Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
1.
purpose, utility, objective
2.
way to use something
Other readings:
使いみち【つかいみち】
、使い途【つかいみち】
Common word
adverb
•
before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares
All readings:
いつの間にか【いつのまにか】
、何時の間にか【いつのまにか】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(husband and wife) both working, dual income
See also:共稼ぎ
noun
1.
first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.), first train, first bus
See also:終発
2.
departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)
adjective
•
large number, innumerable, great many, immense, vast, abundant(usually kana)
noun
1.
face
2.
surface
3.
mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)(only relevant for おもて and もて)
All readings:
面【おもて】
、面【おも】
、面【も】[1]
、面【もて】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
establishment, founding, setting (a record)
noun
1.
fault, error, mistake
2.
going poorly, being disadvantageous, being unfavorable
prefix
3.
un-, non-, an-
Ichidan verb
1.
to escape (disaster, death, etc.), to be saved from, to be rescued from
2.
to avoid (e.g. punishment), to evade (e.g. responsibility), to avert, to elude, to be exempted from
All readings:
免れる【まぬがれる】
、免れる【まぬかれる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles
2.
binding, confinement with rope(orig. meaning)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
harmony, accord, reconciliation, agreement
katto
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cut, cutting
2.
haircut
3.
shuffle (cards), shuffling
noun
4.
scene, shot (in a movie)
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
the defensive
2.
passive attitude, passivity, passiveness
3.
the passive, passive voice(linguistics)
4.
ukemi (the art of falling safely)(martial arts)
Other readings:
受け身【うけみ】
noun
1.
(wrestling) ring(sumo term)
2.
forum (e.g. for discussion)
3.
sandbag, gabion
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing
All readings:
早急【そうきゅう】
、早急【さっきゅう】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sinking, foundering, going down, submersion
2.
getting dead drunk(colloquialism)
3.
having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties(colloquialism)
4.
staying in one place for a long time(slang)(backpacker slang)
adjective
1.
astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
2.
austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
3.
sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
4.
stingy, tight-fisted
Other readings:
澁い【しぶい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
doraibaa
Common word
noun
1.
driver (of a vehicle)
2.
3.
driver (golf)
4.
driver, device driver(computer term)
Other readings:
ドライバ
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
stillness, repose, standing still
noun
1.
bomb
2.
alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)(usually kana)
Other readings:
バクダン
noun
1.
electric line, electric cable, power cable
2.
telephone line, telegraph wire
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
donation, presentation, gift
All readings:
寄贈【きぞう】
、寄贈【きそう】
taimurii
Common word
na-adjective
1.
timely, well-timed
noun
2.
Other readings:
タイムリ
noun
1.
bathing
auxillary suru verb
2.
to bathe, to take a bath, to enter a bath
adverb, noun
1.
truth, reality
2.
sincerity, honesty, integrity, fidelity
3.
that's right(archaism)(used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.)
Other readings:
実【まこと】
buruu
Common word
noun, na-adjective
1.
blue (colour, color)
na-adjective
2.
sad, down (in the dumps)
noun, no-adjective
•
league, federation, union, alliance
Other readings:
聯盟【れんめい】
adjective
•
filthy, unfair, dirty, untouchable, disgusting, nasty, foul, odious, repulsive
Other readings:
穢らわしい【けがらわしい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
noun
•
transition from one epoch to another, change of era
See also:画期的 (かっきてき)
Other readings:
劃期【かっき】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
opposition, rivalry, competition, antagonism
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