Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun, auxillary suru verb
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single word, a few words, brief comment
All readings:
一言【ひとこと】
、一言【いちげん】
、一言【いちごん】
、ひと言【ひとこと】
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:
棹【さお】
noun
1.
subject, theme, issue, matter
2.
homework, assignment
3.
task, challenge, problem, question
noun
•
fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness, reverence
Other readings:
虞【おそれ】
、畏れ【おそれ】
、怖れ【おそれ】
nanka
Common word
expression, suffix
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things like ..., or something like that ...(often derogatory)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles
2.
binding, confinement with rope(orig. meaning)
na-adjective
1.
rough, crude, sloppy, messy
noun (prefix), no-adjective, noun
2.
miscellaneous
kyacchi
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
catch, catching, obtaining (e.g. information), receiving (e.g. radio transmission or phone call)
2.
catch(baseball term)
noun
3.
shop tout, puller-in
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
breaking through, breakthrough, penetration
2.
surmounting, overcoming
3.
exceeding, passing
zure
Common word
noun
1.
gap, lag, slippage
2.
difference, discrepancy
3.
shear (e.g. shear stress)(physics term)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
•
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
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ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to support, to maintain, to provide for
2.
to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed
3.
to adopt (a child)
4.
to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster
5.
to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)
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】
Godan-bu verb
1.
to float, to be suspended
2.
to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up)
3.
to come to mind, to have inspiration
Other readings:
浮ぶ【うかぶ】
、泛ぶ【うかぶ】[1]
、泛かぶ【うかぶ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
son (of others), boy, young master(honorific language)
2.
green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
Other readings:
坊っちゃん【ぼっちゃん】
adjective
1.
2.
crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
execution, enforcing, carrying out(only relevant for しこう and せこう and しぎょう)
2.
giving alms, giving food to the poor or monks(only relevant for せぎょう)
All readings:
施行【しこう】
、施行【せぎょう】
、施行【せこう】
、施行【しぎょう】
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
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deep emotion, being filled with emotion
See also:感慨無量
adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
、はかない《果敢ない》
、はかない《果敢無い》
、はかない《果無い》
、はかない《果ない》
、はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
adjective
•
remarkable, striking, brilliant, splendid, spectacular, wonderful
All readings:
目覚ましい【めざましい】
、目覚しい【めざましい】
、目ざましい【めざましい】
、目醒しい【めざましい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
•
temple bell, hanging bell, funeral bell
Other readings:
釣り鐘【つりがね】
、吊り鐘【つりがね】
noun
•
shame, embarrassment, disgrace
Other readings:
辱【はじ】
、辱【じょく】[2]
、羞【はじ】
、耻【はじ】
、恥じ【はじ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
blind spot (on the retina)
2.
blind spot, weak point, loophole
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
resonance, sympathetic (sound), (being in) sympathy
noun, na-adjective
1.
economic slump, hard times, depression, recession
See also:好景気
na-adjective, noun
2.
poor (business), dull, slack, inactive
3.
gloomy, cheerless, dismal
noun
•
estimate, estimation, valuation, quotation
All readings:
見積もり【みつもり】
、見積り【みつもり】
、見積【みつもり】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, na-adjective
1.
remnant, fragment, incomplete set, incompleteness
noun
2.
fraction, odd sum
na-adjective, noun
3.
halfway, half-hearted, perfunctory
4.
irresponsible, foolish
akuseru
Common word
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
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to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract
noun
1.
substance, essence
no-adjective
2.
real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate), substantive, substantial, essential, tangible
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