Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
beast (i.e. any animal other than man)
2.
person reborn into the animal realm(Buddhist term)
See also:畜生道
3.
brute (i.e. a contemptible human being)
interjection
4.
damn it, damn, Christ, for Christ's sake(usually kana)
Other readings:
畜生【ちきしょう】

adverb
even if, no matter (what), if, though, although, supposing, supposing that, -ever(usually kana)(often paired with ても, でも, and とも)
Other readings:
たとえ《縦え》
たとえ《縦令》
たとい《仮令》
たとい《縦令》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival
2.
to outweigh, to preponderate
Other readings:
優る【まさる】

noun
burning low, waning, declining

adverb
indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
All readings:
誠に【まことに】
真に【まことに】
真に【しんに】
寔に【まことに】
洵に【まことに】

noun
1.
war, battle, campaign, fight
2.
troops, forces(archaism)
All readings:
【いくさ】
【いくさ】
【いくさ】

noun
channel
All readings:
チャネル
チャンネル

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in
2.
to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on

noun
scale, scope, plan, structure

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quotient(mathematics)
See also:
2.
dealing, dealer, store
3.
second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
noun
4.
Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE), Yin dynasty
See also:

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain(esp. 痛む)
2.
to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged(esp. 傷む)
Other readings:
傷む【いたむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
emigration, immigration(sensitive)
2.
emigrant, immigrant

noun
1.
intellectual, educated person
See also:知識人
2.
intelligentsia(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
change (personnel), transfer, reshuffle

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

adverb
often, frequently, now and then, occasionally

na-adjective
1.
irresponsible, perfunctory, careless
2.
lukewarm, half-baked, halfhearted, vague
3.
reasonable, moderate(usu. in suggestions or orders)
adverb
4.
considerably, quite, rather, pretty
Other readings:
好い加減【いいかげん】
好加減【いいかげん】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, na-adjective
superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance
See also:劣勢 (antonym)

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

noun
1.
secret intention, ulterior motive
2.
kanji "heart" radical at bottom

noun
plan, scheme, plot, design, project, intention, aim
Other readings:
目論み【もくろみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
(foot) race, sprint(colloquialism, usually kana)

noun
without permission, without notice

noun, auxillary suru verb
gargling, rinsing one's mouth
All readings:
含嗽【がんそう】
含嗽【うがい】[1]
含漱【がんそう】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun, auxillary suru verb
cooking, food preparation

noun
bank clerk(abbreviation)
See also:銀行員

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to freeze, to congeal
2.
to concentrate one's attention on, to devote oneself to something, to ponder, to meditate

noun
1.
one breath
2.
time of one breath
3.
pause, break, rest, breather
4.
(doing in) one go, doing without stopping(as 一息に)
5.
small amount of effort, a little more effort

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
department, section, faculty, school, arm
2.
course (of study), branch of study, specialization
3.
(taxonomical) family

noun
1.
husband, groom
2.
(one's) son-in-law
Other readings:
【むこ】
【むこ】

noun
1.
annual tree ring, growth ring
2.
experience in life

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

no-adjective, noun
1.
uncivilized, uncivilised, primitive, savage
2.
undeveloped (land), unexplored (territory, field, etc.)
3.
unbloomed (flower)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to cramp up, to tighten, to stiffen
2.
to be insistent, to persist (in one's opinion), to stick to one's guns
3.
to act tough, to bluff, to be defiant, to be unruly
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
4.
to prop up (e.g. with a post), to support
5.
to push out (one's legs or arms), to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall), to press
6.
to thrust (one's opponent)(sumo term)

no-adjective, noun
quarterly (publication)

noun, auxillary suru verb
threat, menace, coercion, terrorism

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to abate, to weaken, to be emaciated, to be dejected, to be perplexed

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
composition, synthesis
no-adjective
2.
composite, compound, synthetic, mixed, combined
noun
3.
(function) composition(mathematics)

adjective
striking, remarkable, considerable

noun
1.
unobstructed view, perspective, visibility, vista
2.
forecast, outlook, prospect, prediction
3.
insight, foresight
Other readings:
見透し【みとおし】
見通【みとおし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
All readings:
はしご《梯子》
はしご《階子》
はしご《梯》
ていし《梯子》
ハシゴ

adverb, to-adverb
1.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly(onomatopia)
2.
(falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither(onomatopia)
3.
on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably(onomatopia)
4.
with a slurp, with a sniffle(onomatopia)
na-adjective
5.
loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズルズル
づるづる[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
encouragement, promotion, inducement, incitement, stimulation

no-adjective
individual, separate, personal, case-by-case
Other readings:
箇別【こべつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
reappearance, reemergence, return, revival
2.
reproduction, reenactment, recreation

noun
1.
trader, dealer, businessman, vendor, supplier, manufacturer
2.
fellow trader, people in the same trade

noun
weave, weaving, woven item
All readings:
織り【おり】
【おり】

noun
butterfly
Other readings:
チョウ
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