Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
•
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony
noun
1.
glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles(usually kana)
2.
judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight(usually kana)(only relevant for めがね and メガネ)
All readings:
めがね《眼鏡》
、がんきょう《眼鏡》
、メガネ
Common word
adverb
1.
first of all, at once, right away(usually kana)
2.
for now, for the time being(usually kana)
Other readings:
とりあえず《取り敢えず》
、とりあえず《取敢えず》
noun, no-adjective
•
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
circulation (money, goods, etc.), distribution
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
circulation (air, water, etc.), ventilation, flow
prenominal
3.
negotiable (e.g. shares), distributional, circulating
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Other readings:
化ける【ふける】
noun
1.
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:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
Other readings:
お手あげ【おてあげ】
、御手上げ【おてあげ】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to keep in mind, to bear in mind, to try, to aim to do, to endeavor, to endeavour
All readings:
心がける【こころがける】
、心掛ける【こころがける】
、心懸ける【こころがける】
noun
1.
(written) application, written request, petition
2.
written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
See also:願文
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
arbitration, conciliation, mediation
noun
1.
chill, the shivers, shivering fit(only relevant for さむけ)
2.
cold, coldness, cold air(usu. かんき)
All readings:
寒気【さむけ】
、寒気【かんき】
、寒け【さむけ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
advance (into a new market or stage of progress), launching (a new career or venture), expanding (into a new market), stepping forward, emerging
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user
2.
wear, durability, life(also written as 保ち)
3.
charge, expense
noun
4.
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie(literary or formal term)
nanka
Common word
expression, suffix
•
things like ..., or something like that ...(often derogatory)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to bury, to inter, to entomb
2.
to cover up, to hush up, to shelve
Other readings:
葬る【ほうぶる】
konpasu
Common word
noun
1.
pair of compasses, compass (for drawing circles, etc.)
2.
(mariner's) compass
3.
legs, step, gait
noun
•
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela
Other readings:
碑【ひ】
、石文【いしぶみ】
na-adjective, noun
•
disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful
Other readings:
悲酸【ひさん】
pekopeko
Common word
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.
All readings:
ペコペコ
、ぺこぺこ
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
performance (of a play, opera, etc.), staging, presentation
noun
1.
passing each other
2.
crossing paths without meeting
See also:行き違い (いきちがい)
3.
(being at) cross purposes, (having) discrepancies
All readings:
すれ違い【すれちがい】
、擦れ違い【すれちがい】
adjective
1.
light, well-lit, well-lighted
2.
bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored
3.
cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
4.
encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects
5.
familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in)(as 〜に明るい)
6.
fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
Other readings:
明い【あかるい】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, no-adjective
1.
left-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander
See also:右利き (みぎきき)
2.
fondness for alcohol, person who is fond of alcohol, drinker
See also:左党 (さとう)
Other readings:
左利【ひだりきき】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
strap (to hang onto)
All readings:
つり革【つりかわ】
、吊り革【つりかわ】
、吊革【つりかわ】
、釣り革【つりかわ】
、釣革【つりかわ】
Common word
adjective
•
shabby, seedy(usually kana)
All readings:
みすぼらしい《見窄らしい》
、みすぼらしい《見すぼらしい》
noun
1.
one breath
2.
time of one breath
3.
pause, break, rest, breather
4.
(doing in) one go, doing without stopping(as 一息に)
5.
small amount of effort, a little more effort
adjective
1.
painful, heartrending, trying
2.
oppressive, suffocating, miserable
noun
•
spots, speckles, mottles(usually kana)
Other readings:
ぶち《駁》
、ぶち《駮》
、はん《斑》
、ふ《斑》
、ふち《斑》[1]
、ふち《駁》[1]
、ふち《駮》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
mouse, rat(usually kana)
2.
dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)
See also:鼠色
All readings:
ねずみ《鼠》
、ねず《鼠》
、ネズミ
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