Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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counter
1.
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
2.
3.
counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba)(archaism)
4.
counter for ranking level(sumo term)
noun
1.
gap, break, rift
2.
pause, interval, interruption
3.
cut, incision, notch, score
4.
end
noun, no-adjective
1.
emotion, feeling
2.
atmosphere, mood, spirit
All readings:
情緒【じょうちょ】
、情緒【じょうしょ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
formal marriage interview, marriage meeting
Other readings:
見合【みあい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
2.
catching up, overtaking
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
birth
Other readings:
出生【しゅっせい】
na-adjective, noun
1.
convenient, useful, handy, helpful(only relevant for ちょうほう)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
finding useful, coming in handy, using often(only relevant for ちょうほう)
noun
3.
(priceless) treasure
All readings:
重宝【ちょうほう】
、重宝【じゅうほう】
adverb, prenominal
•
a little, partially, somewhat, slightly, semi-, -ish, on the ... side, a short time, a while(usually kana)
Other readings:
やや《漸》
noun
1.
specific gravity, relative density(physics term)
2.
relative importance, weight
to
Common word
particle, conjunction
1.
if, when
2.
and
particle
3.
with
4.
used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
5.
particle
6.
indicates a question(Kyuushuu-ben (dialect))(at sentence end)
adverb, na-adjective
•
intently, single-mindedly, devotedly, solely, earnestly, with all one's heart(usually kana)
See also:一向 (ひたぶる)
All readings:
ひたすら《只管》
、ひたすら《一向》
、ひたすら《頓》
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reasoning, inference, deduction
noun
2.
mystery or detective genre
See also:推理小説
noun
•
assembly hall, parliament house, diet building, capitol, houses of parliament, congress hall
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
compulsion, coercion, forcing (to do), enforcement
Common word
noun
•
control, management, supervision
Other readings:
取締まり【とりしまり】
、取り締り【とりしまり】
、取締り【とりしまり】
、取締【とりしまり】
noun, no-adjective
1.
every month
na-adjective, noun
2.
trite, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed(only relevant for つきなみ)(orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry)
Other readings:
月並【つきなみ】
、月次【つきなみ】
、月次【げつじ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
public performance
2.
exhibition in a foreign country(sumo term)
noun
1.
the teaching profession
2.
education of laity (in Christianity)
na-adjective
1.
supple, flexible, elastic(usually kana)
2.
graceful, elegant, refined(usually kana)
Other readings:
しなやか《靭やか》
、しなやか《靱やか》
chiratto
Common word
adverb
•
at a glance, by accident(onomatopia)
Other readings:
チラッと
、チラっと
、ちらと
、チラと
adverb
1.
quickly (esp. actions)(usually kana)
2.
suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)(usually kana)
Other readings:
さっと《颯っと》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
engaging in (work), pursuing (e.g. studies), following (a profession), being involved in
noun
•
body build, figure
All readings:
体つき【からだつき】
、体付き【からだつき】
、身体つき【からだつき】
、身体付き【からだつき】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices), promotion, organizing, organising, hosting, staging
noun
•
brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish (of photographs)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
passage (of time), elapsing, lapse
2.
progress, development, course (of events)
3.
transit(astronomy term)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lift up, to hold up, to hold above eye level
2.
to give, to offer, to consecrate
3.
to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate
Other readings:
献げる【ささげる】
na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
near, close by, within reach, handy
na-adjective
2.
familiar
Other readings:
手近【てじか】[2]
、手近か【てぢか】[1]
、手近か【てじか】[1][2]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- word containing irregular kana usage
suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to injure, to damage, to harm, to hurt
2.
to kill
3.
to hinder, to obstruct
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to pluck, to pick, to tear
Other readings:
挘る【むしる】
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