JLPT N1
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 賭け | かけ kake | bet | noun |
| 掛け | かけ kake | credit | noun, suffix |
| 崖 | がけ gake | cliff | noun |
| 駆け足 | かけあし kakeashi | running fast | noun |
| 家計 | かけい kakei | household economy | noun |
| かけっこ | kakekko | (foot) race | noun, suru verb |
| 加工 | かこう kakou | manufacturing | noun, suru verb |
| 化合 | かごう kagou | chemical combination | noun, suru verb |
| かさばる | kasabaru | to be bulky | godan verb |
| かさむ | kasamu | to mount up | godan verb |
| 箇条書き | かじょうがき kajougaki | itemized form | noun |
| かすか | kasuka | faint | na-adjective |
| かすむ | kasumu | to become misty | godan verb |
| かする | kasuru | to graze (e.g. bullet) | godan verb |
| 火星 | かせい kasei | Mars (planet) | noun |
| 化石 | かせき kaseki | fossil | noun, suru verb |
| 河川 | かせん kasen | rivers | noun |
| 化繊 | かせん kasen | synthetic fiber | noun |
| 過疎 | かそ kaso | underpopulation | noun, no-adjective |
| 片 | かた kata | one (of a pair) | prefix |
| 片言 | かたこと katakoto | prattle | noun, no-adjective |
| 傾ける | かたむける katamukeru | to incline | ichidan verb |
| 固める | かためる katameru | to harden | ichidan verb |
| 傍ら | かたわら katawara | side | no-adjective, noun |
| 花壇 | かだん kadan | flower bed | noun |
| 家畜 | かちく kachiku | domestic animals | noun |
| かつ | katsu | and | conjunction, adverb |
| がっくり | gakkuri | heartbroken | adverb, noun |
| 合唱 | がっしょう gasshou | singing together | noun, suru verb |
| がっしり | gasshiri | firmly | adverb, suru verb |
| 合致 | がっち gatchi | agreement | noun, suru verb |
| がっちり | gatchiri | solid | adverb, suru verb |
| かつて | katsute | once | adverb, no-adjective |
| 勝手 | かって katte | one's own convenience | noun, na-adjective |
| カット | katto | cut | noun, suru verb |
| 活発 | かっぱつ kappatsu | lively | na-adjective, noun |
| 合併 | がっぺい gappei | merger (of companies, towns, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| カテゴリ | kategori | category | noun |
| 叶う | かなう kanau | to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.) | godan verb |
| 叶える | かなえる kanaeru | to grant (request, wish) | ichidan verb |
| 金槌 | かなづち kanazuchi | hammer | noun |
| かなわない | kanawanai | no match for | i-adjective |
| 加入 | かにゅう kanyuu | joining (a club, organization, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| かねて | kanete | previously | adverb, no-adjective |
| かばう | kabau | to protect (someone) | godan verb |
| 株式 | かぶしき kabushiki | share (in a company) | noun |
| かぶれる | kabureru | to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant) | ichidan verb |
| 花粉 | かふん kafun | pollen | noun |
| 貨幣 | かへい kahei | money | noun |
| 構える | かまえる kamaeru | to set up (a house, store, etc.) | ichidan verb |
| 過密 | かみつ kamitsu | overcrowding | noun, na-adjective |
| 噛み切る | かみきる kamikiru | to bite off | godan verb |
| カムバック | kamubakku | comeback | noun, suru verb |
| カメラマン | kameraman | photographer | noun |
| 粥 | かゆ kayu | thin rice porridge | noun |
| 体つき | からだつき karadatsuki | body build | noun |
| 絡む | からむ karamu | to twine | godan verb |
| 仮に | かりに karini | supposing | adverb |
| カルテ | karute | patient's chart | noun |
| ガレージ | gareeji | garage | noun |
| 過労 | かろう karou | overwork | noun, no-adjective |
| かろうじて | karoujite | barely | adverb |
| 交わす | かわす kawasu | to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.) | godan verb, suffix |
| 代わる代わる | かわるがわる kawarugawaru | alternately | adverb |
| 簡易 | かんい kan'i | simple | na-adjective, noun |
| 灌漑 | かんがい kangai | irrigation | noun, suru verb |
| 眼科 | がんか ganka | ophthalmology | noun, no-adjective |
| 眼球 | がんきゅう gankyuu | eyeball | noun, no-adjective |
| 玩具 | がんぐ gangu | toy | noun |
| 簡潔 | かんけつ kanketsu | concise | na-adjective |
| 還元 | かんげん kangen | restoration | noun, suru verb |
| 看護 | かんご kango | nursing | noun, suru verb |
| 漢語 | かんご kango | Japanese word of Chinese origin | noun |
| 頑固 | がんこ ganko | stubborn | na-adjective, noun |
| 勧告 | かんこく kankoku | advice | noun, suru verb |
| 換算 | かんさん kansan | conversion (e.g. yen to dollars) | noun, suru verb |
| 監視 | かんし kanshi | monitoring | noun, suru verb |
| 慣習 | かんしゅう kanshuu | custom | noun, suru verb |
| 観衆 | かんしゅう kanshuu | spectators | noun |
| 願書 | がんしょ gansho | (written) application | noun |
| 干渉 | かんしょう kanshou | interference | noun, suru verb |
| 頑丈 | がんじょう ganjou | solid | na-adjective, noun |
| 感触 | かんしょく kanshoku | feel (of something) | noun |
| 肝心 | かんじん kanjin | essential | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 関税 | かんぜい kanzei | customs (duties) | noun |
| 岩石 | がんせき ganseki | rock | noun |
| 感染 | かんせん kansen | infection | noun, suru verb |
| 幹線 | かんせん kansen | main line | noun, no-adjective |
| 簡素 | かんそ kanso | simple | na-adjective, noun |
| 観点 | かんてん kanten | point of view | noun |
| 感度 | かんど kando | sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument) | noun |
| カンニング | kanningu | cheating (on an examination) | noun, suru verb |
| 元年 | がんねん gannen | first year (of an imperial era) | noun |
| 幹部 | かんぶ kanbu | management | noun |
| 完璧 | かんぺき kanpeki | perfect | na-adjective, noun |
| 勘弁 | かんべん kanben | pardon | noun, suru verb |
| 感無量 | かんむりょう kanmuryou | deep emotion | noun, no-adjective |
| 勧誘 | かんゆう kan'yuu | invitation | noun, suru verb |
| 関与 | かんよ kan'yo | participation | noun, suru verb |
| 寛容 | かんよう kan'you | tolerance | noun, na-adjective |
| 元来 | がんらい ganrai | originally | adverb |
| 観覧 | かんらん kanran | viewing | noun, suru verb |
| 慣例 | かんれい kanrei | custom | noun |
| 還暦 | かんれき kanreki | kanreki | noun |
| 貫禄 | かんろく kanroku | presence | noun |
| 緩和 | かんわ kanwa | relief | noun, suru verb |
| 議案 | ぎあん gian | legislative bill | noun |
| 危害 | きがい kigai | injury | noun |
| 企画 | きかく kikaku | planning | noun, suru verb |
| 規格 | きかく kikaku | standard | noun |
| 着飾る | きかざる kikazaru | to dress up | godan verb |
| 気兼ね | きがね kigane | constraint | noun, suru verb |
| 気軽 | きがる kigaru | carefree | na-adjective, noun |
| 危機 | きき kiki | crisis | noun |
| 聞き取り | ききとり kikitori | listening comprehension | noun |
| 効き目 | ききめ kikime | effect | noun |
| 帰京 | ききょう kikyou | returning (home) to Tokyo | noun, suru verb |
| 戯曲 | ぎきょく gikyoku | drama | noun |
| 基金 | ききん kikin | fund | noun, no-adjective |
| 喜劇 | きげき kigeki | comedy | noun |
| 議決 | ぎけつ giketsu | resolution | noun, suru verb |
| 棄権 | きけん kiken | abstention (from voting) | noun, suru verb |
| 既婚 | きこん kikon | married | no-adjective, noun |
| きざ | kiza | affected | na-adjective, noun |
| 記載 | きさい kisai | mention (in a document) | noun, suru verb |
| 気質 | きしつ kishitsu | disposition | noun |
| 期日 | きじつ kijitsu | fixed date | noun |
| きしむ | kishimu | to jar | godan verb |
| 議事堂 | ぎじどう gijidou | assembly hall | noun |
| 記述 | きじゅつ kijutsu | description | noun, suru verb |
| 気象 | きしょう kishou | weather (conditions) | noun |
| 傷つく | きずつく kizutsuku | to be wounded | godan verb |
| 傷つける | きずつける kizutsukeru | to wound | ichidan verb |
| 犠牲 | ぎせい gisei | sacrifice | noun |
| 汽船 | きせん kisen | steamship | noun |
| 寄贈 | きぞう kizou | donation | noun, suru verb |
| 偽造 | ぎぞう gizou | forgery | noun, suru verb |
| 貴族 | きぞく kizoku | nobility | noun, no-adjective |
| 議題 | ぎだい gidai | topic of discussion | noun |
| 鍛える | きたえる kitaeru | to forge | ichidan verb |
| 気立て | きだて kidate | disposition | noun |
| 来る | きたる kitaru | next (e.g. "next April") | adjective, godan verb |
| きちっと | kichitto | properly | adverb, suru verb |
| 几帳面 | きちょうめん kichoumen | methodical | na-adjective, noun |
| きっかり | kikkari | exactly | adverb |
| きっちり | kitchiri | exactly | adverb, suru verb |
| きっぱり | kippari | clearly | adverb, suru verb |
| 規定 | きてい kitei | stipulation | noun, suru verb |
| 起点 | きてん kiten | starting point | noun |
| 軌道 | きどう kidou | orbit | noun |
| 技能 | ぎのう ginou | technical skill | noun |
| 規範 | きはん kihan | model | noun |
| 気品 | きひん kihin | elegance | noun |
| 気風 | きふう kifuu | character | noun |
| 起伏 | きふく kifuku | undulation | noun, suru verb |
| 規模 | きぼ kibo | scale | noun |
| 気まぐれ | きまぐれ kimagure | whim | noun, na-adjective |
| 生真面目 | きまじめ kimajime | overserious | na-adjective, noun |
| 期末 | きまつ kimatsu | end of term | noun, no-adjective |
| きまり悪い | きまりわるい kimariwarui | embarrassed | i-adjective |
| 記名 | きめい kimei | signature | noun, suru verb |
| 規約 | きやく kiyaku | agreement | noun |
| 脚色 | きゃくしょく kyakushoku | dramatization (e.g. of a novel) | noun, suru verb |
| 逆転 | ぎゃくてん gyakuten | reversal (of a situation) | noun, suru verb |
| 脚本 | きゃくほん kyakuhon | script | noun |
| 華奢 | きゃしゃ kyasha | dainty | na-adjective, noun |
| 客観 | きゃっかん kyakkan | objectivity | noun, no-adjective |
| キャッチ | kyatchi | catch | noun, suru verb |
| キャリア | kyaria | career | noun |
| 救援 | きゅうえん kyuuen | relief | noun, suru verb |
| 休学 | きゅうがく kyuugaku | temporary absence from school | noun, suru verb |
| 究極 | きゅうきょく kyuukyoku | ultimate | no-adjective, noun |
| 窮屈 | きゅうくつ kyuukutsu | narrow | na-adjective, noun |
| 球根 | きゅうこん kyuukon | (plant) bulb | noun, no-adjective |
| 救済 | きゅうさい kyuusai | relief | noun, suru verb |
| 給仕 | きゅうじ kyuuji | waiting on a table | noun, suru verb |
| 給食 | きゅうしょく kyuushoku | provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 休戦 | きゅうせん kyuusen | cease-fire | noun, suru verb |
| 宮殿 | きゅうでん kyuuden | palace | noun |
| 旧知 | きゅうち kyuuchi | old friend | noun |
| 窮乏 | きゅうぼう kyuubou | poverty | noun, suru verb |
| 寄与 | きよ kiyo | contribution | noun, suru verb |
| 強 | きょう kyou | a little over | suffix, noun |
| 狂 | きょう kyou | maniac | suffix |
| 驚異 | きょうい kyoui | wonder | noun, no-adjective |
| 教科 | きょうか kyouka | subject | noun |
| 協会 | きょうかい kyoukai | association | noun |
| 共学 | きょうがく kyougaku | coeducation | noun, suru verb |
| 共感 | きょうかん kyoukan | sympathy | noun, suru verb |
| 境遇 | きょうぐう kyouguu | one's circumstances | noun |
| 教訓 | きょうくん kyoukun | lesson | noun, suru verb |
| 強行 | きょうこう kyoukou | forcing (e.g. a vote) | noun, suru verb |
| 強硬 | きょうこう kyoukou | firm | na-adjective, noun |
| 教材 | きょうざい kyouzai | teaching materials | noun |
| 凶作 | きょうさく kyousaku | bad harvest | noun, no-adjective |
| 業者 | ぎょうしゃ gyousha | trader | noun |
| 教習 | きょうしゅう kyoushuu | training | noun, suru verb |
| 郷愁 | きょうしゅう kyoushuu | nostalgia | noun |
| 教職 | きょうしょく kyoushoku | the teaching profession | noun |
| 興じる | きょうじる kyoujiru | to amuse oneself | ichidan verb |