Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.), to hang out (e.g. a banner), to fly (e.g. a flag), to hoist, to raise, to display
2.
to hold up high, to raise overhead
3.
to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to herald, to hold up (an ideal), to parade (e.g. a slogan)
4.
to publish, to print, to carry (e.g. an article)
5.
to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up
6.
to stoke (a fire), to fan (a flame)(archaism)

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to honor, to honour, to respect, to esteem, to prize
See also:重んじる

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow
2.
to patch (clothes), to mend, to repair(only relevant for 継ぐ)
3.
to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire), to replenish with, to feed with, to follow up with (e.g. remarks), to gather (one's breath)(only relevant for 継ぐ)
Other readings:
嗣ぐ【つぐ】
続ぐ【つぐ】
襲ぐ【つぐ】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run (of liquid), to spread(usually kana)
2.
to blur, to blot, to be blurred(usually kana)
3.
to ooze, to well up (of tears, etc.)(usually kana)
4.
to show through (of feelings, emotions, etc.), to reveal itself(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to dress up

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving forward (e.g. vehicle), onward movement
2.
advance (work, procedure, etc.), advancement, progress
3.
progress (of a disease), disease progression
noun
4.
progression (harmonic, melodic)(music term)

noun
1.
lady
2.
ready
Other readings:
レディ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to cramp up, to tighten, to stiffen
2.
to be insistent, to persist (in one's opinion), to stick to one's guns
3.
to act tough, to bluff, to be defiant, to be unruly
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
4.
to prop up (e.g. with a post), to support
5.
to push out (one's legs or arms), to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall), to press
6.
to thrust (one's opponent)(sumo term)

adjective
1.
flat, even, level, simple
2.
plain (speech, etc.), simple
Other readings:
扁たい【ひらたい】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
colouring, coloring, colorant

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》

noun, auxillary suru verb
exaggeration

noun
management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons

noun
itemization (of expenses), the items, breakdown, classification

pre-noun adjectival
a certain ..., some ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
ある《或》

noun, auxillary suru verb
going slowly

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

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to throw into, to toss into
Other readings:
ほうり込む【ほうりこむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
possession, owning

pronoun
I, me(male term)(rough or arrogant)
Other readings:
【おらあ】[2]
【おり】[2]
【おれ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham
All readings:
偽物【にせもの】
偽物【にせもん】
偽物【ぎぶつ】
贋物【にせもの】
贋物【にせもん】
贋物【がんぶつ】
ニセ物【ニセもの】
ニセ物【ニセもん】
にせ物【にせもの】
にせ物【にせもん】
ニセモノ
ニセモン

adverb
as much as possible, if possible(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるたけ《成るたけ》
なるだけ《成る丈》

noun
origin of a word, derivation of a word, etymology
Other readings:
語原【ごげん】

adjective
1.
lukewarm, tepid
2.
half-hearted, vague, weak
3.
lenient, mild, soft
All readings:
生ぬるい【なまぬるい】
生温い【なまぬるい】

noun
misprint

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to be intimate with, to befriend

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to rule, to govern, to administer
Other readings:
掌る【つかさどる】
司どる【つかさどる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
shortening, contraction, reduction, curtailment, abbreviation

noun
junior college, vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution(abbreviation)
See also:短期大学

noun, auxillary suru verb
reform, reformation, reorganization

adverbial noun
sometimes
Other readings:
時折【ときより】[1]
時おり【ときおり】
時折り【ときおり】
時折り【ときより】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cut, cutting
2.
haircut
3.
shuffle (cards), shuffling
noun
4.
scene, shot (in a movie)

noun, na-adjective
1.
cavity, hollow, void
na-adjective
2.
hollow (voice, smile, etc.), blank (eyes, look, etc.), vacant (expression, stare, etc.), empty (words, heart, etc.)(only relevant for 虚ろ and 空ろ)
All readings:
虚ろ【うつろ】
空ろ【うつろ】
洞ろ【うつろ】
【うつろ】

noun
1.
trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist
2.
plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
3.
frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship)

noun
section, cross section, profile

conjunction
1.
moreover, furthermore(usually kana)
2.
nevertheless, and yet(usually kana)
All readings:
しかも《然も》
しかも《而も》
しかも《併も》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

pre-noun adjectival
next (day, morning, etc.), following(usually kana)
Other readings:
あくる《翌る》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
relationship, relation, terms (good, friendly, etc.)
Other readings:
間がら【あいだがら】

noun
1.
family name, lineage, birth
noun, suffix
2.
clan
See also:氏 (し)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
maintenance
noun
2.
conservatism, conservativeness, conservation

noun, auxillary suru verb
attack (disease)

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

noun
quality (of a product or a service)

noun
troupe, theatrical company

noun
1.
small change, coins
2.
small sum of money

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
group, bunch, crowd, throng, swarm, band
2.
group(mathematics)

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

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》
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