Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
denominator(mathematics)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run, to dash, to race
2.
to gallop (on horseback), to canter
3.
to advance (against one's enemy), to charge (on horseback)(archaism)
Other readings:
駈ける【かける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
employment (long term), hire
Other readings:
雇傭【こよう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo
2.
returning to (one's home in) the capital(orig. meaning)

noun
message
Other readings:
メセージ

noun, auxillary suru verb
exemption, exoneration, discharge

noun, noun (suffix)
system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment

noun, auxillary suru verb
launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue

noun
vocabulary, lexicon, lexis, terminology(linguistics)
Other readings:
語い【ごい】

noun
1.
wages, pay
2.
rental payment(only relevant for ちんきん)
Other readings:
賃金【ちんきん】
賃銀【ちんぎん】

adverb
very, greatly, exceedingly(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information

noun, auxillary suru verb
temporary absence from school

noun
1.
manufacturer (esp. a major company), producer, maker
2.
maker, device for making things
3.
person who creates things
Other readings:
メーカ

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia
Other readings:
近眼【ちかめ】
近目【ちかめ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
mask, veil, disguise
prenominal, noun
2.
anonymous, unmarked, incognito

noun, auxillary suru verb
revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
See also:改訂
Other readings:
改定【かいじょう】

adjective
cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant

noun, no-adjective
blood vessel, vein

na-adjective, noun
1.
mild (climate), temperate, clement, pleasant, agreeable(only relevant for 温和)
2.
gentle (nature, personality, etc.), mild, quiet, pleasant
3.
moderate (statement, measure, etc.), mild, temperate
Other readings:
穏和【おんわ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant, to give, to confer, to award
2.
to teach, to instruct, to impart (knowledge)

na-adjective, noun
euphemistic, circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
union, unity, solidarity
2.
bundling, binding, tying
3.
putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
offer, tender, providing, supplying, making available, donating (blood, organs, etc.)
2.
sponsoring (a TV program)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to breathe out, to breathe(usually kana)
2.
to tell (a lie), to use (foul language)(usually kana)
3.
to vomit, to throw up, to spit up(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
common reed (Phragmites australis)(usually kana)
All readings:
あし《葦》
あし《蘆》
あし《葭》
あし《芦》
よし《葦》
よし《蘆》
よし《葭》
よし《芦》
アシ
ヨシ

na-adjective
1.
tender, warm, caring, thoughtful
2.
meticulous, detailed, attentive
3.
deep (of a colour), thick (e.g. fog)
Other readings:
濃やか【こまやか】

na-adjective, noun
lavish, luxurious, showy, gaudy

noun, auxillary suru verb
split, division, break up

adverbial noun
sometimes
Other readings:
時折【ときより】[1]
時おり【ときおり】
時折り【ときおり】
時折り【ときより】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
scorn, disdain, contempt
Other readings:
軽べつ【けいべつ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
gate
2.
branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master(only relevant for もん)
3.
division, phylum(biology term)(only relevant for もん)
counter
4.
counter for cannons(only relevant for もん)
All readings:
【もん】
【かど】

noun
rope

noun
flattery, compliment
See also:世辞
Other readings:
お世辞【おせいじ】
御世辞【おせじ】
御世辞【おせいじ】

noun
unlucky day
All readings:
悪日【あくにち】
悪日【あくび】

noun
1.
errand, mission, going as envoy(polite language)
2.
messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl(polite language)
3.
familiar spirit(polite language, honorific language)
Other readings:
御使い【おつかい】
お遣い【おつかい】
御遣い【おつかい】
お使【おつかい】[1]
御使【おつかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind
2.
to wash (rice)(esp. 磨ぐ)
3.
to scour, to polish, to burnish
Other readings:
磨ぐ【とぐ】
砥ぐ【とぐ】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
2.
to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life)
3.
to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
freely, at will

noun, auxillary suru verb
assertion, declaration, affirmation

noun, noun (suffix)
liquid, fluid

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to show off, to flaunt

expression, noun, no-adjective
1.
the rest, the others(そのた is the more common reading when written)
expression, adverbial noun, no-adjective
2.
in addition (to that), besides that, other than that, and other ...
expression, noun
3.
and so forth, and the like, and what have you, et cetera
All readings:
その他【そのほか】
その他【そのた】
その外【そのほか】
その外【そのた】
其の他【そのほか】
其の他【そのた】
其の外【そのほか】
其の外【そのた】

noun
1.
Ms, Miss, Madame(nuance of status)
prenominal
2.
highbrow (woman), cerebral

noun
1.
right or wrong, good or bad, quality, suitability
2.
having both merits and demerits, having both advantages and disadvantages
All readings:
良し悪し【よしあし】
良し悪し【よしわるし】
善し悪し【よしあし】
善し悪し【よしわるし】
良しあし【よしあし】
善しあし【よしあし】
よし悪し【よしあし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dropping out of school, withdrawing from school
2.
expulsion from school, dismissal
3.
leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

noun
decoration

conjunction
1.
from ... to, between ... and(usually kana)
2.
or(usually kana)
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