Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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pre-noun adjectival
mere, only, just, slight(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away
Other readings:
無駄使い【むだづかい】[1]
無駄づかい【むだづかい】
むだ遣い【むだづかい】
むだ使い【むだづかい】[1]
徒遣い【むだづかい】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
system

noun
signs, omen, symptoms
Other readings:
萌し【きざし】

noun
1.
salt (i.e. sodium chloride), common salt, table salt(esp. しお)
2.
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)(chemistry term)(esp. えん)
3.
hardship, toil, trouble(only relevant for しお)
4.
saltiness(food term)(only relevant for しお)
All readings:
【しお】
【えん】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain
2.
to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile(esp. けがす)
All readings:
汚す【よごす】
汚す【けがす】
穢す【けがす】

na-adjective, noun
near oneself, close to one, familiar

noun
stealing

noun, auxillary suru verb
punishment, penalty

adverb, no-adjective
1.
wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly(usually kana)
2.
principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly(usually kana)
Other readings:
もはら《専ら》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
revolution
2.
58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
See also:三革,  辛酉

noun
interchange, service interchange
Other readings:
インター・チェンジ

noun
1.
metal rod, metal bar, iron rod, crowbar
2.
iron club, iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
All readings:
金棒【かなぼう】
鉄棒【かなぼう】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to interrupt, to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.), to block (light, wind, etc.), to intercept, to cut off
Other readings:
遮る【さいぎる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

no-adjective, noun
oral, verbal, spoken, parol

noun
1.
official business, government business, public business, company duties
See also:私用 (antonym)
noun, no-adjective
2.
public use, government use
See also:私用 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
description, account

noun
1.
rod, pole
2.
neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen(esp. 棹)
3.
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4.
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5.
penis(slang)
counter
6.
counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Other readings:
【さお】

noun, suffix
1.
side (of something, or taking someone's side), part
2.
(watch) case
All readings:
【がわ】
【かわ】

noun
1.
beast (i.e. any animal other than man)
2.
person reborn into the animal realm(Buddhist term)
See also:畜生道
3.
brute (i.e. a contemptible human being)
interjection
4.
damn it, damn, Christ, for Christ's sake(usually kana)
Other readings:
畜生【ちきしょう】

adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
each, every(usually kana)
See also:ごとに

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

noun
scale, scope, plan, structure

no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
universal, general, ubiquitous, omnipresent
See also:特殊 (antonym)
Other readings:
普偏【ふへん】[1]
普辺【ふへん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
guts, bowels, intestines
Other readings:
【はらわた】
【わた】

noun, auxillary suru verb
preface, introduction, preamble

noun, no-adjective
social life, social intercourse

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lament, to grieve, to regret
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
2.
to deplore
Other readings:
歎く【なげく】

noun, no-adjective
generation, the world, the age

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

noun
tariff (import tax), duty, customs

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
goodness, excellence, virtue

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be distant
Other readings:
距たる【へだたる】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
plan, policy, means, measure, stratagem, scheme
noun
2.
fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, right upward flick
See also:永字八法

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to drift, to float
2.
to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air
3.
to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
4.
to wander, to walk around aimlessly
5.
to be unsteady, to be unstable(archaism)
6.
to falter, to flinch, to wince(archaism)
7.
to live in unreliable circumstances(archaism)

na-adjective, noun
1.
earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent
2.
pressing, urgent, serious, severe
3.
pertinent, appropriate

noun
lawsuit, complaint

adverb
1.
possibly, apparently, (seem) likely, seemingly
2.
somehow or other, with difficulty, barely, after a fashion
See also:どうにか

noun
large amount of money, great cost
Other readings:
大金【おおがね】

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
pillage, plunder, looting, robbery
Other readings:
掠奪【りゃくだつ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
status, position, rank
noun
2.
method, way, style
3.
rule, regulation, law
4.
grammatical case(linguistics)
5.
figure (syllogism)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to be jealous of, to envy, to begrudge
Other readings:
嫉む【ねたむ】

na-adjective
1.
carefree, buoyant, lighthearted, sprightly
noun
2.
ease

noun
last (on the list), (at the) bottom, (in) last position, tailender
All readings:
ビリ
びり

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.), to throw down the gauntlet, to contend for
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
2.
to tackle (e.g. a problem), to attempt, to go after (a prize, record, etc.)
3.
to pressure (someone) for sex, to make advances to

noun (temporal)
week before last
All readings:
先々週【せんせんしゅう】
先先週【せんせんしゅう】

noun, no-adjective
1.
stubbornness, obstinacy, willpower, pride
noun
2.
disposition, nature
noun, no-adjective
3.
appetite, desire, greed
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