Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, noun (suffix)
1.
departure, departing (from ...), departing (at time ...)
2.
sending, sent (by ...), sent (at ...)
3.
engine(abbreviation)
See also:発動機
counter
4.
counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches)(also ぱつ)

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

noun
•
poor piece of work, rubbish, trash

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lick, to lap, to suck
2.
to taste
3.
to experience (esp. a hardship)
4.
to look down on (someone), to make fun of, to put down, to treat with contempt, to underestimate(usually kana)
5.
to lick (at, of flames), to burn
All readings:
舐める【なめる】
、
嘗める【なめる】
、
甞める【なめる】
、
ナメる

noun
1.
dojo, hall used for martial arts training
2.
manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
See also:菩提道場

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to accomplish, to finish, to carry through, to follow through
Other readings:
遣り遂げる【やりとげる】

na-adjective
•
gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay, resplendent(usually kana)
Other readings:
きらびやか《綺羅びやか》

noun, noun (suffix)
•
fellow, mutual, companion, comrade
Other readings:
同士【どし】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
taking refuge, finding shelter, evacuation, escape, seeking safe haven

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to slip out, to sneak away, to break free, to get through (a difficult situation)
2.
to break into the lead, to get ahead
3.
to begin to fall out (e.g. hair)
4.
to break out (of a loop)(computer term)
Other readings:
抜けだす【ぬけだす】
、
脱け出す【ぬけだす】

noun
1.
official business, government business, public business, company duties
See also:私用 (antonym)
noun, no-adjective
2.
public use, government use
See also:私用 (antonym)

noun
1.
trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist
2.
plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
3.
frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship)

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to mount up, to pile up, to accumulate, to increase(usually kana)

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
毬【まり】
、
球【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
•
good prospects, full of hope, promising

noun
•
tidying up, finishing
Other readings:
片づけ【かたづけ】

noun
1.
minute (unit of time)
2.
fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

noun
•
the body, the flesh, the outer man, one's physique

noun
1.
protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story)
2.
head of household

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
promotion, advancement, rising in rank
Other readings:
昇進【しょうじん】[1]
、
陞進【しょうしん】
、
陞進【しょうじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
lever, joystick
2.
liver(food term)
See also:肝臓

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to drift, to float
2.
to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air
3.
to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
4.
to wander, to walk around aimlessly
5.
to be unsteady, to be unstable(archaism)
6.
to falter, to flinch, to wince(archaism)
7.
to live in unreliable circumstances(archaism)

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】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be duplicated, to be repeated
See also:ダブル
2.
to overlap, to fall together (of dates, etc.), to coincide
3.
to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.)
4.
to make a double play(baseball term)
5.
to make a double fault (in tennis)(sports term)
Other readings:
だぶる

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
collation, comparison

noun
1.
collar, lapel, neckband, neck
2.
nape of the neck, scruff of the neck
Other readings:
衿【えり】
、
領【えり】

noun
•
butterfly
Other readings:
チョウ

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to join, to piece together, to set (bones)
2.
to graft (onto a tree)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
sympathy, empathy, response

noun
•
beach, foreshore
Other readings:
浜べ【はまべ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip, tilt, lean

noun
1.
sigh
2.
grief, lamentation
All readings:
嘆【たん】
、
歎【たん】

auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
dangling heavily, swaying to and fro, swinging(onomatopia)
2.
strolling, rambling, roaming, wandering(onomatopia)
3.
idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly(onomatopia)
4.
persisting (of an illness)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ブラブラ

noun
1.
errand, mission, going as envoy(polite language)
2.
messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl(polite language)
3.
familiar spirit(polite language, honorific language)
Other readings:
御使い【おつかい】
、
お遣い【おつかい】
、
御遣い【おつかい】
、
お使【おつかい】[1]
、
御使【おつかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
merchant, trader, tradesman, dealer, shopkeeper
All readings:
商人【しょうにん】
、
商人【あきんど】
、
商人【あきうど】[1]
、
商人【あきゅうど】[1]
、
商人【あきびと】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
landing, disembarkation, landfall

adjective
•
unsightly, ugly, unseemly, indecent, deplorable, disgraceful, shameful

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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
conversion, diversion, changeover, commutation, switchover

na-adjective, noun
•
grandiose, exaggerated
Other readings:
大袈裟【おおげさ】

noun
•
agreement, rules, code, protocol, convention, bylaw

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)

noun, no-adjective
•
carbon (C)

noun
•
snoring, snore(usually kana)
Other readings:
イビキ

na-adjective, noun
•
international
Other readings:
インタナショナル

noun
•
sisters
All readings:
姉妹【しまい】
、
姉妹【きょうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
declining, refusal, nonacceptance, turning down, withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy), pulling out (e.g. of a race), excusing oneself
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