Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
background, scenery, backdrop, setting
2.
background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context
3.
backing, support (from behind the scenes)

noun, auxillary suru verb
different opinion, objection

adverb
barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
carbon (C)

noun
1.
ear (of plant), head (of plant)
2.
point, tip
3.
scion (in grafting), cion
Other readings:
【ほ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
talk, dialogue, conversation

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
easily, readily, quickly, flatly (refuse)(onomatopia)
2.
lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.), plainly, simply(onomatopia)
Other readings:
アッサリ

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
independence, self-reliance

noun
(full) name, family name and given name

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to bite off, to gnaw through
Other readings:
かみ切る【かみきる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
indignation, resentment

no-adjective, noun
normal, usual, ordinary, everyday

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
distillation
Other readings:
蒸溜【じょうりゅう】
蒸餾【じょうりゅう】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
direction, orientation, aspect, exposure
noun (suffix)
2.
suited to, suitable for, designed for
noun
3.
tendency, inclination
4.
nature (of a request or desire)
5.
person

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
lending (money), finance, loan
noun
2.
adaptability, versatility, flexibility, accommodation
Other readings:
融通【ゆうづう】
融通【ゆずう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
stress

na-adjective
1.
in good health, healthy, well, fit, robust, strong
2.
skilled, proficient, adept
noun
3.
master, expert
See also:達人

adverb
(not) so, (not) particularly, (not) very, (not) that much(usually kana)(usu. with a negative verb)
All readings:
さほど《然程》
さほど《左程》

adverb
1.
what, how
2.
what (a) ...!, how ...!(usually kana)(indicates surprise, admiration, etc.)
3.
surprisingly, to my amazement, believe it or not, why, ...!(usually kana)
interjection
4.
oh my, wow(usually kana)
5.
well, ..., so, ...(usually kana)(used when asking for confirmation or approval)

noun
semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train(abbreviation)(from 準急行列車, etc.)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
every day, daily, day after day, days (e.g. good old days)
Other readings:
日々【にちにち】
日日【ひび】
日日【にちにち】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to rule, to govern, to administer
Other readings:
掌る【つかさどる】
司どる【つかさどる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
trouble

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
conversion, diversion, changeover, commutation, switchover

noun
ratio, proportion, percentage

noun
the person concerned, the person in question, the said person

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
accommodation, reception, housing
2.
seating
3.
custody (e.g. awaiting deportation), internment
4.
admission, hospitalization
5.
entering (e.g. in dictionary)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user
2.
wear, durability, life(also written as 保ち)
3.
charge, expense
noun
4.
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie(literary or formal term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
securing, obtaining, ensuring, guarantee, maintaining
2.
belay, belaying

noun
prejudice, bias, distorted view

noun
source of river, fountainhead

noun, no-adjective
words, phrases

noun, noun (suffix)
quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money(usu. だか when used as a suffix)
Other readings:
【だか】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation(えん usually when a suffix)
See also:りんご園
2.
place, location
See also:学びの園
All readings:
【その】
【えん】
【その】
【えん】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to perform (a play), to play (a part), to act (a part), to commit (a blunder)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment
2.
confession of love, professing one's feelings
3.
confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

Godan-ru verb, Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be damp, to be moist(一段 form is mainly spoken language)
Other readings:
湿気る【しっける】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to end, to be finished, to be exhausted
2.
to die, to perish
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
3.
to do utterly, to do completely(indicates an extreme has been reached)

noun
1.
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2.
husband(familiar language)
3.
sir, boss, master, governor(used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status)
4.
patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
See also:パトロン
5.
alms, almsgiving, almsgiver(Buddhist term)(orig. meaning; usu. written as 檀那)
See also:檀越,  檀家
Other readings:
檀那【だんな】

noun
topic of discussion, agenda

noun
1.
particle, atom, little piece
noun, no-adjective
2.
not at all, not the slightest(used with neg. verb, often as 微塵も〜ない)
Other readings:
微塵【びじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism
Other readings:
折中【せっちゅう】

noun
presence, dignity
Other readings:
貫録【かんろく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
merger (of companies, towns, etc.), combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, coalition, fusion, annexation, affiliation, incorporation

noun, prenominal
1.
power, motive power, dynamic force
noun
2.
three-phase electricity(engineering term)

noun
1.
pot, jar, vase
2.
dice cup
3.
depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
See also:滝壺
4.
aim, what one wants, the mark(usually kana)
See also:思うつぼ
5.
key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence(usually kana)
6.
acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point(usually kana)
7.
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)(usually kana)(often ツボ)
8.
target (when aiming an arrow)(archaism)
All readings:
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】[1]
【つほ】[1][2]
【つふ】[1][2]
ツボ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
preface, introduction, preamble

adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
each, every(usually kana)
See also:ごとに

na-adjective
1.
nonsensical, unreasonable, absurd, unrealistic(usually kana, yojijukugo)
2.
awfully, extremely, to excess, senseless, reckless(usually kana)
noun, na-adjective
3.
disorder, confusion, being jumbled, being mixed up(usually kana)
adverb
4.
very, extremely, excessively(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ムチャクチャ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
foam
2.
form
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