Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
source (of a river), fountainhead
2.
source, origin, root

noun, no-adjective
delinquency, misconduct

noun
elasticity, flexibility

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, institution
2.
installation (of a machine or equipment)

noun, auxillary suru verb, noun (suffix), no-adjective
1.
(one's) exclusive use, private use, personal use
noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
2.
dedicated use, use for a particular purpose
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
exclusive use (of particular products), using only (e.g. a certain brand), using solely

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
illumination, lighting

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)

hikisageru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw
Other readings:
引下げる【ひきさげる】

noun
1.
son (of others), boy, young master(honorific language)
2.
green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
Other readings:
坊っちゃん【ぼっちゃん】

noun
light, lamp, torch
All readings:
【ひ】
【ともしび】
灯火【とうか】
灯火【ともしび】
灯し火【ともしび】[1]
【ともしび】
燈火【とうか】
燈火【ともしび】
ともし火【ともしび】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
dialogue, discussion, conversation, interaction

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
question
2.
interpellation

noun, auxillary suru verb
vigilance, caution, alertness, precaution, being on guard

noun, auxillary suru verb
collection, recovery, withdrawal, retrieval

noun
sovereignty, supremacy, dominion
Other readings:
主權【しゅけん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb
1.
soon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little while(usually kana)
2.
having no time to ..., with no time to ...(after the dictionary form of a verb)
All readings:
まもなく《間もなく》
まもなく《間も無く》

noun
rule

noun, auxillary suru verb
jealousy, envy

noun, auxillary suru verb
change, transition, vicissitudes

noun, no-adjective
1.
every month
na-adjective, noun
2.
trite, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed(only relevant for つきなみ)(orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry)
Other readings:
月並【つきなみ】
月次【つきなみ】
月次【げつじ】

noun
timing

noun, no-adjective
ruling party, government party, party in power, government

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handstand, headstand
2.
being upside down, being in reverse

noun
animal husbandry, livestock industry

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
automatic
Other readings:
オートマティック

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles
2.
binding, confinement with rope(orig. meaning)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
perusing as a side business, doing in addition to one's main work, running (businesses) simultaneously
noun
2.
side business, job on the side

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
bad, poor, inferior
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
delinquent, hoodlum, hooligan

noun, auxillary suru verb
trade, commerce

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hang, to droop, to dangle, to sag, to lower, to pull down
2.
to leave behind (at death), to give, to confer
3.
to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to drop

noun
association, society, organization, organisation

noun
1.
lack of harmony, lack of balance, lack of coordination, malfunction
2.
ataxia(medical term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
retaining warmth, keeping heat in, heat insulation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
spinning (textiles)
noun
2.
spun yarn(abbreviation)
See also:紡績糸

noun
1.
proof, evidence, sign, testimony, vindication
noun (suffix)
2.
certificate, license, membership card(only relevant for しょう)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to testify (usu. Christian religious context)(only relevant for あかし)
noun
4.
enlightenment(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょう)
5.
symptoms (in Chinese medicine), patient's condition(only relevant for しょう)
Other readings:
【しょう】
証し【あかし】

adverbial noun, noun
evening, dusk, twilight
Other readings:
夕暮【ゆうぐれ】[1]
夕ぐれ【ゆうぐれ】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
invitation, solicitation, canvassing, canvasing, inducement, persuasion, encouragement

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents), disposal (e.g. weaponry), destruction
2.
annulment, cancellation, abrogation, voiding, breaking (e.g. treaty)
3.
reversal (of an original ruling)
Other readings:
破毀【はき】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
hint, suggestion

noun
protein
All readings:
タンパク質【タンパクしつ】
蛋白質【たんぱくしつ】
たんぱく質【たんぱくしつ】
たん白質【たんぱくしつ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rot, to decay
2.
to die in obscurity
3.
to be forgotten with time(often in neg.)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
single, simple, sole, individual, unitary

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to weaken, to grow weak, to wane, to decline (of one's health)
2.
to be downcast, to be dejected, to be dispirited
3.
to be troubled, to be at a loss, to be perplexed, to be annoyed

uketsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to accept, to receive (an application), to take up
2.
to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.), to bear, to tolerate, to endure(usu. in the negative)
3.
to be affected by, to take damage from(usu. in the negative)
Other readings:
受けつける【うけつける】
受付ける【うけつける】

counter
1.
indicates position in a sequence
See also:目 (め)
noun
2.
divisions of a kabuki performance
Other readings:
番め【ばんめ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
room
2.
wife (of someone of high rank)(obscure)
3.
scabbard(obscure)
4.
Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)

noun
1.
matchmaker(esp. なこうど)
2.
go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor(esp. ちゅうにん)
All readings:
仲人【なこうど】
仲人【ちゅうにん】
媒人【なこうど】
【なこうど】
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