Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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na-adjective, noun
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whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper
Other readings:
気紛れ【きまぐれ】
noun, no-adjective
1.
substance, real form
2.
main part, main unit, body (of a machine)
noun
3.
this machine, this appliance
noun, no-adjective
4.
object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
5.
noumenon
noun
6.
Other readings:
本体【ほんだい】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
、生死【しょうじ】
na-adjective, noun
1.
light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy
2.
light-hearted, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
taking a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery, convalescence
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt
2.
legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.(law term)
noun, na-adjective
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predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy
noun
1.
thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee
2.
breakfast (in Zen temples)(only relevant for しゅく)
Other readings:
粥【しゅく】
、粥【かい】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
employment (long term), hire
Other readings:
雇傭【こよう】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry off, to run away with, to sweep away, to snatch, to kidnap, to abduct(usually kana)(also written as 浚う)
2.
to take entirely for oneself, to monopolize(usually kana)
Other readings:
さらう《掠う》
、さらう《拐う》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
unobstructed view, perspective, visibility, vista
2.
forecast, outlook, prospect, prediction
3.
insight, foresight
Other readings:
見透し【みとおし】
、見通【みとおし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
duration, continuance, survival, persistence, retention
na-adjective, noun
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Other readings:
キザ
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to install, to equip, to mount
Other readings:
据えつける【すえつける】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)
Common word
adverb
1.
first of all, at once, right away(usually kana)
2.
for now, for the time being(usually kana)
Other readings:
とりあえず《取り敢えず》
、とりあえず《取敢えず》
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to look out on, to overlook, to front onto
2.
to face (a situation, crisis, etc.), to meet (e.g. death), to be confronted by
3.
to deal with (an issue)
4.
to attend (e.g. a function), to appear (e.g. in court), to be present at, to take part in
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (of track, etc.), segment, dimension
2.
interval(mathematics)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handstand, headstand
2.
being upside down, being in reverse
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
soon, nearness, before long
All readings:
近々【ちかぢか】
、近々【きんきん】
、近近【ちかぢか】
、近近【きんきん】
、近ぢか【ちかぢか】
noun
•
real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs
Other readings:
実状【じつじょう】
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)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
pillage, plunder, looting, robbery
Other readings:
掠奪【りゃくだつ】
noun
•
umeboshi, pickled dried ume, pickled dried plum
All readings:
梅干し【うめぼし】
、梅干【うめぼし】
auxillary suru verb
•
to be a match for, to rival, to equal, to compare with, to be equivalent to
noun
•
sisters
All readings:
姉妹【しまい】
、姉妹【きょうだい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
•
fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed
All readings:
一定【いってい】
、一定【いちじょう】
noun
•
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
mask, veil, disguise
prenominal, noun
2.
anonymous, unmarked, incognito
na-adjective, noun
1.
narrow, tight, cramped
2.
formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid
3.
constrained, uncomfortable
4.
tight (e.g. finances)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
obstruction, check, hindrance, prevention, impediment, interdiction, preemption, blocking
Other readings:
沮止【そし】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to insert, to put in (such that there is a snug fit), to button, to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)(usually kana)
2.
to have sex, to fuck(colloquialism)
3.
to pigeonhole (into a particular category)
4.
to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
5.
to entrap, to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)
All readings:
はめる《嵌める》
、はめる《填める》[1]
、はめる《篏める》[1]
、はめる《塡める》[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
offer, tender, providing, supplying, making available, donating (blood, organs, etc.)
2.
sponsoring (a TV program)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
maintenance
noun
2.
conservatism, conservativeness, conservation
noun, na-adjective
•
depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom, despondency
Other readings:
憂うつ【ゆううつ】
、憂欝【ゆううつ】
、悒鬱【ゆううつ】
、幽鬱【ゆううつ】
、幽欝【ゆううつ】
、悒欝【ゆううつ】
adjective
1.
gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing(usually kana)
2.
irritating, troublesome(usually kana)
3.
heavy (weather), cloudy(usually kana)
Other readings:
うっとおしい《鬱陶しい》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
1.
slack, slackening, sagginess, flabbiness (skin, etc.)(usually kana)
2.
dullness, letdown, depression, ennui(usually kana)
adverb
1.
how, in what way(usually kana)
2.
how (much), to what extent(usually kana)
3.
however (much), no matter how(usually kana)(as いかに...も)
interjection
4.
hey, oi(archaism)
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