Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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adjective
•
meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
Other readings:
乏しい【ともしい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
blink (of eyes), wink
2.
twinkling (of stars), flicker (of light), blink (of light)(only relevant for またたき and まだたき)
All readings:
瞬き【まばたき】
、瞬き【またたき】
、瞬き【まだたき】[1]
、瞬き【めばたき】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
uncleanness, impurity, defilement
2.
disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity
3.
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
Other readings:
穢れ【けがれ】
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait
2.
figure, form, shape, appearance
3.
image(physics term, mathematics)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm(usually kana)
2.
to act frantically, to make desperate efforts(usually kana)
Other readings:
もがく《踠く》[2]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
- word containing out-dated kanji
pekopeko
Common word
na-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
3.
All readings:
ペコペコ
、ぺこぺこ
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
2.
to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through
3.
to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
freebie (e.g. with a purchase), something additional, bonus, an extra(usually kana)
2.
price reduction, discount(usually kana)
3.
exaggeration(usually kana)
All readings:
おまけ《お負け》
、おまけ《御負け》
na-adjective
1.
smooth (of a surface), glassy, velvety, soft
2.
smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.), fluent (speech), fluid, trouble-free
3.
continuously differentiable(mathematics)
Other readings:
滑らか【すべらか】
、滑か【なめらか】[1]
、滑か【すべらか】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
bomb
2.
alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)(usually kana)
Other readings:
バクダン
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to scratch, to claw
All readings:
引っかく【ひっかく】
、引っ掻く【ひっかく】
、引掻く【ひっかく】
hyotto
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
look, appearance
2.
spectacle, sight
3.
observation meditation(Buddhist term)
noun (suffix)
4.
outlook on ..., view of ...
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened(usually kana)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to break off, to come to an end, to be interrupted, to be cut short, to pause
All readings:
途切れる【とぎれる】
、跡切れる【とぎれる】
no-adjective, adverb
•
right in front, just opposite, under the nose
Other readings:
まん前【まんまえ】
noun
1.
crown (of head), summit (of mountain), spire(esp. 頂)
2.
easy win for one(頂き,戴き)
3.
something received(頂き,戴き)
Other readings:
頂き【いただき】
、戴き【いただき】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on
2.
to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on
noun
1.
ingredient, (raw) material, resource
2.
unprocessed timber, raw timber
3.
subject matter, topic
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
See also:踊る
2.
to flutter about, to revolve
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
drop (e.g. of water), drip
All readings:
滴【しずく】
、雫【しずく】
no-adjective, na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
•
uniform, even, across-the-board, equal
suru verb (special), transitive verb
•
to have, to possess, to own, to be endowed with
noun
1.
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road
2.
highway (e.g. to success), path (to becoming ...)
See also:出世街道 (しゅっせかいどう)
noun
•
two persons, two people, pair, couple
All readings:
二人【ふたり】
、二人【ににん】
、２人【ふたり】
、２人【ににん】
furonto
Common word
noun
1.
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.)
2.
reception (e.g. in a hotel), front desk
3.
front office, team management(sports term)
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry off, to run away with, to sweep away, to snatch, to kidnap, to abduct(usually kana)(also written as 浚う)
2.
to take entirely for oneself, to monopolize(usually kana)
Other readings:
さらう《掠う》
、さらう《拐う》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Other readings:
亡ぼす【ほろぼす】
、滅す【ほろぼす】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to return, to come back, to go back(esp. 返る)
2.
to turn over
See also:裏返る
suffix, Godan-ru verb
3.
to become extremely, to become completely(after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る)
Other readings:
反る【かえる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
lending (money), finance, loan
noun
2.
adaptability, versatility, flexibility, accommodation
Other readings:
融通【ゆうづう】
、融通【ゆずう】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)(usually kana)
Other readings:
きびす《踵》
、くびす《踵》
、あくと《踵》
gakkuri
Common word
adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb, to-adverb
•
heartbroken, crestfallen, dejected, disappointed(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ガックリ
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
rate, ratio, proportion, percentage
2.
profit
3.
assignment
4.
10%, unit of ten percent(usu. 割)
5.
match, schedule of matches(sumo term)
noun (suffix)
6.
diluted with (of drinks), mixed with
See also:水割り
All readings:
割り【わり】
、割【わり】
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