わ JLPT N1 Vocabulary

Browse 21 JLPT N1 Vocabulary entries for Japanese under わ.

Kana わ

  1. 和歌 わか Waka; traditional Japanese poetry, particularly the tanka form with a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure. The classical poetic tradition of Jap...
  2. 和語 わご A native Japanese word; a word of Japanese origin as opposed to Sino-Japanese compounds (kango) or foreign loanwords (gairaigo). Also cal...
  3. 和紙 わし Washi; traditional handmade Japanese paper crafted from plant fibres such as kozo (mulberry). A material central to Japanese literary, ar...
  4. 私小説 わたくししょうせつ The I-novel; a distinctly Japanese genre of autobiographical fiction in which the narrator closely corresponds to the author, often confe...
  5. 侘び寂び わびさび Wabi-sabi; a Japanese aesthetic that finds beauty in imperfection, incompleteness, and transience. An appreciation for the humble, weathe...
  6. 若々しい わかわかしい Youthful; young-looking; fresh; vibrant. Describes someone or something that radiates the energy and vitality of youth, regardless of age.
  7. 侘しい わびしい Lonely; desolate; dreary; wretched. Describes a profound, aching loneliness or desolation — a feeling of bleak isolation.
  8. わびしい わびしい Lonely; dreary; wretched; miserable. The everyday hiragana form expressing a bleak, downcast feeling of loneliness or desolation.
  9. 和議 わぎ Peace conference; compromise; a negotiated settlement or arrangement between parties in conflict.
  10. 若葉 わかば New leaves; young leaves; the fresh, bright green foliage that emerges on trees and shrubs in early spring.
  11. 渡り鳥 わたりどり Migratory bird; bird of passage. A bird species that seasonally relocates between breeding and wintering grounds, often travelling thousa...
  12. 和平 わへい Peace; reconciliation. A state of peace achieved between parties that were previously in conflict, or the process of reaching such a stat...
  13. 惑溺 わくでき Infatuation; addiction; being enslaved by. A state of being so captivated by something that one loses rational judgement.
  14. 割当 わりあて Allotment; allocation; quota; the distribution of a fixed portion to each party.
  15. 割り増し わりまし Surcharge; premium; extra charge added on top of the base price or rate.
  16. 沸き立つ わきたつ To boil up; to seethe; to be stirred with excitement or strong emotion. Describes both physical boiling and the surging of intense feelin...
  17. 煩う わずらう To worry about; to be troubled by; to suffer from. Describes a state of persistent mental anguish or physical ailment that weighs on a pe...
  18. 渡り合う わたりあう To cross swords with; to compete with on equal terms; to deal with a formidable opponent without backing down.
  19. 割り当てる わりあてる To assign; to allocate; to apportion. Used when distributing tasks, resources, roles, or time slots among people or purposes.
  20. 割り切る わりきる To be decisive; to come to terms with; to accept a situation pragmatically and move on without lingering sentiment.
  21. 割り込む わりこむ To cut in; to break in; to interrupt; to intrude. Describes forcing oneself into a line, conversation, or situation without permission.