Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
生死【しょうじ】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
contrary, opposite, inverse, reverse, back-to-front(onomatopia)

adverb
1.
please, kindly, I beg of you, if it pleases you(humble language)
See also:どうぞ
2.
by all means, without fail
See also:どうぞ
Other readings:
何卒【なにそつ】[1]
何とぞ【なにとぞ】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, no-adjective
mountains
Other readings:
山嶽【さんがく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
rotation (usu. on an axis), turning, spin
See also:回転

noun
exit and entrance
Other readings:
出入口【でいりぐち】

no-adjective, noun
not yet known, unknown, strange
See also:既知 (antonym)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to visit, to call on
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2.
to arrive, to come, to appear
Other readings:
訪れる【おとづれる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
taking a seat, sitting down (in one's seat)

noun, auxillary suru verb
break in the deadlock

noun
1.
growth, breeding
noun (suffix)
2.
growing up (in, as), upbringing

noun
1.
protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story)
2.
head of household

conjunction
therefore, for that reason, so, because of that(usually kana)
All readings:
それゆえ《それ故》
それゆえ《其れ故》

noun
stress

noun
1.
(TV or radio) entertainer, television personality, radio personality
2.
talent, skill
3.
talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
See also:タラント

noun
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
All readings:
かるた《歌留多》[1]
かるた《骨牌》[1]
かるた《加留多》[1]
かるた《嘉留太》[1]
かるた《軽板》[1][2]
かるた《軽多》[1][2]
カルタ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until)
2.
to be up to the task, to come up to
3.
to compare with, to be a match (for)
4.
to commit (a crime)
5.
to require (to do)(usu. used in the negative)

noun
1.
tea drinking
2.
teahouse, tearoom, coffee lounge, coffee shop, (rather formal) cafe(abbreviation)
See also:喫茶店

noun
finish, finishing, finishing touches
Other readings:
仕上【しあげ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
easily, readily, quickly, flatly (refuse)(onomatopia)
2.
lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.), plainly, simply(onomatopia)
Other readings:
アッサリ

noun
1.
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot)
2.
vacuum bottle, thermos flask

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to prosper, to flourish

na-adjective, noun
euphemistic, circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect

noun, no-adjective
pajamas, pyjamas

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

noun
1.
photographer
2.
cameraman, camera operator, cinematographer

noun
contest

noun
ratio, proportion, percentage

noun, no-adjective
just above, right overhead
Other readings:
ま上【まうえ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.), to be contained within, to fall within (e.g. a budget)
2.
to settle down (into), to be installed (in one's rightful place), to be returned (to one's original position)
3.
to settle into (one's position), to take up (a post), to occupy (a role)(esp. 納まる)
4.
to be delivered, to be paid (e.g. taxes)(only relevant for 納まる)
5.
to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.), to be sorted, to subside (e.g. wind), to calm down, to abate(only relevant for 収まる)
See also:治まる
6.
to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer), to consent, to agree
All readings:
収まる【おさまる】
納まる【おさまる】

noun, noun (suffix)
liquid, fluid

noun (temporal)
outline, summary, gist, in brief

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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
saturation, satiation

noun
1.
knowledge, understanding
2.
rules, regulations, guideline, directions
noun (suffix)
3.
deputy, acting

noun
1.
condition, assumption, prerequisite, hypothesis
2.
intention, intent, aim, goal
3.
premise (in logic)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
feel (i.e. tactile sensation), touch, feeling, sensation, texture (e.g. food, cloth)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer
2.
to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
3.
to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet
4.
to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind

noun
1.
retirement age
2.
years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion(archaism)
Other readings:
停年【ていねん】

no-adjective, noun (prefix), noun
first, new
Other readings:
【うい】

noun
message
Other readings:
メセージ

noun, auxillary suru verb
feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report
Other readings:
特輯【とくしゅう】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
senior, older

noun, auxillary suru verb
moving, changing residence, change of address
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