JLPT N1 Location & Direction Vocabulary - 401 Words
Complete list of 401 JLPT N1 location & direction vocabulary words with readings, meanings, and example sentences.
401 words
相対あいたい
confrontation; facing; between ourselves; no third party; tete-a-tete
仰ぐあおぐ
to look up (to); to respect; to depend on; to ask for; to seek; to revere; to drink; to take
上がるあがる
to enter; to go up; to rise; to climb up; to advance; to appreciate; to be promoted; to improve; to call on
空間あきま
vacancy; room for rent or lease
東あずま
east; Eastern Japan
彼処あそこ
1. (uk) there; over there; that place; 2. (X) (col) genitals
彼方此方あちこち
here and there
彼方あちら
1. there; yonder; that
彼方此方あちらこちら
here and there
誂えるあつらえる
to give an order; to place an order
当てあて
object; aim; end; hopes; expectations
彼のあの
that over there
溢れるあふれる
to flood; to overflow; to brim over
あべこべあべこべ
contrary; opposite; inverse
天地あめつち
heaven and earth; the universe; nature; top and bottom; realm; sphere; world
有様ありさま
state; condition; circumstances; the way things are or should be; truth
合わすあわす
to join together; to face; to unite; to be opposite; to combine; to connect; to add up; to mix; to match; to
合わせあわせ
joint together; opposite; facing
いい加減いいかげん
moderate; right; random; not thorough; vague; irresponsible; halfhearted
家出いえで
running away from home; leaving home
如何いかが
how; in what way
如何にいかに
how?; in what way?; how much?; however; whatever
歪むいがむ
to warp; to swerve; to deflect; to be crooked; to be distorted; to be bent; to incline; to slant; to be perv
域外いきがい
outside the area
経緯いきさつ
1. details; whole story; sequence of events; particulars; how it started; how things got this way; 2. c
行き違いいきちがい
misunderstanding; estrangement; disagreement; crossing without meeting; going astray
移行いこう
switching over to
何れいずれ
where; which; who; anyway; anyhow; at any rate
異性いせい
the opposite sex
頂いただき
(top of) head; summit; spire
痛めるいためる
to hurt; to injure; to cause pain; to worry; to bother; to afflict; to be grieved over
位地いち
place; situation; position; location
一面いちめん
one side; one phase; front page; the other hand; the whole surface
一括いっかつ
all together; batch; one lump; one bundle; summing up
一切いっさい
all; everything; without exception; the whole; entirely; absolutely
一帯いったい
a region; a zone; the whole place
一変いっぺん
complete change; about-face
入口いりくち
entrance; gate; approach; mouth
上下うえした
high and low; up and down; unloading and loading; praising and blaming
浮かぶうかぶ
to float; to rise to surface; to come to mind
受け継ぐうけつぐ
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
打ち切るうちきる
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
空ろうつろ
blank; cavity; hollow; empty (space)
海路うみじ
sea route
末うら
top end; tip
裏返しうらがえし
inside out; upside down
上手うわて
1. upper part; upper stream; left side (of a stage); 2. skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (on
うんざりうんざり
tedious; boring; being fed up with
縁側えんがわ
veranda; porch; balcony; open corridor
演出えんしゅつ
production (e.g. play); direction
沿線えんせん
along railway line
遠方えんぽう
long way; distant place
追い込むおいこむ
to herd; to corner; to drive
大幅おおはば
full width; large scale; drastic
お菜おかず
side dish; accompaniment for rice dishes
押さえるおさえる
to stop; to restrain; to seize; to repress; to suppress; to press down
収まるおさまる
to be obtained; to end; to settle into; to fit into; to be settled; to be paid; to be delivered
納まるおさまる
to be obtained; to end; to settle into; to fit into; to be settled; to be paid; to be delivered
治まるおさまる
to be at peace; to clamp down; to lessen (storm terror anger)
煽てるおだてる
to stir up; to instigate; to flatter
お手上げおてあげ
all over; given in; given up hope; bring to knees
衰えるおとろえる
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither; to waste away
面おも
face
及ぶおよぶ
to reach; to come up to; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to match; to equal
折り返すおりかえす
to turn up; to fold back
終わるおわる
to finish; to close
下位かい
low rank; subordinate; lower order (e.g. byte)
階層かいそう
class; level; stratum; hierarchy
街道かいどう
highway
海抜かいばつ
height above sea level
顧みるかえりみる
to look back; to turn around; to review
返るかえる
to return; to come back; to go back
顔付きかおつき
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
掲げるかかげる
to publish; to print; to carry (an article); to put up; to hang out; to hoist; to fly (a sail); to float (a
書き取るかきとる
to write down; to take dictation; to take notes
掻き回すかきまわす
to stir up; to churn; to ransack; to disturb
角かく
1. angle; 2. bishop (shogi)
嵩むかさむ
to pile up; to increase
箇所かしょ
passage; place; point; part
片付けかたづけ
tidying up; finishing
傾くかたぶく
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; to
傾けるかたむける
to incline; to list; to bend; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to concentrate on; to ruin (a country); to
偏るかたよる
to be one-sided; to incline; to be partial; to be prejudiced; to lean; to be biased
家畜かちく
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
鉄棒かなぼう
iron rod; crowbar; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
構えるかまえる
to set up
噛み切るかみきる
to bite off; to gnaw through
下吏かり
lower official
涸れるかれる
to dry up; to run out
側かわ
side; row; surroundings; part; (watch) case
代わるかわる
to take the place of; to relieve; to be substituted for; to be exchanged; to change places with; to take
冠かん
crown; diadem; first; best; peerless; cap; naming; designating; initiating on coming of age; top character ra
館かん
house; hall; building; hotel; inn; guesthouse
還元かんげん
resolution; reduction; return to origins
幹線かんせん
main line; trunk line
観点かんてん
point of view
街がい
~street; ~quarters
外貨がいか
imported goods; foreign money
外観がいかん
appearance; exterior; facade
外相がいしょう
Foreign Minister
該当がいとう
corresponding; answering to; coming under
街頭がいとう
in the street
側がわ
side; row; surroundings; part; (watch) case
着飾るきかざる
to dress up
棄権きけん
abstain from voting; renunciation of a right
起源きげん
origin; beginning; rise
築くきずく
to build; to pile up; to amass
屹度きっと
1. (uk) surely; undoubtedly; certainly; without fail; 2. sternly; severely
起点きてん
starting point
規模きぼ
scale; scope; plan; structure
期末きまつ
end of term
郷里きょうり
birth-place; home town
局限きょくげん
limit; localize
距離きょり
distance; range
切り替えるきりかえる
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace; to switch over
切れ目きれめ
break; pause; gap; end; rift; interruption; cut; section; notch; incision; end (of a task)
際きわ
edge; brink; verge; side
逆転ぎゃくてん
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
行ぎょう
line; row; verse
区く
ward; district; section
区画くかく
division; section; compartment; boundary; area; block
区切りくぎり
an end; a stop; punctuation
潜るくぐる
1. to drive; to pass through; 2. to evade; to hide; 3. to dive (into or under water); to go undergro
件くだん
example; precedent; the usual; the said; the above-mentioned; (man) in question
くっ付くくっつく
to adhere to; to keep close to
国境くにざかい
national or state border
組み合わせるくみあわせる
to join together; to combine; to join up
包むくるむ
to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by; to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress i
傾けい
lean; incline
傾斜けいしゃ
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
経路けいろ
course; route; channel
蹴飛ばすけとばす
to kick away; to kick off; to kick (someone); to refuse; to reject
圏けん
sphere; circle; range
権けん
authority; the right (to do something)
見地けんち
point of view
減少げんしょう
decrease; reduction; decline
現場げんじょう
actual spot; scene; scene of the crime
現地げんち
actual place; local
限定げんてい
limit; restriction
原点げんてん
origin (coordinates); starting point
厳密げんみつ
strict; close
向上こうじょう
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
国産こくさん
domestic products
堪えるこたえる
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave; to be fit for; t
拘るこだわる
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be concerned about
殊にことに
especially; above all
堪えるこらえる
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave; to be fit for; t
根本こんぽん
origin; source; foundation; root; base; principle
逆上るさかのぼる
to go back; to go upstream; to make retroactive
捧げるささげる
to lift up; to give; to offer; to consecrate; to devote; to sacrifice; to dedicate
差し掛かるさしかかる
to come near to; to approach
拐うさらう
to carry off; to run away with; to kidnap; to abduct
山脈さんみゃく
mountain range
財源ざいげん
source of funds; resources; finances
座標ざひょう
coordinate(s)
仕上がりしあがり
finish; end; completion
仕上げしあげ
end; finishing touches; being finished
仕上げるしあげる
to finish up; to complete
仕掛けしかけ
device; trick; mechanism; gadget; (small) scale; half finished; commencement; set up; challenge
市街しがい
urban areas; the streets; town; city
指揮しき
command; direction
式場しきじょう
ceremonial hall; place of ceremony (e.g. marriage)
指示しじ
indication; instruction; directions
認めるしたためる
to write up
確りしっかり
firmly; tightly; reliable; level-headed; steady
室しつ
room
視点してん
opinion; point of view; visual point
凌ぐしのぐ
to outdo; to surpass; to endure; to keep out (rain); to stave off; to tide over; to pull through; to defy; t
萎むしぼむ
to wither; to fade (away); to shrivel; to wilt
仕舞しまい
end; termination; informal (Noh play)
始末しまつ
management; dealing; settlement; cleaning up afterwards
斜面しゃめん
slope; slanting surface; bevel
周しゅう
circuit; lap; circumference; vicinity; Chou (dynasty)
衆議院しゅうぎいん
Lower House; House of Representatives
終始しゅうし
beginning and end; from beginning to end; doing a thing from beginning to end
収集しゅうしゅう
gathering up; collection; accumulation
修飾しゅうしょく
ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; adornment; polish up (writing); modification (gram)
背負うしょう
to be burdened with; to carry on back or shoulder
傷しょう
wound; injury; hurt; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scar; weak point
消去しょうきょ
elimination; erasing; dying out; melting away
所々しょしょ
here and there; some parts (of something)
仕様しよう
way; method; resource; remedy; (technical) specification
退けるしりぞける
to repel; to drive away
記すしるす
to note; to write down
進出しんしゅつ
advance; step forward
新人しんじん
new face; newcomer
神殿しんでん
temple; sacred place
進路しんろ
course; route
地方じかた
area; locality; district; region; the coast
自首じしゅ
surrender; give oneself up
地元じもと
local
十字路じゅうじろ
crossroads
準急じゅんきゅう
local express (train slower than an express)
城下じょうか
land near the castle
上空じょうくう
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
水源すいげん
source of river; fountainhead
据えるすえる
to set (table); to lay (foundation); to place (gun); to apply (moxa)
裾すそ
(trouser) cuff; (skirt) hem; cut edge of a hairdo; foot of mountain
済ますすます
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to conclude; to pay back
ずらっとずらっと
in a line; in a row
正解せいかい
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer solution)
正義せいぎ
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning
盛装せいそう
be dressed up; wear rich clothes
正当せいとう
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable; reasonable; legitimate; lawful
整列せいれつ
stand in a row; form a line
切開せっかい
clearing (land); opening up; cutting through
占領せんりょう
occupation; capture; possession; have a room to oneself
全盛ぜんせい
height of prosperity
沿うそう
to run along; to follow
側面そくめん
side; flank; sidelight; lateral
其処らそこら
everywhere; somewhere; approximately; that area; around there
其方そちら
over there; the other
外方そっぽ
look (or turn) the other way
備わるそなわる
to be furnished with; to be endowed with; to possess; to be among; to be one of; to be possessed of
その外そのほか
besides; in addition; the rest
逸らすそらす
to turn away; to avert
其れにそれに
besides; moreover
其れ程それほど
to that degree; extent
沿いぞい
along
対辺たいへん
(geometrical) opposite side
堪えるたえる
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave; to be fit for; t
丈たけ
height; stature; length; measure; all (one has)
建前たてまえ
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
辿るたどる
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up
他方たほう
another side; different direction; (on) the other hand
溜まりたまり
collected things; gathering place; arrears
例ためし
instance; example; case; precedent; experience; custom; usage; parallel; illustration
垂れるたれる
to hang; to droop; to drop; to lower; to pull down; to dangle; to sag; to drip; to ooze; to trickle; to leave
近付くちかづく
to approach; to get near; to get acquainted with; to get closer
着席ちゃくせき
sit down; seat
着陸ちゃくりく
landing; alighting; touch down
茶の間ちゃのま
living room (Japanese style)
中継ちゅうけい
relay; hook-up
中指ちゅうし
middle finger
仲人ちゅうにん
go-between; matchmaker
長大ちょうだい
very long; great length
恰度ちょうど
just; right; exactly
付きつき
attached to; impression; sociality; appearance; furnished with; under; to
尽きるつきる
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
継ぎ目つぎめ
a joint; joining point
作りつくり
make-up; sliced raw fish
造りつくり
make up; structure; physique
繕うつくろう
to mend; to repair; to fix; to patch up; to darn; to tidy up; to adjust; to trim
勤め先つとめさき
place of work
瞑るつぶる
to close the eyes
摘むつまむ
to pinch; to hold; to pick up
連なるつらなる
to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row
貫くつらぬく
to go through
提携ていけい
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; link-up
体裁ていさい
decency; style; form; appearance; show; get-up; format
停滞ていたい
stagnation; tie-up; congestion; retention; accumulation; falling into arrears
手近てぢか
near; handy; familiar
徹するてっする
to sink in; to penetrate; to devote oneself; to believe in; to go through; to do intently and exclusively
手引きてびき
guidance; guide; introduction
照り返すてりかえす
to reflect; to throw back light
点線てんせん
dotted line; perforated line
転転てんてん
rolling about; moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly
出入り口でいりぐち
exit and entrance
出くわすでくわす
to happen to meet; to come across
出直しでなおし
adjustment; touch up
田園でんえん
country; rural districts
電源でんげん
source of electricity; power (button on TV etc.)
電線でんせん
electric line
伝来でんらい
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
問うとう
to ask; to question; to charge (i.e. with a crime); to accuse; without regard to (neg)
棟とう
place; section; building
遠ざかるとおざかる
to go far off
遠回りとおまわり
detour; roundabout way
得点とくてん
score; points made; marks obtained; runs
所でところで
by the way; even if; no matter what
戸締りとじまり
closing up; fastening the doors
途上とじょう
en route; half way
途絶えるとだえる
to stop; to cease; to come to an end
特権とっけん
privilege; special right
突破とっぱ
breaking through; breakthrough; penetration
留めるとどめる
to stop; to cease; to put an end to
止めるとどめる
to stop; to cease; to put an end to
乏しいとぼしい
meagre; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; scanty; poor
取り除くとりのぞく
to remove; to take away; to set apart
取り巻くとりまく
to surround; to circle; to enclose
取り戻すとりもどす
to take back; to regain
取り寄せるとりよせる
to order; to send away for
取り分けとりわけ
especially; above all
如何してどうして
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
同等どうとう
equality; equal; same rights; same rank
どうにかどうにか
in some way or other; one way or another
何処どこ
where; what place
何処かどこか
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
乃至ないし
from...to; between...and; or
内部ないぶ
interior; inside; internal
内乱ないらん
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
中程なかほど
middle; midway
投げ出すなげだす
to throw down; to abandon; to sacrifice; to throw out
嘗めるなめる
to lick; to taste; to experience; to make fun of; to make light of; to put down; to treat with contempt
馴れ馴れしいなれなれしい
over-familiar
南なん
south
逃げ出すにげだす
to run away; to escape from
入賞にゅうしょう
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
抜け出すぬけだす
to slip out; to sneak away; to excel
寝かせるねかせる
to put to bed; to lay down; to ferment
捻子ねじ
screw; helix; spiral
練るねる
to knead; to work over; to polish up
臨むのぞむ
to look out on; to face; to deal with; to attend (function)
飲み込むのみこむ
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to catch on to; to learn; to digest
刃は
edge (of a sword)
背後はいご
back; rear
捗るはかどる
to make progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
発はつ
departure; beginning; counter for gunshots
果てはて
the end; the extremity; the limit(s); the result
果てるはてる
to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish
遥かはるか
far; far-away; distant; remote; far off
倍率ばいりつ
diameter; magnification
爆破ばくは
blast; explosion; blow up
控室ひかえしつ
waiting room
控えるひかえる
to draw in; to hold back; to make notes; to be temperate in
引き受けるひきうける
to undertake; to take up; to take over; to be responsible for; to guarantee; to contract (disease)
引き下げるひきさげる
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
引きずるひきずる
to seduce; to drag along; to pull; to prolong; to support
引き取るひきとる
to take charge of; to take over; to retire to a private place
否決ひけつ
rejection; negation; voting down
左利きひだりきき
left-handedness; sake drinker; left-hander
一筋ひとすじ
a line; earnestly; blindly; straightforwardly
日向ひなた
sunny place; in the sun
平たいひらたい
flat; even; level; simple; plain
びっしょりびっしょり
wet through; drenched
びりびり
last on the list; at the bottom
踏まえるふまえる
to be based on; to have origin in
振り出しふりだし
outset; starting point; drawing or issuing (draft)
斑ぶち
spots; speckles; mottles
分業ぶんぎょう
division of labor; specialization; assembly-line production
分裂ぶんれつ
split; division; break up
平方へいほう
square (e.g. metre); square
並列へいれつ
arrangement; parallel; abreast
辟易へきえき
wince; shrink back; succumbing to; being frightened; disconcerted
隔たるへだたる
to be distant
偏へん
side; left radical of a character; inclining; inclining toward; biased
崩壊ほうかい
collapse; decay (physics); crumbling; breaking down; caving in
放棄ほうき
abandonment; renunciation; abdication (responsibility right)
放り出すほうりだす
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
舗装ほそう
pavement; road surface
辺りほとり
(in the) neighbourhood; vicinity; nearby
滅びるほろびる
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
本場ほんば
home; habitat; center; best place; genuine
冒頭ぼうとう
beginning; start; outset
枚まい
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
真上まうえ
just above; right overhead
真下ました
right under; directly below
跨がるまたがる
to extend over or into; to straddle
待ち遠しいまちどおしい
looking forward to
的まと
mark; target
丸めるまるめる
to make round; to round off; to roll up; to curl up; to seduce; to cajole; to explain away
真ん前まんまえ
right in front; under the nose
真ん丸いまんまるい
perfectly circular
未開みかい
savage land; backward region; uncivilized
身近みぢか
near oneself; close to one; familiar
密集みっしゅう
crowd; close formation; dense
密接みっせつ
related; connected; close; intimate
源みなもと
source; origin
見渡すみわたす
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
向きむき
direction; situation; exposure; aspect; suitability
向けむけ
for ~; oriented towards ~
無断むだん
without permission; without notice
無茶苦茶むちゃくちゃ
confused; jumbled; mixed up; unreasonable
目覚めるめざめる
to wake up
滅茶苦茶めちゃくちゃ
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; messed up; spoiled; wreaked
面するめんする
to face on; to look out on to
面目めんぼく
face; honour; reputation; prestige; dignity; credit
申し出るもうしでる
to report to; to tell; to suggest; to submit; to request; to make an offer; to come forward with informati
盲点もうてん
blind spot
漏れるもれる
to leak out; to escape; to come through; to shine through; to filter out; to be omitted
諸にもろに
completely; all the way
矢や
arrow
役職やくしょく
post; managerial position; official position
遣り通すやりとおす
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
指差すゆびさす
to point at
弓ゆみ
bow (and arrow)
緩めるゆるめる
to loosen; to slow down
用法ようほう
directions; rules of use
余興よきょう
side show; entertainment
寄越すよこす
to send; to forward
余所見よそみ
looking away; looking aside
余地よち
place; room; margin; scope
余っ程よっぽど
very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite
余程よほど
very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite
利点りてん
advantage; point in favor
領域りょういき
area; domain; territory; field; region; regime
両極りょうきょく
both extremities; north and south poles; positive and negative poles
領地りょうち
territory; dominion
領土りょうど
dominion; territory; possession
アップアップ
up
オンラインオンライン
on-line
ガイドガイド
tour guide
コンパスコンパス
compass
コーナーコーナー
corner
スペーススペース
space
ソースソース
source
ダウンダウン
down
フロントフロント
front
ポイントポイント
point
ポジションポジション
position
レンジレンジ
range; stove