Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
beast, brute, animal
All readings:
【けもの】
【けだもの】
【じゅう】
ケダモノ

adjective
1.
sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull(usually kana)
2.
bothersome, tiresome, pain-in-the-ass(usually kana, slang)
Other readings:
だるい《懈い》
ダルい
たるい《怠い》[1]
たるい《懈い》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
1.
especially, particularly, unusually, above all
2.
additionally(archaism)
Other readings:
異に【ことに】

na-adjective, noun
wise, sensible, well-advised, intelligent, sagacious, prudent

noun
1.
another person, other people, others
See also:人 (ひと)
2.
unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)(only relevant for たにん)
3.
outsider, stranger(only relevant for たにん)
All readings:
他人【たにん】
他人【ひと】[1]
他人【あだびと】[2]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
commercial (e.g. TV)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
good quality, fine quality, superior quality, high quality

noun
1.
nobleman, dignitary, lord(honorific language)
2.
feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyō(honorific language)
See also:大名
3.
man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

noun, no-adjective
heavenly body, celestial body, astronomical object

adverb
completely, absolutely, totally(with neg. sentence)

noun
management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons

noun
tissue paper, tissue, facial tissue, facial tissues
See also:塵紙
Other readings:
ティッシュ・ペーパー

pre-noun adjectival
all, every(usually kana)
All readings:
あらゆる《有らゆる》
あらゆる《凡ゆる》

suffix
1.
-ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite)(indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.)
2.
-er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ...(indicates expertise (in a certain field))
3.
man, person, people(usu. in compound words)

noun, no-adjective
general public, the masses

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
challenge, defiance, dare, attempt, try

na-adjective, noun
taste, palate, sense of taste

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
wild, growing wild, living in the wild
pronoun
2.
I(archaism, male term)

noun
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.), division, scale
All readings:
目盛り【めもり】
目盛【めもり】

noun
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
reimbursement, compensation, reparation, indemnity

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
regular, normal, formal, legal, established, legitimate

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
monopoly, monopolization, exclusivity
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
hogging, keeping to oneself

counter
1.
indicates position in a sequence
See also:目 (め)
noun
2.
divisions of a kabuki performance
Other readings:
番め【ばんめ】

conjunction
1.
from ... to, between ... and(usually kana)
2.
or(usually kana)

adjective
1.
seductive, carnal, enchanting
2.
troubling, difficult, thorny, hard
3.
anxious, uneasy

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to shave
All readings:
剃る【そる】
剃る【する】

noun
1.
gold (Au)
no-adjective, noun
2.
golden, prosperous, excellent, superb
noun
3.
money (esp. ōban coin), cash
See also:大判

noun
1.
pile, pool, collection
See also:溜まる
2.
gathering spot
See also:たまり場
3.
waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring(sumo term)
4.
liquid runoff from miso preparation
5.
tamari, variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)(abbreviation)
Other readings:
溜り【たまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid

noun, auxillary suru verb
persuasion

adverb, no-adjective
previously, already, for some time, for quite a while(usually kana)
All readings:
かねて《予て》
かねて《兼ねて》

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quotient(mathematics)
See also:
2.
dealing, dealer, store
3.
second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
noun
4.
Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE), Yin dynasty
See also:

adverb
if, in case, supposing(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
vigilance, caution, alertness, precaution, being on guard

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fail, to blunder, to mess up, to screw up
2.
to be dismissed, to be fired

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to build, to construct, to erect
2.
to amass (e.g. fortune), to pile up

no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
sole, single, solo
noun
2.
independence, singleness, singularity

noun, auxillary suru verb
basis, foundation, grounds, authority

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to be worth, to be worthy of, to deserve, to merit(usu. as 〜に値する)
Other readings:
価する【あたいする】

noun
1.
actual spot, scene, scene of the crime, site, location, setting
2.
shop floor, factory floor, (on) site(only relevant for げんば)
All readings:
現場【げんば】
現場【げんじょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
fit, spasm, attack, seizure(medical term)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to be confused, to be flustered, to be at a loss(usually kana)
See also:まごまご
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
engaging in (work), pursuing (e.g. studies), following (a profession), being involved in

noun, auxillary suru verb
self-confidence, confidence (in oneself)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to appreciate(usually kana)
2.
to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe(usually kana)
Other readings:
いたわる《労わる》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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