Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
shame, embarrassment, disgrace
Other readings:
【はじ】
【じょく】[2]
【はじ】
【はじ】
恥じ【はじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
capable person, talented person
2.
human resources, personnel
Other readings:
人財【じんざい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

no-adjective, noun (prefix), noun
first, new
Other readings:
【うい】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
form, shape, appearance
See also:帯状
2.
state, condition, circumstances
3.
letter, correspondence
See also:招待状

auxillary suru verb
1.
to start work (on), to undertake
2.
to start committing a crime(law term)(also 著手)
noun
3.
embarkation, launch

na-adjective, adverb
wet through, drenched(onomatopia)

noun
1.
chill, the shivers, shivering fit(only relevant for さむけ)
2.
cold, coldness, cold air(usu. かんき)
All readings:
寒気【さむけ】
寒気【かんき】
寒け【さむけ】

noun, no-adjective
1.
patent, special permission, licence (license), concession, franchise, charter
prenominal
2.
proprietary

noun, auxillary suru verb
refusal, rejection

na-adjective
1.
loose (e.g. belt)
2.
slovenly, careless, slack

noun, auxillary suru verb
attack (disease)

noun
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela
Other readings:
【ひ】
石文【いしぶみ】

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
【まり】
【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handstand, headstand
2.
being upside down, being in reverse

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in
2.
to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain
2.
to have at the ready (e.g. a gun), to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera), to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
3.
to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to be poised for
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to put on an air, to assume an attitude
5.
to stiffen, to tense up, to become formal
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
6.
to fabricate in order to deceive, to make up, to feign
7.
to plan, to scheme

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)

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

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to gulp down, to swallow deeply
2.
to understand, to take in, to catch on to, to learn, to digest
3.
to engulf, to swallow up
4.
to be filled with (people), to be crowded
5.
to hold back from saying something, to swallow (one's words)
Other readings:
呑み込む【のみこむ】
飲みこむ【のみこむ】
呑みこむ【のみこむ】
のみ込む【のみこむ】
飲込む【のみこむ】
呑込む【のみこむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
lumping together, summing up, bundle, lump, batch

noun
1.
war, campaign, battle
2.
unpaid work (ritsuryo system), forced labor(archaism)
Other readings:
【えだち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
slander, bad-mouthing, abuse, insult, speaking ill (of)
All readings:
悪口【わるぐち】
悪口【わるくち】
悪口【あっこう】
惡口【わるぐち】[1]
惡口【わるくち】[1]
惡口【あっこう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, no-adjective
dynamic, kinetic

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to bring, to take, to bring about(usually kana)
All readings:
もたらす《齎す》
もたらす《齎らす》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
confession

noun, no-adjective
1.
gravel, ballast, pebbles
2.
child, rugrat, ankle-biter(colloquialism)(only relevant for じゃり)
Other readings:
砂利【ざり】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in

noun
1.
evil, wickedness
See also: (antonym)
2.
(role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy
Other readings:
【あく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
drill bit, drill
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
drill (practice)
noun
3.
drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

noun, auxillary suru verb
scorn, disdain, contempt
Other readings:
軽べつ【けいべつ】

noun
feces, excrement, shit

noun, auxillary suru verb
return, relapse, recurrence

noun
1.
large building, building with a long roof
suffix, counter
2.
counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to stop, to cease, to come to an end, to cut off
Other readings:
跡絶える【とだえる】

noun
1.
dhyana (profound meditation)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
2.
Zen (Buddhism)(abbreviation)
See also:禅宗
Other readings:
【ぜん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
design

na-adjective, noun
firm, strong, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, stubborn, tough, hard-line

suru verb (special)
to fall in love with, to love

noun
transition from one epoch to another, change of era
Other readings:
劃期【かっき】

noun
section

noun, auxillary suru verb
drop (e.g. of water), drip
All readings:
【しずく】
【しずく】

noun
cane, walking stick, staff, wand

noun, no-adjective
the very best, utmost

noun
armaments, military preparations

noun, auxillary suru verb
interruption, suspension, break
Other readings:
仲断【ちゅうだん】

interjection
1.
hey!, oi!, ahoy!
pronoun
2.
I, me(Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for おい)
All readings:
おい
おおい
おーい
オイ
オーイ
オオイ

noun
1.
stamina, endurance, physical strength, resilience, resistance to disease
2.
strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
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