Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, noun (suffix)
1.
death, decease
2.
death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)(archaism)
See also:五刑
noun
3.
(an) out(baseball term)

noun
1.
purpose, utility, objective
2.
way to use something
Other readings:
使いみち【つかいみち】
使い途【つかいみち】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
department (in an organization), division, bureau(higher than a 課)
2.
club
3.
part, component, element
4.
category
counter
5.
counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fullness, completion, perfection, substantiality
2.
enhancement, improvement, enrichment, upgrading
3.
replenishment, repletion

noun, auxillary suru verb
temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction

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】

na-adjective, noun
taste, palate, sense of taste

noun, auxillary suru verb
retail
Other readings:
小売り【こうり】

na-adjective, noun
well-known, noted, celebrated

noun, no-adjective
moment, instant(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to rise, to swell, to be promoted

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

noun
1.
dew
2.
tears
adverb
3.
(not) a bit, (not) at all
See also:露聊かも

noun
jazz(music term)

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

noun
1.
one day
adverbial noun
2.
all day (long), throughout the day
noun
3.
first day of the month
See also:ついたち
All readings:
一日【いちにち】
一日【いちじつ】
一日【ひとひ】[1]
一日【ひとえ】[1]
1日【いちにち】
1日【いちじつ】
1日【ひとひ】[1]
1日【ひとえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
prey, catch, kill, game
2.
spoils, trophy, loot, plunder

na-adjective
negligent, neglectful, careless, remiss(usually kana)

noun
1.
bow (weapon)(ゆ is usu. a prefix)
2.
archery(only relevant for ゆみ)
3.
bow (for a violin, etc.)(only relevant for ゆみ)
Other readings:
【ゆ】
【きゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
combination, union, binding, catenation, coupling, joining
2.
bond(chemistry term)

noun
1.
expert, professional, master, connoisseur
See also:素人 (antonym)
2.
woman in the nightlife business, demimondaine, geisha and prostitutes
See also:素人
Other readings:
玄人【くろと】
黒人【くろうと】
黒人【くろと】

noun
1.
matchmaker(esp. なこうど)
2.
go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor(esp. ちゅうにん)
All readings:
仲人【なこうど】
仲人【ちゅうにん】
媒人【なこうど】
【なこうど】

noun
coherence, consistency(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
agreement, consent, approval, assent
noun, no-adjective
2.
same opinion, same view
3.
same meaning

adverb, auxillary suru verb
in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely

noun
pump(also written as 喞筒)

noun
offering a prize, prize competition, prize, reward

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put to bed
2.
to lay down lengthwise, to put a thing on its side
3.
to set something aside unused, to let lie idle
4.
to ferment, to lay down (wine)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball)
Other readings:
逆点【ぎゃくてん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
1.
big, large, drastic, substantial
See also:小幅 (antonym)
noun
2.
full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
See also:小幅,  中幅
Other readings:
大巾【おおはば】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
something or other, one thing or another, this or that(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんだかんだ《何だ彼だ》
なんだかだ《何だかだ》
なんだかだ《何だ彼だ》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
propulsion, drive
2.
promotion (e.g. of a government policy), furtherance, implementation

noun
1.
mission, errand
2.
task, duty, obligation

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be truant, to play hooky, to skip school, to skip out, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness(from サボタージュ)
Other readings:
さぼる

noun, auxillary suru verb
mining

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to prosper, to flourish
2.
to copulate (animals)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
waste, extravagance

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up, to follow (hyperlink)(usually kana)

らん
gorannasai
expression
1.
(please) look(honorific language, polite language)
2.
see(used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct)
auxiliary verb
3.
(please) try to do(honorific language, polite language, usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
All readings:
ご覧なさい【ごらんなさい】
御覧なさい【ごらんなさい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
financing, loan

noun
Mrs
Other readings:
ミセズ

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to plan, to attempt, to devise
2.
to plot, to conspire, to scheme(esp. 謀る)
3.
to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek(only relevant for 図る)
4.
to deceive, to trick, to take in(only relevant for 謀る)
Other readings:
謀る【はかる】

noun
1.
beach, seashore
2.
captured pieces (in the game of go), captured stones(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:揚げ浜
3.
Yokohama(abbreviation)
See also:横浜
4.
riverbank, riverside(archaism, Osaka-ben (dialect))
Other readings:
ハマ

noun
dustpan
All readings:
ちり取り【ちりとり】
ちり取【ちりとり】
塵取り【ちりとり】

noun
1.
right or wrong, good or bad, quality, suitability
2.
having both merits and demerits, having both advantages and disadvantages
All readings:
良し悪し【よしあし】
良し悪し【よしわるし】
善し悪し【よしあし】
善し悪し【よしわるし】
良しあし【よしあし】
善しあし【よしあし】
よし悪し【よしあし】

noun
murder, homicide, manslaughter

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.)
noun
2.
roadside restaurant, rest stop

noun, no-adjective
extracurricular
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