Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
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welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
Other readings:
福祉【ふくち】
noun, no-adjective
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centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man
noun
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terrain, geographical features, topography
All readings:
地形【ちけい】
、地形【じぎょう】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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double suicide, lovers' suicide
Other readings:
心中【しんぢゅう】
tonda
Common word
pre-noun adjectival
1.
unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unexpected
2.
terrible, awful, serious
adverb
3.
very(archaism)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
labor, labour, exertion, diligent service
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tailor, to make (clothing)
2.
to train, to bring up
3.
to make it seem like, to pass off
4.
to turn into a play or movie
5.
to prepare, to send, to despatch
noun, prenominal
1.
power, motive power, dynamic force
noun
2.
kontakuto
Common word
noun
1.
analogy
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
analogical reasoning, analogical inference
noun
3.
analogy(linguistics)
noun
1.
the country, countryside, rural districts
2.
cultivated land, fields
Other readings:
田園【でんおん】[1]
、田苑【でんえん】
、田苑【でんおん】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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】
no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
sole, single, solo
noun
2.
independence, singleness, singularity
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
transfer (trains, buses, etc.), change, connection
2.
switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.), change, conversion
3.
switching (stock)(finance term)
4.
Other readings:
乗換【のりかえ】
、乗換え【のりかえ】
、乗りかえ【のりかえ】
、乗り替え【のりかえ】
、乗替え【のりかえ】
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm(usually kana)
2.
to act frantically, to make desperate efforts(usually kana)
Other readings:
もがく《踠く》[2]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
- word containing out-dated kanji
na-adjective, noun
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solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.), austere, grave, majestic, dignified, stately, impressive
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
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intuition, instinct, insight, hunch, immediacy
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直観【ちょっかん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), running to program, job, etc., traveling, travelling
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through(usually kana)
2.
3.
to evade, to get around, to slip past(usually kana)
4.
to survive, to surmount(usually kana)
noun
•
disposition, nature
Other readings:
気だて【きだて】
、気立【きだて】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
panku
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
puncture, flat tyre (tire), blowout
2.
bursting, overflowing, being jammed (e.g. phone lines), reaching breaking point, collapse, breakdown, going bankrupt
noun, auxillary suru verb
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lottery, drawn lot
All readings:
くじ引き【くじびき】
、籤引き【くじびき】
、籤引【くじびき】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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exploration, expedition
Other readings:
探険【たんけん】
noun
1.
amiability, friendliness, affability, sociability
2.
fondness (of someone), affection, liking
See also:愛想を尽かす
3.
compliments, civilities, courtesies, flattery
See also:お愛想
4.
hospitality, special treatment, entertainment
See also:お愛想
5.
bill (at a restaurant), check
See also:お愛想
Other readings:
愛想【あいそう】
gasshiri
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
firmly, solidly, sturdily, strongly, toughly(onomatopia)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away
Other readings:
無駄使い【むだづかい】[1]
、無駄づかい【むだづかい】
、むだ遣い【むだづかい】
、むだ使い【むだづかい】[1]
、徒遣い【むだづかい】
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai
2.
man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer(archaism)(only relevant for さぶらい)
Other readings:
侍【さぶらい】
、士【さむらい】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing, to sway
2.
to shake (e.g. the political world), to disturb, to shock, to upset
3.
to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)(baseball term)
Other readings:
揺さ振る【ゆさぶる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
consent, approval, acceptance, agreement, compliance
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