Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
general idea, concept, notion

noun, auxillary suru verb
promotion, advancement, rising in rank
Other readings:
昇進【しょうじん】[1]
陞進【しょうしん】
陞進【しょうじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
helpless, forlorn, hopeless, unpromising, lonely, discouraging, disheartening

noun
1.
(flower) bud
2.
promising young person, budding beauty
Other readings:
【つぼみ】

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to inform, to report

noun, auxillary suru verb
starting, inauguration, launch, founding, establishment, start-up
All readings:
発足【ほっそく】
発足【はっそく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
starting (construction) work

noun
outskirts, environs (of a city), surrounding area, surroundings

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
retreat, falling back, moving backwards, reversing, retrogression, retraction
2.
recession, waning
noun
3.
backspace (key)(computer term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
viewing

noun
the same grade, same class

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
1.
to be contrary to, to be inconsistent with, to contradict(only relevant for 反する)
2.
to act contrary to (rules or guidelines), to violate, to transgress(only relevant for 反する)
3.
to oppose, to rebel, to revolt
Other readings:
叛する【はんする】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake), to hammer in
2.
to hit (a ball, etc.), to drive, to smash
3.
to fire into (e.g. a crowd), to launch (e.g. missiles), to lob (e.g. grenades)
See also:撃ち込む
4.
to input (data), to enter
5.
to devote oneself to, to go heart and soul into, to throw oneself into, to go head over heels for
6.
to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.)(sports term)
7.
to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.), to get a blow in(martial arts)
8.
to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go), to place a stone in an opponent's formation
9.
to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form
Other readings:
打ちこむ【うちこむ】
打込む【うちこむ】
うち込む【うちこむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
throwing in, inserting, depositing (e.g. a ballot)
2.
investment, commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.), injection, infusion
3.
launching (a product into the market), introduction
4.
submitting (a job to a computer), issuing (a command)(computer term)

noun
precedent, example
Other readings:
【ためし】
例し【ためし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pass (the night), to spend
2.
to reveal, to divulge, to disclose, to expose
3.
to prove, to verify

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
【まり】
【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
supply, supplying, replenishment

noun, auxillary suru verb
entrusting (something to a person), consignment (of goods), putting in someone's charge, trust, commission
Other readings:
委托【いたく】

na-adjective, noun
stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded

noun
1.
annual tree ring, growth ring
2.
experience in life

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
equality, equal, same rights, same rank, equivalence

noun
1.
effect, virtue, efficacy, impression
2.
one's dominant eye(only relevant for 利き目 and きき眼 and 利目)
Other readings:
利き目【ききめ】
きき眼【ききめ】
効目【ききめ】
利目【ききめ】

na-adjective, noun
magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to finish, to get it over with, to conclude
2.
to settle, to pay back
3.
to get along (without something), to make do with (without)(often with で)

noun
being too late, losing one's final chance
Other readings:
手後れ【ておくれ】
手おくれ【ておくれ】

noun
(criminal) punishment, penalty, sentence

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
accommodation, reception, housing
2.
seating
3.
custody (e.g. awaiting deportation), internment
4.
admission, hospitalization
5.
entering (e.g. in dictionary)

adverb
1.
indeed, really, truly, just (like)(usually kana)(indicating emotive conviction)
2.
very, extremely, totally, terribly(usually kana)
adverb, interjection
3.
absolutely, certainly, for sure(usually kana)(indicating agreement)

noun
1.
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke)
2.
a single bloodline
na-adjective, noun (suffix)
3.
earnest, resolute, intent, devoted, single-minded
na-adjective
4.
ordinary, common(archaism)
Other readings:
一条【ひとすじ】
ひと筋【ひとすじ】
一すじ【ひとすじ】
ひと条【ひとすじ】

prenominal, adverb
1.
how ...!, what ...!(usually kana)
interjection
2.
what?, what's that?

noun, auxillary suru verb
packing, baling, crating
Other readings:
荷作り【にづくり】
荷づくり【にづくり】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

noun, no-adjective
the sense of hearing

noun, no-adjective
1.
truth, reality
2.
sincerity, honesty, fidelity(only relevant for じつ)
3.
content, substance(only relevant for じつ)
4.
(good) result(only relevant for じつ)
Other readings:
【じち】

no-adjective, noun
unmarried, not yet married
See also:非婚,  既婚 (antonym)

noun
1.
war, battle, campaign, fight
2.
troops, forces(archaism)
Other readings:
【いくさ】
【いくさ】

adverb, noun
1.
truth, reality
2.
sincerity, honesty, integrity, fidelity
3.
that's right(archaism)(used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.)
Other readings:
【まこと】

noun, no-adjective
sincerity, true heart, devotion
All readings:
真心【まごころ】
真心【まこころ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dramatization (e.g. of a novel), dramatisation, adaptation
2.
dramatization, embellishment, exaggeration, embroidery

no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
inevitable, necessary, certain, sure
See also:偶然 (antonym)
noun
2.
inevitability, necessity

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sever, to cut off
2.
to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate
3.
to abstain (from), to give up
All readings:
断つ【たつ】
絶つ【たつ】
斷つ【たつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense

expression, adverb
1.
above anything else, above all, more than anything
expression, no-adjective, noun
2.
best, greatest, excellent, wonderful, most important

noun, no-adjective
1.
emotion, feeling
2.
atmosphere, mood, spirit
All readings:
情緒【じょうちょ】
情緒【じょうしょ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
encore

noun, auxillary suru verb
job transfer, job relocation, intra-company transfer

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cut, cutting
2.
haircut
3.
shuffle (cards), shuffling
noun
4.
scene, shot (in a movie)
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