Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
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being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
Other readings:
お手あげ【おてあげ】
、御手上げ【おてあげ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
drop (e.g. of water), drip
All readings:
滴【しずく】
、雫【しずく】
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait
2.
figure, form, shape, appearance
3.
image(physics term, mathematics)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
nursing, care, caregiving, caring
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself(usually kana)
Other readings:
へりくだる《遜る》
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:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
expression
•
All readings:
いただきます《頂きます》
、いただきます《戴きます》
zuruzuru
Common word
adverb, to-adverb
1.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly(onomatopia)
2.
(falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither(onomatopia)
3.
on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably(onomatopia)
4.
with a slurp, with a sniffle(onomatopia)
na-adjective
5.
loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズルズル
、づるづる[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang(usually kana)
2.
bone, skeleton
3.
cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Other readings:
コツ
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)
odoodo
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
timidly, nervously, hesitantly, trembling (with fear)(onomatopia)
All readings:
オドオド
、おどおど
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
unripe, green
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
inexperienced, immature, unskilled
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】
、洞【うつろ】
noun
1.
beach, seashore
2.
3.
4.
riverbank, riverside(archaism, Osaka-ben (dialect))
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ハマ
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
inspection, reading, perusal
2.
browsing (the web)
panku
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
puncture, flat tyre (tire), blowout
2.
bursting, overflowing, being jammed (e.g. phone lines), reaching breaking point, collapse, breakdown, going bankrupt
noun
1.
listening comprehension, aural comprehension
2.
hearing what others say, gathering information, opinions, etc., public hearing
Other readings:
聴き取り【ききとり】
、聞取り【ききとり】
、聴取り【ききとり】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
conversation, conference (usu. between important people), discussion, interview
noun
1.
world, society, public(only relevant for 世)
2.
life, lifetime
3.
age, era, period, epoch, generation
4.
reign, rule
5.
the times(only relevant for 世)
6.
world (of existence)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for 世)
Other readings:
代【よ】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
revival (e.g. musical), come-back
2.
restoration, rebirth, resurrection
noun (suffix)
1.
little less than, slightly fewer than, just under
noun
2.
weakness, the weak
noun, na-adjective
1.
splendor, splendour, gorgeousness, pomp, magnificence
2.
showiness, gaudiness, extravagance, luxury
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花美【かび】
tonda
Common word
pre-noun adjectival
1.
unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unexpected
2.
terrible, awful, serious
adverb
3.
very(archaism)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to
2.
to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit
3.
to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
See also:記憶にとどめる
All readings:
留める【とどめる】
、止める【とどめる】
、停める【とどめる】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to overturn, to capsize, to upset
2.
to overthrow (government etc.)
3.
to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to learn by experience, to learn one's lesson, to learn the hard way
2.
to be discouraged (by), to have enough (of), to be disgusted (with)
adjective
1.
2.
crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sunburn, suntan, tan
2.
becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper), yellowing
Other readings:
日やけ【ひやけ】
、陽焼け【ひやけ】
、日焼【ひやけ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
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