Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
、年より【としより】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to finish, to get it over with, to conclude
2.
to settle, to pay back
3.
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
consent, approval, acceptance, agreement, compliance
bukabuka
Common word
no-adjective, na-adjective, adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
too large (clothing), baggy, loose-fitting(onomatopia)
2.
bulging, warping(onomatopia)
adverb, auxillary suru verb
3.
parp, toot, blast(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ブカブカ
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
truth, reality
adverb
2.
truly, really
noun
3.
absolute truth(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
真実【しんじち】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lament, to grieve, to regret
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
2.
to deplore
Other readings:
歎く【なげく】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
use, adoption, acceptance
2.
appointment, employment, engagement, recruitment
noun, noun (suffix)
•
quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money(usu. だか when used as a suffix)
Other readings:
高【だか】
noun, noun (suffix)
•
system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment
noun (suffix), noun
1.
right (to do something)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
authority, power
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handicraft
2.
work, construction, manufacturing
3.
maneuvering, manoeuvering
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
donation, presentation, gift
All readings:
寄贈【きぞう】
、寄贈【きそう】
na-adjective, noun
1.
narrow, tight, cramped
2.
formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid
3.
constrained, uncomfortable
4.
tight (e.g. finances)
tende
adverb
1.
(not) at all, completely, utterly, entirely, altogether(with neg. sentence)
2.
very, extremely
na-adjective, noun
•
yellow, amber
All readings:
黄色【きいろ】
、黄色【こうしょく】
、黄色【おうしょく】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to graze (e.g. bullet), to scratch, to touch lightly(usually kana)
2.
to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze(usually kana)
All readings:
かする《掠る》
、かする《擦る》
noun
•
teaching, instruction, teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine
Other readings:
訓【おしえ】
noun
•
evidence, proof
Other readings:
證據【しょうこ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.), to fold back (e.g. page)
2.
to turn back, to double back, to return
3.
to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)(computer term)
Other readings:
折返す【おりかえす】
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
1.
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.), tail end
2.
slope at the foot of a mountain
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
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
•
not yet fixed, undecided, pending
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to blame, to reproach, to censure, to rebuke, to reprove, to find fault, to take to task, to criticize, to criticise
2.
to question (a suspect), to challenge
Ichidan verb
3.
to aggravate (an injury), to be aggravated, to get inflamed
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to prick (one's conscience)
See also:気が咎める
adjective
1.
gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing(usually kana)
2.
irritating, troublesome(usually kana)
3.
heavy (weather), cloudy(usually kana)
Other readings:
うっとおしい《鬱陶しい》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
akuseru
Common word
appu
Common word
noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
increasing
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
noun
3.
noun
1.
punctuation, pause, juncture
2.
end, (place to) stop
Other readings:
句切り【くぎり】
noun
1.
heir, inheritor
2.
successor
Other readings:
後継ぎ【あとつぎ】
、跡継【あとつぎ】
、後継【あとつぎ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cooperation, tie-up, joint business, partnership, alliance, sponsorship
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
neutralization, neutralisation, counteraction
noun
•
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
All readings:
かるた《歌留多》[1]
、かるた《骨牌》[1]
、かるた《加留多》[1]
、かるた《嘉留太》[1]
、かるた《軽板》[1][2]
、かるた《軽多》[1][2]
、カルタ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
- word containing out-dated kanji
adjective
1.
2.
sufficient, enough, ready, prepared
See also:いい
3.
profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial
See also:いい
4.
OK, all right, fine, no problem(as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
See also:いい
All readings:
良い【よい】
、良い【えい】[2]
、善い【よい】
、善い【えい】[2]
、好い【よい】
、好い【えい】[2]
、佳い【よい】
、佳い【えい】[2]
、吉い【よい】
、吉い【えい】[2]
、宜い【よい】[1]
、宜い【えい】[1][2]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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