Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adjective
•
precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
All readings:
尊い【とうとい】
、
尊い【たっとい】
、
貴い【とうとい】
、
貴い【たっとい】

noun
1.
ward, borough, city (in Tokyo)
2.
district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
See also:郵便区

noun
1.
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus(usually kana)
2.
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)(only relevant for はちす)
See also:木槿
Other readings:
はす《藕》
、
はちす《蓮》[1]
、
ハス
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
retirement age
2.
years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion(archaism)
Other readings:
停年【ていねん】

na-adjective, noun
1.
dry
See also:ウェット (antonym)
2.
dry (tone, humour, etc.), unemotional, matter-of-fact, businesslike, practical
See also:ウェット (antonym)
3.
dry (of alcohol)
See also:スイート (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
signature, signing, sealing

noun, no-adjective
•
solid (body), solid matter, solid-state

noun
•
tire, tyre

adverb, to-adverb
1.
gradually, little by little, in a breezy manner(onomatopia)
adverb
2.
soon, before long(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
3.
here and there, scattered(onomatopia)
noun
4.
spots, dots, pimples, rash

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
declaration, proclamation, announcement

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
news coverage, collecting data (e.g. for an article), covering (something for media)

adjective
•
easy, simple, light(usually kana)
Other readings:
たやすい《た易い》

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to slip out, to sneak away, to break free, to get through (a difficult situation)
2.
to break into the lead, to get ahead
3.
to begin to fall out (e.g. hair)
4.
to break out (of a loop)(computer term)
Other readings:
抜けだす【ぬけだす】
、
脱け出す【ぬけだす】

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
approach
2.
approach shot(abbreviation)

noun
•
slope, slanting surface, bevel

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress

na-adjective, noun
•
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.), austere, grave, majestic, dignified, stately, impressive

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
declaration, statement, proclamation

Godan-su verb
1.
to exhaust, to run out
2.
to devote, to serve (a person), to befriend
auxiliary verb
3.
to do to exhaustion
Other readings:
尽す【つくす】
、
盡す【つくす】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
taste, liking, preference

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
resignation

na-adjective, no-adjective
•
several, various, divergent, conflicting, different, diverse(usually kana)
Other readings:
まちまち《区区》

noun
•
fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas
Other readings:
誤ち【あやまち】

noun
1.
source, origin
2.
source program, source code(computer term)

noun
1.
public finance
2.
financial affairs, financial situation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
arrangement, pact, agreement

na-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
3.
giving in, being dented(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
All readings:
ペコペコ
、
ぺこぺこ

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:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
•
lavish, luxurious, showy, gaudy

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
clearly, plainly, distinctly, decisively, flatly, definitely, resolutely(onomatopia)
Other readings:
キッパリ

noun
1.
blind spot (on the retina)
2.
blind spot, weak point, loophole

adverb, no-adjective, noun
1.
without change, as is(usually kana)
no-adjective, noun
2.
just like, extremely similar(usually kana)
adverb
3.
immediately, just after, without a pause(usually kana)
All readings:
そのまま《其のまま》
、
そのまま《その儘》
、
そのまま《其の儘》
、
そのまま《其儘》[1]
、
そのまんま《その儘》
、
そのまんま《其の儘》
、
そのまんま《其儘》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
organ (of body, plant, etc.)

noun
1.
war, campaign, battle
2.
unpaid work (ritsuryo system), forced labor(archaism)
Other readings:
役【えだち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
saliva, spit, sputum
Other readings:
唾【つばき】
、
唾【つわき】
、
唾【つわ】[1]
、
唾【つ】[1]
、
唾【つわっぱ】[1]
、
唾き【つばき】
、
唾き【つわき】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
temporary absence from school

noun
•
ferry

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
2.
to disguise oneself as
3.
to change radically, to metamorphose
4.
to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

noun, no-adjective
•
low rank, lower position, subordinate position, lower order (e.g. byte)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
financing, loan

adjective
•
sleepy, drowsy
Other readings:
眠たい【ねぶたい】
、
睡たい【ねむたい】
、
睡たい【ねぶたい】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
•
nearsightedness, shortsightedness, myopia
Other readings:
近眼【ちかめ】
、
近目【ちかめ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to be given, to be granted, to be honored with, to be honoured with(humble language)
2.
to give, to bestow, to confer, to honor, to honour(honorific language)
Other readings:
賜わる【たまわる】
、
給わる【たまわる】

noun, no-adjective
•
odd number
See also:偶数

noun
1.
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
2.
chivalrous man (Edo period)
3.
cubed tofu (often served cold)(abbreviation)
See also:奴豆腐
4.
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman(abbreviation)
See also:奴凧
5.
Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants(abbreviation)
See also:奴頭
6.
enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)
pronoun
7.
he, she, him, her(archaism, derogatory)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
consent, approval, acceptance, agreement, compliance
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