Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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adjective
1.
wild, violent, rough-mannered, rude
2.
rough (e.g. work), crude, coarse, careless
Other readings:
粗っぽい【あらっぽい】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be anxious (to do), to fret
2.
to get a fright, to panic, to get flustered, to be startled(colloquialism)
na-adjective, noun
•
poverty-stricken, destitute, poor, penurious
Other readings:
貧之【びんぼう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
pressure, stress(physics term)
2.
pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting
Common word
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come near, to approach
2.
to be on the verge of, to be about to
3.
to overhang, to hang over
Other readings:
差しかかる【さしかかる】
、差し掛る【さしかかる】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
birth
Other readings:
出生【しゅっせい】
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort
2.
to appoint, to promote, to give patronage
3.
to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to
See also:取り立てて
Other readings:
取立てる【とりたてる】
、取りたてる【とりたてる】
noun
1.
metal rod, metal bar, iron rod, crowbar
2.
iron club, iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
All readings:
金棒【かなぼう】
、鉄棒【かなぼう】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.), to carry
2.
to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission), to take on
3.
to have a trace of, to be tinged with
See also:赤味を帯びた (あかみをおびた)
noun, no-adjective
1.
(private) secretary
noun
2.
treasured book, secret book
noun
1.
tide, current
2.
sea water
3.
opportunity, chance(only relevant for しお)
4.
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater(abbreviation)(only relevant for うしお)
See also:潮汁 (うしおじる)
All readings:
潮【しお】
、潮【うしお】
、汐【しお】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing, to sway
2.
to shake (e.g. the political world), to disturb, to shock, to upset
3.
to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)(baseball term)
Other readings:
揺さ振る【ゆさぶる】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
colouring, coloring, colorant
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
once, some time ago(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひところ《一ころ》
noun, no-adjective
•
ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
2.
Other readings:
崩潰【ほうかい】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
restoration, restitution, rehabilitation
All readings:
復旧【ふっきゅう】
、復旧【ふくきゅう】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
composite, combined, complex
na-adjective
1.
pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair(usually kana)
2.
clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat(usually kana)
3.
completely, entirely(usually kana)(as きれいに)
All readings:
きれい《綺麗》
、きれい《奇麗》
、きれい《暉麗》[1]
、キレイ
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.
hope, promise, possibility, chance, probability, likelihood
2.
expectation, anticipation, forecast, estimate
3.
side of a structural member
See also:見付 (みつけ)
Other readings:
見込【みこみ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, no-adjective
1.
duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation
no-adjective
2.
in-law, relation by marriage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
procurement, purchase, buying(only relevant for 購買)
noun
2.
Other readings:
校売【こうばい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
See also:合わせる
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
See also:顔を合わせる
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
合す【あわす】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
manufacturing, processing, treatment, machining
noun, no-adjective
1.
substance, real form
2.
main part, main unit, body (of a machine)
noun
3.
this machine, this appliance
noun, no-adjective
4.
object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
5.
noumenon
noun
6.
Other readings:
本体【ほんだい】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example
All readings:
軌範【きはん】
、規範【きはん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reimbursement, compensation, reparation, indemnity
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
scattering, diffusion, spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
All readings:
重複【ちょうふく】
、重複【じゅうふく】
noun
1.
little girl, maiden, young lady, female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2.
female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)(archaism)(only relevant for 少女 and しょうじょ)
All readings:
少女【しょうじょ】
、少女【おとめ】
、乙女【おとめ】
、小女【しょうじょ】
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】
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
the other day, some time ago, recently
Other readings:
先達て【せんだって】
noun
1.
approximate age, apparent age
See also:年の頃
noun, no-adjective
2.
marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood
noun
3.
appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...)(after modifying phrase)
noun, adverbial noun
4.
Other readings:
年ごろ【としごろ】
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