Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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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
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
1.
attempt, trial, experiment
2.
endeavour (endeavor), effort, venture, initiative

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to partition, to divide, to mark off
2.
to direct, to manage, to run, to organize, to take responsibility for
3.
to settle accounts
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
4.
to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout), to poise oneself for the initial charge(sumo term)

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》

adjective
1.
happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous(usually kana)
2.
naive
All readings:
めでたい《目出度い》[1]
めでたい《芽出度い》[1]
めでたい《愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

na-adjective, noun
healthy, sound, wholesome

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind
2.
to wash (rice)(esp. 磨ぐ)
3.
to scour, to polish, to burnish
Other readings:
磨ぐ【とぐ】
砥ぐ【とぐ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
switching over to, migration, transition

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to decide, to determine
2.
to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate
3.
to bring peace (to), to make peaceful

noun
remuneration, recompense, reward, toll

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
execution, enforcing, carrying out(only relevant for しこう and せこう and しぎょう)
2.
giving alms, giving food to the poor or monks(only relevant for せぎょう)
All readings:
施行【しこう】
施行【せぎょう】
施行【せこう】
施行【しぎょう】

noun
title

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

adverb
1.
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
questionable(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
1.
the opposite sex
See also:同性
2.
isomerism(chemistry term)

noun
1.
groundwork, foundation
2.
inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in)
3.
undercoat, first coat
4.
soy sauce
See also:お下地

noun
appendix, supplement, annex, extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
Other readings:
附録【ふろく】

adverb
1.
originally, essentially, naturally, by nature, really, actually
2.
in the first place, to begin with

na-adjective, noun
vigorous, healthy, sound

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
to end, to come to an end, to close, to finish
Other readings:
終る【おわる】
了わる【おわる】
卒わる【おわる】
畢わる【おわる】
竟わる【おわる】
了る【おわる】
卒る【おわる】
畢る【おわる】
竟る【おわる】

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

prefix
1.
new, neo-
noun
2.
newness, novelty
3.
Gregorian calendar(abbreviation)
See also:新暦
4.
Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty

noun
general idea, concept, notion

noun, auxillary suru verb
return, relapse, recurrence

noun, auxillary suru verb
breeding, raising, rearing

noun
1.
nectar
2.
honey
3.
honeydew
4.
treacle, molasses
5.
sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
Other readings:
【みち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
secret intention, ulterior motive
2.
kanji "heart" radical at bottom

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
pachinko, mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
2.
slingshot, catapult
noun
3.
pistol(colloquialism)
Other readings:
ぱちんこ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to entrust, to leave to a person

noun
1.
main constituent, core, nucleus
2.
subject (philosophical), protagonist
See also:客体,  主観

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
undulation
2.
ups and downs, highs and lows

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded, to be packed
2.
to be complex
auxiliary verb
3.
to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly(only relevant for 込む)
4.
to do intently(only relevant for 込む)
5.
to continue in the same state(only relevant for 込む)
All readings:
込む【こむ】
混む【こむ】
籠む【こむ】[1]
篭む【こむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
district of a town, city block (of irregular size)

noun
1.
windmill
2.
pinwheel (toy), windmill (toy)(only relevant for かざぐるま)
3.
Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)(usually kana)(only relevant for かざぐるま and カザグルマ)
All readings:
風車【ふうしゃ】
風車【かざぐるま】
カザグルマ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to call, to invite, to send for, to summon(honorific language)
2.
to eat, to drink
3.
to put on, to wear
4.
to ride
5.
to catch (a cold), to take (a bath), to tickle (one's fancy), to put on (years), to commit (seppuku)
6.
to do
See also:召される
7.
used to show respect(honorific language, archaism)(used after the -masu stem of a verb)

adverb
often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly(usually kana, onomatopia)
All readings:
しばしば《屡々》
しばしば《屡屡》
しばしば《屡》
しばしば《数数》
しばしば《数々》
しばしば《数》

noun
ratio, proportion, percentage

noun
butterfly
Other readings:
チョウ

noun
1.
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
2.
perimeter(mathematics)
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for laps or circuits

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
intention, aim, design

noun, noun (suffix), prefix
joint together, opposite, facing

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview, audience, meeting, (viewing) party

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
excavation, exhumation
2.
discovery (e.g. new talent)

adjective
1.
burly, strong, sturdy(usually kana)
2.
indomitable, indefatigable, strong-willed, resolute, bold(usually kana)
3.
robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.), strong(usually kana)
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