Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
•
appendix, supplement, annex, extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
Other readings:
附録【ふろく】
noun
1.
hero, heroine, great person
2.
Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
3.
Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
scorn, disdain, contempt
Other readings:
軽べつ【けいべつ】
noun
•
performance, execution, skill, dexterity, tact
Other readings:
手ぎわ【てぎわ】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
2.
to intersect, to cross, to interlace
suffix, Godan-su verb
3.
... with one another, ... to each other(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
交す【かわす】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
na-adjective, noun
•
cowardly, timid, easily frightened
Other readings:
憶病【おくびょう】
、おく病【おくびょう】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
feel (i.e. tactile sensation), touch, feeling, sensation, texture (e.g. food, cloth)
Common word
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】
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group
2.
sobriquet, pen-name
3.
size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
suffix
4.
suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Other readings:
號【ごう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
circulation (esp. documents), sending round
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廻覧【かいらん】
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】
noun
1.
protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story)
2.
head of household
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to support, to maintain, to provide for
2.
to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed
3.
to adopt (a child)
4.
to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster
5.
to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
noun, no-adjective
•
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man
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.)
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実【まこと】
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record)
noun
2.
tune, melody, air
3.
enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure
gacchiri
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
solid, robust, well-built(onomatopia)
2.
tight, taut(onomatopia)
3.
shrewd, calculating, astute(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ガッチリ
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
adjective
1.
burly, strong, sturdy(usually kana)
2.
indomitable, indefatigable, strong-willed, resolute, bold(usually kana)
3.
robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.), strong(usually kana)
noun
1.
(wrestling) ring(sumo term)
2.
forum (e.g. for discussion)
3.
sandbag, gabion
noun, no-adjective
•
low rank, lower position, subordinate position, lower order (e.g. byte)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
offer, tender, providing, supplying, making available, donating (blood, organs, etc.)
2.
sponsoring (a TV program)
noun
1.
wrinkle, crease(usually kana)
2.
ripple(usually kana)
Other readings:
しわ《皴》
noun
•
lunch, midday meal
All readings:
昼飯【ひるめし】
、昼飯【ちゅうはん】
、昼飯【ひるはん】
、昼めし【ひるめし】
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
work (e.g. of art), production
See also:作品
noun
2.
harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield
3.
technique
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
2.
to let live, to keep alive
3.
to revive, to resuscitate, to bring back to life
4.
to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
Other readings:
活かす【いかす】
noun
1.
unobstructed view, perspective, visibility, vista
2.
forecast, outlook, prospect, prediction
3.
insight, foresight
Other readings:
見透し【みとおし】
、見通【みとおし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
work, workmanship, craftsmanship, handiwork
2.
artifice, trick, device, tampering, doctoring
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exhibiting, showing, putting on display, putting up for sale, entering (a work into a competition), submitting
noun
•
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.), division, scale
All readings:
目盛り【めもり】
、目盛【めもり】
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become misty, to become hazy(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
2.
to get blurry, to grow dim(usually kana)(esp. 翳む)
3.
to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
Other readings:
かすむ《翳む》
noun
1.
face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
See also:本音
2.
ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house(only relevant for 建前 and 建て前)
Other readings:
建て前【たてまえ】
、立前【たてまえ】
、立て前【たてまえ】
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