Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to blame, to reproach, to censure, to rebuke, to reprove, to find fault, to take to task, to criticize, to criticise
2.
to question (a suspect), to challenge
Ichidan verb
3.
to aggravate (an injury), to be aggravated, to get inflamed
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to prick (one's conscience)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
structure, construction, arrangement, contrivance, mechanism, workings
2.
plan, plot, contrivance
Other readings:
仕組【しくみ】

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

na-adjective, noun
affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious(usually kana)
See also:気障り
Other readings:
キザ

noun, auxillary suru verb
dispute, conflict, trouble, strife
Other readings:
紛諍【ふんそう】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed
All readings:
一定【いってい】
一定【いちじょう】

noun
1.
analogy
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
analogical reasoning, analogical inference
noun
3.
analogy(linguistics)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be violated, to be corrupted, to be polluted, to be stained
Other readings:
穢れる【けがれる】

pre-noun adjectival
satisfactory, decent(usually kana)(usually used in the negative sense)
Other readings:
ろくな《陸な》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

taru-adjective, to-adverb
orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate
Other readings:
井然【せいぜん】

noun
believer, adherent, devotee

noun
calamity, disaster, misfortune

むす
musubitsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot, to bind (e.g. an address)
Other readings:
結びつける【むすびつける】

noun
1.
riches, wealth, fortune
2.
resources
3.
lottery(abbreviation)
See also:富くじ
Other readings:
富み【とみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush
Other readings:
羞じらう【はじらう】
恥らう【はじらう】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to age, to grow old

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be dyed
2.
to be tainted, to be infected, to be stained, to be steeped

noun, auxillary suru verb
acknowledgement, acknowledgment, understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"), noting, acceptance
See also:ご了承
Other readings:
諒承【りょうしょう】
領承【りょうしょう】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
not yet fixed, undecided, pending
See also:既定 (antonym)

noun
1.
germ, germs, bacteria, mold, mould(colloquialism)
2.
something harmful, vermin(used figuratively)
All readings:
ばい菌【ばいきん】
バイ菌【バイきん】
黴菌【ばいきん】

adverb, na-adjective
intently, single-mindedly, devotedly, solely, earnestly, with all one's heart(usually kana)
All readings:
ひたすら《只管》
ひたすら《一向》
ひたすら《頓》

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
axis, shaft, axle
noun
2.
center, centre, focal point, key point
3.
stalk, stem
4.
hanging scroll

noun
brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish (of photographs)

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
urgency, emergency

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to surround, to encircle, to enclose
Other readings:
取巻く【とりまく】
取りまく【とりまく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
acquisition, obtaining, coming to hand

taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
magnificent, grand, impressive, dignified, majestic, imposing, stately
2.
fair, square, open, unashamed, brazen
to-adverb
3.
grandly, boldly, confidently
4.
fairly, squarely, unreservedly, brazenly
Other readings:
堂堂【どうどう】

noun
lesson

na-adjective, noun
honor, honour, credit, prestige

noun, auxillary suru verb
moving, changing residence, change of address

らん
gorannasai
expression
1.
(please) look(honorific language, polite language)
2.
see(used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct)
auxiliary verb
3.
(please) try to do(honorific language, polite language, usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
All readings:
ご覧なさい【ごらんなさい】
御覧なさい【ごらんなさい】

adjective
easy, simple, light(usually kana)
Other readings:
たやすい《た易い》

noun, no-adjective
1.
superior (in rank), top, ranking
noun
2.
higher order (e.g. byte)(computer term)
3.
host computer (of connected device)(computer term)

adverb, to-adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly
2.
rolling about
All readings:
転々【てんてん】
転転【てんてん】

noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
extramarital sex, affair, fooling around
2.
infidelity, wantonness, unfaithfulness, inconstancy, fickleness, caprice
Other readings:
うわ気【うわき】
上気【うわき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
declaration, proclamation, announcement

noun
speed

noun
1.
copper (Cu)
2.
bronze (medal)(abbreviation)(only relevant for どう)
See also:銅メダル
All readings:
【どう】
【あか】
【あかがね】
赤金【あかがね】

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

noun
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)(sports term)

noun
1.
occasion, time
2.
section (of a literary work), paragraph, verse, stanza, passage
3.
season, term, holiday
4.
principle, integrity
5.
node (of a plant stem)
6.
clause(linguistics)
7.
(taxonomical) section

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to write down (what someone says), to take down dictation, to take notes (e.g. of a lecture)
2.
to copy out (a text)
Other readings:
書取る【かきとる】

noun
murder, homicide, manslaughter

noun
pimple, acne(usually kana)
Other readings:
めんぽう《面皰》
ニキビ

noun, auxillary suru verb
deterioration, changing for the worse

na-adjective
1.
timely, well-timed
noun
2.
clutch hit, run-scoring hit, RBI hit(abbreviation, baseball term)
Other readings:
タイムリ

noun
origin of a word, derivation of a word, etymology
Other readings:
語原【ごげん】

noun
temple bell, hanging bell, funeral bell
Other readings:
釣り鐘【つりがね】
吊り鐘【つりがね】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
chorus, singing in a chorus
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