Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose
suffix
1.
Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.(honorific language)(after a person's name (or position, etc.))
2.
makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)(polite language)(usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-)
See also:お粗末さまでした
noun
3.
state, situation, appearance, manner
Other readings:
方【さま】
、状【さま】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
starring, playing the leading part
noun
1.
uncleanness, impurity, defilement
2.
disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity
3.
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
Other readings:
穢れ【けがれ】
infomeeshon
Common word
noun
•
information
Other readings:
インフォーメーション
、インフォーメーシオン[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind
2.
to wash (rice)(esp. 磨ぐ)
3.
to scour, to polish, to burnish
Other readings:
磨ぐ【とぐ】
、砥ぐ【とぐ】
odoodo
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
timidly, nervously, hesitantly, trembling (with fear)(onomatopia)
All readings:
オドオド
、おどおど
adverb
•
in advance, beforehand, previously
Other readings:
前以て【まえもって】
、前以って【まえもって】
adjective
1.
2.
crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
annihilation, total destruction, complete destruction, crushing defeat
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:
棹【さお】
noun
1.
movement, move, motion
2.
trend, development, change, fluctuation
noun
•
sovereignty, supremacy, dominion
Other readings:
主權【しゅけん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
pre-noun adjectival
•
all, every(usually kana)
All readings:
あらゆる《有らゆる》
、あらゆる《凡ゆる》
noun
•
historic ruins (remains, relics), archeological site
Other readings:
遺蹟【いせき】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
occupying, having (an area) all to oneself
2.
military occupation, possession, capture, seizure
noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
tolerance, open-mindedness, forbearance, generosity, magnanimity
Common word
adverb, conjunction
•
however, nevertheless(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかしながら《併し乍ら》
、しかしながら《然し乍ら》
adjective
•
precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
All readings:
尊い【とうとい】
、尊い【たっとい】
、貴い【とうとい】
、貴い【たっとい】
noun
•
fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas
Other readings:
誤ち【あやまち】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
2.
to let live, to keep alive
3.
to revive, to resuscitate, to bring back to life
4.
to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
Other readings:
活かす【いかす】
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
incompetence, inefficiency, inability, incapacity
noun
2.
incompetent person
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, creation, posing (a problem), setting (movie, novel, etc.), scene
2.
options setting, preference settings, configuration, setup(computer term)
noun
•
cost of fuel and lighting, cost of heat and electricity, energy bill, utility cost
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity), communication, delivery, conveyance, transfer, relay, propagation, conduction
noun, no-adjective
1.
noun
2.
torso, trunk
3.
build, physique, constitution
noun, no-adjective
4.
health
noun
5.
corpse, dead body
All readings:
体【からだ】
、身体【からだ】
、躰【からだ】
、躯【からだ】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
judicial decision, judgement, judgment, sentence, decree
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to soften, to moderate, to relieve
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
All readings:
消耗【しょうもう】
、消耗【しょうこう】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
performance, appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
adjective
1.
smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody
2.
degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen
3.
worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
4.
fishy, suspicious, questionable
Other readings:
腥い【なまぐさい】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to put on the market, to put out for sale, to put on sale, to begin selling, to market
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
2.
to become popular
Other readings:
売出す【うりだす】
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