Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
1.
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance)
See also:立方 (たちかた)
2.
person singing ballads (in noh)
3.
coast (esp. as seen from the water), shore
4.
the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area(archaism)
noun
1.
one breath
interjection
2.
chug!, drink!(chanted repeatedly as a party cheer)
adverb, no-adjective
•
previously, already, for some time, for quite a while(usually kana)
All readings:
かねて《予て》
、かねて《兼ねて》
noun
•
excreta, raw sewage, human waste, night soil
All readings:
し尿【しにょう】
、屎尿【しにょう】
adverb
•
All readings:
しばしば《屡々》
、しばしば《屡屡》
、しばしば《屡》
、しばしば《数数》
、しばしば《数々》
、しばしば《数》
adjective
1.
astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
2.
austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
3.
sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
4.
stingy, tight-fisted
Other readings:
澁い【しぶい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scatter, to disseminate (e.g. a rumor), to spread (e.g. germs), to broadcast(usually kana)
2.
to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets), to hand out freely, to spend recklessly(usually kana)
All readings:
ばらまく《ばら撒く》
、ばらまく《ばら蒔く》
、ばらまく《散蒔く》
、ばらまく《散播く》
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
consent, approval, acceptance, agreement, compliance
noun
•
fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness, reverence
Other readings:
虞【おそれ】
、畏れ【おそれ】
、怖れ【おそれ】
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to stop the blow
2.
to react to, to take (advice, etc.), to accept, to come to grips with
Other readings:
受けとめる【うけとめる】
pronoun
1.
interjection
2.
let me see, well now(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.), levy
janpaa
Common word
noun
1.
(short) jacket, blouson, windbreaker, jumper
2.
ski jumper, jumping event athlete(only relevant for ジャンパー and ジャンパ)
3.
jumper lead, jumper wire(only relevant for ジャンパー and ジャンパ)
Other readings:
ジャンパ
、ジャンバー
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
retreat, falling back, moving backwards, reversing, retrogression, retraction
2.
recession, waning
noun
3.
backspace (key)(computer term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
acquisition, obtaining, coming to hand
adverb, no-adjective
1.
once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-(usually kana)
2.
never yet, never before, first time, still not happened(usually kana)(used with neg. verb)
Other readings:
かつて《曾て》
、かつて《都て》
、かって《曾て》
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
protection, safeguard, guardianship, custody, patronage
2.
preservation, conservation
noun
•
management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons
na-adjective, noun
•
intelligence, cleverness, innate aptitude
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to decide, to determine
2.
to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate
3.
to bring peace (to), to make peaceful
noun
1.
substance, essence
no-adjective
2.
real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate), substantive, substantial, essential, tangible
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
•
nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia
Other readings:
近眼【ちかめ】
、近目【ちかめ】
noun
•
trouble, troubles, worry, distress, sorrows, anguish, agony, problem
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
encouragement, spurring (on), cheering (on)
noun
•
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
All readings:
百科事典【ひゃっかじてん】
、百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
2.
to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out
3.
to train, to drill, to exercise
4.
to gloss (silk), to soften, to degum(only relevant for 練る)
5.
to tan (leather)
6.
to temper (steel)(also written as 錬る)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to walk in procession, to parade, to march(also written as 邌る)
Other readings:
煉る【ねる】
kyaria
Common word
noun
1.
career
2.
carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.)
3.
carrier, telephone company
4.
career government employee
Other readings:
キャリヤ
、キャリアー
、キャリヤー
noun
1.
shaking (something) out
2.
starting point, beginning, outset
3.
drawing (e.g. of a bill), issue, draft
Other readings:
振出し【ふりだし】
、振出【ふりだし】
、振り出【ふりだし】
na-adjective, noun
•
simple, artless, naive, unsophisticated
Other readings:
素樸【そぼく】
noun
•
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
noun
1.
sky
2.
heaven(only relevant for てん)
3.
svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for てん)
4.
deva (divine being of Buddhism)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for てん)
5.
sole of a Japanese sandal(only relevant for てん)
Other readings:
天【あめ】
、天【あま】
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