Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
•
welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
Other readings:
福祉【ふくち】

noun
•
death penalty, capital punishment

no-adjective, na-adjective, adverb
•
considerably, fairly, quite(usually kana)
All readings:
かなり《可也》
、
かなり《可成り》
、
かなり《可なり》
、
かなり《可成》

noun
•
class, level, stratum, layer, hierarchy

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
switching over to, migration, transition

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to straddle, to sit astride, to mount(usually kana)
2.
to extend over, to spread over, to span, to extend into(usually kana)
All readings:
またがる《跨る》
、
またがる《跨がる》
、
またがる《股がる》

adverb
•
even if, no matter (what), if, though, although, supposing, supposing that, -ever(usually kana)(often paired with ても, でも, and とも)
Other readings:
たとえ《縦え》
、
たとえ《縦令》
、
たとい《仮令》
、
たとい《縦令》

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
See also:踊る
2.
to flutter about, to revolve

na-adjective, noun
•
magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid

to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
slim, slender, lithe, supple(onomatopia)
2.
smoothly, without resistance, without trouble, without difficulty, without dissent, easily, readily(onomatopia)

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

Godan-mu verb
•
to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
Other readings:
沮む【はばむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dissection, autopsy
2.
analysis

noun, no-adjective
•
national border, provincial border
All readings:
国境【こっきょう】
、
国境【くにざかい】
、
国界【こっきょう】
、
国界【くにざかい】
、
国界【こっかい】[1]
、
国堺【こっきょう】
、
国堺【くにざかい】
、
国堺【こっかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
shout, scream, outcry

taru-adjective, to-adverb
•
vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
Other readings:
ばく然【ばくぜん】

noun, no-adjective
•
prattle, broken language, halting language, baby talk, imperfect speech, smattering
Other readings:
カタコト

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practice, practising
2.
exercises, manoeuvres, maneuvers
3.
seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.), practicum

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
group, party, team(also read ぱん as a suffix)
2.
squad, section(military)

noun
1.
bathing
auxillary suru verb
2.
to bathe, to take a bath, to enter a bath

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition
2.
annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal

noun, na-adjective
•
hero, manly person, warrior(sometimes じょうぶ)
Other readings:
丈夫【ますらお】
、
益荒男【ますらお】

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
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】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
discussion, debate, argument
Other readings:
辯論【べんろん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective
1.
cheerful, bright
2.
clear, clean, honest, fair

noun
1.
manufacturer (esp. a major company), producer, maker
2.
maker, device for making things
3.
person who creates things
Other readings:
メーカ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exhibition, display

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
interference, intervention, meddling

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of
2.
to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid
3.
to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
Other readings:
成立つ【なりたつ】

noun
•
section

noun, na-adjective
•
ignorance, innocence, stupidity
Other readings:
無智【むち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
drop (e.g. of water), drip
All readings:
滴【しずく】
、
雫【しずく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
abatement, reduction

expression, suffix
•
things like ..., or something like that ...(often derogatory)

noun
1.
route, course, path
2.
one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

noun
•
denominator(mathematics)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
compensation, reparations, indemnity, damages

noun
1.
walking
2.
pace, step
3.
course (of history, one's life, etc.), history, progress, advance, development
4.
pitch (of a screw, etc.)
Other readings:
歩【あゆみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
same feeling, same sentiment, same opinion, sympathy, agreement, concurrence

noun, na-adjective
•
rest, quiet, repose

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
•
to reflect, to throw back light

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

noun
1.
foundation, base, basis
adverb
2.
from the beginning, from the outset, by nature(often in negative contexts)
See also:元々

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
application, subscription, entry (competition, raffle, etc.), enlistment

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents), disposal (e.g. weaponry), destruction
2.
annulment, cancellation, abrogation, voiding, breaking (e.g. treaty)
3.
reversal (of an original ruling)
Other readings:
破毀【はき】
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