Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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adverb
1.
expressly, especially, taking the trouble (to do), going to the trouble of (doing), going out of one's way (to do)(usually kana)
2.
intentionally, deliberately(usually kana)(used to criticize someone's actions)
Other readings:
わざわざ《態態》
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
discussion, debate, argument
Other readings:
辯論【べんろん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
image (on a screen), picture (e.g. on a TV)
2.
video, film, footage
3.
reflection
4.
image (in one's mind), mental picture
noun
•
(good) result, outcome, fruits (of one's labors), product, accomplishment
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt (and become soft or liquid)(usually kana)
2.
to be enchanted (by), to be charmed, to be bewitched(usually kana)
Other readings:
とろける《盪ける》
、とろける《溶ろける》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
•
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
na-adjective, noun
•
beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive
noun
1.
sum(mathematics)(only relevant for 和)
2.
harmony, peace(only relevant for 和)
noun, noun (prefix), no-adjective
3.
Japan, Japanese-style
Other readings:
倭【わ】
noun
•
cost of fuel and lighting, cost of heat and electricity, energy bill, utility cost
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:
- irregular okurigana usage
na-adjective, noun
•
whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper
Other readings:
気紛れ【きまぐれ】
noun
1.
meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect
2.
goal, intent, object, aim, point(only relevant for 趣旨)
Other readings:
主旨【しゅし】
noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
、生死【しょうじ】
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】
noun
•
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies
Other readings:
晴天【せいでん】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
particle
1.
only, just, merely, simply, no more than, nothing but, alone(usually kana)
2.
as much as, to the extent of, enough to(usually kana)
noun
•
dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest
na-adjective
1.
supple, flexible, elastic(usually kana)
2.
graceful, elegant, refined(usually kana)
Other readings:
しなやか《靭やか》
、しなやか《靱やか》
noun
•
welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
Other readings:
福祉【ふくち】
noun
1.
proof, evidence, sign, testimony, vindication
noun (suffix)
2.
certificate, license, membership card(only relevant for しょう)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to testify (usu. Christian religious context)(only relevant for あかし)
noun
4.
enlightenment(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょう)
5.
symptoms (in Chinese medicine), patient's condition(only relevant for しょう)
Other readings:
証【しょう】
、証し【あかし】
noun
•
(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor
Other readings:
言伝て【ことづて】
、言づて【ことづて】
noun
1.
protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story)
2.
head of household
zuruzuru
Common word
adverb, to-adverb
1.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly(onomatopia)
2.
(falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither(onomatopia)
3.
on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably(onomatopia)
4.
with a slurp, with a sniffle(onomatopia)
na-adjective
5.
loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズルズル
、づるづる[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
pronoun
1.
interjection
2.
let me see, well now(usually kana)
noun
•
receiving, acceptance, reception
Other readings:
受入れ【うけいれ】
、受入【うけいれ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles(usually kana)
2.
judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight(usually kana)(only relevant for めがね and メガネ)
All readings:
めがね《眼鏡》
、がんきょう《眼鏡》
、メガネ
pachinko
Common word
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
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