Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
viewpoint, point of view
2.
way of understanding, way of appreciating, how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)(esp. 〜の見方)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry
Other readings:
食違う【くいちがう】
くい違う【くいちがう】
食いちがう【くいちがう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
2.
(radioactive) decay, disintegration(physics term)
See also:α崩壊
Other readings:
崩潰【ほうかい】

noun
1.
deadline, closing, cut-off, end(not 閉め切り, etc.)
2.
cofferdam(not 閉め切り, etc.)
no-adjective, noun
3.
closed (door, window, etc.)(not 〆切, etc.)
Other readings:
締切り【しめきり】
締切【しめきり】[1]
〆切【しめきり】
〆切り【しめきり】
乄切り【しめきり】[2]
閉め切り【しめきり】
閉切り【しめきり】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain
2.
to have at the ready (e.g. a gun), to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera), to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
3.
to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to be poised for
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to put on an air, to assume an attitude
5.
to stiffen, to tense up, to become formal
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
6.
to fabricate in order to deceive, to make up, to feign
7.
to plan, to scheme

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
direction, orientation, aspect, exposure
noun (suffix)
2.
suited to, suitable for, designed for
noun
3.
tendency, inclination
4.
nature (of a request or desire)
5.
person

noun
state of things, state of affairs, condition, situation, circumstances
Other readings:
状勢【じょうせい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
resignation

noun
country, territory, domain, realm
Other readings:
国土【くにつち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, noun
near oneself, close to one, familiar

noun, no-adjective
youth, springtime of life, adolescent

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to happen to meet, to come across
Other readings:
出会す【でくわす】
出喰わす【でくわす】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

noun
origin, beginning, source, rise
Other readings:
起原【きげん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
adaptation, accommodation, conformity

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
【まり】
【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
delinquency, misconduct

noun, auxillary suru verb
looking away, looking aside
All readings:
よそ見【よそみ】
余所見【よそみ】

noun
plan, idea, suggestion
All readings:
思いつき【おもいつき】
思い付き【おもいつき】

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
funny, comical, humorous, laughable
2.
ridiculous, silly, absurd

noun, prefix
whole, all, general, gross, entire, overall

adverb
exceedingly, extremely, decisively

noun, auxillary suru verb
staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk
Other readings:
夜更し【よふかし】
夜ふかし【よふかし】

noun
political measures, policy

noun, no-adjective
urban areas, the streets, town, city

noun, noun (suffix)
government office, agency, board

noun
1.
right or wrong, good or bad, quality, suitability
2.
having both merits and demerits, having both advantages and disadvantages
All readings:
良し悪し【よしあし】
良し悪し【よしわるし】
善し悪し【よしあし】
善し悪し【よしわるし】
良しあし【よしあし】
善しあし【よしあし】
よし悪し【よしあし】

na-adjective, noun
1.
useless, futile
2.
unnecessary, needless
3.
not on business, unrelated, unauthorised, unauthorized
4.
prohibited, banned, forbidden

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】

noun
other intention, hidden purpose, ulterior motive, ill will, malice

noun
1.
justice, right, righteousness
2.
correct meaning, correct explanation(usu. in titles of annotated editions of Confucian classics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
salary, pay, compensation, allowance (e.g. housing allowance), benefit, bonus(esp. 手当)
2.
medical care, treatment(esp. 手当て)
3.
advance preparation(esp. 手当て)
All readings:
手当【てあて】
手当て【てあて】

noun
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
Other readings:
乾し物【ほしもの】
干物【ほしもの】
乾物【ほしもの】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective
1.
supple, flexible, elastic(usually kana)
2.
graceful, elegant, refined(usually kana)
Other readings:
しなやか《靭やか》
しなやか《靱やか》

noun, auxillary suru verb
labor, labour, exertion, diligent service

Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
to value, to prize, to esteem, to respect
All readings:
貴ぶ【とうとぶ】
貴ぶ【たっとぶ】
尊ぶ【とうとぶ】
尊ぶ【たっとぶ】

noun
1.
motive, incentive
2.
motif
See also:モチーフ

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

adverb
always, constantly, frequently, often

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing)
2.
modification, qualification(linguistics)

noun
1.
electric line, electric cable, power cable
2.
telephone line, telegraph wire

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to make round, to roll up, to curl up
2.
to seduce, to cajole, to explain away
See also:丸め込む
3.
to round off (a fraction)
4.
to lump together(archaism)

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:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
All readings:
百科事典【ひゃっかじてん】
百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】

pronoun
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
All readings:
【だれ】
【だあれ】
【たれ】[1]
【た】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
edge, brink, verge, side(pronounced ぎわ when a suffix)
2.
time, moment of
Other readings:
【ぎわ】

noun
cocktail
Other readings:
コクテール
コクテイル
コクテル
カクテール
カクテイル
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