Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
lamp, light

noun, auxillary suru verb
encouragement, promotion, inducement, incitement, stimulation

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

pre-noun adjectival
satisfactory, decent(usually kana)(usually used in the negative sense)
Other readings:
ろくな《陸な》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, no-adjective
1.
duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation
no-adjective
2.
in-law, relation by marriage

noun, noun (suffix)
system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment

noun
1.
roll (e.g. of cloth)
2.
winding (e.g. watch)
3.
volume (of book)
4.
speeding up
5.
heel (of a Japanese sandal)(obscure)
Other readings:
巻き【まき】

noun
cage, pen, (jail) cell

noun, auxillary suru verb
engaging in (work), pursuing (e.g. studies), following (a profession), being involved in

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to grapple with, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to be matched against
2.
to tackle (e.g. a problem), to come to grips with, to work hard on
Other readings:
取組む【とりくむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
alliance, union, league

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
consideration, concern, attention, thoughtfulness, making arrangements, care, trouble

noun
1.
starting point, origin, beginning
2.
origin (of coordinate axes)(mathematics)
3.
datum point

adverb
not only ... but also, in addition to, consequently(usually kana)

noun
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
Other readings:
乾し物【ほしもの】
干物【ほしもの】
乾物【ほしもの】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, suffix
calendar, almanac(れき when a suffix)
Other readings:
【れき】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion
Other readings:
頽れる【すたれる】

noun
1.
little girl, maiden, young lady, female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2.
female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)(archaism)(only relevant for 少女 and しょうじょ)
All readings:
少女【しょうじょ】
少女【おとめ】
乙女【おとめ】
小女【しょうじょ】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be wounded, to get injured
2.
to get hurt feelings
3.
to get damaged, to get chipped, to get scratched
All readings:
傷つく【きずつく】
傷付く【きずつく】
疵つく【きずつく】
疵付く【きずつく】

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, auxillary suru verb
(direct) hit, hitting the mark

noun, auxillary suru verb
totalization, totalisation, aggregation, tally (e.g. of votes), adding up, summing up

noun
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies
Other readings:
晴天【せいでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
door, gate, opening
2.
title page
Other readings:
【とびら】

noun
(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor
Other readings:
言伝て【ことづて】
言づて【ことづて】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
question
2.
interpellation

noun
1.
water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness
2.
water vapor (vapour), steam(only relevant for すいき)
3.
dropsy, edema, oedema(only relevant for すいき)
All readings:
水気【みずけ】
水気【すいき】
水け【みずけ】

noun
elasticity, flexibility

moriagaru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to swell, to rise, to bulge, to be piled up
2.
to rouse, to get excited
Other readings:
盛りあがる【もりあがる】
盛り上る【もりあがる】
盛上がる【もりあがる】
盛上る【もりあがる】

noun
public (institution)

noun
particle, postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word(linguistics)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be related, to be connected, to be joined together
2.
to result in, to lead to, to bring about
All readings:
結びつく【むすびつく】
結び付く【むすびつく】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
conversion, diversion, changeover, commutation, switchover

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

noun (temporal)
outline, summary, gist, in brief

adverb, to-adverb
1.
gradually, by degrees, little by little, more and more, increasingly(usually kana)
noun
2.
steps, stairs, staircase, terrace
Other readings:
だんだん《段段》

adverb
1.
please, kindly, I beg of you, if it pleases you(humble language)
See also:どうぞ
2.
by all means, without fail
See also:どうぞ
Other readings:
何卒【なにそつ】[1]
何とぞ【なにとぞ】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
murder, homicide, manslaughter

noun, no-adjective
fraud, swindle, graft, cheating, trick, scam

noun
pawn(abbreviation, shogi term)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to miss (e.g. a chance), to lose, to let get away
2.
to set free, to let go
See also:逃がす
auxiliary verb
3.
to fail to ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
遁す【のがす】

noun, no-adjective
business, affairs, duties, work, procedure, task, action, function, (business) operations, operational

noun, auxillary suru verb
attention, giving one's attention, focusing
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