Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
defense, defence, pleading, advocacy

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
•
senior, older

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon(出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(esp. 出合う)
3.
to emerge and engage (an enemy)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(often used imperatively as 出会え)
All readings:
出会う【であう】
、
出逢う【であう】
、
出合う【であう】
、
出遭う【であう】
、
出あう【であう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
germination, sprouting, budding

na-adjective, noun
•
affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious(usually kana)
See also:気障り
Other readings:
キザ

noun
1.
listening comprehension, aural comprehension
2.
hearing what others say, gathering information, opinions, etc., public hearing
Other readings:
聴き取り【ききとり】
、
聞取り【ききとり】
、
聴取り【ききとり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
overflowing, flood, inundation, deluge
2.
oversupply, plethora
Other readings:
汎濫【はんらん】
、
はん濫【はんらん】
、
氾らん【はんらん】
、
ハンラン

noun
•
trend, tendency, movement, attitude

noun
1.
(computer) monitor(computer term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes)
3.
program or utility that monitors a program or activity(computer term)
See also:カウンター,  モニ
Other readings:
モニタ

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to hum (a tune), to sing to oneself, to croon
Other readings:
口遊む【くちずさむ】
、
口吟む【くちずさむ】
、
口号む【くちずさむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
all day, for a whole day
Other readings:
終日【ひねもす】
、
終日【ひめもす】
、
終日【ひもすがら】

noun
•
Emperor of Japan(archaism)
Other readings:
天皇【すめろぎ】
、
天皇【すべらぎ】
、
天皇【すめらき】

noun
1.
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road
2.
highway (e.g. to success), path (to becoming ...)

noun, no-adjective
•
walking, going on foot

noun
1.
presentiment, premonition, hunch
auxillary suru verb
2.
to have a premonition, to have a hunch(usu. 予感がする)

noun
•
unlucky day
All readings:
悪日【あくにち】
、
悪日【あくび】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
achievement, attainment, accomplishment, realization
Other readings:
たっ成【たっせい】

noun
•
bank clerk(abbreviation)
See also:銀行員

noun
1.
magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor
2.
competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance), applicant-to-acceptance ratio(25% acceptance would be a 倍率 of 4)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away
Other readings:
無駄使い【むだづかい】[1]
、
無駄づかい【むだづかい】
、
むだ遣い【むだづかい】
、
むだ使い【むだづかい】[1]
、
徒遣い【むだづかい】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
membrane, film

noun, no-adjective
•
involving only the parties concerned, tete-a-tete

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to arrange (flowers), to plant
prenominal
2.
living, live(only relevant for 生ける)
All readings:
生ける【いける】
、
活ける【いける】

noun
1.
expert, professional, master, connoisseur
See also:素人 (antonym)
2.
woman in the nightlife business, demimondaine, geisha and prostitutes
See also:素人
Other readings:
玄人【くろと】
、
黒人【くろうと】
、
黒人【くろと】

noun
•
tradition, legend, folklore

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exemption, exoneration, discharge

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
introduction, bringing in, leading in, installation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
originality

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to make round, to roll up, to curl up
2.
to seduce, to cajole, to explain away
See also:丸め込む
3.
to round off (a fraction)
4.
to lump together(archaism)

adverb
•
as much as possible, as far as possible, to the best of one's ability, diligently
Other readings:
勉めて【つとめて】
、
力めて【つとめて】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

noun
•
tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
Other readings:
音色【おんしょく】
、
音いろ【ねいろ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
embroidery
Other readings:
刺しゅう【ししゅう】
、
刺繡【ししゅう】

noun
1.
indication, sign, hint, presence, trend
2.
quotation (esp. stock market)
All readings:
気配【けはい】
、
気配【きはい】

noun
1.
demonstration, protest
See also:デモ
2.
(giving a) demo, demonstration, presentation
3.
exhibition game, exhibition match

noun
•
precedent, example
Other readings:
様【ためし】
、
例し【ためし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exhibition, display, putting on show

noun
•
curtain, hanging, bunting(usually kana)
Other readings:
とばり《帷》
、
とばり《幄》
、
とばり《幌》

noun
•
abbreviation, acronym

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
2.
catching up, overtaking

noun
•
eyebrow, eyebrows
Other readings:
眉【まみえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
form, method, system, formula

adjective
1.
happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous(usually kana)
2.
naive
All readings:
めでたい《目出度い》[1]
、
めでたい《芽出度い》[1]
、
めでたい《愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
•
light, lamp, torch
All readings:
灯【ひ】
、
灯【ともしび】
、
灯火【とうか】
、
灯火【ともしび】
、
灯し火【ともしび】[1]
、
燭【ともしび】
、
燈火【とうか】
、
燈火【ともしび】
、
ともし火【ともしび】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
dangling heavily, swaying to and fro, swinging(onomatopia)
2.
strolling, rambling, roaming, wandering(onomatopia)
3.
idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly(onomatopia)
4.
persisting (of an illness)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ブラブラ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge
2.
to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
3.
to floor (an opponent)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to urge, to encourage, to press, to prompt, to draw (attention to)
2.
to stimulate (e.g. growth), to hasten (e.g. development), to quicken, to accelerate, to promote
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