Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adjective
1.
seductive, carnal, enchanting
2.
troubling, difficult, thorny, hard
3.
anxious, uneasy

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
minuscule amount, extremely small quantity

noun, auxillary suru verb
refereeing, trial, judgement, judgment, umpire, referee
All readings:
審判【しんぱん】
審判【しんばん】

noun, noun (suffix), na-adjective
1.
authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person
counter
2.
counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
noun, na-adjective
3.
understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight
noun
4.
supernatural powers, magical powers

noun
1.
source of electricity, electrical power
2.
power (button on TV, etc.)

na-adjective, noun
uncertain, vague, ambiguous(onomatopia)

noun
1.
purpose, utility, objective
2.
way to use something
Other readings:
使いみち【つかいみち】
使い途【つかいみち】

noun
1.
drill bit, drill
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
drill (practice)
noun
3.
drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

noun, noun (suffix), counter
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
Other readings:
【かく】

noun
genius, prodigy, natural gift
See also:凡才 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
slander, bad-mouthing, abuse, insult, speaking ill (of)
All readings:
悪口【わるぐち】
悪口【わるくち】
悪口【あっこう】
惡口【わるぐち】[1]
惡口【わるくち】[1]
惡口【あっこう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to pinch, to nip(usually kana)
Other readings:
つめる《抓る》
つめる《抓める》

noun
buzzer, personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
goodness, excellence, virtue

pre-noun adjectival
that, those, the(usually kana)(someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
See also:どの,  この,  その
Other readings:
あん

adjective
1.
hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable
2.
amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful(often with irony)
All readings:
憎い【にくい】
悪い【にくい】

noun
armed might, military power, the sword, force

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to perform, to play
See also:演じる

noun
1.
thorn, spine, prickle
2.
splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
3.
biting words
Other readings:
【とげ】
トゲ

noun
manure, fertilizer, fertiliser, compost

noun
delay, lag, postponement, falling behind
Other readings:
後れ【おくれ】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
deterioration, changing for the worse

noun
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
See also:利子

noun
1.
you (people)
interjection
2.
gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, my friends, everyone(making appeal, etc.)

noun
1.
substitution
2.
material
3.
price
4.
margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something
5.
shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)(archaism)
See also:反 (たん)

noun, auxillary suru verb
success in life, getting ahead, successful career, promotion, climbing the corporate ladder, eminence

na-adjective, noun
1.
safe (e.g. choice), secure, innocuous, inoffensive
2.
acceptable, passable, satisfactory, adequate, faultless, without flaw

adverb, no-adjective
previously, already, for some time, for quite a while(usually kana)
All readings:
かねて《予て》
かねて《兼ねて》

noun
genre

kirikaeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to change, to exchange, to convert, to renew, to throw a switch, to replace, to switch over
Other readings:
切替える【きりかえる】
切り換える【きりかえる】
切りかえる【きりかえる】
切換える【きりかえる】
切り変える【きりかえる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.), to avert, to divert (e.g. one's attention), to evade (e.g. a question), to change (e.g. the subject)
2.
to displease, to annoy, to offend, to upset(usu. in the negative)
3.
to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

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

noun
average, leveling, levelling
Other readings:
平し【ならし】

bakabakashii
adjective
absurd, ridiculous, silly, ludicrous, nonsensical, asinine, foolish(usually kana)
Other readings:
バカバカしい

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
relay, hook-up
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
relay broadcasting(abbreviation)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to gnaw, to nibble, to bite, to munch, to crunch(usually kana)
2.
to dabble in, to have a smattering of(usually kana)
All readings:
かじる《齧る》
かじる《噛る》
かじる《囓る》

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to age, to grow old

noun
1.
load, baggage, cargo, freight, goods
2.
burden, responsibility

noun, auxillary suru verb
encore

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to prosper, to flourish
2.
to copulate (animals)

noun
1.
end, finish, stop
2.
bounds, limits
3.
delivery date (of a futures contract)(esp. 限り,限)
4.
finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
suffix, counter
5.
counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
particle
6.
only, just(usually kana)(senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech)
7.
since, after(usually kana)(usu. in a negative sentence)
8.
remaining (in a particular state)(usually kana)
Other readings:
限り【きり】
【きり】[1]
【きり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective
1.
rough, crude, sloppy, messy
noun (prefix), no-adjective, noun
2.
miscellaneous

noun
fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness, reverence
Other readings:
【おそれ】
畏れ【おそれ】
怖れ【おそれ】

adverb
1.
please, kindly, I beg of you, if it pleases you(humble language)
See also:どうぞ
2.
by all means, without fail
See also:どうぞ
Other readings:
何卒【なにそつ】[1]
何とぞ【なにとぞ】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
emotion, feeling
2.
atmosphere, mood, spirit
All readings:
情緒【じょうちょ】
情緒【じょうしょ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
return, relapse, recurrence

adverb, noun
1.
truth, reality
2.
sincerity, honesty, integrity, fidelity
3.
that's right(archaism)(used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.)
Other readings:
【まこと】
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