Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take into one's possession, to receive, to accept, to collect, to claim
2.
to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet), to take custody of, to adopt
3.
to leave, to go away, to withdraw, to get out
Other readings:
引取る【ひきとる】[1]
、
引きとる【ひきとる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
show, exhibition, spectacle
All readings:
見世物【みせもの】
、
見せ物【みせもの】

noun
•
process, procedure, sequence, protocol, instruction

noun
•
warp, curvature, curve, arch

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
leadership, initiative, spearhead

na-adjective
1.
methodical, precise, meticulous, scrupulous, regular, punctual
noun
2.
wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
•
universal, general, ubiquitous, omnipresent
See also:特殊 (antonym)
Other readings:
普偏【ふへん】[1]
、
普辺【ふへん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
•
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain), china, chinaware

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to disappear into, to be lost in, to slip into, to get mixed in among
2.
to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.)
3.
to be almost indistinguishable, to be confusingly similar
4.
to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.), to forget about
5.
to be distracted by, to be too absorbed in

pronoun
•
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
All readings:
誰【だれ】
、
誰【だあれ】
、
誰【たれ】[1]
、
誰【た】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(practical) experience, personal experience, hands-on experience, first-hand experience

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
boiling, seething
2.
becoming heated (e.g. debate), excitement, agitation, fermentation
3.
soaring (prices), shooting up

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in
Other readings:
干与【かんよ】

adverb
•
immediately, right away, on the spot
See also:即座

na-adjective, noun
•
magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
abandonment, renunciation, resignation, abdication (responsibility, right)
Other readings:
抛棄【ほうき】

noun
1.
small change, coins
2.
small sum of money

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until)
2.
to be up to the task, to come up to
3.
to compare with, to be a match (for)
4.
to commit (a crime)
5.
to require (to do)(usu. used in the negative)

prefix
1.
next
2.
hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)
See also:次亜
counter
3.
order, sequence, time, times

noun
•
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
Other readings:
一現【いちげん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reading aloud, recitation
See also:音読

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)

noun
1.
kindness, favor, favour, friendliness
2.
goodwill, affection, liking (for someone), love

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
speaking by proxy, speaking for (someone else), acting as spokesman (for), representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辯)
2.
payment by proxy, compensation by proxy, paying on behalf (of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
3.
acting for (someone else), carrying out (on someone's behalf)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
Other readings:
代辨【だいべん】
、
代辯【だいべん】

interjection
•
oh, ah(female term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
service, ministry, attendance, church work
2.
offering goods at a reduced price, providing a service for free

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
1.
middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger
2.
middle toe, third toe
All readings:
中指【なかゆび】
、
中指【ちゅうし】

noun
•
westering sun, setting sun
Other readings:
西陽【にしび】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
2.
(radioactive) decay, disintegration(physics term)
See also:α崩壊
Other readings:
崩潰【ほうかい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
strike (i.e. industrial action)

adverb
1.
already, now(usually kana)
2.
no longer, not any more(usually kana)(with negative verb)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
See also:合わせる
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
合す【あわす】

adverb
•
by itself, automatically, naturally(usually kana)
All readings:
ひとりでに《独りでに》
、
ひとりでに《一人でに》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
source, origin
2.
source program, source code(computer term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(husband and wife) both working, dual income
See also:共稼ぎ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean (to one side), to incline
2.
to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on
3.
to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced
Other readings:
片寄る【かたよる】

adverbial noun, noun
•
day and night, around the clock, always, constantly

noun
1.
will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal
2.
kindness, goodwill, kind offer
3.
gift (as a token of gratitude)

na-adjective
1.
irresponsible, perfunctory, careless
2.
lukewarm, half-baked, halfhearted, vague
3.
reasonable, moderate(usu. in suggestions or orders)
adverb
4.
considerably, quite, rather, pretty
Other readings:
好い加減【いいかげん】
、
好加減【いいかげん】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
specific gravity, relative density(physics term)
2.
relative importance, weight

noun, prenominal
•
elbowroom, leeway, room, reserve, margin, allowance, latitude, time (to spare)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
mention (in a document), record, entry, statement, listing

noun
1.
blow, shock, strike, damage
2.
batting(baseball term)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell)(usually kana)
2.
to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.)(usually kana)
3.
to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense(usually kana)
4.
to be muffled (e.g. voice)(usually kana)
5.
to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)(usually kana)
6.
to confine oneself in a temple to pray(usually kana)
Other readings:
こもる《籠もる》
、
こもる《篭もる》
、
こもる《籠る》
、
こもる《隠る》
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