Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
surrender (to the authorities), giving oneself up, turning oneself in

noun
1.
effect, virtue, efficacy, impression
2.
one's dominant eye(only relevant for 利き目 and きき眼 and 利目)
Other readings:
利き目【ききめ】
きき眼【ききめ】
効目【ききめ】
利目【ききめ】

noun
topic of discussion, agenda

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
approach
2.
approach shot(abbreviation)

noun
neurosis, nervous breakdown, mental problem, identity crisis, obsession

noun, na-adjective
ignorance, innocence, stupidity
Other readings:
無智【むち】

noun
dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest

noun
1.
condition, assumption, prerequisite, hypothesis
2.
intention, intent, aim, goal
3.
premise (in logic)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
making use of, application, practical use, effective management (e.g. of funds)
2.
operation, handling, steering (esp. a boat)

noun
Emperor of Japan(archaism)
Other readings:
天皇【すめろぎ】
天皇【すべらぎ】
天皇【すめらき】

na-adjective, noun
1.
grey (gray)
noun
2.
gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)(only relevant for グレイ)
Other readings:
グレイ

noun, auxillary suru verb
dependence, reliance
All readings:
依存【いぞん】
依存【いそん】

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
(doing) various things, (doing) this and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
being apt to, being prone to, tending to(usually kana)
3.
at any rate, anyhow, anyway(usually kana)
no-adjective
4.
all sorts of (negative things), various(usually kana)
noun
5.
things that do not exist, rabbit horns(idiom , Buddhist term)(only relevant for 兎角)
See also:亀毛兎角
Other readings:
とかく《左右》

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to be worth, to be worthy of, to deserve, to merit(usu. as 〜に値する)
Other readings:
価する【あたいする】

noun
contrast

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine, to glow(only relevant for はえる)
2.
to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)(ばえる, バエる are colloquial)
Other readings:
映える【ばえる】
栄える【はえる】
栄える【ばえる】
バエる

noun, no-adjective
myopia, shortsightedness, nearsightedness

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fall, tumble, spill, plunge, dive
2.
degradation, comedown, demotion, slump
Other readings:
顛落【てんらく】

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on
Other readings:
則する【そくする】

はじ
hajimemashite
expression
How do you do?, I am glad to meet you(usually kana)
All readings:
はじめまして《初めまして》
はじめまして《始めまして》

noun
tire, tyre

noun
the end, the extremity, the limit, the limits, the result

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to dress up

noun
1.
bar
2.
VAR

na-adjective
strict, close, precise, scrupulous

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
status, position, rank
noun
2.
method, way, style
3.
rule, regulation, law
4.
grammatical case(linguistics)
5.
figure (syllogism)

adverb
altogether, entirely(usually kana)
Other readings:
ことごとく《尽く》

noun, na-adjective
holiness, sacredness, sanctity, dignity

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm(usually kana)
2.
to act frantically, to make desperate efforts(usually kana)
Other readings:
もがく《踠く》[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

no-adjective, noun
married
See also:未婚 (antonym)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become blunt, to grow dull
2.
to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
All readings:
鈍る【にぶる】
鈍る【なまる】

na-adjective, noun
clean, pure, chaste
See also:清い

noun, no-adjective
odd number
See also:偶数

noun
offering a prize, prize competition, prize, reward

noun, auxillary suru verb
establishment, settlement

noun
evening glow, red sunset, afterglow (of sunset)
Other readings:
夕焼【ゆうやけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to herd, to drive, to chase, to corral
2.
to corner, to force someone into doing
3.
to go hard, to push yourself, to make a last charge
4.
to run on (e.g. lines in printing)

noun
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)(usually kana)
Other readings:
えい《鱏》
えい《海鷂魚》
エイ

noun
1.
hem, (trouser) cuff, shirttail, bottom (of a kimono), train (of a dress)
2.
bottom part, bottom edge
3.
foot (of a mountain)
4.
tips (of hair)
5.
downstream(archaism)

noun, noun (suffix), counter
1.
class, order, rank
suffix
2.
et cetera, etc., and the like
See also:等 (など)
prefix
3.
equal, iso-

noun, auxillary suru verb
loss, going missing

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
poverty, penury, need, destitution
2.
shortage, lack, want

noun
1.
viewpoint, point of view
2.
way of understanding, way of appreciating, how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)(esp. 〜の見方)

noun
1.
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance)
2.
person singing ballads (in noh)
3.
coast (esp. as seen from the water), shore
4.
the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area(archaism)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
See also:持つ
2.
to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed
See also:モテる
3.
to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last
prenominal
4.
possessed, held
5.
rich, wealthy, affluent

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to jar, to creak, to grate(usually kana)

noun
1.
quantity of heat, heat value, calorific value, calories
2.
(degree of) enthusiasm, zeal, passion

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disqualification, elimination, incapacity
2.
being unfit for one's role, being a failure

adverb, prenominal
beforehand, in advance, previously(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
supremacy, predominance, being superior to
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