Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun, noun (suffix)
1.
sound, noise, report
2.
note(music term)
3.
fame(only relevant for おと)
4.
All readings:
音【おと】
、音【ね】
、音【おん】
noun
1.
(outward) appearance
2.
(proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style
3.
appearances, decency, show, display
4.
lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
Other readings:
体裁【たいさい】
noun
•
country, territory, domain, realm
Other readings:
国土【くにつち】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
employment (long term), hire
Other readings:
雇傭【こよう】
na-adjective
1.
pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair(usually kana)
2.
clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat(usually kana)
3.
completely, entirely(usually kana)(as きれいに)
All readings:
きれい《綺麗》
、きれい《奇麗》
、きれい《暉麗》[1]
、キレイ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
na-adjective, noun
1.
carefree, comfortable, at ease
2.
easygoing, happy-go-lucky
noun
1.
head, leader, top(esp. 首脳)
2.
important part(archaism)(esp. 主脳)
Other readings:
主脳【しゅのう】
na-adjective
•
perfect, complete, flawless
Other readings:
完ぺき【かんぺき】
、完壁【かんぺき】[1]
、完壁【かんべき】[1][2]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
- word containing irregular kana usage
prefix
1.
new, neo-
noun
2.
newness, novelty
3.
4.
Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty
noun
•
vocabulary, lexicon, lexis, terminology(linguistics)
Other readings:
語い【ごい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
waiting on a table, serving (at dinner)
noun
2.
waiter, waitress, waitperson, server, cabin boy, bellboy, page, pageboy
3.
office boy, office girl
noun, no-adjective
•
individual, one by one, separate, each
All readings:
個々【ここ】
、個個【ここ】
、箇々【ここ】
、箇箇【ここ】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to appreciate(usually kana)
2.
to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe(usually kana)
Other readings:
いたわる《労わる》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw down, to throw out, to stretch out (one's legs)
2.
to abandon, to resign
3.
to give freely, to give generously, to sacrifice (e.g. one's life)
4.
to start to throw
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
performance, appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
noun
1.
roll (e.g. of cloth)
2.
winding (e.g. watch)
3.
volume (of book)
4.
speeding up
5.
heel (of a Japanese sandal)(obscure)
Other readings:
巻き【まき】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
strife, riot, rebellion, turmoil
2.
(media) uproar, brouhaha, (public) outcry, scandal, controversy
3.
feud, tussle, quarrel, dispute
noun
1.
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.), tail end
2.
slope at the foot of a mountain
noun
1.
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road), going astray
2.
difference of opinion, misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement
Other readings:
行き違い【ゆきちがい】
、行違い【いきちがい】
、行違い【ゆきちがい】
noun
1.
making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure
2.
appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)
3.
build, physique
Other readings:
造り【つくり】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising
Other readings:
叛乱【はんらん】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
stillness, repose, standing still
noun
1.
young bird, chick(usually kana)
2.
hina doll, doll displayed during the Girls' Festival(only relevant for ひな)
3.
green, wet behind the ears, juvenile(only relevant for ひよこ and ひよっこ)
All readings:
ひよこ《雛》
、ひな《雛》
、ひよっこ《雛》
、ヒナ
、ヒヨコ
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to support, to maintain, to provide for
2.
to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed
3.
to adopt (a child)
4.
to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster
5.
to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
noun
1.
trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist
2.
plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
3.
frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship)
kurai
Common word
suffix, particle
1.
approximately, about, around, or so(also written as 位)
2.
to (about) the extent that, (almost) enough that, so ... that ..., at least
3.
as ... as ..., like
All readings:
くらい
、ぐらい
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance(usually kana)
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