Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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pronoun
•
I, me(female term, usually kana)
Other readings:
あたくし《私》
、
あたい《私》
、
あて《私》

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
department, section, faculty, school, arm
2.
course (of study), branch of study, specialization
3.
(taxonomical) family

noun
1.
pillar, post
2.
support, prop, mainstay
suffix, counter
3.
counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to decide, to determine
2.
to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate
3.
to bring peace (to), to make peaceful

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
self-confidence, confidence (in oneself)

noun
•
arts and sciences, liberal arts

noun
1.
collar, lapel, neckband, neck
2.
nape of the neck, scruff of the neck
Other readings:
衿【えり】
、
領【えり】

adjective
•
cold, short, curt, blunt(usually kana)
Other readings:
そっけない《素っ気無い》
、
そっけない《素気ない》[1]
、
そっけない《素気無い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
handle, grip, knob
Other readings:
把手【とって】
、
把手【はしゅ】
、
把っ手【とって】
、
取手【とって】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
condition, assumption, prerequisite, hypothesis
2.
intention, intent, aim, goal
3.
premise (in logic)

noun
1.
electric line, electric cable, power cable
2.
telephone line, telegraph wire

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

noun, na-adjective
•
predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy

na-adjective
1.
faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy(usually kana)
2.
poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty(usually kana)
Other readings:
かすか《幽か》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
mobilization, mobilisation

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)
Other readings:
宛【あて】
、
宛て【あて】

prefix
1.
new, neo-
noun
2.
newness, novelty
3.
Gregorian calendar(abbreviation)
See also:新暦
4.
Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty

noun
•
abbreviation, acronym

noun
•
contest

noun
•
average, leveling, levelling
Other readings:
平し【ならし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
taste, liking, preference

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to insert, to put in (such that there is a snug fit), to button, to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)(usually kana)
2.
to have sex, to fuck(colloquialism)
3.
to pigeonhole (into a particular category)
4.
to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
5.
to entrap, to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)
All readings:
はめる《嵌める》
、
はめる《填める》[1]
、
はめる《篏める》[1]
、
はめる《塡める》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
good and evil, purity and impurity
2.
voiced and unvoiced consonants

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
compulsion, coercion, forcing (to do), enforcement

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reform, reformation, reorganization

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
replenishment, supplementation, supplement, replacement, refilling

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
religious mission, religious proclamation

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pass, to elapse, to go by
2.
to pass through, to go through
3.
to experience, to go through, to undergo
Other readings:
歴る【へる】

noun
•
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper), carrying (e.g. a story), running (e.g. a serial), insertion (e.g. of an advertisement), printing, posting (e.g. on the web)

noun
1.
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
2.
perimeter(mathematics)
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for laps or circuits

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
、
捕らえる【とらえる】
、
捕える【とらえる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain
2.
to have at the ready (e.g. a gun), to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera), to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
3.
to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to be poised for
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to put on an air, to assume an attitude
5.
to stiffen, to tense up, to become formal
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
6.
to fabricate in order to deceive, to make up, to feign
7.
to plan, to scheme

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
poverty, penury, need, destitution
2.
shortage, lack, want

noun
1.
image (on a screen), picture (e.g. on a TV)
2.
video, film, footage
3.
reflection
4.
image (in one's mind), mental picture

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
2.
to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
3.
to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful(often as 冴えない)
4.
to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
5.
to be satisfying(often as 冴えない)
See also:冴えない
6.
to become frigid, to become intensely cold(original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned)
Other readings:
冱える【さえる】

noun (temporal)
•
during the night, at night

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
selection, screening
Other readings:
銓衡【せんこう】
、
詮衡【せんこう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
pointing out, identification

na-adjective, noun
•
in very small pieces
Other readings:
粉粉【こなごな】

adverb
•
immediately, right away, on the spot
See also:即座

noun
1.
communism
2.
Communist Party(abbreviation)
See also:共産党

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
training, instruction

noun
1.
thorn, spine, prickle
2.
splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
3.
biting words
Other readings:
棘【とげ】
、
トゲ

noun
1.
errand, mission, going as envoy(polite language)
2.
messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl(polite language)
3.
familiar spirit(polite language, honorific language)
Other readings:
御使い【おつかい】
、
お遣い【おつかい】
、
御遣い【おつかい】
、
お使【おつかい】[1]
、
御使【おつかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (of track, etc.), segment, dimension
2.
interval(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
entrusting (something to a person), consignment (of goods), putting in someone's charge, trust, commission
Other readings:
委托【いたく】
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