ごくらく gokuraku | Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land) | noun |
| 国連 | こくれん kokuren | United Nations | noun |
| こげ茶 | こげちゃ kogecha | dark brown | noun, no-adjective |
| 語源 | ごげん gogen | origin of a word | noun |
| 心地 | ここち kokochi | feeling | noun |
| 心得 | こころえ kokoroe | knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.) | noun |
| 心がけ | こころがけ kokorogake | (mental) attitude | noun |
| 心がける | こころがける kokorogakeru | to keep in mind | ichidan verb |
| 志 | こころざし kokorozashi | will | noun |
| 志す | こころざす kokorozasu | to aspire to | godan verb |
| 心強い | こころづよい kokorozuyoi | heartening | i-adjective |
| 心細い | こころぼそい kokorobosoi | helpless | i-adjective |
| 試み | こころみ kokoromi | attempt | noun |
| 試みる | こころみる kokoromiru | to try | ichidan verb |
| 快い | こころよい kokoroyoi | pleasant | i-adjective |
| 誤差 | ごさ gosa | measurement error | noun |
| 孤児 | こじ koji | orphan | noun, no-adjective |
| こじれる | kojireru | to get complicated | ichidan verb |
| 梢 | こずえ kozue | treetop | noun |
| 個性 | こせい kosei | individuality | noun |
| 戸籍 | こせき koseki | family register | noun |
| 古代 | こだい kodai | ancient times | noun, no-adjective |
| こたつ | kotatsu | kotatsu | noun |
| こだわる | kodawaru | to be obsessive (about) | godan verb |
| 誇張 | こちょう kochou | exaggeration | noun, suru verb |
| こつ | kotsu | knack | noun |
| 滑稽 | こっけい kokkei | funny | na-adjective, noun |
| 国交 | こっこう kokkou | diplomatic relations | noun |
| 骨董品 | こっとうひん kottouhin | curio | noun |
| 固定 | こてい kotei | fixing (in place) | noun, suru verb |
| 事柄 | ことがら kotogara | matter | noun |
| 孤独 | こどく kodoku | solitude | noun, na-adjective |
| ことごとく | kotogotoku | altogether | adverb |
| 言付け | ことづけ kotozuke | (verbal) message | noun, suru verb |
| 殊に | ことに kotoni | especially | adverb |
| 粉々 | こなごな konagona | in very small pieces | na-adjective, noun |
| 好ましい | このましい konomashii | nice | i-adjective |
| 碁盤 | ごばん goban | Go board | noun |
| 個別 | こべつ kobetsu | individual | no-adjective |
| ごまかす | gomakasu | to deceive | godan verb |
| 細やか | こまやか komayaka | tender | na-adjective |
| コマーシャル | komaasharu | commercial (TV or radio advertisement) | noun, adjective |
| 込める | こめる komeru | to load (a gun, etc.) | ichidan verb |
| コメント | komento | comment | noun, suru verb |
| こもる | komoru | to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room) | godan verb |
| 固有 | こゆう koyuu | characteristic (of) | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| 暦 | こよみ koyomi | calendar | noun, suffix |
| 凝らす | こらす korasu | to concentrate | godan verb |
| ご覧なさい | ごらんなさい gorannasai | (please) look | expression, auxiliary |
| 孤立 | こりつ koritsu | isolation | noun, suru verb |
| 懲りる | こりる koriru | to learn by experience | ichidan verb |
| 凝る | こる koru | to become stiff (of muscles) | godan verb |
| 根気 | こんき konki | patience | noun |
| 根拠 | こんきょ konkyo | basis | noun |
| 混血 | こんけつ konketsu | mixed race | noun, no-adjective |
| コンタクト | kontakuto | contact | noun, suru verb |
| 昆虫 | こんちゅう konchuu | insect | noun, no-adjective |
| 根底 | こんてい kontei | root | noun |
| 混同 | こんどう kondou | confusion | noun, suru verb |
| コントラスト | kontorasuto | contrast | noun |
| コントロール | kontorooru | control | noun, suru verb |
| コンパス | konpasu | compass (for drawing circles, etc.) | noun |
| 根本 | こんぽん konpon | root | noun |
| 財 | ざい zai | fortune | noun |
| 再会 | さいかい saikai | meeting again | noun, suru verb |
| 災害 | さいがい saigai | calamity | noun |
| 細菌 | さいきん saikin | bacterium | noun |
| 細工 | さいく saiku | work | noun, suru verb |
| 採掘 | さいくつ saikutsu | mining | noun, suru verb |
| サイクル | saikuru | cycle | noun |
| 採決 | さいけつ saiketsu | vote | noun, suru verb |
| 再建 | さいけん saiken | rebuilding | noun, suru verb |
| 再現 | さいげん saigen | reappearance | noun, suru verb |
| 財源 | ざいげん zaigen | source of funds | noun |
| 在庫 | ざいこ zaiko | stock | noun, suru verb |
| 採算 | さいさん saisan | profit | noun |
| サイズ | saizu | size | noun |
| 再生 | さいせい saisei | restoration to life | noun, suru verb |
| 財政 | ざいせい zaisei | public finance | noun |
| 最善 | さいぜん saizen | the very best | noun, no-adjective |
| 採択 | さいたく saitaku | adoption | noun, suru verb |
| 栽培 | さいばい saibai | cultivation | noun, suru verb |
| 再発 | さいはつ saihatsu | return | noun, suru verb |
| 細胞 | さいぼう saibou | cell | noun |
| 採用 | さいよう saiyou | use | noun, suru verb |
| 遮る | さえぎる saegiru | to interrupt | godan verb |
| さえずる | saezuru | to sing | godan verb |
| 冴える | さえる saeru | to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.) | ichidan verb |
| 竿 | さお sao | rod | noun, counter |
| 栄える | さかえる sakaeru | to prosper | ichidan verb |
| 差額 | さがく sagaku | balance | noun |
| 杯 | さかずき sakazuki | sake cup | noun |
| 逆立ち | さかだち sakadachi | handstand | noun, suru verb |
| 先に | さきに sakini | previously | adverb |
| 詐欺 | さぎ sagi | fraud | noun |
| 削減 | さくげん sakugen | cut | noun, suru verb |
| 錯誤 | さくご sakugo | mistake | noun |
| 作戦 | さくせん sakusen | tactics | noun |
| 叫び | さけび sakebi | shout | noun |
| 捧げる | ささげる sasageru | to lift up | ichidan verb |
| 差し掛かる | さしかかる sashikakaru | to come near (to) | godan verb |
| 指図 | さしず sashizu | directions | noun, suru verb |
| 差し出す | さしだす sashidasu | to hold out | godan verb |
| 差し支える | さしつかえる sashitsukaeru | to interfere (with) | ichidan verb |
| 授ける | さずける sazukeru | to grant | ichidan verb |
| 摩する | まする masuru | to rub | suru verb |
| さぞ | sazo | surely | adverb |
| 定まる | さだまる sadamaru | to become settled | godan verb |
| 定める | さだめる sadameru | to decide | ichidan verb |
| 座談会 | ざだんかい zadankai | symposium | noun |
| 雑 | ざつ zatsu | rough | na-adjective, noun |
| 雑貨 | ざっか zakka | miscellaneous goods | noun |
| 殺人 | さつじん satsujin | murder | noun, suru verb |
| 察する | さっする sassuru | to guess | suru verb |
| 雑談 | ざつだん zatsudan | chatting | noun, suru verb |
| さっと | satto | quickly (esp. actions) | adverb |
| 悟る | さとる satoru | to sense | godan verb |
| 座標 | ざひょう zahyou | coordinate | noun, no-adjective |
| さほど | sahodo | (not) so | adverb |
| サボる | saboru | to be truant | godan verb |
| 寒気 | さむけ samuke | chill | noun |