Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lift up, to hold up, to hold above eye level
2.
to give, to offer, to consecrate
3.
to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate
Other readings:
献げる【ささげる】

noun, no-adjective
ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down

noun
manure, fertilizer, fertiliser, compost

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
sound, noise, report
2.
note(music term)
3.
fame(only relevant for おと)
4.
Chinese-derived character reading(only relevant for おん)
See also:訓 (くん)
All readings:
【おと】
【ね】
【おん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
contact
2.
contact lens(abbreviation)

noun
1.
cliff, precipice
2.
precipice, brink of a dangerous situation

noun, auxillary suru verb
infiltration, sneaking in, going undercover

noun, auxillary suru verb
one defeat

noun, auxillary suru verb
want, shortage, famine

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to
2.
to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit
3.
to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
Other readings:
止める【とどめる】
停める【とどめる】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
mixed race, mixed parentage(sensitive)

noun
influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy

noun
1.
pot, jar, vase
2.
dice cup
3.
depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
See also:滝壺
4.
aim, what one wants, the mark(usually kana)
See also:思うつぼ
5.
key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence(usually kana)
6.
acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point(usually kana)
7.
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)(usually kana)(often ツボ)
8.
target (when aiming an arrow)(archaism)
All readings:
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】[1]
【つほ】[1][2]
【つふ】[1][2]
ツボ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
straw(usually kana)
Other readings:
ワラ

noun, no-adjective
main line, trunk line

noun
1.
main constituent, core, nucleus
2.
subject (philosophical), protagonist
See also:客体,  主観

expression, noun, no-adjective
1.
the rest, the others(そのた is the more common reading when written)
expression, adverbial noun, no-adjective
2.
in addition (to that), besides that, other than that, and other ...
expression, noun
3.
and so forth, and the like, and what have you, et cetera
All readings:
その他【そのほか】
その他【そのた】
その外【そのほか】
その外【そのた】
其の他【そのほか】
其の他【そのた】
其の外【そのほか】
其の外【そのた】

noun
(political) administration, political power

noun
1.
melody
2.
chime
Other readings:
メロディ
メロデー[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
vocabulary, lexicon, lexis, terminology(linguistics)
Other readings:
語い【ごい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
burning, combustion

noun, auxillary suru verb
split, division, break up

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
rainfall, precipitation

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quotient(mathematics)
See also:
2.
dealing, dealer, store
3.
second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
noun
4.
Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE), Yin dynasty
See also:

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become blunt, to grow dull
2.
to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
All readings:
鈍る【にぶる】
鈍る【なまる】

noun
membrane, film

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
rising, ascending, climbing

pre-noun adjectival
1.
unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unexpected
2.
terrible, awful, serious
adverb
3.
very(archaism)

noun
miscellaneous goods, general goods, sundries

noun
mood

noun, no-adjective
1.
left-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander
2.
fondness for alcohol, person who is fond of alcohol, drinker
Other readings:
左利【ひだりきき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
1.
especially, particularly, unusually, above all
2.
additionally(archaism)
Other readings:
異に【ことに】

noun
1.
democracy, popular sovereignty
See also:主権在民
prenominal
2.
democratic

adverb
1.
first of all, at once, right away(usually kana)
2.
for now, for the time being(usually kana)
Other readings:
とりあえず《取り敢えず》
とりあえず《取敢えず》

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall ill
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
2.
to suffer from (e.g. a disease), to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

noun
1.
range, stove, cooker
2.
microwave oven(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
winning a prize or place (in a contest)

noun
(written) work, book, writings

noun
1.
circuit (electric)
2.
cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)(biology term)

noun
1.
news (from somebody), letter, contact
2.
(somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements
Other readings:
消息【しょうそこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
barefoot
noun (suffix)
2.
superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)(only relevant for はだし)
Other readings:
【はだし】
跣足【はだし】
跣足【せんそく】

noun
1.
ward, borough, city (in Tokyo)
2.
district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
See also:郵便区

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting face-to-face, seeing in person
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting
Other readings:
対面【たいめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
burying in the ground
2.
having underground deposits

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

noun
1.
will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal
2.
kindness, goodwill, kind offer
3.
gift (as a token of gratitude)
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