JLPT N1
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 施す | ほどこす hodokosu | to give (time, money, goods) | godan verb |
| ほとり | hotori | side (esp. of a waterbody) | noun |
| ぼやく | boyaku | to grumble | godan verb |
| ぼやける | boyakeru | to become dim | ichidan verb |
| 保養 | ほよう hoyou | health preservation | noun, suru verb |
| 捕虜 | ほりょ horyo | prisoner (of war) | noun |
| ボルト | boruto | volt | noun |
| 滅びる | ほろびる horobiru | to go to ruin | ichidan verb |
| 滅ぼす | ほろぼす horobosu | to destroy | godan verb |
| 本格 | ほんかく honkaku | original method | noun, adjective |
| 本館 | ほんかん honkan | main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.) | noun |
| 本気 | ほんき honki | seriousness | noun, no-adjective |
| 本国 | ほんごく hongoku | home country | noun |
| 本質 | ほんしつ honshitsu | essence | noun, no-adjective |
| 本体 | ほんたい hontai | substance | noun |
| 本音 | ほんね honne | real intention | noun |
| 本能 | ほんのう honnou | instinct | noun, no-adjective |
| 本場 | ほんば honba | home (of something) | noun, no-adjective |
| ポンプ | ponpu | pump | noun |
| 本文 | ほんぶん honbun | text (of a book, document, etc.) | noun |
| 本名 | ほんみょう honmyou | real name | noun |
| マーク | maaku | mark | noun, suru verb |
| マイ | mai | my | prefix |
| マイクロフォン | maikurofon | microphone | noun |
| 埋蔵 | まいぞう maizou | burying in the ground | noun, suru verb |
| 舞う | まう mau | to dance (orig. a whirling dance) | godan verb |
| 真上 | まうえ maue | right above | noun, no-adjective |
| 前売り | まえうり maeuri | advance sale | noun, suru verb |
| 前置き | まえおき maeoki | preface | noun, suru verb |
| 任す | まかす makasu | to entrust (to someone) | godan verb |
| 負かす | まかす makasu | to defeat | godan verb |
| まかなう | makanau | to supply (goods, money, etc.) | godan verb |
| 紛らわしい | まぎらわしい magirawashii | easily mixed up (e.g. similar words) | i-adjective |
| 紛れる | まぎれる magireru | to disappear into | ichidan verb |
| 真心 | まごころ magokoro | sincerity | noun, no-adjective |
| まごつく | magotsuku | to be confused | godan verb |
| 誠 | まこと makoto | truth | noun, adverb |
| 誠に | まことに makotoni | really | adverb |
| まさしく | masashiku | certainly | adverb |
| 勝る | まさる masaru | to excel | godan verb |
| まし | mashi | better | na-adjective, noun |
| 交える | まじえる majieru | to mix | ichidan verb |
| 真下 | ました mashita | right under | noun, no-adjective |
| まして | mashite | still more | expression, adverb |
| 交わる | まじわる majiwaru | to cross | godan verb |
| 麻酔 | ますい masui | anaesthesia | noun |
| またがる | matagaru | to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.) | godan verb |
| 待ち合わせ | まちあわせ machiawase | appointment | noun |
| 待ち遠しい | まちどおしい machidooshii | longed-for | i-adjective |
| 待ち望む | まちのぞむ machinozomu | to wait eagerly for | godan verb |
| まちまち | machimachi | various | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| 末期 | まっき makki | last years | noun |
| 真っ二つ | まっぷたつ mapputatsu | two equal parts | noun |
| 的 | まと mato | mark | noun |
| まとまり | matomari | unity | noun |
| まとめ | matome | summary | noun |
| 免れる | まぬがれる manugareru | to escape (disaster, death, etc.) | ichidan verb |
| 招き | まねき maneki | invitation | noun |
| 瞬き | まばたき mabataki | blink (of eyes) | noun, suru verb |
| 麻痺 | まひ mahi | paralysis | noun, suru verb |
| まみれ | mamire | covered with | noun |
| 眉 | まゆ mayu | eyebrow | noun |
| 鞠 | まり mari | ball (for sport, games, etc.) | noun |
| まるごと | marugoto | in its entirety | adverb |
| まるっきり | marukkiri | completely | adverb |
| 丸々 | まるまる marumaru | plump | adjective, suru verb |
| 丸める | まるめる marumeru | to make round | ichidan verb |
| 満月 | まんげつ mangetsu | full moon | noun, no-adjective |
| 満場 | まんじょう manjou | whole house | noun, no-adjective |
| 真ん前 | まんまえ manmae | right in front | no-adjective, adverb |
| 真ん丸い | まんまるい manmarui | perfectly round | i-adjective |
| み | mi | -ness (as in "sweetness") | suffix |
| 見合い | みあい miai | (formal) meeting with a view to marriage | noun, suru verb |
| 見合わせる | みあわせる miawaseru | to exchange glances | ichidan verb |
| 見落とす | みおとす miotosu | to overlook | godan verb |
| 未開 | みかい mikai | uncivilized | no-adjective, noun |
| 味覚 | みかく mikaku | (sense of) taste | noun |
| 幹 | みき miki | tree trunk | noun |
| 見苦しい | みぐるしい migurushii | unsightly | i-adjective |
| 見込み | みこみ mikomi | hope | noun |
| 未婚 | みこん mikon | unmarried | no-adjective, noun |
| 未熟 | みじゅく mijuku | unripe | na-adjective, noun |
| 微塵 | みじん mijin | particle | noun, no-adjective |
| 水気 | みずけ mizuke | water content | noun |
| ミスプリント | misupurinto | misprint | noun |
| みすぼらしい | misuborashii | shabby | i-adjective |
| ミセス | misesu | Mrs | noun |
| 見せびらかす | みせびらかす misebirakasu | to show off | godan verb |
| 見世物 | みせもの misemono | misemono | noun |
| 溝 | みぞ mizo | ditch | noun |
| 満たす | みたす mitasu | to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.) | godan verb |
| 乱す | みだす midasu | to throw into disorder | godan verb |
| 乱れる | みだれる midareru | to be disordered | ichidan verb |
| 未知 | みち michi | not yet known | no-adjective, noun |
| 身近 | みぢか mijika | near oneself | na-adjective, noun |
| 導く | みちびく michibiku | to guide | godan verb |
| 密集 | みっしゅう misshuu | crowding together | noun, suru verb |
| 密接 | みっせつ missetsu | close (relationship, connection, etc.) | na-adjective, noun |
| 密度 | みつど mitsudo | density | noun |
| 見積もり | みつもり mitsumori | estimate | noun |
| 未定 | みてい mitei | not yet fixed | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| 見通し | みとおし mitooshi | unobstructed view | noun |
| みなす | minasu | to regard (as) | godan verb |
| 源 | みなもと minamoto | source (of a river) | noun |
| 見習う | みならう minarau | to follow (someone's) example | godan verb |
| 身なり | みなり minari | dress | noun |
| 峰 | みね mine | peak | noun |
| 身の上 | みのうえ minoue | one's station in life | expression, noun |
| 見逃す | みのがす minogasu | to miss | godan verb |
| 身の回り | みのまわり minomawari | one's personal belongings | expression, noun |
| 見計らう | みはからう mihakarau | to choose at one's own discretion | godan verb |
| 見晴らし | みはらし miharashi | (scenic) view | noun |
| 身振り | みぶり miburi | gesture | noun |
| 脈 | みゃく myaku | pulse | noun |
| ミュージック | myuujikku | music | noun |
| 未練 | みれん miren | lingering attachment | noun, na-adjective |
| 見渡す | みわたす miwatasu | to look out over | godan verb |
| 民宿 | みんしゅく minshuku | guest house | noun |
| 民族 | みんぞく minzoku | people | noun |
| 民俗 | みんぞく minzoku | folk customs | noun |
| 無意味 | むいみ muimi | nonsense | na-adjective, noun |
| ムード | muudo | mood | noun |
| 無口 | むくち mukuchi | taciturn | na-adjective, no-adjective |
| 婿 | むこ muko | husband | noun |
| 無効 | むこう mukou | invalid | no-adjective, na-adjective |
| 無言 | むごん mugon | silence (not speaking) | noun, no-adjective |
| 無邪気 | むじゃき mujaki | innocent | na-adjective, noun |
| 毟る | むしる mushiru | to pluck | godan verb |
| 結び | むすび musubi | ending | noun |
| 結びつき | むすびつき musubitsuki | connection | noun |
| 結びつく | むすびつく musubitsuku | to be related | godan verb |
| 結びつける | むすびつける musubitsukeru | to tie (to) | ichidan verb |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) | noun, no-adjective |
| 無駄遣い | むだづかい mudazukai | waste (of money, time, etc.) | noun, suru verb |
| 無断 | むだん mudan | absence of permission | noun |
| 無知 | むち muchi | ignorance | noun, na-adjective |
| 無茶 | むちゃ mucha | absurd | na-adjective, noun |
| むちゃくちゃ | muchakucha | nonsensical | na-adjective, noun |
| 虚しい | むなしい munashii | empty | i-adjective |
| 無念 | むねん munen | regret | noun, na-adjective |
| 無能 | むのう munou | incompetence | noun, na-adjective |
| むやみに | muyamini | thoughtlessly | adverb |
| 無用 | むよう muyou | useless | na-adjective, noun |
| むら | mura | unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.) | noun, na-adjective |
| 群がる | むらがる muragaru | to swarm | godan verb |
| 無論 | むろん muron | of course | adverb |
| 名産 | めいさん meisan | noted product | noun |
| 名称 | めいしょう meishou | name | noun |
| 命中 | めいちゅう meichuu | (direct) hit | noun, suru verb |
| 明白 | めいはく meihaku | obvious | na-adjective |
| 名簿 | めいぼ meibo | register of names | noun |
| 名誉 | めいよ meiyo | honor | noun, na-adjective |
| 明瞭 | めいりょう meiryou | clear | na-adjective, noun |
| 明朗 | めいろう meirou | cheerful | na-adjective |
| メーカー | meekaa | manufacturer (esp. a major company) | noun |
| 目方 | めかた mekata | weight | noun |
| 恵み | めぐみ megumi | blessing | noun |
| 恵む | めぐむ megumu | to bless | godan verb |
| 目覚ましい | めざましい mezamashii | remarkable | i-adjective |
| 目覚める | めざめる mezameru | to wake up | ichidan verb |
| 召す | めす mesu | to call | godan verb, auxiliary |
| めす | mesu | female (animal, plant) | noun, no-adjective |
| 目つき | めつき metsuki | look (in someone's eyes) | noun |
| 滅亡 | めつぼう metsubou | downfall | noun, suru verb |
| メディア | media | media | noun |
| めど | medo | aim | noun |
| 目盛り | めもり memori | graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.) | noun |
| メロディー | merodii | melody | noun |
| 面会 | めんかい menkai | meeting (face-to-face) | noun, suru verb |
| 免除 | めんじょ menjo | exemption | noun, suru verb |
| 面する | めんする mensuru | to face on | suru verb |
| 面目 | めんぼく menboku | face | noun |
| 網 | もう mou | network | suffix |
| 設ける | もうける moukeru | to prepare | ichidan verb |
| 申し入れる | もうしいれる moushiireru | to propose | ichidan verb |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ moushikomi | application | noun |
| 申し出 | もうしで moushide | proposal | noun |
| 申し出る | もうしでる moushideru | to offer | ichidan verb |
| 申し分 | もうしぶん moushibun | complaint | noun |
| 盲点 | もうてん mouten | blind spot (on the retina) | noun |
| 猛烈 | もうれつ mouretsu | fierce | na-adjective, adverb |
| モーテル | mooteru | motel | noun |
| もがく | mogaku | to struggle | godan verb |
| 目録 | もくろく mokuroku | catalogue | noun |
| 目論見 | もくろみ mokuromi | plan | noun |
| 模型 | もけい mokei | model | noun, no-adjective |
| 模索 | もさく mosaku | groping (for) | noun, suru verb |
| もしかして | moshikashite | perhaps | adverb |
| もしくは | moshikuha | or | conjunction |
| もたらす | motarasu | to bring (news, knowledge, etc.) | godan verb |
| 持ちきり | もちきり mochikiri | hot topic | noun |
| 目下 | もっか mokka | at present | noun, adverb |
| もっぱら | moppara | wholly | adverb, no-adjective |
| もてなす | motenasu | to treat (a guest) | godan verb |
| 持てる | もてる moteru | to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.) | ichidan verb, adjective |
| モニター | monitaa | monitor (device, software or person) | noun, suru verb |
| 物好き | ものずき monozuki | (idle) curiosity | noun, na-adjective |
| 物足りない | ものたりない monotarinai | unsatisfied | i-adjective |
| もはや | mohaya | already | adverb |
| 模範 | もはん mohan | exemplar | noun |