Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adjective
1.
lowborn, humble, lowly
2.
vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile
3.
shabby
4.
greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
Other readings:
賤しい【いやしい】

na-adjective, noun
feebleness, weakness, weak

noun
1.
germ, germs, bacteria, mold, mould(colloquialism)
2.
something harmful, vermin(used figuratively)
All readings:
ばい菌【ばいきん】
バイ菌【バイきん】
黴菌【ばいきん】

noun
personality, character, individuality, personhood

noun
1.
pulse
2.
vein
3.
chain (of mountains, etc.)
4.
hope
5.
thread (of an argument)
Other readings:
【みゃく】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hang, to droop, to dangle, to sag, to lower, to pull down
2.
to leave behind (at death), to give, to confer
3.
to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to drop

noun
synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre, chemical fiber, chemical fibre(abbreviation)
See also:化学繊維
Other readings:
化纎【かせん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adjective
1.
painful, heartrending, trying
2.
oppressive, suffocating, miserable

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to write (e.g. a letter), to draw up (a document), to take down (e.g. notes)(usually kana)
2.
to have (lunch, dinner, etc.), to eat(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
moving to a different location to start a new job, (proceeding to) new appointment

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
elimination, erasure, clearing, dissipating, melting away
2.
elimination (of variables)(mathematics)

noun
1.
great numbers (of people), numerical superiority, masses
See also: (antonym)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
people, folk, clique, bunch(honorific language, familiar language)
Other readings:
【しゅ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in(mainly used in fixed expressions and compound verbs)

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
empty stomach, hunger
See also:満腹 (antonym)

na-adjective, noun
well-known, noted, celebrated

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 walk, to go on foot
2.
to tread (a figurative path), to follow, to lead (a life), to experience
3.
to advance towards (e.g. a solution), to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.), to embark (on the road to ...)

noun
1.
knowledge, understanding
2.
rules, regulations, guideline, directions
noun (suffix)
3.
deputy, acting

adverb
suddenly, all of a sudden

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
procurement, purchase, buying(only relevant for 購買)
noun
2.
school store, co-op, school canteen, tuck shop(abbreviation)
Other readings:
校売【こうばい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
information
Other readings:
インフォーメーション
インフォーメーシオン[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
new moon, crescent moon
All readings:
三日月【みかづき】
三日月【みかずき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

adverb
surely, certainly, without doubt(used of beliefs that turned out to be false)

Godan-su verb
1.
to write down, to note, to jot down
See also:記する
2.
to remember(usu. as 心に記す, etc.)
Other readings:
記す【きす】
誌す【しるす】
識す【しるす】

noun
1.
nightclub
2.
clubs (card suit)
3.
golf club

noun
teamwork

counter
1.
counter for books
noun
2.
volume(obscure)

noun, no-adjective
law, jurisprudence

noun
1.
fight
2.
fighting spirit(abbreviation)
interjection
3.
fight!, do your best, go for it, keep at it

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to inform, to report

noun, auxillary suru verb
division of labour, division of labor, splitting into groups (e.g. to search)

adjective
wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject
Other readings:
浅間しい【あさましい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
outskirts, environs (of a city), surrounding area, surroundings

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to arrive at (after a struggle), to finally reach, to find one's way to, to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
All readings:
たどり着く【たどりつく】
辿り着く【たどりつく】
辿りつく【たどりつく】

adverb
immediately, right away, on the spot
See also:即座

noun
semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train(abbreviation)(from 準急行列車, etc.)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake), to hammer in
2.
to hit (a ball, etc.), to drive, to smash
3.
to fire into (e.g. a crowd), to launch (e.g. missiles), to lob (e.g. grenades)
See also:撃ち込む
4.
to input (data), to enter
5.
to devote oneself to, to go heart and soul into, to throw oneself into, to go head over heels for
6.
to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.)(sports term)
7.
to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.), to get a blow in(martial arts)
8.
to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go), to place a stone in an opponent's formation
9.
to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form
Other readings:
打ちこむ【うちこむ】
打込む【うちこむ】
うち込む【うちこむ】

noun
shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
Other readings:
【たて】

noun
being too late, losing one's final chance
Other readings:
手後れ【ておくれ】
手おくれ【ておくれ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
report, return (e.g. tax), statement, declaration, notification, filing

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with(usually kana)
2.
to restrain, to control, to keep a check on(usually kana)
3.
to forgive, to put up with, to pardon(usually kana)
All readings:
こらえる《堪える》
こらえる《怺える》
こたえる《堪える》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to straddle, to sit astride, to mount(usually kana)
2.
to extend over, to spread over, to span, to extend into(usually kana)
All readings:
またがる《跨る》
またがる《跨がる》
またがる《股がる》

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge
2.
to get cross, to get sulky, to pout
Other readings:
脹れる【ふくれる】

noun
topic of discussion, agenda

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate(usually kana)
2.
to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties)(usually kana)
3.
to varnish over, to gloss over(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごまかす《誤摩化す》[1]
ごまかす《胡麻化す》[1]
ごまかす《誤魔かす》[1]
ごまかす《胡魔化す》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, no-adjective
area, domain, territory, field, range, region, regime

noun
1.
face
2.
surface
3.
mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)(only relevant for おもて and もて)
All readings:
【おもて】
【おも】
【も】[1]
【もて】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
comeback
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