jlpt-boi / JLPT N1 / Vocabulary
Advanced: nuanced, literary, and formal vocabulary used in editorials and academic writing. Every word below is pulled from real N1 practice questions — tap any word to try the question it appears in.
144 words · with readings & meanings
Practice N1 vocabulary →| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
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| 曖昧 | あいまい | vague / ambiguous | Practice → |
| 明らか | あきらか | clear / evident | Practice → |
| 預かる | あずかる | to keep / take custody of | Practice → |
| 案じる | あんじる | to worry about | Practice → |
| 潔い | いさぎよい | honorable / dignified (in accepting fault or defeat) | Practice → |
| 威信 | いしん | prestige / dignity | Practice → |
| いたしかたなし | いたしかたなし | it can't be helped / unavoidable | Practice → |
| 一概に | いちがいに | unconditionally / categorically | Practice → |
| 一概に〜ない | いちがいに〜ない | cannot categorically say / not necessarily | Practice → |
| 一蹴する | いっしゅうする | to dismiss outright | Practice → |
| 逸脱 | いつだつ | deviation / departure | Practice → |
| 厭わない | いとわない | not to mind / be willing to | Practice → |
| おおむね | おおむね | generally / mostly | Practice → |
| 懐疑 | かいぎ | doubt / skepticism | Practice → |
| 概況 | がいきょう | general situation | Practice → |
| 介在 | かいざい | intervention / interposition | Practice → |
| 介入 | かいにゅう | intervention | Practice → |
| 乖離 | かいり | divergence / separation | Practice → |
| かえって | かえって | on the contrary / instead | Practice → |
| 革新 | かくしん | innovation | Practice → |
| かけ離れる | かけはなれる | to be far removed | Practice → |
| 駆け引き | かけひき | tactics / maneuvering / bargaining | Practice → |
| 過失 | かしつ | negligence / fault | Practice → |
| 加味 | かみ | taking into account / adding | Practice → |
| 勘案 | かんあん | consideration | Practice → |
| 頑強 | がんきょう | stubborn / robust | Practice → |
| 完結 | かんけつ | completion / conclusion | Practice → |
| 還元 | かんげん | return / reduction | Practice → |
| 慣行 | かんこう | customary practice | Practice → |
| 換算 | かんさん | conversion / calculation | Practice → |
| 肝心 | かんじん | crucial / essential | Practice → |
| 貫徹 | かんてつ | carrying through / consistency | Practice → |
| 緩和 | かんわ | mitigation / relaxation | Practice → |
| 機運 | きうん | momentum / opportunity | Practice → |
| 帰結 | きけつ | consequence / conclusion | Practice → |
| 兆し | きざし | sign / indication | Practice → |
| 帰趨 | きすう | course / outcome | Practice → |
| 規範 | きはん | norm / standard | Practice → |
| 糾弾 | きゅうだん | denunciation | Practice → |
| 享受 | きょうじゅ | enjoyment / receipt of benefits | Practice → |
| 居住 | きょじゅう | residence | Practice → |
| 拠出 | きょしゅつ | contribution of funds | Practice → |
| 食い違い | くいちがい | discrepancy | Practice → |
| 具備 | ぐび | possession of requirements | Practice → |
| 経緯 | けいい | course of events | Practice → |
| 契機 | けいき | turning point / occasion | Practice → |
| 懸念 | けねん | concern / apprehension | Practice → |
| 権威 | けんい | authority / prestige | Practice → |
| 見解 | けんかい | view / opinion | Practice → |
| 検証 | けんしょう | verification / examination | Practice → |
| 見地 | けんち | standpoint / viewpoint | Practice → |
| 顕著 | けんちょ | marked / conspicuous | Practice → |
| 枯渇 | こかつ | depletion / exhaustion | Practice → |
| 固執 | こしつ | persistence / fixation | Practice → |
| 〜しかねる | しかねる | cannot possibly (polite/formal) | Practice → |
| 示唆 | しさ | suggestion / implication | Practice → |
| 施策 | しさく | policy measure | Practice → |
| 実態 | じったい | actual condition | Practice → |
| 淑やか | しとやか | graceful / modest (of a woman's demeanor) | Practice → |
| 充足 | じゅうそく | sufficiency / fulfillment | Practice → |
| 趣旨 | しゅし | purpose / gist | Practice → |
| 逡巡 | しゅんじゅん | wavering / hesitation | Practice → |
| 衝撃 | しょうげき | shock / impact | Practice → |
| 譲歩 | じょうほ | concession / compromise | Practice → |
| 奨励 | しょうれい | encouragement / promotion | Practice → |
| 所見 | しょけん | observation / opinion | Practice → |
| 真価 | しんか | true value / real worth | Practice → |
| 斟酌 | しんしゃく | allowance / consideration | Practice → |
| 遂行 | すいこう | execution / accomplishment | Practice → |
| 成功 | せいこう | success | Practice → |
| 整合 | せいごう | consistency / conformity | Practice → |
| 精査 | せいさ | close examination | Practice → |
| 静寂 | せいじゃく | stillness / profound silence | Practice → |
| 脆弱 | ぜいじゃく | fragile / vulnerable | Practice → |
| 是正 | ぜせい | correction / rectification | Practice → |
| 折衷 | せっちゅう | compromise / blending | Practice → |
| せめて | せめて | at least | Practice → |
| 潜在 | せんざい | latent / potential | Practice → |
| 先入観 | せんにゅうかん | preconception | Practice → |
| 相違 | そうい | difference / discrepancy | Practice → |
| 造詣 | ぞうけい | deep knowledge | Practice → |
| 阻害 | そがい | obstruction / impediment | Practice → |
| 促進 | そくしん | promotion / acceleration | Practice → |
| 齟齬 | そご | discrepancy / mismatch | Practice → |
| 措辞 | そじ | wording / diction | Practice → |
| 措置 | そち | measure / action | Practice → |
| 対応 | たいおう | handling / response | Practice → |
| 打開 | だかい | breakthrough | Practice → |
| 巧み | たくみ | skillful | Practice → |
| たちどころに | たちどころに | immediately | Practice → |
| 建前 | たてまえ | public stance / principle | Practice → |
| 妥当 | だとう | valid / appropriate | Practice → |
| 端緒 | たんしょ | clue / beginning | Practice → |
| 血のにじむような | ちのにじむような | painstaking / excruciating (effort) | Practice → |
| 着手 | ちゃくしゅ | commencement / undertaking | Practice → |
| 躊躇 | ちゅうちょ | hesitation | Practice → |
| 兆候 | ちょうこう | sign / indication | Practice → |
| 通念 | つうねん | conventional wisdom | Practice → |
| 提唱 | ていしょう | advocacy / proposal | Practice → |
| 展望 | てんぼう | outlook / prospect | Practice → |
| 動向 | どうこう | trend / movement | Practice → |
| 洞察 | どうさつ | insight | Practice → |
| 踏襲 | とうしゅう | following precedent | Practice → |
| 淘汰 | とうた | selection / elimination | Practice → |
| 何もかも | なにもかも | everything / anything and everything | Practice → |
| 排除 | はいじょ | exclusion / removal | Practice → |
| 配慮 | はいりょ | consideration / care | Practice → |
| 波及 | はきゅう | spread / ripple effect | Practice → |
| 拍車をかける | はくしゃをかける | to accelerate / spur on | Practice → |
| 反映 | はんえい | reflection / mirroring | Practice → |
| 反響 | はんきょう | response / repercussion | Practice → |
| 逼迫 | ひっぱく | tightness / pressure | Practice → |
| 標榜 | ひょうぼう | professing / advocating | Practice → |
| 風潮 | ふうちょう | social trend / tendency | Practice → |
| 相応しい | ふさわしい | suitable / befitting | Practice → |
| 物議 | ぶつぎ | public controversy | Practice → |
| 踏まえる | ふまえる | to take into account | Practice → |
| 弊害 | へいがい | harmful effect | Practice → |
| 隔たり | へだたり | gap / distance | Practice → |
| 便宜 | べんぎ | convenience / accommodation | Practice → |
| 補填 | ほてん | compensation / replenishment | Practice → |
| 本音 | ほんね | true feelings | Practice → |
| 翻弄 | ほんろう | being at the mercy of | Practice → |
| 全うする | まっとうする | to fulfill completely | Practice → |
| まんざら | まんざら | not entirely ~ (with negatives) | Practice → |
| 胸が痛む | むねがいたむ | to feel a pang of guilt/conscience | Practice → |
| 名目 | めいもく | pretext / nominal purpose | Practice → |
| 網羅 | もうら | comprehensive coverage | Practice → |
| 黙認 | もくにん | tacit approval | Practice → |
| 模索 | もさく | search / exploration | Practice → |
| やがて | やがて | eventually / in due course | Practice → |
| 融合 | ゆうごう | fusion / integration | Practice → |
| 誘発 | ゆうはつ | inducement / triggering | Practice → |
| 猶予 | ゆうよ | grace period / reprieve | Practice → |
| 擁護 | ようご | defense / advocacy | Practice → |
| 様相 | ようそう | aspect / appearance | Practice → |
| 容認 | ようにん | acceptance / tolerance | Practice → |
| 要領を得ない | ようりょうをえない | not to the point | Practice → |
| 抑制 | よくせい | restraint / control | Practice → |
| 余地 | よち | room / scope | Practice → |
| 余波 | よは | aftereffect / repercussion | Practice → |
| 凌駕 | りょうが | surpassing | Practice → |
| 漏洩 | ろうえい | leakage / disclosure | Practice → |
| 論拠 | ろんきょ | basis of an argument | Practice → |