Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
2.
to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
3.
to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful(often as 冴えない)
4.
to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
5.
to be satisfying(often as 冴えない)
See also:冴えない
6.
to become frigid, to become intensely cold(original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned)
Other readings:
冱える【さえる】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
kind, variety
2.
(biological) species
3.
(logical) species(abbreviation)
See also:種概念

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
control, restraint, suppression, constraint, curtailment, inhibition, check, curb

noun
1.
roll (e.g. of cloth)
2.
winding (e.g. watch)
3.
volume (of book)
4.
speeding up
5.
heel (of a Japanese sandal)(obscure)
Other readings:
巻き【まき】

noun
1.
presentiment, premonition, hunch
auxillary suru verb
2.
to have a premonition, to have a hunch(usu. 予感がする)

noun
1.
burden, load, responsibility
auxillary suru verb
2.
bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.), shouldering

noun, auxillary suru verb
management, administration, operation

noun
1.
radio (communication)
no-adjective, noun
2.
wireless, not using wires
See also:有線 (antonym)

noun
beach, foreshore
Other readings:
浜べ【はまべ】

noun, no-adjective
anaesthesia, anesthesia
Other readings:
痲酔【ますい】
麻睡【ますい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
fund-raising, collection of funds

noun
straw(usually kana)
Other readings:
ワラ

noun, auxillary suru verb
reaching, attaining, arrival

noun
copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript

na-adjective, noun
disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful
Other readings:
悲酸【ひさん】

noun
treasured article or vessel, outstanding individual

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
clique, group, coterie
2.
(political) faction, wing, party, camp
3.
school
4.
sect, denomination
See also:宗派

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in(mainly used in fixed expressions and compound verbs)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw out
2.
to drop, to toss, to dump
3.
to abandon, to neglect, to leave behind, to give up
4.
to dismiss, to fire, to expel
Other readings:
ほうり出す【ほうりだす】

suffix
1.
Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.(honorific language)(after a person's name (or position, etc.))
2.
makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)(polite language)(usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-)
noun
3.
state, situation, appearance, manner
Other readings:
【さま】
【さま】

noun
custom, convention, tradition, mores, conventional practice(usually kana)
All readings:
しきたり《仕来り》
しきたり《仕来たり》
しきたり《為来り》
しきたり《為来たり》

hikkakeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang (something) on (something), to throw on (clothes)
2.
to hook, to catch, to trap, to ensnare
3.
to cheat, to evade payment, to jump a bill
4.
to drink (alcohol)
5.
to splash someone (with)
6.
to hit the ball off the end of the bat(baseball term)
Other readings:
引っかける【ひっかける】
引っ懸ける【ひっかける】

noun
1.
range, stove, cooker
2.
microwave oven(abbreviation)

noun
last (on the list), (at the) bottom, (in) last position, tailender
All readings:
ビリ
びり

noun, auxillary suru verb
return, relapse, recurrence

na-adjective, noun
poor, meagre, meager, feeble, scanty, shabby, insubstantial

noun
1.
stone (of a fruit), pit, pip
2.
core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart
noun, no-adjective
3.
nuclear weapons
See also:核兵器
noun
4.
nucleus (of an atom)(physics term)
See also:原子核
5.
nucleus (of a cell)(biology term)
See also:細胞核
6.
condensation nucleus
See also:凝結核
7.
(planetary) core(astronomy term)
8.
ring (in a cyclic compound)(chemistry term)
9.
kernel, core(mathematics)
10.
nucleus (of a cultured pearl)

noun
1.
hall (dance, concert, etc.)
2.
dining area of a restaurant

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
1.
echo, reverberation
noun
2.
response, reaction, repercussions, sensation, influence

noun
virus
See also:ウイルス
Other readings:
ヴィールス

noun
1.
pressure, stress(physics term)
2.
pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting

noun
(one's) speech, expression of views, discussion

noun
1.
occasion, time
2.
section (of a literary work), paragraph, verse, stanza, passage
3.
season, term, holiday
4.
principle, integrity
5.
node (of a plant stem)
6.
clause(linguistics)
7.
(taxonomical) section

na-adjective, noun
frank, candid, straightforward, openhearted, direct, outspoken
Other readings:
卒直【そっちょく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
acknowledgement, acknowledgment, understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"), noting, acceptance
See also:ご了承
Other readings:
諒承【りょうしょう】
領承【りょうしょう】

noun
slope, slanting surface, bevel

noun, na-adjective
dissatisfaction, discontent, disapproval, objection, complaint, protest, disagreement

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
capitulation, surrender, submission
noun
2.
yield(engineering term)
See also:降伏強度
Other readings:
降服【こうふく】

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

noun
1.
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus(usually kana)
2.
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)(only relevant for はちす)
See also:木槿
Other readings:
はす《藕》
はちす《蓮》[1]
ハス
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
Other readings:
短歌【みじかうた】

noun, auxillary suru verb
one defeat

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to bury, to inter, to entomb
2.
to cover up, to hush up, to shelve
Other readings:
葬る【ほうぶる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
revolution, rotation

noun, auxillary suru verb
testimony, (verbal) evidence
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