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JLPT N1 Kanji List (1232 kanji)
All 1232 kanji for JLPT N1 — advanced kanji — the long tail you meet in literature and formal writing. Ordered by how often each kanji appears in real Japanese text, so the first rows give you the most value per minute. Click any kanji for readings, example words and study notes.
氏family name, surname統overall, relationship保protect, guarantee第No., residence結tie, bind派faction, group案plan, suggestion策scheme, plan基fundamentals, radical (chem)価value, price提propose, take along挙raise, plan応apply, answer企undertake, scheme検examination, investigate藤wisteria沢swamp, marsh裁tailor, judge証evidence, proof援abet, help施give, bestow井well, well crib護safeguard, protect展unfold, expand態attitude, condition鮮fresh, vivid視inspection, regard as条article, clause幹tree trunk, main part独single, alone宮Shinto shrine, constellations率ratio, rate衛defense, protection張counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch監oversee, official環ring, circle審hearing, judge義righteousness, justice訴accusation, sue株stocks, stump姿figure, form閣tower, tall building衆masses, great numbers評evaluate, criticism影shadow, silhouette松pine tree撃beat, attack佐assistant, help核nucleus, core整organize, arranging融dissolve, melt製made in..., manufacture票ballot, label渉ford, go cross響echo, sound推conjecture, infer請solicit, invite器utensil, vessel士gentleman, scholar討chastise, attack攻aggression, attack崎promontory, cape督coach, command授impart, instruct催sponsor, hold (a meeting)及reach out, exert憲constitution, law離detach, separation激violent, get excited摘pinch, pick系lineage, system批criticism, strike郎son, counter for sons健healthy, health盟alliance, oath従accompany, obey修discipline, conduct oneself well隊regiment, party織weave, fabric拡broaden, extend故happenstance, especially振shake, wave弁valve, petal就concerning, settle異uncommon, different献offering, counter for drinks厳stern, strictness維fiber, tie浜seacoast, beach遺bequeath, leave behind塁bases, fort邦home country, country素elementary, principle遣dispatch, despatch抗confront, resist模imitation, copy雄masculine, male益benefit, gain緊tense, solid標signpost, seal宣proclaim, say昭shining, bright廃abolish, obsolete伊Italy, that one江creek, inlet僚colleague, official吉good luck, joy盛boom, prosper皇emperor臨look to, face踏step, trample壊demolition, break債bond, loan興entertain, revive源source, origin儀ceremony, rule創genesis, wound障hinder, hurt継inherit, succeed筋muscle, sinew闘fight, war葬interment, bury避evade, avoid司director, official康ease, peace善virtuous, good逮apprehend, chase迫urge, force惑beguile, delusion崩crumble, die紀chronicle, account聴listen, headstrong脱undress, removing級class, rank博Dr., command締tighten, tie救salvation, save執tenacious, take hold房tassel, tuft撤remove, withdraw削plane, sharpen密secrecy, density (pop)措set aside, give up志intention, plan載ride, board陣camp, battle array我ego, I為do, change抑repress, well幕curtain, bunting染dye, color奈Nara, what?傷wound, hurt択choose, select秀excel, excellence徴indications, sign弾bullet, twang償reparation, make up for功achievement, merits拠foothold, based on秘secret, conceal拒repel, refuse刑punish, penalty塚hillock, mound致doth, do繰winding, reel尾tail, end描sketch, compose鈴small bell, buzzer盤tray, shallow bowl項paragraph, nape of neck喪miss, mourning伴consort, accompany養foster, bring up懸state of suspension, hang街boulevard, street契pledge, promise掲put up (a notice), put up躍leap, dance棄abandon, throw away邸residence, mansion縮shrink, contract還send back, return属belong, genus慮prudence, thought枠frame, framework恵favor, blessing露dew, tears沖open sea, offing緩slacken, loosen節node, season需demand, request射shoot, shine into購subscription, buy揮brandish, wave充allot, fill貢tribute, support鹿deer却instead, on the contrary端edge, origin賃fare, fee獲seize, get郡county, district併join, get together徹penetrate, clear貴precious, value衝collide, brunt焦char, hurry奪rob, take by force災disaster, calamity浦bay, creek析chop, divide譲defer, turnover称appellation, praise納settlement, obtain樹timber, trees挑challenge, contend for誘entice, lead紛distract, be mistaken for至climax, arrive宗religion, sect促stimulate, urge慎humility, be careful控withdraw, draw in智wisdom, intellect握grip, hold宙mid-air, air俊sagacious, genius銭coin, .01 yen渋astringent, hesitate銃gun, arms操maneuver, manipulate携portable, carry (in hand)診checkup, seeing託consign, requesting撮snapshot, take pictures誕nativity, be born侵encroach, invade括fasten, tie up謝apologize, thank駆drive, run透transparent, permeate津haven, port壁wall, lining (stomach)稲rice plant仮sham, temporary裂split, rend敏cleverness, agile是just so, this排repudiate, exclude裕abundant, rich堅strict, hard訳translate, reason芝turf, lawn綱hawser, class (genus)典code, ceremony賀congratulations, joy扱handle, entertain顧look back, review弘vast, broad看watch over, see訟sue, accuse戒commandment祉welfare, happiness誉reputation, praise歓delight, joy奏play music, speak to a ruler勧persuade, recommend騒boisterous, make noise閥clique, lineage甲armor, high (voice)縄straw rope, cord郷home town, village揺swing, shake免excuse, dismissal既previously, already薦recommend, mat隣neighboring華splendor, flower範pattern, example隠conceal, hide徳benevolence, virtue哲philosophy, clear杉cedar, cryptomeria釈explanation己self妥gentle, peace威intimidate, dignity豪overpowering, great熊bear滞stagnate, be delayed微delicate, minuteness隆hump, high症symptoms, illness暫temporarily, a while忠loyalty, fidelity倉godown, warehouse彦lad, boy (ancient)肝liver, pluck喚yell, cry沿run alongside, follow along妙exquisite, strange唱chant, recite阿Africa, flatter索cord, rope誠sincerity, admonish襲attack, advance on懇sociable, kind俳haiku, actor柄design, pattern驚wonder, be surprised麻hemp, flax李plum浩wide expanse, abundance剤dose, medicine瀬rapids, current趣purport, gist陥collapse, fall into斎purification, Buddhist food貫pierce, 8 1/3lbs仙hermit, wizard慰consolation, amusement序preface, beginning旬decameron, ten-day period兼concurrently, and聖holy, saint旨delicious, relish即instant, namely柳willow舎cottage, inn偽falsehood, lie較contrast, compare覇hegemony, supremacy詳detailed, full抵resist, reach脅threaten, coerce茂overgrown, grow thick犠sacrifice旗flag, banner距long-distance, spur雅gracious, elegant飾decorate, ornament網netting, network竜dragon, imperial詩poem, poetry繁luxuriant, thick翼wing, plane潟lagoon敵enemy, foe魅fascination, charm嫌dislike, detest斉adjusted, alike敷spread, pave擁hug, embrace圏sphere, circle酸acid, bitterness罰penalty, punishment滅destroy, ruin礎cornerstone, foundation stone腐rot, decay脚skids, leg潮tide, salt water梅plum尽exhaust, use up僕me, I (male)桜cherry滑slippery, slide孤orphan, alone炎inflammation, flame賠compensation, indemnify句phrase, clause鋼steel頑stubborn, foolish鎖chain, irons彩coloring, paint摩chafe, rub励encourage, be diligent縦vertical, length輝radiance, shine蓄amass, raise軸axis, pivot巡patrol, go around稼earnings, work瞬wink, blink砲cannon, gun噴erupt, spout誇boast, be proud祥auspicious, happiness牲animal sacrifice, offering秩regularity, salary帝sovereign, the emperor宏wide, large唆tempt, seduce阻thwart, separate from泰peaceful, calm賄bribe, board撲slap, strike堀ditch, moat菊chrysanthemum絞strangle, constrict縁affinity, relation唯solely, only膨swell, get fat矢dart, arrow耐-proof, enduring塾cram school, private school漏leak, escape慶jubilation, congratulate猛fierce, rave芳perfume, balmy懲penal, chastise剣sabre, sword彰patent, clear棋chess piece, Japanese chess丁street, ward恒constancy, always揚raise, elevate冒risk, face之of, this倫ethics, companion陳exhibit, state憶recollection, think潜submerge, conceal梨pear tree仁humanity, virtue克overcome, kindly岳point, peak概outline, condition拘arrest, seize墓grave, tomb黙silence, become silent須ought, by all means偏partial, side雰atmosphere, fog遇meet, encounter諮consult with狭cramped, narrow卓eminent, table亀tortoise, turtle糧provisions, food簿register, record book炉hearth, furnace牧breed, care for殊particularly, especially殖augment, increase艦warship輩comrade, fellow穴hole, aperture奇strange, strangeness慢ridicule, laziness鶴crane, stork謀conspire, cheat暖warmth昌prosperous, bright拍clap, beat (music)朗melodious, clear寛tolerant, leniency覆capsize, cover胞placenta, sac泣cry, weep隔isolate, alternate浄clean, purify没drown, sink暇spare time, rest肺lungs貞upright, chastity靖peaceful鑑specimen, take warning from飼domesticate, raise陰shade, yin銘inscription, signature (of artisan)随follow, though烈ardent, violent尋inquire, fathom稿draft, copy丹rust-colored, red啓disclose, open也to be (classical)丘hill, knoll棟ridgepole, ridge壌lot, earth漫cartoon, involuntarily玄mysterious, occultness粘sticky, glutinous悟enlightenment, perceive舗shop, store妊pregnancy熟mellow, ripen旭rising sun, morning sun恩grace, kindness騰leaping up, jumping up往journey, travel豆beans, pea遂consummate, accomplish狂lunatic, insane岐branch off, fork in road陛highness, steps (of throne)緯horizontal, woof培cultivate, foster衰decline, wane艇rowboat, small boat屈yield, bend径diameter, path淡thin, faint抽pluck, pull披expose, open廷courts, imperial court錦brocade, fine dress准quasi-, semi-暑sultry, hot磯seashore, beach奨exhort, urge浸immersed, soak剰surplus, besides胆gall bladder, courage繊slender, fine駒pony, horse虚void, emptiness霊spirits, soul帳notebook, account book悔repent, regret諭rebuke, admonish惨wretched, disaster虐tyrannize, oppress翻flip, turn over墜crash, fall (down)沼marsh, lake据set, lay a foundation肥fertilizer, get fat徐gradually, slowly糖sugar搭board, load (a vehicle)盾shield, escutcheon脈vein, pulse滝waterfall, rapids軌rut, wheel俵bag, bale妨disturb, prevent擦grate, rub鯨whale荘villa, inn諾consent, assent雷thunder, lightning bolt漂drift, float (on liquid)懐feelings, heart勘intuition, perception栽plantation, planting拐kidnap, falsify駄burdensome, pack horse添annexed, accompany冠crown, best斜diagonal, slanting鏡mirror, speculum聡wise, fast learner浪wandering, waves亜Asia, rank next覧perusal, see詐lie, falsehood壇podium, stage勲meritorious deed, merit魔witch, demon酬repay, reward紫purple, violet曙dawn, daybreak紋family crest, figures卸wholesale奮stirred up, be invigorated欄column, handrail逸deviate, idleness涯horizon, shore拓clear (the land), open眼eyeball獄prison, jail尚esteem, furthermore彫carve, engrave穏calm, quiet顕appear, existing巧adroit, skilled矛halberd, arms垣hedge, fence欺deceit, cheat釣angling, fish萩bush clover粛solemn, quietly栗chestnut愚foolish, folly嘉applaud, praise遭encounter, meet架erect, frame鬼ghost, devil庶commoner, all稚immature, young滋nourishing, more & more幻phantasm, vision煮boil, cook姫princess誓vow, swear把grasp, faggot践tread, step on呈display, offer疎alienate, rough仰face-up, look up剛sturdy, strength疾rapidly征subjugate, attack the rebellious砕smash, break謡song, sing嫁marry into, bride謙self-effacing, humble oneself后empress, queen嘆sigh, lament菌germ, fungus鎌sickle, scythe巣nest, rookery頻repeatedly, recur琴harp, koto班squad, corps棚shelf, ledge潔undefiled, pure酷cruel, severe宰superintend, manager廊corridor, hall寂loneliness, quietly辰sign of the dragon, 7-9AM霞be hazy, grow dim伏prostrated, bend down碁Go俗vulgar, customs漠vague, obscure邪wicked, injustice晶sparkle, clear墨black ink, India ink鎮tranquilize, ancient peace-preservation centers洞den, cave履perform, complete劣inferiority, be inferior to那what?殴assault, hit娠with child, pregnancy奉observance, offer憂melancholy, grieve朴crude, simple亭pavilion, restaurant淳pure怪suspicious, mystery鳩pigeon, dove酔drunk, feel sick惜pity, be sparing of穫harvest, reap佳excellent, beautiful潤wet, be watered悼lament, grieve over乏destitution, scarce該above-stated, the said赴proceed, get桑mulberry桂Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree髄marrow, pith虎tiger, drunkard盆basin, lantern festival晋advance穂ear, ear (grain)壮robust, manhood堤dike, bank飢hungry, starve傍bystander, side疫epidemic累accumulate, involvement痴stupid, foolish搬conveyor, carry晃clear癒healing, cure桐paulownia寸measurement, tenth of a shaku郭enclosure, quarters尿urine凶villain, evil吐spit, vomit宴banquet, feast鷹hawk賓V.I.P., guest虜captive, barbarian陶pottery, porcelain鐘bell, gong憾remorse, regret猪boar紘large磁magnet, porcelain弥all the more, increasingly昆descendants, elder brother粗coarse, rough訂revise, correct芽bud, sprout庄level, in the country傘umbrella敦industry, kindliness騎equestrian, riding on horses寧rather, preferably循sequential, follow忍endure, bear怠neglect, laziness如likeness, like寮dormitory, hostel祐help鵬phoenix鉛lead珠pearl, gem凝congeal, freeze苗seedling, sapling獣animal, beast哀pathetic, grief跳hop, leap up匠artisan, workman垂droop, suspend蛇snake, serpent澄lucidity, be clear縫sew, stitch僧Buddhist priest, monk眺stare, watch亘span, range呉give, do something for凡commonplace, ordinary憩recess, rest媛beautiful woman, princess溝gutter, ditch恭respect, reverent刈reap, cut睡drowsy, sleep錯confused, mix伯chief, count笹bamboo grass, (kokuji)穀cereals, grain陵mausoleum, imperial tomb霧fog, mist魂soul, spirit弊abuse, evil妃queen, princess舶liner, ship餓starve, hungry窮hard up, destitute掌palm of hand, rule麗lovely, beautiful綾design, figured cloth臭stinking, ill-smelling悦ecstasy, joy刃blade, sword縛truss, arrest暦calendar, almanac宜best regards, good盲blind, blind man粋chic, style辱embarrass, humiliate毅strong轄control, wedge猿monkey弦bowstring, chord稔harvest, ripen窒plug up, obstruct炊cook, boil洪deluge, flood摂vicarious, surrogate飽sated, tired of冗superfluous, uselessness桃peach狩hunt, raid朱vermilion, cinnabar渦whirlpool, eddy紳sire, good belt枢hinge, pivot碑tombstone, monument鍛forge, discipline刀sword, saber鼓drum, beat裸naked, nude猶furthermore, still塊clod, lump旋rotation, go around弓bow, bow (archery, violin)幣cash, bad habit膜membrane扇fan, folding fan腸intestines, guts槽vat, tub慈mercy楊willow伐fell, strike駿a good horse, speed漬pickling, soak糾twist, ask亮clear, help墳tomb, mound坪two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft紺dark blue, navy娯recreation, pleasure椿camellia舌tongue, reed羅gauze, thin silk峡gorge, ravine俸stipend, salary厘rin, 1/10 sen峰summit, peak圭square jewel, corner醸brew, cause蓮lotus弔condolences, mourning乙the latter, duplicate汁soup, juice尼nun遍everywhere, times衡equilibrium, measuring rod薫send forth fragrance, fragrant猟game-hunting, shooting羊sheep款goodwill, article閲review, inspection偵spy喝hoarse, scold敢daring, brave胎womb, uterus酵fermentation憤aroused, resent豚pork, pig遮intercept, interrupt扉front door, title page硫sulphur赦pardon, forgiveness窃stealth, steal泡bubbles, foam瑞congratulations又or again, furthermore慨rue, be sad紡spinning恨regret, bear a grudge肪obese, fat扶aid, help戯frolic, play伍five, five-man squad忌mourning, abhor濁voiced, uncleanness奔run, bustle斗Big Dipper, ten sho (vol)蘭orchid, Holland迅swift, fast肖resemblance鉢bowl, rice tub朽decay, rot殻husk, nut shell享enjoy, receive秦Manchu dynasty, name given to naturalized foreigners茅miscanthus reed藩clan, enclosure沙sand輔help媒mediator, go-between鶏chicken禅Zen, silent meditation嘱entrust, request胴trunk, torso迭transfer, alternation挿insert, put in嵐storm, tempest椎chinquapin, mallet絹silk陪obeisance, follow剖divide譜musical score, music郁cultural progress, perfume悠permanence, distant淑graceful, gentle帆sail暁daybreak, dawn傑greatness, excellence楠camphor tree笛flute, clarinet玲sound of jewels奴guy, slave錠lock, fetters拳fist翔soar, fly遷transition, move拙bungling, clumsy侍waiter, samurai尺shaku, Japanese foot峠mountain peak, mountain pass篤fervent, kind肇beginning渇thirst, dry up叔uncle, youth雌feminine, female亨pass through, go smoothly堪withstand, endure叙confer, relate酢vinegar, sour吟versify, singing逓relay, in turn嶺peak, summit甚tremendously, very喬high, boasting崇adore, respect漆lacquer, varnish岬headland, cape癖mannerism, habit愉pleasure, happy寅sign of the tiger, 3-5AM礁reef, sunken rock乃from, possessive particle洲continent, sandbar屯barracks, police station樺birch, dark red槙twig, ornamental evergreen姻matrimony, marry巌rock, crag擬mimic, aim (a gun) at塀fence, wall唇lips睦intimate, friendly閑leisure胡barbarian, foreign幽seclude, confine to a room峻high, steep曹office, official詠recitation, poem卑lowly, base侮scorn, despise鋳casting, mint抹rub, paint尉military officer, jailer槻Zelkova tree隷slave, servant禍calamity, misfortune蝶butterfly酪dairy products, whey茎stalk, stem帥commander, leading troops逝departed, die汽vapor, steam琢polish匿hide, shelter襟collar, neck蛍lightning-bug, firefly蕉banana, plantain寡widow, minority琉precious stone, gem痢diarrhea庸commonplace, ordinary朋companion, friend坑pit, hole藍indigo賊burglar, rebel搾squeeze畔paddy ridge, levee遼distant唄song, ballad孔cavity, hole橘mandarin orange漱gargle, rinse mouth呂spine, backbone拷torture, beat嬢lass, girl苑garden, farm巽southeast杜woods, grove渓mountain stream, valley翁venerable old man廉bargain, reason謹discreet, reverently瞳pupil (of eye)湧boil, ferment欣take pleasure in, rejoice窯kiln, oven褒praise, extol醜ugly, unclean升measuring box, 1.8 liter殉martyrdom, follow by resigning煩anxiety, trouble巴comma-design禎happiness, blessed劾censure, criminal investigation堕degenerate, descend to租tariff, crop tax稜angle, edge桟scaffold, cleat倭Yamato, ancient Japan婿bridegroom, son-in-law慕pining, yearn for斐beautiful, patterned罷quit, stop矯rectify, straighten某so-and-so, one囚captured, criminal魁charging ahead of others虹rainbow鴻large bird, wild goose泌ooze, flow於at, in赳strong and brave漸steadily, gradually advancing蚊mosquito葵hollyhock厄unlucky, misfortune藻seaweed, duckweed禄fief, allowance孟chief, beginning嫡legitimate wife, direct descent (non-bastard)尭high, far嚇menacing, dignity巳sign of the snake or serpent, 9-11AM凸convex, beetle brow暢stretch韻rhyme, elegance霜frost硝nitrate, saltpeter勅imperial order芹parsley杏apricot棺coffin, casket儒Confucian鳳male mythical bird馨fragrant, balmy慧wise愁distress, grieve楼watchtower, lookout彬refined, gentle匡correct, save眉eyebrow欽respect, revere薪fuel, firewood褐brown, woollen kimono賜grant, gift嵯steep, craggy綜rule, synthesize繕darning, repair栓plug, bolt翠green, kingfisher鮎freshwater trout, smelt榛hazelnut, filbert凹concave, hollow艶glossy, luster惣all蔦vine, ivy錬tempering, refine隼falcon渚strand, beach衷inmost, heart逐pursue, drive away斥reject, retreat稀rare, phenomenal芙lotus, Mt Fuji詔imperial edict皐swamp, shore雛chick, squab惟consider, reflect佑help, assist耀shine, sparkle黛blackened eyebrows渥kindness, moisten憧yearn after, long for宵wee hours, evening妄delusion, unnecessarily惇sincere, kind脩dried meat甫for the first time, not until酌bar-tending, serving sake蚕silkworm嬉glad, pleased蒼blue, pale暉shine, light頒distribute, disseminate只only, free肢limb, arms & legs檀cedar, sandalwood凱victory song彗comet, broom謄mimeograph, copy梓catalpa tree, woodblock printing丑sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM嗣heir, succeed叶grant, answer汐eventide, tide絢brilliant fabric design朔conjunction (astronomy), first day of month伽nursing, attending畝furrow, thirty tsubo抄extract, selection爽refreshing, bracing黎dark, black惰lazy, laziness蛮barbarian冴be clear, serene旺flourishing, successful萌show symptoms of, sprout偲recollect, remember壱one (in documents)瑠lapis lazuli允license, sincerity侯marquis, lord蒔sow (seeds)鯉carp弧arc, arch遥far off, distant舜type of morning glory, rose of Sharon瑛sparkle of jewelry, crystal附affixed, attach彪spotted, mottled卯sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac但however, but綺figured cloth, beautiful芋taro, yam茜madder, red dye凌endure, keep (rain)out皓white, clear洸sparkling water毬burr, ball婆old woman, grandma緋scarlet, cardinal鯛sea bream, red snapper怜wise邑village, rural community倣emulate, imitate碧blue, green啄peck, pick up穣good crops, prosperity酉west, bird悌serving our elders倹frugal, economy柚citron繭cocoon勺ladle, one tenth of a go斤axe, 1.32 lb匁monme, 3.75 grams丙third class, 3rd旦daybreak, dawn且moreover, also亥sign of the hog, 9-11PM凪lull, calm亦also, again丞help弐II, two伎deed, skill吏officer, an official伶actor汰washing, sieving玖beautiful black jewel, nine冶melting, smelting侑urge to eat迪edify, way侃strong, just茄eggplant昂rise茉jasmine采dice, form勁strong洵alike, truth柊holly胤descendent, issue耶question mark柾straight grain, spindle tree哉how, what昴the Pleiades奎star, god of literature衿neck, collar宥soothe, calm紗gauze, gossamer晟clear耗decrease栞bookmark, guidebook莞smiling, reed used to cover tatami朕majestic plural, imperial we晏late, quiet恕excuse, tolerate倖happiness, luck莉jasmine梢treetops, twig晨morning, early眸pupil of the eye捺press, print菖iris笙a reed instrument絃string, cord菫the violet捷victory, fast梧Chinese parasol tree, phoenix tree紬pongee (a knotted silk cloth)崚mountains towering in a row袈a coarse camlet琳jewel, tinkling of jewelry脹dilate, distend椋type of deciduous tree, grey starling竣end, finish痘pox, smallpox嵩be aggravated, grow worse塑model, molding詢consult with瑚ancestral offering receptacle, coral椰coconut tree裟Buddhist surplice頌eulogy虞fear, uneasiness滉deep and broad (water)瑶beautiful as a jewel楓maple蓉lotus箇counter for articles碩large, great銑pig iron爾you, thou瑳polish, brilliant white luster of a gem颯sudden, quick綸thread, silk cloth諒fact, reality遵abide by, follow謁audience, audience (with king)諄tedious誼friendship, intimacy熙bright, sunny賦levy, ode凜cold, strict璃glassy, lapis lazuli蕗butterbur, bog rhubarb叡intelligence, imperial燎burn, bonfire墾ground-breaking, open up farmland錘weight, plumb bob澪water route, shipping channel爵baron, peerage鞠ball瞭clear燦brilliant燿shine濫excessive, overflow麿I, you麟Chinese unicorn, genius
