Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
nostalgia, homesickness

noun
1.
rod, pole
2.
neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen(esp. 棹)
3.
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4.
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5.
penis(slang)
counter
6.
counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Other readings:
【さお】

noun
section

na-adjective
1.
loose, slack
2.
gentle (slope, curve), slow (speed)
3.
lenient, liberal, lax

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to show off, to flaunt

noun, no-adjective
1.
price, cost(esp. 値)
2.
value, worth, merit(esp. 価)
3.
value(mathematics, computer term)(esp. 価)
Other readings:
【あたい】
【あたい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
doing (with resolve), carrying out (e.g. a plan)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to address

noun
guidebook

adverbial noun
sometimes
Other readings:
時折【ときより】[1]
時おり【ときおり】
時折り【ときおり】
時折り【ときより】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning, phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character
2.
kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
Other readings:
あて字【あてじ】
宛字【あてじ】
宛て字【あてじ】
当字【あてじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rub, to chafe
2.
to wear out, to become worn
3.
to lose one's innocence, to become sly
Other readings:
磨れる【すれる】
摩れる【すれる】
擂れる【すれる】

noun
1.
will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal
2.
kindness, goodwill, kind offer
3.
gift (as a token of gratitude)

noun
1.
unmarried woman
noun (suffix)
2.
Miss(after a name)
3.
-ess, -ette(after a line of work)
Other readings:
【じょう】

noun, noun (suffix)
member

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to age, to grow old

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

na-adjective
1.
nonsensical, unreasonable, absurd, unrealistic(usually kana, yojijukugo)
2.
awfully, extremely, to excess, senseless, reckless(usually kana)
noun, na-adjective
3.
disorder, confusion, being jumbled, being mixed up(usually kana)
adverb
4.
very, extremely, excessively(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ムチャクチャ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
settlement, conclusion, summary(usually kana)

adverb
as much as possible, if possible(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるたけ《成るたけ》
なるだけ《成る丈》

noun
gesture, gesticulation, motion
Other readings:
身ぶり【みぶり】
身振【みぶり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
attendant, companion
See also:供 (とも)
Other readings:
御供【おとも】
お伴【おとも】
御伴【おとも】

noun, auxillary suru verb
collation, comparison

Godan-u verb
1.
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled(esp. 叶う)
2.
to suit (e.g. a purpose), to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.), to conform to (standards, rules, etc.), to be consistent with(esp. 適う)
3.
to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. the heat)(esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb)
Other readings:
適う【かなう】
敵う【かなう】

adverb, conjunction
next, secondly, subsequently

noun
1.
growth, breeding
noun (suffix)
2.
growing up (in, as), upbringing

noun, no-adjective
odd number
See also:偶数

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to scratch, to claw
All readings:
引っかく【ひっかく】
引っ掻く【ひっかく】
引掻く【ひっかく】

noun
1.
verbal message, word (from someone)
2.
rumour, rumor

noun
1.
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length
2.
300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres)
3.
six ken (10.91 m)
Other readings:
【たん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
regulation, (traffic) policing, control, restriction

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to spend, to expend, to consume
2.
to waste, to squander, to throw away
3.
to devote

noun
1.
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
2.
perimeter(mathematics)
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for laps or circuits

noun, auxillary suru verb
management, administration, operation

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to escape
Other readings:
遁れる【のがれる】

adverb
exceedingly, extremely, decisively

noun
signs, omen, symptoms
Other readings:
萌し【きざし】

noun
general idea, concept, notion

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.
chromosomal crossover, crossing over(biology term)
See also:交差
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】

na-adjective
1.
cheerful, bright
2.
clear, clean, honest, fair

noun
1.
sigh
2.
grief, lamentation
All readings:
【たん】
【たん】

noun
light, lamp, torch
All readings:
【ひ】
【ともしび】
灯火【とうか】
灯火【ともしび】
灯し火【ともしび】[1]
【ともしび】
燈火【とうか】
燈火【ともしび】
ともし火【ともしび】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
nonsense, no meaning, meaningless

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
the defensive
2.
passive attitude, passivity, passiveness
3.
the passive, passive voice(linguistics)
4.
ukemi (the art of falling safely)(martial arts)
Other readings:
受け身【うけみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guide, tour guide, conductor, guiding, leading
noun
2.
guidebook

noun, auxillary suru verb
judgement, judgment, decision, adjudication, award, verdict, determination
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