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JLPT N1 Kanji Study List

Advanced kanji and vocabulary for a wide range of written Japanese

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Sample JLPT N1 Kanji, Readings and Meanings

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欺

あざむ

deceive

擬

ぎ

mimic or pseudo-

架

か

suspend or rack

糾

きゅう

twist or inquire

窮

きゅう

destitute or extreme

凝

こ

congeal or stiff

仰

あお

look up or depend

斤

きん

axe or loaf counter

屈

くつ

yield or bend

勲

くん

merit

薫

かお

fragrance

刑

けい

punishment

The JLPT does not publish an official kanji list. Kanji Academy organizes a curated study sequence by estimated level; see the official JLPT FAQ.

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Complete Curated JLPT N1 Kanji List

Browse all 809 unique characters in this study collection, grouped by lesson with a primary reading and English meaning. Repeated characters appear once at their first lesson.

The JLPT does not publish an official kanji list. This is Kanji Academy's curated study sequence, not an official test specification. See the official JLPT FAQ.

JLPT N1 Lesson 1A

30 unique characters

欺あざむdeceive
擬ぎmimic or pseudo-
架かsuspend or rack
糾きゅうtwist or inquire
窮きゅうdestitute or extreme
凝こcongeal or stiff
仰あおlook up or depend
斤きんaxe or loaf counter
屈くつyield or bend
勲くんmerit
薫かおfragrance
刑けいpunishment
啓けいenlighten
携たずさparticipate or carry
鶏にわとりchicken
鯨くじらwhale
倹けんfrugal
弧こarc
顧かえりみlook back or review
娯ごrecreation
悟さとperceive or enlighten
孔こうcavity or Confucius
巧たくadroit or skillful
甲こうarmor or grade A
坑こうpit or hole
拘こうarrest or seize
郊こうsuburbs
控ひかrefrain or copy
綱つなrope
酵こうferment

JLPT N1 Lesson 1B

30 unique characters

克こくovercome
獄ごくprison
墾こんcultivate ground
紺こんdark blue
佐さassistant
唆そそのかinstigate
詐さlie or fraud
砕くだsmash or break
宰さいmanager
栽さいplanting
索さくcord or search
搾しぼsqueeze
錯さくconfused or mixed
擦すrub or chafe
暫ざんtemporarily
施ほどこcarry out or alms
諮はかconsult
侍さむらいsamurai
慈じmercy
軸じくaxis
疾しつrapid or disease
赦しゃpardon
邪じゃwicked
殊ことespecially
寿ことぶきlongevity
潤うるおmoisture or profit
遵じゅんobey
如じょlikeness
匠たくみartisan
昇のぼascend

JLPT N1 Lesson 2A

30 unique characters

掌しょうpalm or manipulate
晶しょうcrystal
鐘かねbell
衝しょうcollide
壌じょうsoil
嬢じょうdaughter or miss
錠じょうlock or pill
嘱しょくentrust
甚はなはexcessive
帥すいcommander
穂ほear of grain
逝せいdie or pass away
誓ちかvow
請せいrequest or bill
斥せきrepel
惜おregret or spare
籍せきregister
摂せつtake in or vicarious
潜もぐdive or hide
繕つくろrepair or mend
阻そobstruct
措そset aside
疎そsparse or alienate
礎そfoundation
桑くわmulberry
喪もmourning
壮そうrobust or magnificent
挿そうinsert
曹そうcadet or sergeant
槽そうtub or tank

JLPT N1 Lesson 2B

30 unique characters

藻もalgae
駄だburden or bad
滞たいstagnate or stay
胎たいwomb
邸ていresidence
撤てつwithdraw
迭てつtransfer or alternate
斗とdipper or measure
奴やつguy or slave
痘とうpox
陶とうpottery
篤とくfervent
匿とくhide
屯とんbarracks
豚ぶたpig
縄なわrope
弐にtwo (legal)
尼あまnun
妊にんpregnant
粘ねばsticky
覇はhegemony
把はgrasp
婆ばばold woman
廃はいabolish
排はいreject or eject
輩はいcomrade
培ばいcultivate
媒ばいmediator
賠ばいcompensate
伯はくcount or uncle

JLPT N1 Lesson 3A

30 unique characters

舶はくliner or ship
帆ほsail
漂ひょうdrift
没ぼつsink or hide
泌ひsecrete
沸ふつseethe or boil
浮ふfloat
浜はまbeach
浦うらbay or inlet
浪ろうwander or waves
漏ろうleak
藩はんclan
搬はんtransport
畔はんpaddy ridge or bank
盤ばんtray or board
蛮ばんbarbarian
卑ひlowly
碑ひtombstone or monument
賓ひんVIP or guest
敏びんclever or agile
扶ふaid or help
譜ふmusical score
賦ふlevy or ode
敷しspread or pave
墳ふんtomb or mound
憤ふんresentment
丙へいthird class
併へいjoin
柄がらpattern or handle
幣へいcash or cut paper

JLPT N1 Lesson 3B

30 unique characters

弊へいabuse or humble
蔽へいcover or conceal
癖くせhabit
舗ほshop or pavement
簿ぼregister
芳ほうperfume or fragrant
邦ほうhome country
奉ほうdedicate
胞ほうplacenta or cell
俸ほうsalary
倣ほうemitate
峰みねpeak
砲ほうcannon or gun
剖ぼうdivide or dissect
紡ぼうspin
坊ぼうmonk or boy
某ぼうso-and-so
謀ぼうconspire
膜まくmembrane
摩まchafe or rub
麻あさhemp
魅みcharm or bewitch
免めんexcuse or dismissal
茂しげovergrown
妄もうdelusion
盲もうblind
耗もうdecrease
厄やくunlucky
愉ゆpleasure
諭ゆadmonish

JLPT N1 Lesson 4A

30 unique characters

挨あいpush open or greet
拶さつbe imminent or greet
宛あてaddressed to
闇やみdarkness
椅いchair
畏いfear or reverence
萎いwither
姻いんmatrimony
韻いんrhyme
咽いんthroat
唄うたsong (traditional)
鬱うつdepression or gloom
畝うねridge
怨おんgrudge
艶つやgloss or luster
旺おうvigorous
臆おくcowardice
俺おれI (male casual)
苛かtorment or scold
牙きばfang
瓦かわらtile
楷かいblock style
潰つぶcrush or smash
諧かいharmony
崖がけcliff
蓋ふたlid
骸がいcorpse or shell
柿かきpersimmon
顎あごjaw or chin
葛かつarrowroot or conflict

JLPT N1 Lesson 4B

29 unique characters

釜かまkettle or cauldron
鎌かまsickle
韓かんKorea
玩がんtoy or play
伎ぎdeed or skill
亀かめturtle
毀きdestroy
畿きcapital suburbs
臼うすmortar
嗅きゅうsmell
巾きんtowel or width
錦にしきbrocade
駒こまchess piece or pony
串くしskewer
窟くつcavern
熊くまbear
詣けいvisit temple
拳こぶしfist
錮こweld or imprison
虎とらtiger
勾こうbe bent or slope
喉のどthroat
乞こbeg
傲ごうproud
頃ころapproximate time
痕こんscar or mark
沙さsand
挫ざsprain or frustrate
采さいdice or baton

JLPT N1 Lesson 5A

30 unique characters

塞ふさblock or close
埼さいcape
柵さくfence
刹せつmoment or temple
斬ざんslash or kill
恣しselfish
摯しsincere
餌えさbait or feed
鹿しかdeer
叱しかscold
嫉しつjealousy
腫はswell or tumor
呪のろcurse
袖そでsleeve
羞しゅうshame or shy
蹴けkick
憧あこがyearn or admire
尻しりbuttocks
芯しんcore or wick
腎じんkidney
須すnecessary
裾すそhem or skirt
凄すごamazing or terrible
醒さawaken
脊せきspine
戚せきrelatives
煎せんroast or boil
羨うらやenvy
腺せんgland
詮せんelucidate

JLPT N1 Lesson 5B

29 unique characters

膳ぜんtray or meal
遡さかのぼgo upstream
曽そgreat- (grandparent)
爽さわrefreshing
痩やthin
踪そうremains or trace
捉とらcapture or grasp
遜そんhumble
汰たweed out
唾つばsaliva
堆たいpile
戴たいreceive or crown
誰だれwho
旦たんdawn or husband
綻ほころcome apart or smile
緻ちfine or minute
酎ちゅうsake
貼はpaste
嘲あざけridicule
捗ちょくprogress
椎ついspine or oak
爪つめnail or claw
鶴つるcrane
溺おぼdrown
填てんfill in
妬ねたjealousy
賭かgamble or bet
藤ふじwisteria
瞳ひとみpupil (eye)

JLPT N1 Lesson 6A

30 unique characters

曖あいambiguous
昧まいvague or dark
瞭りょうclear
罵ばabuse or scold
箸はしchopsticks
鍋なべpot
麺めんnoodles
餅もちrice cake
湧ゆうgush or spring
髄ずいmarrow or core
膝ひざknee
肘ひじelbow
股またcrotch or thigh
眉まゆeyebrow
蔑べつdespise
弄ろうtamper or play with
妖ようstrange or bewitching
沃よくfertile
醸じょうbrew
賂ろbribe
賄わいbribe or board
憾かんregret
却きゃくreject or contrary
脚きゃくleg
虐ぎゃくabuse or cruel
朽きゅうrot or decay
享きょうenjoy
凶きょうbad luck or villain
峡きょうgorge
恭きょうrespectful

JLPT N1 Lesson 6B

30 unique characters

挟きょうsandwich or insert
矯きょうcorrect or rectify
暁ぎょうdawn
菌きんfungus or germ
琴ことharp
謹きんhumble
襟えりcollar
吟ぎんrecite or examine
爵しゃくbaron or peerage
酌しゃくpour sake
朱しゅvermilion
珠しゅpearl or gem
儒じゅConfucian
囚しゅうprisoner
愁しゅうsorrow
醜しゅうugly
汁しるsoup or juice
叔しゅくuncle (younger)
淑しゅくlady or graceful
粛しゅくsolemn
塾じゅくcram school
俊しゅんgenius
准じゅんquasi- or associate
循じゅんcirculate
殉じゅんmartyr
盾たてshield
淳じゅんpure
庶しょcommoner
叙じょnarrate or confer
升ますmeasuring box

JLPT N1 Lesson 7A

30 unique characters

肖しょうresemblance
硝しょうnitrate or glass
薪たきぎfirewood
据すinstall or set
杉すぎcedar
斉せいequal or adjust
漸ぜんgradually
禅ぜんZen
租そtax or tariff
塑そmodel or molding
僧そうmonk
荘そうvilla or solemn
崇すうworship
宴えんbanquet
堕だdegenerate
妥だcompromise
惰だlazy
泰たいpeaceful or Thai
諾だくconsent
胆たんgallbladder or guts
鍛たんforge or discipline
壇だんpodium
稚ちimmature
畜ちくlivestock
窒ちつsuffocate
鋳ちゅうcast or mint
衷ちゅうinnermost feelings
弔ちょうcondolence
帳ちょうcurtain or notebook
脹ちょうswell

JLPT N1 Lesson 7B

30 unique characters

彫ちょうcarve
徴ちょうsign or levy
懲ちょうchastise
勅ちょくimperial order
朕ちんWe (imperial)
鎮ちんpacify
錘すいweight or spindle
堤ていembankment
訂ていrevise
艇ていboat
偵ていspy
貞ていchastity
呈ていpresent or offer
逓ていrelay
徹てつpenetrate
添てんappend
桃ももpeach
塔とうtower
搭とうboard (vehicle)
謄とうtranscript
峠とうげmountain pass
徳とくvirtue
凸とつconvex
凹おうconcave
遁とんescape
嚢のうsack or cyst
鉢はちbowl or pot
伐ばつfell or attack
氾はんflood
汎はんpan- or general

JLPT N1 Lesson 8A

30 unique characters

頒はんdistribute
罷ひquit or strike
陪ばいaccompany
扉とびらdoor or title page
披ひexpose or open
塀へいfence or wall
偏へんbiased
遍へんomnipresent
捧ささlift up or dedicate
鵬ほうphoenix or large bird
貌ぼうappearance
朴ぼくsimple or bark
撲ぼくstrike or eradicate
墨すみink
翻ほんflip or translate
奔ほんbustle or run
抹まつerase or rub
繭まゆcocoon
慢まんarrogance or sloth
漫まんmanga or loose
岬みさきcape
矛ほこhalberd or spear
婿むこgroom or son-in-law
銘めいinscription
猛もうfierce
網あみnet
紋もんcrest
癒いheal
唯ゆいsole or only
悠ゆうpermanence or leisure

JLPT N1 Lesson 8B

30 unique characters

猶ゆうhesitation or still
裕ゆうabundant
庸ようcommonplace
揺ゆshake
窯かまkiln or stove
謡うたいchant or Noh song
抑よくsuppress
翼つばさwing
羅らgauze or spread
裸はだかnaked
絡からentangle
酪らくdairy
辣らつpungent or severe
濫らんoverflow or abuse
藍あいindigo
欄らんcolumn
吏りofficer
痢りdiarrhea
璃りglass or lapis
隆りゅうprosperity or hump
柳やなぎwillow
竜りゅうdragon
猟りょうhunt
陵りょうmausoleum
糧かてprovisions
厘りんsmall unit (money/length)
倫りんethics
累るいaccumulate
塁るいbase (baseball)
鈴すずbell

JLPT N1 Lesson 9A

30 unique characters

零れいzero or spill
麗れいbeautiful
暦こよみcalendar
劣れつinferior
烈れつviolent or fierce
廉れんbargain or pure
錬れんtemper or refine
炉ろfurnace
露つゆdew or expose
朗ろうcheerful or melodious
楼ろうtower
籠かごbasket or cage
麓ふもとfoot of a mountain
枠わくframe
丼どんbowl
哺ほsuckle
喩ゆmetaphor
彙いcollection
惧ぐfear
慄りつshudder
憬けいyearn
拉らcrush or kidnap
捻ねんtwist
斑はんspot or speckle
斧おのaxe
斯かthus
昏こんdusk or dark
枕まくらpillow
梢こずえtreetop
棚たなshelf

JLPT N1 Lesson 9B

29 unique characters

棟とうridge or building counter
棺かんcoffin
款かんarticle or goodwill
慨がいlament
垣かきfence
嚇かくthreaten
郭かくenclosure
岳がくpeak
潟かたlagoon
喝かつscold or shout
褐かつbrown
轄かつcontrol
且かmoreover
陥かんcollapse or fall into
堪たendure
寛かんlenient
艦かんwarship
閑かんleisure
忌きmourning or taboo
飢きstarve
棋きchess/shogi
棄きabandon
騎きequestrian
宜ぎgood
戯ぎplay or frolic
菊きくchrysanthemum
吉きちgood luck
拮きつantagonize
虚きょvoid or false

JLPT N1 Lesson 10A

30 unique characters

瘍ようulcer or boil
痴ちfoolish
侯こうmarquis
帝ていemperor
嫡ちゃくlegitimate
貢こうtribute
后こうempress
妃ひprincess
蚕かいこsilkworm
梨なしpear
潮しおtide
津つport
礁しょうreef
渓けいvalley
執しつexecute
衡こうbalance
剛ごうstrong
酷こくsevere
滑すべslide
懇こんhospitable
鎖くさりchain
崎さきcape
晒さらexpose
惨さんmiserable
桟さんjetty
漆うるしlacquer
紗しゃgauze
遮さえぎintercept
尺しゃくmeasure
釈しゃくexplain

JLPT N1 Lesson 10B

30 unique characters

隻せきship counter
拙せつclumsy
窃せつsteal
栓せんplug
践せんpractice
箋せんpaper
繊せんfiber
薦すすrecommend
即そくinstant
俗ぞくvulgar
賊ぞくthief
只ただonly
丹たんred or medicine
嘆なげsigh
坦たんflat
淡あわfaint
端はしedge
蓄ちくstore
逐ちくchase
秩ちつorder
陳ちんstate
塚つかmound
漬つpickle
坪つぼtsubo (area)
釣つfish
抵ていresist
哲てつphilosophy
継つinherit
遣つかdispatch
玄げんmysterious

JLPT N1 Lesson 11A

30 unique characters

又またagain
但ただbut or however
唐とうTang or sudden
悼とうmourn
胴どうtorso
頓とんsudden
貪どんcovet
那なwhat or phonetic
奈なNara or phonetic
謎なぞriddle
班はんsquad
煩はんannoy
磐ばんrock
姫ひめprincess
俵たわらstraw bag
赴ふproceed
附ふattach
侮ぶinsult
扮ふんdress up
陛へいhighness
泡あわbubble
褒ほうpraise
飽ほうsaturated or bored
睦ぼくfriendly
堀ほりmoat
盆ぼんtray or Obon
蜜みつhoney
雄ゆうmale or hero
誉よhonor
蘭らんorchid

JLPT N1 Lesson 11B

29 unique characters

硫りゅうsulfur
虜りょcaptive
凌りょうsurpass
梁りょうbeam
淋りんlonely
臨りんface or attend
憐れんpity
亜あAsia or sub-
哀あいsorrow
尉いofficer
維いmaintain
緯いwoof or horizontal
遺いbequeath
壱いちone (legal)
逸いつdeviate
芋いもpotato
淫いんlewd
陰いんshadow or yin
詠えいcompose poem
疫えきepidemic
悦えつjoy
謁えつaudience
閲えつreview
炎えんflame
猿さるmonkey
縁えんfate or edge
欧おうEurope
殴おうhit
翁おうold man

JLPT N1 Lesson 12A

19 unique characters

穏おだcalm or moderate
稼かせearn or operate
箇かitem counter
隔かくdistance or separate
穫かくharvest
缶かんcan or tin
患かんafflicted or patient
貫つらぬpierce or persist
喚かんsummon or call
換かexchange
敢あdare
緩ゆるrelax or loosen
勧すすrecommend
歓かんjoy or delight
毅きresolute or strong
輝かがやshine
儀ぎceremony or rule
犠ぎsacrifice
詰つpack or stuff

JLPT N1 Lesson 12B

13 unique characters

及およreach or extend
丘おかhill
脅おびやthreaten
緊きんtense or tight
僅わずslight
枢すうpivot
垂たdangle or drip
瑞ずいauspicious
騒さわboisterous
葬ほうむbury
遭あencounter (bad)
霜しもfrost
操みさおmanipulate

JLPT N1 Lesson 13A

8 unique characters

嫁よめbride/daughter-in-law
姑しゅうとめmother-in-law
甥おいnephew
姪めいniece
寡かwidow or few
謙けんhumble
誹ひslander
恨うらgrudge/resent

JLPT N1 Lesson 13B

6 unique characters

顕けんmanifest/apparent
抄しょうextract/summary
磁じmagnet
匁もんめunit of weight (old)
旨むねgist/purport
範はんscope/pattern

JLPT N1 Lesson 14A

29 unique characters

脇わきside/armpit
鍵かぎkey
隙すきgap/opportunity
壺つぼpot/jar
剥はpeel off
縫ぬsew
拭ふwipe
掴つかgrab/clutch
握にぎgrasp/grip
跨またstraddle/step over
躓つまずstumble
蹲うずくcrouch/squat
覗のぞpeek
騙だまdeceive/trick
煽あおincite/fan
蘇そrevive
棲せいinhabit/dwell
鳩はとpigeon/dove
鴨かもduck
鵜うcormorant
鷺さぎheron
鷲わしeagle
鷹たかhawk
蚊かmosquito
蜂はちbee/wasp
蛍ほたるfirefly
蝶ちょうbutterfly
楓かえでmaple
樺かばbirch

JLPT N1 Lesson 14B

23 unique characters

楠くすのきcamphor tree
蕗ふきbutterbur
苔こけmoss
茸きのこmushroom
藁わらstraw
頻ひんfrequent
繁はんbusy/prosperous
殖しょくmultiply/increase
肥ひfatten/fertilizer
膨ぼうswell/expand
粗そcoarse/rough
寧ねいpolite/peaceful
謐ひつpeaceful/quiet
辿たどtrace/follow
癌がんcancer
杖つえcane/staff
痣あざbruise/birthmark
瞼まぶたeyelid
皺しわwrinkle/crease
歪ゆがwarp/distort
拗こじtwist/complicate
稽けいpractice/think
閨けいbedroom

JLPT N1 Lesson 15A

13 unique characters

征せいconquer/subjugate
陣じんarray/camp
廷ていcourts/imperial
僚りょうcolleague/official
賜たまわgrant/bestow
献けんdedicate/offer
劾がいimpeach/censure
詔しょうimperial decree
璽じimperial seal
彰しょうacknowledge/praise
祥しょうauspicious/omen
慶けいcongratulate/joy
冥めいdark/afterworld

JLPT N1 Lesson 15B

2 unique characters

隷れいsubordinate/slave
彩いろどcoloring/paint

JLPT N1 Lesson 16A

11 unique characters

魂たましいsoul/spirit
霊れいspirit/soul
幽ゆうfaint/dark/afterworld
墓はかgrave/tomb
浄じょうpure/clean
蓮はすlotus
悲かなsad/grieve
悔くやrepent/regret
憂うれmelancholy/grieve
戒いましadmonish/caution
慎つつしcareful/prudent

JLPT N1 Lesson 16B

9 unique characters

怠おこたneglect/lazy
辱はずかしhumiliate
慰なぐさconsole/comfort
妙みょうstrange/exquisite
粋いきchic/pure
幻まぼろしillusion/phantom
霧きりfog/mist
雷かみなりthunder
震ふるshake/quake

JLPT N1 Lesson 17A

7 unique characters

滲にじseep/ooze
肺はいlung
胃いstomach
肝かんliver
膵すいpancreas
頬ほほcheek
肢しlimbs

JLPT N1 Lesson 17B

7 unique characters

鋼はがねsteel
鉛なまりlead (metal)
錫すずtin
鉱こうore
瓶びんbottle
桁けたdigit/beam
廊ろうcorridor

JLPT N1 Lesson 18A

3 unique characters

該がいcorrespond
拠きょbasis/foothold
択たくselect

JLPT N1 Lesson 18B

2 unique characters

魔まdemon/magic
乙おつlatter/chic

JLPT N1 Lesson 19A

1 unique characters

虞おそれfear/apprehension