Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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adverb
1.
certainly, surely, undoubtedly, evidently, really, truly(usually kana)
2.
just, precisely, exactly(usually kana)
adverb
•
barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty(usually kana)
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
child
2.
young (animal)
See also:仔 (こ)
3.
young woman, young geisha(also 娘)
4.
offshoot
5.
interest
See also:元も子もない
6.
noun
7.
player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)
See also:親 (おや)
noun, noun (suffix)
8.
bird egg(archaism)
noun (suffix)
9.
-er (often of young women)(after a noun or -masu stem)
All readings:
子【こ】
、児【こ】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
new building, new construction
noun
•
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)(usually kana)
Other readings:
きびす《踵》
、くびす《踵》
、あくと《踵》
noun
1.
personal history, background, career
2.
log, record, history
3.
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
escape, flight, running away, elopement, fleeing
adverb
1.
what, how
2.
what (a) ...!, how ...!(usually kana)(indicates surprise, admiration, etc.)
3.
surprisingly, to my amazement, believe it or not, why, ...!(usually kana)
interjection
4.
oh my, wow(usually kana)
5.
well, ..., so, ...(usually kana)(used when asking for confirmation or approval)
oi
Common word
interjection
1.
hey!, oi!, ahoy!
pronoun
2.
I, me(Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for おい)
All readings:
おい
、おおい
、おーい
、オイ
、オーイ
、オオイ
noun
1.
approximate age, apparent age
See also:年の頃
noun, no-adjective
2.
marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood
noun
3.
appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...)(after modifying phrase)
noun, adverbial noun
4.
Other readings:
年ごろ【としごろ】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to let leak, to reveal
2.
to wet one's pants
3.
to give utterance, to vent, to express
4.
to omit, to leave out
Other readings:
洩らす【もらす】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pass, to elapse, to go by
2.
to pass through, to go through
3.
to experience, to go through, to undergo
Other readings:
歴る【へる】
Common word
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean against, to recline on, to lean on
2.
to rely on, to depend on
All readings:
寄りかかる【よりかかる】
、寄り掛かる【よりかかる】
、寄り掛る【よりかかる】
、倚り懸かる【よりかかる】
、凭り掛かる【よりかかる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put to bed
2.
to lay down lengthwise, to put a thing on its side
3.
to set something aside unused, to let lie idle
4.
to ferment, to lay down (wine)
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
gate
2.
branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master(only relevant for もん)
3.
division, phylum(biology term)(only relevant for もん)
counter
4.
counter for cannons(only relevant for もん)
All readings:
門【もん】
、門【かど】
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool
2.
to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")(in form Ａを欺くＢ)
noun
1.
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.), tail end
2.
slope at the foot of a mountain
Common word
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside
Other readings:
押寄せる【おしよせる】
、押しよせる【おしよせる】
noun
1.
crotch, crutch, groin, thigh
2.
fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.), tines (of a fork)
Other readings:
胯【また】
、叉【また】
、俣【また】
noun, no-adjective
1.
large part, greater part, majority
2.
people in general, general public, public at large
adverb
3.
mostly, for the most part, almost, nearly
4.
probably, maybe, perhaps
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lumping together, summing up, bundle, lump, batch
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
axis, shaft, axle
noun
2.
center, centre, focal point, key point
3.
stalk, stem
4.
hanging scroll
See also:掛け物 (かけもの)
noun
1.
presentiment, premonition, hunch
auxillary suru verb
2.
to have a premonition, to have a hunch(usu. 予感がする)
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to hum (a tune), to sing to oneself, to croon
Other readings:
口遊む【くちずさむ】
、口吟む【くちずさむ】
、口号む【くちずさむ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
(outward) appearance
2.
(proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style
3.
appearances, decency, show, display
4.
lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
Other readings:
体裁【たいさい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
blink (of eyes), wink
2.
twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light), blink (of light)(only relevant for またたき and まだたき)
All readings:
瞬き【まばたき】
、瞬き【またたき】
、瞬き【まだたき】[1]
、瞬き【めばたき】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
substitution
2.
material
3.
price
4.
margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something
5.
shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)(archaism)
See also:反 (たん)
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to lay waste, to devastate, to damage
2.
to invade, to break into
3.
to troll (e.g. web forums), to spam(colloquialism, computer term)
Other readings:
荒す【あらす】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar
auxiliary verb, Godan-u verb
2.
to fail to ..., to miss one's opportunity to ...
Other readings:
害う【そこなう】
、損う【そこなう】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to (make something) quiver, to shake, to tremble, to vibrate
noun
1.
gold (Au)
no-adjective, noun
2.
golden, prosperous, excellent, superb
noun
3.
money (esp. ōban coin), cash
See also:大判
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dramatization (e.g. of a novel), dramatisation, adaptation
2.
dramatization, embellishment, exaggeration, embroidery
Common word
adjective
•
longed-for, anxiously awaited
Other readings:
待ち遠しい【まちどうしい】[1]
、待ちどうしい【まちどうしい】[1]
、待遠しい【まちどおしい】
、待遠しい【まちどうしい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
decomposition, putrefaction, putrescence, spoilage
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
corruption, degeneracy, decay, depravity
expression
•
All readings:
いただきます《頂きます》
、いただきます《戴きます》
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