Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
•
(divine) punishment, curse, retribution

noun, no-adjective
1.
new face, newcomer, rookie, fresh recruit
2.
modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
closing, closure, shutdown, lockout

na-adjective, noun
•
clear, plain, distinct, obvious, evident, articulate
Other readings:
明りょう【めいりょう】
、
明亮【めいりょう】
、
明了【めいりょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
optimism, taking an optimistic view

na-adjective, noun
•
beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive

noun
•
flattery, compliment
See also:世辞
Other readings:
お世辞【おせいじ】
、
御世辞【おせじ】
、
御世辞【おせいじ】

adverb
•
very, greatly, exceedingly(usually kana)

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》

noun
•
new moon, crescent moon
All readings:
三日月【みかづき】
、
三日月【みかずき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

na-adjective, noun
•
in good health, alive and well, going strong

noun
•
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

noun
•
birth-place, home town

noun
1.
like-mindedness, (being of the) same mind, shared sentiment
2.
comrade, fellow, kindred soul

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (time, money, goods), to donate
2.
to do, to perform, to conduct
3.
to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
4.
to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle
5.
to spread far and wide(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary
Other readings:
区劃【くかく】
、
區劃【くかく】

noun (prefix)
1.
the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"), previous, one-time, former
2.
pre- (e.g. "premodern")(before the name of an era)
no-adjective, noun
3.
before, earlier
See also:前 (まえ)

noun
1.
thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee
2.
breakfast (in Zen temples)(only relevant for しゅく)
Other readings:
粥【しゅく】
、
粥【かい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
entrusting (something to a person), consignment (of goods), putting in someone's charge, trust, commission
Other readings:
委托【いたく】

noun
•
being too late, losing one's final chance
Other readings:
手後れ【ておくれ】
、
手おくれ【ておくれ】

adjective
•
desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable

noun
•
achievement, performance, results, work, contribution

noun
•
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
All readings:
かるた《歌留多》[1]
、
かるた《骨牌》[1]
、
かるた《加留多》[1]
、
かるた《嘉留太》[1]
、
かるた《軽板》[1][2]
、
かるた《軽多》[1][2]
、
カルタ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
blessing, grace

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
colouring, coloring, colorant

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
going to work (e.g. in the morning), coming to work
See also:退社 (antonym)

noun
•
abundant harvest, bumper crop

adverb, to-adverb
•
deliberately, carefully, thoroughly, without rushing(onomatopia)

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

noun
•
unlucky day
All readings:
悪日【あくにち】
、
悪日【あくび】

noun
1.
landlord, landlady(only relevant for やぬし and いえぬし)
2.
house owner, home owner, head of the household
All readings:
家主【やぬし】
、
家主【いえぬし】
、
家主【いえあるじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
(TV or radio) entertainer, television personality, radio personality
2.
talent, skill
3.
talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
See also:タラント

noun
•
antiquity, ancient times
Other readings:
古え【いにしえ】

noun, no-adjective
•
male (animal, plant)(usually kana)
See also:雌
Other readings:
おす《牡》
、
おん《雄》
、
おん《牡》
、
オス

noun, no-adjective
•
division (of a larger group), branch, field, class (subclass), group, category, department

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
freely, at will

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
All readings:
重複【ちょうふく】
、
重複【じゅうふく】

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, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
supplement, complement

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
price reduction, discount
Other readings:
値引【ねびき】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to kick away, to kick off, to kick hard
2.
to refuse curtly, to reject outright
Other readings:
蹴とばす【けとばす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
use, adoption, acceptance
2.
appointment, employment, engagement, recruitment

noun
1.
(short) jacket, blouson, windbreaker, jumper
2.
ski jumper, jumping event athlete(only relevant for ジャンパー and ジャンパ)
3.
jumper lead, jumper wire(only relevant for ジャンパー and ジャンパ)
Other readings:
ジャンパ
、
ジャンバー

noun
1.
post, official position
2.
managerial position, executive position
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