Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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こと
kotoniyoruto
expression
•
possibly, maybe, perhaps(usually kana)

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
distinctly (standing out), clearly, in sharp relief, boldly(onomatopia)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to stop by, to drop in for a short visit
Other readings:
立寄る【たちよる】
、
立ちよる【たちよる】

noun, no-adjective
•
national ownership, state ownership, government ownership

counter
1.
counter for small animals(only relevant for ひき)
2.
counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
3.
counter for horses(archaism)(only relevant for き)
noun
4.
roll of cloth
Other readings:
匹【き】
、
疋【ひき】
、
疋【き】

noun
1.
device, contrivance, mechanism, gadget
2.
trick, trap, calculated manipulation, gambit
3.
(small) scale, half finished
4.
commencement, initiation
5.
set up, laying out, preparation
6.
challenge, attack
Other readings:
仕掛【しかけ】

noun
1.
face, honour, honor, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit
2.
appearance, look
Other readings:
面目【めんもく】
、
面目【めいぼく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
•
helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening

na-adjective, noun
•
poverty-stricken, destitute, poor, penurious
Other readings:
貧之【びんぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
•
to resemble closely

counter
•
the top (e.g. top ten), the best

noun
•
exit and entrance
Other readings:
出入口【でいりぐち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
promoting, increase, advance

noun
•
month and day (of the year), (the) date

noun, na-adjective
•
(idle) curiosity, fancifulness, whimsy, (having) strange tastes
Other readings:
もの好き【ものずき】
、
物数奇【ものずき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
germination, sprouting, budding

Ichidan verb
1.
to escape (disaster, death, etc.), to be saved from, to be rescued from
2.
to avoid (e.g. punishment), to evade (e.g. responsibility), to avert, to elude, to be exempted from
All readings:
免れる【まぬがれる】
、
免れる【まぬかれる】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
angle
2.
square, cube
3.
bishop(abbreviation, shogi term)
4.
third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
5.
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)
6.
jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
See also:元 (げん)

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to hold back (e.g. emotions), to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people), to bridle
2.
to get the better of
3.
to control, to command

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait
2.
figure, form, shape, appearance
3.
image(physics term, mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement
See also:お勧め
Other readings:
薦め【すすめ】
、
奨め【すすめ】

na-adjective
1.
better, preferable, less objectionable, least-worst(usually kana)(esp. マシ)
noun (suffix)
2.
more, increase, extra
noun
3.
increase, growth(archaism)
Other readings:
マシ

noun
•
crane

noun
1.
pressure, stress(physics term)
2.
pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to step back, to move back, to retreat
2.
to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
3.
to resign, to retire, to quit
4.
to concede
Other readings:
退く【しぞく】[1]
、
斥く【しりぞく】
、
斥く【しぞく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
command, lead, generalship, leadership

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to deepen, to heighten, to intensify

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
(doing) various things, (doing) this and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
being apt to, being prone to, tending to(usually kana)
3.
at any rate, anyhow, anyway(usually kana)
no-adjective
4.
all sorts of (negative things), various(usually kana)
noun
5.
things that do not exist, rabbit horns(idiom , Buddhist term)(only relevant for 兎角)
See also:亀毛兎角
Other readings:
とかく《左右》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
single word, a few words, brief comment
All readings:
一言【ひとこと】
、
一言【いちげん】
、
一言【いちごん】
、
ひと言【ひとこと】

noun
•
semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train(abbreviation)(from 準急行列車, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
infiltration, sneaking in, going undercover

noun
•
private property, personal belongings, personal effects

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
diving, submerging, going underwater

Godan-mu verb
•
to strive, to endeavour, to endeavor, to make an effort, to be zealous

noun
1.
help, rescue, aid, relief
2.
salvation, solace, (source of) comfort, saving grace
3.
(religious) salvation, (Christian) grace

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to omit, to leave out, to skip(only relevant for 抜かす)
2.
to overtake, to pass(only relevant for 抜かす)
3.
to say, to speak(vulgar)
Other readings:
吐かす【ぬかす】

no-adjective, noun
•
dripping wet, soaked, drenched

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
small build, small stature, petite
See also:大柄 (antonym)
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
small pattern
See also:大柄 (antonym)
Other readings:
小がら【こがら】

noun
1.
value, worth, merit
2.
estimation, evaluation, appraisal
Other readings:
値打【ねうち】
、
値うち【ねうち】

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
management, dealing with, settlement, cleaning up, disposal
noun
2.
course of events, circumstances, particulars
3.
end result (usu. bad), outcome
noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
4.
economizing, economising, frugality, being thrifty
Other readings:
仕末【しまつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
contrast, comparison

interjection
•
thank you
Other readings:
サンキュ
、
センキュー
、
センキュ

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become misty, to become hazy(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
2.
to get blurry, to grow dim(usually kana)(esp. 翳む)
3.
to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
Other readings:
かすむ《翳む》

noun, no-adjective
•
ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down

na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent(usually kana)
2.
extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton(usually kana)
3.
disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy(usually kana)
adverb
4.
incredibly, really, so, super(usually kana)
All readings:
めちゃくちゃ《目茶苦茶》[1]
、
めちゃくちゃ《滅茶苦茶》[1]
、
メチャクチャ
、
めっちゃくちゃ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
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