Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun, no-adjective
•
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain), china, chinaware, earthenware, pottery, ceramics, crockery
See also:磁器
noun
1.
way of standing
2.
dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
See also:地方 (じかた)
Other readings:
立ち方【たちかた】
expression
•
How do you do?, I am glad to meet you(usually kana)
All readings:
はじめまして《初めまして》
、はじめまして《始めまして》
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
precipitation, deposition, settlement (e.g. of sediment)
All readings:
沈澱【ちんでん】
、沈殿【ちんでん】
pekopeko
Common word
na-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
3.
All readings:
ペコペコ
、ぺこぺこ
noun
1.
substance, essence
no-adjective
2.
real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate), substantive, substantial, essential, tangible
noun
1.
idle complaint, grumble
noun, na-adjective
2.
moha (ignorance, folly)(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
愚癡【ぐち】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
previous generation (e.g. one's parents), family predecessor
2.
predecessor
3.
previous age
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scatter, to disseminate (e.g. a rumor), to spread (e.g. germs), to broadcast(usually kana)
2.
to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets), to hand out freely, to spend recklessly(usually kana)
All readings:
ばらまく《ばら撒く》
、ばらまく《ばら蒔く》
、ばらまく《散蒔く》
、ばらまく《散播く》
noun
1.
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road
2.
highway (e.g. to success), path (to becoming ...)
See also:出世街道 (しゅっせかいどう)
na-adjective, noun
•
cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
Other readings:
残刻【ざんこく】
、惨酷【ざんこく】
noun
1.
specific gravity, relative density(physics term)
2.
relative importance, weight
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, founding
2.
incorporation (of a business)
kukkiri
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
distinctly (standing out), clearly, in sharp relief, boldly(onomatopia)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
speaking by proxy, speaking for (someone else), acting as spokesman (for), representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辯)
2.
payment by proxy, compensation by proxy, paying on behalf (of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
3.
acting for (someone else), carrying out (on someone's behalf)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
Other readings:
代辨【だいべん】
、代辯【だいべん】
adverb, to-adverb
1.
keenly, deeply, fully, heartily, seriously, earnestly(onomatopia, usually kana)
2.
calmly, quietly, softly(onomatopia, usually kana)
3.
fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)(onomatopia, usually kana)
All readings:
しみじみ《沁み沁み》
、しみじみ《染み染み》
、しみじみ《沁沁》
、しみじみ《泌み泌み》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
•
urine(しい,しし, and しと were primarily children's words)
Other readings:
尿【ゆばり】[1]
、尿【いばり】[1]
、尿【ゆまり】[1]
、尿【ばり】[1]
、尿【しい】[1]
、尿【しし】[1]
、尿【しと】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
janpaa
Common word
noun
1.
(short) jacket, blouson, windbreaker, jumper
2.
ski jumper, jumping event athlete(only relevant for ジャンパー and ジャンパ)
3.
jumper lead, jumper wire(only relevant for ジャンパー and ジャンパ)
Other readings:
ジャンパ
、ジャンバー
adverb, na-adjective
•
intently, single-mindedly, devotedly, solely, earnestly, with all one's heart(usually kana)
See also:一向 (ひたぶる)
All readings:
ひたすら《只管》
、ひたすら《一向》
、ひたすら《頓》
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
explanation (e.g. for one's actions), excuse, justification, defense, defence
Other readings:
辯解【べんかい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion
Other readings:
育生【いくせい】
noun
1.
(flower) bud
2.
promising young person, budding beauty
Other readings:
莟【つぼみ】
noun
•
business, thing to be done, something that should be performed, information that should be conveyed
noun
•
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
All readings:
百科事典【ひゃっかじてん】
、百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】
noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
、年より【としより】
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to add (one thing to another), to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
Other readings:
つけ加える【つけくわえる】
、付加える【つけくわえる】
、付けくわえる【つけくわえる】
、附加える【つけくわえる】
、附け加える【つけくわえる】
adverb, noun
•
before, earlier than, first, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently
Other readings:
曩に【さきに】
noun
1.
stamina, endurance, physical strength, resilience, resistance to disease
2.
strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
hyotto
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
•
favorable reception, good reputation, popularity
noun
•
evidence, proof
Other readings:
證據【しょうこ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
na-adjective, noun
•
harmonious, peaceful, happy, amicable, smooth, free from trouble
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion
Other readings:
頽れる【すたれる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (time, money, goods), to donate
2.
to do, to perform, to conduct
3.
to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
4.
to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle
5.
to spread far and wide(archaism)
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