Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
attempt, trial, experiment
2.
endeavour (endeavor), effort, venture, initiative

noun
1.
manufacturer (esp. a major company), producer, maker
2.
maker, device for making things
3.
person who creates things
Other readings:
メーカ

noun, auxillary suru verb
exhibition, display, putting on show

noun
hour
Other readings:
アウア

noun
1.
monk, priest
2.
sangha (the Buddhist community)(abbreviation)

noun
personality, character, individuality, personhood

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
clique, group, coterie
2.
(political) faction, wing, party, camp
3.
school
4.
sect, denomination
See also:宗派

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to grow, to cultivate, to wear a beard

adjective
1.
hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable
2.
amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful(often with irony)
All readings:
憎い【にくい】
悪い【にくい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
reform, innovation

noun, no-adjective
anaesthesia, anesthesia
Other readings:
痲酔【ますい】
麻睡【ますい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
manufacturing method, recipe, formula

noun
1.
knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang(usually kana)
2.
bone, skeleton
3.
cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Other readings:
コツ

na-adjective, noun
long and large, tall and large, grand, huge
See also:短小 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
personal use, private use
See also:公用 (antonym)
noun
2.
private business, personal business
See also:公用 (antonym)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves)(usually kana)
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
2.
to do over and over again, to do relentlessly, to do with reckless abandon(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
3.
to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind(slang, usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
enactment, establishment, creation

noun
trouble, troubles, worry, distress, sorrows, anguish, agony, problem

na-adjective
fierce, intense, severe, violent, strong, vehement, terrific, terrible

noun
negation, denial, negative(linguistics)
Other readings:
打消し【うちけし】
打消【うちけし】

counter
1.
counter for nights of a stay
noun
2.
overnight stay, lodging(obscure)

noun
sovereignty, supremacy, dominion
Other readings:
主權【しゅけん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
cultivation, farming

noun, adverbial noun
1.
on the way, en route
noun
2.
in the process of (development, construction, etc.), in the middle of

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
employment (long term), hire
Other readings:
雇傭【こよう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
moving to a different location to start a new job, (proceeding to) new appointment

hikisageru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw
Other readings:
引下げる【ひきさげる】

noun
receiving, acceptance, reception
Other readings:
受入れ【うけいれ】
受入【うけいれ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
charming, fascinating, voluptuous

noun
wharf, bridge, jetty, pier
All readings:
桟橋【さんばし】
桟橋【さんきょう】
棧橋【さんばし】[1]
棧橋【さんきょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

suru verb (special)
1.
to penetrate, to sink in
2.
to devote oneself (to), to do intently and exclusively
3.
to do throughout (e.g. the night)

noun, auxillary suru verb
adoption, selection, choice

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
birth
Other readings:
出生【しゅっせい】

no-adjective, na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
uniform, even, across-the-board, equal

noun, auxillary suru verb
completion (of a course)

adjective
1.
astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
2.
austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
3.
sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
4.
stingy, tight-fisted
Other readings:
澁い【しぶい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
new building, new construction

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to write (e.g. a letter), to draw up (a document), to take down (e.g. notes)(usually kana)
2.
to have (lunch, dinner, etc.), to eat(usually kana)

noun
woodcut, woodblock print, art print
Other readings:
板画【はんが】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
litigation, lawsuit

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practice, putting into practice, implementation
noun
2.
praxis (philosophy)

adverb
(not) well, (not) enough, (im)properly, (in)sufficiently, (un)satisfactorily(usually kana)(used with negative verb)
Other readings:
ろくに《陸に》

noun
1.
aim, object, purpose, end
2.
expectations, prospects, hopes
3.
something that can be relied upon
4.
snack served with alcoholic drink(Kansai-ben (dialect))
noun (suffix)
5.
pad, guard
noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
6.
blow, strike
suffix
7.
addressed to(only relevant for 宛 and 宛て)
8.
per(usually kana)(also written as 充て)
Other readings:
【あて】
宛て【あて】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
axis, shaft, axle
noun
2.
center, centre, focal point, key point
3.
stalk, stem
4.
hanging scroll

noun, no-adjective
1.
left-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander
2.
fondness for alcohol, person who is fond of alcohol, drinker
Other readings:
左利【ひだりきき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces(archaism)
2.
east(archaism)
3.
wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither(abbreviation)
See also:東琴
4.
my spouse(only relevant for 吾妻 and 吾嬬)
Other readings:
【あづま】[1]
吾妻【あずま】
吾妻【あづま】[1]
吾嬬【あずま】
吾嬬【あづま】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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