Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
starting (construction) work

noun
original document (not a copy or adaptation), book in its original language (esp. a European language)

noun
1.
unity, coherence, consistency, coordination(usually kana)
2.
settlement, conclusion, completion(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
1.
outdoors, outside, open air
noun
2.
fields, outskirts, suburbs

noun
1.
written language, literary language
See also:口語
2.
classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
See also:口語

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct(造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; 創る usu. for creating)
2.
to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol)
3.
to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train
4.
to till
5.
to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write
6.
to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose
7.
to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found
8.
to have (a child)
9.
to make up (one's face, etc.)
10.
to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
11.
to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion
12.
to form (a line, etc.)
13.
to set (a record)
14.
to commit (a sin, etc.)
All readings:
作る【つくる】
造る【つくる】
創る【つくる】

noun
1.
legislative bill, measure
2.
agenda item

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take over, to capture, to seize, to commandeer, to occupy, to usurp
2.
to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
Other readings:
乗っとる【のっとる】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be bulky, to be unwieldy, to grow voluminous(usually kana)
Other readings:
かさばる《かさ張る》

noun
1.
corner, bend, turn
2.
segment (within a radio or TV program), session, column (newspaper, etc.)
3.
area, department, section
Other readings:
コーナ

noun
1.
dew
2.
tears
adverb
3.
(not) a bit, (not) at all
See also:露聊かも

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, no-adjective
1.
once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-(usually kana)
2.
never yet, never before, first time, still not happened(usually kana)(used with neg. verb)
Other readings:
かつて《曾て》
かつて《都て》
かって《曾て》

noun
side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore(usually kana)
All readings:
ほとり《辺》
ほとり《畔》
ほとり《辺り》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
formation, molding, making up, taking form, giving form to
noun
2.
repair (e.g. plastic surgery), replacement, -plasty(medical term)

noun
1.
aim, object, purpose, end
2.
expectations, prospects, hopes
3.
something that can be relied upon
4.
snack served with alcoholic drink(Kansai-ben (dialect))
noun (suffix)
5.
pad, guard
noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
6.
blow, strike
suffix
7.
addressed to(only relevant for 宛 and 宛て)
8.
per(usually kana)(also written as 充て)
All readings:
当て【あて】
【あて】
宛て【あて】

noun
treaty, pact, convention, agreement

noun
thing that should be (carefully) avoided, no-no, thing to definitely not do, something forbidden, taboo

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
All readings:
背負う【せおう】
背負う【しょう】
脊負う【せおう】[1]
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be duplicated, to be repeated
See also:ダブル
2.
to overlap, to fall together (of dates, etc.), to coincide
3.
to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.)
4.
to make a double play(baseball term)
5.
to make a double fault (in tennis)(sports term)
Other readings:
だぶる

noun, auxillary suru verb
germination, sprouting, budding

noun
1.
inside out, upside down
2.
flip side, opposite, contrary, reverse

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to incline, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to bend, to list
2.
to devote oneself to, to concentrate on, to pour one's energy into
3.
to ruin, to squander, to empty
4.
to drink (alcohol)

noun, no-adjective
1.
set, suit, uniform collection, matching items
noun (suffix)
2.
entirely, all, every one, nothing but(Often as ぞろい)

na-adjective, noun
irregular, unseasonable, changeable, unsettled, abnormal

noun
1.
salt (i.e. sodium chloride), common salt, table salt(esp. しお)
2.
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)(chemistry term)(esp. えん)
3.
hardship, toil, trouble(only relevant for しお)
4.
saltiness(food term)(only relevant for しお)
All readings:
【しお】
【えん】

noun, na-adjective
ignorance, innocence, stupidity
Other readings:
無智【むち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
pessimism, disappointment

noun
1.
original method or procedure
prenominal
2.
serious, orthodox, classical, genuine

noun, na-adjective
1.
spare time, free time, leisure
noun
2.
time (e.g. time it takes to do something)(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun, na-adjective
3.
time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave
4.
quitting (one's job), firing someone, divorcing (one's spouse)
na-adjective
5.
(being) inactive, (of one's business) slow(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun
6.
leaving, departing(only relevant for いとま)
See also:御暇
All readings:
【ひま】
【いとま】
【ひま】
【いとま】
ヒマ

noun
1.
all people, everybody
2.
ten thousand people
All readings:
万人【ばんにん】
万人【ばんじん】
万人【まんにん】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded, to be packed
2.
to be complex
auxiliary verb
3.
to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly(only relevant for 込む)
4.
to do intently(only relevant for 込む)
5.
to continue in the same state(only relevant for 込む)
All readings:
込む【こむ】
混む【こむ】
籠む【こむ】[1]
篭む【こむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
hem, (trouser) cuff, shirttail, bottom (of a kimono), train (of a dress)
2.
bottom part, bottom edge
3.
foot (of a mountain)
4.
tips (of hair)
5.
downstream(archaism)

noun
1.
confrontation
auxillary suru verb
2.
to face, to confront, to encounter

conjunction, adverb
and, moreover, besides, as well as, and on top of that, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
かつ《且》

adverb
1.
already, now(usually kana)
2.
no longer, not any more(usually kana)(with negative verb)

noun
first sign of the Chinese calendar
See also:十干

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to commit (e.g. crime), to perpetrate, to make (e.g. mistake)
2.
to break (e.g. rule), to violate, to transgress, to contravene
3.
to rape, to violate, to ravish, to deflower

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information

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:
【ごう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb
unconditionally, as a rule

noun, auxillary suru verb
success in life, getting ahead, successful career, promotion, climbing the corporate ladder, eminence

noun, no-adjective
1.
gravel, ballast, pebbles
2.
child, rugrat, ankle-biter(colloquialism)(only relevant for じゃり)
Other readings:
砂利【ざり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
starting, inauguration, launch, founding, establishment, start-up
All readings:
発足【ほっそく】
発足【はっそく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
conquest, subjugation, overcoming

noun, auxillary suru verb
standing in a row, forming a line, alignment

adverb
completely, absolutely, totally, (not) at all(usually kana)
Other readings:
まるっきり《丸っ切り》
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