Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
2.
to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life)
3.
to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
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
•
origin of a word, derivation of a word, etymology
Other readings:
語原【ごげん】
na-adjective, noun
•
personality, character, personal appearance, gentility
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
place, situation, position, location
All readings:
位置【いち】
、位地【いち】
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, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, founding
2.
incorporation (of a business)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reasoning, inference, deduction
noun
2.
mystery or detective genre
See also:推理小説
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
being produced in a particular region, local specialty
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
securing, obtaining, ensuring, guarantee, maintaining
2.
belay, belaying
noun
1.
stamina, endurance, physical strength, resilience, resistance to disease
2.
strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
taru-adjective, to-adverb
•
vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
Other readings:
ばく然【ばくぜん】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to finish, to get it over with, to conclude
2.
to settle, to pay back
3.
noun
1.
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese), bound auxiliary(linguistics)
2.
auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)(linguistics)
noun
1.
one face, one surface
2.
the whole surface
3.
one aspect, one side
noun, adverbial noun
4.
(on) the other hand
5.
one broad, flat object
6.
front page (e.g. newspaper)
Other readings:
１面【いちめん】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to be used to, to get accustomed to, to be in the habit of doing(usually kana)
2.
3.
to tack (in needlework), to baste(usually kana)
4.
to plant (esp. rice seedlings)(usually kana)
Other readings:
しつける《為付ける》
na-adjective
1.
vivid, bright, brilliant, clear, fresh, vibrant
2.
skillful, skilful, adept, adroit, deft, brilliant, beautiful, fine, excellent
Other readings:
鮮か【あざやか】[1]
、彩やか【あざやか】[2]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Common word
adjective
•
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words), easily mistaken, confusingly similar, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close
Other readings:
打切る【うちきる】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to disagree, to dispute, to fight (over)(usually kana)
noun
1.
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), grand champion(sumo term)
2.
best in its field, crème de la crème, cream of the crop
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
promotion, advancement, rising in rank
Other readings:
昇進【しょうじん】[1]
、陞進【しょうしん】
、陞進【しょうじん】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to change, to alter
2.
to mistake, to make a mistake
4.
to sprain (a muscle), to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
See also:踊る
2.
to flutter about, to revolve
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
development (of film), photographic processing
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
See also:合わせる
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
See also:顔を合わせる
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
合す【あわす】
noun, na-adjective
•
(idle) curiosity, fancifulness, whimsy, (having) strange tastes
Other readings:
もの好き【ものずき】
、物数奇【ものずき】
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
regret, chagrin, mortification
noun
2.
adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
、はかない《果敢ない》
、はかない《果敢無い》
、はかない《果無い》
、はかない《果ない》
、はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind
2.
to wash (rice)(esp. 磨ぐ)
3.
to scour, to polish, to burnish
Other readings:
磨ぐ【とぐ】
、砥ぐ【とぐ】
expression, adverb
•
just as one thought, as usual, sure enough
Other readings:
案の条【あんのじょう】[1]
、案の上【あんのじょう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
doing (with resolve), carrying out (e.g. a plan)
noun, no-adjective
1.
every month
na-adjective, noun
2.
trite, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed(only relevant for つきなみ)(orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry)
Other readings:
月並【つきなみ】
、月次【つきなみ】
、月次【げつじ】
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